Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-16
Italians Stoned
German Ships
(, 500 REsERVIsTs MADE DEMON
sTRATIoN AT BOSTON
FOUGHT THE POLICE
Several Policemen Needed Hospital
Treatment for Wounds Received-
Many Shots Were Fired Without
Effect.

Boston, Aug. 13.-The. gathering of
1900 Italian reservists who were to
sail on the steamer Canopic tonight
and their friends, was marked by
demonstrations against the interned
German steamships Amerika and
Cincinnati, as a result of which sew
era1 policemen were severely injured.
Sailors on the German vessels were
struck by flying stones and sticks.
Revolver shots were exchanged be-
tween the crowd and the police, but
it could not be learned that any took
effect
An Officers Stabbed.
In an earlier disturbance which de-
veloped about the formation Of a pa
rade OF the reservists in North Square,
three police officers were injured, one
being stabbed Ten arrests were
made in both outbreaks.
The body of reservists, said to be
the largest to leave this country on
one ship since the war began, was
made up Of Italians from this city and
from other parts Of New England.
They had paraded in two sections to
Boston district, on one side of which
law the Canopic, which was ogiye
them passage to Italy, while on the
other were moored the steamers
Amerika and Cincinnati of the Ham
burg American line, which have been
at this port since the war began
Crowd Beating Two Germans
Most of the reservists made their
way aboard the Canopic, while the
ed about the dock. When two stew
ards from the Cincinnati, in their
uniforms. were espied on the pier, the
crowd first booed and then jostled
them Both resisted and were join
ed by a watchman on the dock The
fhTaa
they were rescued by police.
Stone lnterned German Liners.
The crowd became angered by the
rescue and turned to the big German
liners. Stones were thrown at both
vessels, smashing portfolio glasses
and deck fittings and also were direc-
ed at sailors on the decks, several of
whom were struck
Patrolnar FeIied With Stone.
During this disturbance, PatroInan
Frederick A. Peterson, in attempting
TO arrest man, was attacked from
behind and beaten down by a stone,
Drawing his revolver he took his man
in custody and with the assistance of
brother officers locked him up in a
room on the pier.
Many Shots Fired.
The mob formed again and after
being harrangued by several speakers,
rushed TO the main pier building. The
United States customs station was
stoned but eight officers forced the
crowd back at the point of revoIvers,
SHOTS were fired in the air and were
answered from the crowd For a
few minutes shots were frequent. but
when the gathering had been dispers-
ed no bullet wounds could be found
Policemen Sent to Hospital.
Several policemen required hospital
attention after the melee, head in
Jur1es, a broken leg, wrenched arms
and severe contusions being among
their complaints. Although the Of
hcers used their clubs at times. few
OF the disturbers bore marks of the
fray.
Officers Slashed Across the Cheek,
-. .emod9now is the time for all goo
The North Square disorders develop
ed from the attempt of some of the
reservists to make fellow countrymen
who We're not going to sail with them
shout their allegiance to the old flag.
according to the police. Officers ar
tempted to quell these small disturb
ances, only to have both sides turn
upon them and stones were thrown
ana knives shown by the crowd. One
ohcers was slashed across the cheek
ana arm Several arrests were made.