The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-02
FOUR KILLED
IN BIG DRAFT
RIOT IN QUEBEC
Machine Guns Are Turned
FINAL v Oh the Anti
COnscriptiOnistS.
MANY ARRESTS MADE
Red Cross Dressing station
Takes Care of Wounded
Canadian Troopers

QUEBEC. April -Four civilians were
killed and four civilians and number
OF soldiers were wounded in fighting to-
night between anti-corsrriptiols.s and
the military. One hundred men. charged
with rioting. were arrested.
Despite warnings from the military
that the rioting would be put down with
stern hand and urgent appeals to the
, people not to repeat the disorder Of the
= ast three days. crowds assembled In
several parts Of the downtown section
OF Quebec Tonight and had 20 be broker
up by the Toronto infantry and dra-
goons.
Many rioters were among those
arrSsted. Early Tonight soldiers were
ordered from barracks and stationed in
/ different parts of the city. The upper
section of the town was cut off from
st. Rochs. where the disorderly element
reside. by a line of troops Four hun
dred men OF the Second Central Ontario
Rifles. under Major Mitchell. were sta
toned ut Jacques Cartier Square. 4
! squadron OF Royal Dragons. under
/ Lieut.. Arnold. was also held In readi-
ness in the neighborhood
, Armand LaverEne. the Nationalist
| leader. was expected TO address a meet
ing in this square. but respected the mil
!tary ed!ct banning such assemblies.
| y large crowd was ol hand. however.
, The riot.ng began soon after the soldiers
were posted. Bricks were thrown from
! housetops and revolver shots were fired
from aileyways. The soldiers. im:ne-
diately hostilities began. arrested seven
men.
Troops Are Fired On.
Several men took shots at the military
ard escaped into the mob. The cavalry
faIl oh, xa.isi Il v
swords. but the moment the troopers
backs were turned the crowd returned.
About a hundred yards away, near the
Canadian Pacific station. the soldiers
were greeted by a mob with a fusillade
OF revolver shots bricks and ice Sew
eral soldiers fell in this attack. slightly
injured,
After patiently bearing the lombard
nent of the crowd, the soldiers received
orders 10 fire. A number os shots were
sent over the heads OF the mob near
jacques Cartier Square.
As the casualties began to occur, a
Red Cross dressing station was opened
Z il. the Merger Building. opposite jacques
Cartier Square. with Major Tasse and
Major Stamand, both OF Quebec in
charge. Here the men had their wounds
treated and we're conveyed hy amhu-
! lance to the military hospital on ST.
Louis street.
As the evening advanced a dense fog
! settled down. The rioters who had been
broken up by the infantry and cavalry.
gathered in doorways and tirod at ran
dom down the streets. The soldiers an
swered the shots whenever they could
locate the source, but this method Of
dealing with the sripers failed to stor
the shooting. so machine guns were fred
in the direction Of the revolver shots.
Soldiers Are Calm.
The soldiers bore their ordeal with
great calmness and forttude. one man
Leroy Johnston of Toronto. sho; in the
jaw. asked for leave to go on duty again
after having mis- wound dressed. but the
doctor sent him to the hospital.
The rioters at 10 80 o'clock caused
considerable inconvenience 10 the fire
brigade by ringing in false fire alarms
At first detachments OF soldiers were sem
to the scenes of the supposed fires. bu
the officers in charge soon found out the
rick and after that ignored the alarms
The mem arrested all stoutly protested
innocence OF riotiNg