Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-13
DETAILS OF R|OTING
IN AUGUST AT TURIN

Zurich, Switzerland. Oct l1--tCor-
respondencel With the arrival mere
of an Italian from Turin the full de-
tails Of the riots there late IN August
are known The Italian censor sup
pressed them rigidly. and the military
authorities even closed the border 10
Switzerland for considerable peTio0
q that they might not get out 70 the
rest OF the world
The trouble began On Aug =. &C
ccrding 10 the Turin resident who mas
succeeded in coming 70 Zurlch, ana
grew worse a. the days followed. days
now known in Italy as the Red Days
OF Turin" 4 shortage Of bread ana
-four was the cause When the poorer
people from the popular quarter Poria
Palazzo we're unable 70 obtain any
thing 20 eat they formed into columns
and began marching toward CITY nail
10 protest Arrived tha-e- they began
10 shout. We want bread
The police On the frst evening we're
able 20 restore order without blood
she'd on the following day. when the
people discovered the bakeries shut ioE
want of -four. dissa,i sfaction REQUIRED
and the crowds became so menacing
that the police sounded the familiar
trumpet warning The people. instead
Of dispensing begat making round
Of all the factories. inducing the work
men and women to go on strike. The
police interfered and arrested many
women.
The disorders became violent on the
second evening and the first shots we're
fired BY the police killing -wo women
and a boy OF u. The crowd Wa awed
for the time beng. and dispersed at
midnight but the next day thousands
gathered. and the word vas quickly
PASSED fo- a general and a revolution
airy strike, 10 "avenge the victims"
Bread vas still not 10 he had and no
trains were running because the rail-
read employees were striking. A. the
city gates leading 70 Milan. Nice and
san PaoIo barbados were erected, The
police in the absence Of troops. were
unable TO handle the situation and fell
back after one futile attempt
Something led the crowd 70 make n
attach! on the church Of The San Bern
adno Brothers in the basement OF
which was discovered a large supply
Of coal Palnstakinely the coal was
hauled ~ out q the cellar and the
the mfrOm putting water on the flames
were called but when they arrived. the
crowd fought them IF and preventes
them from putting water on the flames.
TWO days later the church was stiIl
burning. almost total ruin
Presently Alpini troops arrived. nut
they refused ta attack The crowd and
either placed their hats Over their rife
r1uzZeis as an Indication tnat they
would not attack or else fired into
the air Accordingly they had 20 he
retired To their garrison. while the
crowd attacked the little group Of no
lice and militia and disarmcd them.
At the church q The Madonna della
Face. the cnrata fred ci a mob which
th"renpor set IRE IT, his church. New
soldiers charged and some women war.
shot by cavaIrlmcn
The enra-" mob swept thrc1,eb .ha
streets stopping long enough At tho
Cafe LIGHre. patrouizeG by army con-
tractors, 4" wreck III and Kill naio,
Three other officers and a 3uu1bar .-
soldiers Were killed that same ev4nin-
Tor having attacked the strikers tn
arrIVa "n the scene Of bersagliere 5ig
m good because they declined IN shoe,
NJ the crowds
n Friday. the wott, Of the N, 4
DAYS. cavalry vas brought into action
ana attacked the crowd III the Via VIM
tranca, il tie San Paole quarter. 4,
hr+t even the cavalry was ron,,lsa,I
p m madfened throng. hut Other
,r'"pS arrived in such numbers thai
m Friday night they had the urr,e,
LOU ne military authorities emr-
HILL W. niiil'arE storehouses OF All
-, oau on hand and distributed it to
deprive the troops Of their s,,,,,; ,,,.' -
= hours. and the wounded in tbo has
pi'aiS had g 80 without. ''
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