Evening star., 1918-01-20
BRAZIL M0BS VISIT WRATH
ON EVERYTHING GERMAN
Angered by U-Boat Sinkings, They
Storm School, Burn Business
Houses and Wreck Club.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANE1RO. Brazil. December
10.-A demonstration of bitter ami
mostly against Germany, accompanied
by riots, the burning of many German
houses and destruction of other Ger
man property by mobs of angry Bra
zilians. was caused by the announce
ment here of the sinking in European
waters by German submarines Of the
Brazilian steamers Acary and Guahyba.
The mobs visited their wrath on every
thing German.
AS soon as the public learned Of the
torpedoing of the Brazilian vessels
presidents palace. where their spokes-
men expressed to the president the con-
tidence of the Brazilian people. They
then marched through the streets
waving the Brazilian flag and the flags
of the entente allies, shouting Death
to the Germans and long live BRAZIL"
German School Stormed.
The crowd next surged into the Rua
school. and, although large police re-
Inducements were called out, they
were helpless against the shouting
crowd. which, after stoning the school
and breaking all the windows, con-
tinued its march, stoning German bars
and other buildings as they passed.
AS the crowd approached one bar in
the Avenida Rio Branco. the principal
thoroughfare of the city. some Ger
mans who were in the bar shouted
Long live Germany
The result was like a powder explo-
sion. The crowd rushed into the bar,
which was set af1re and everything in
it was burned. The people in the mob
attacked every one who dared to voice
Others saved themselves only by flight,
and. although the police were rein
forced by cavalry troops, they could
only have stopped the destruction by
shooting into the crowd. and this was
not done.
German Business Houses Burned.
AS the crowd left the bar after watch
ing the flames die out the cavalry sue
ceeded in breaking up the mob by
charging through it. but this only scat
tered the crowd into groups. each of
which found something German to de-
stroy as it ran. Most of these groups
managed to get together again in the
Avenida and burned many Of the large
German business houses there. At
various corners government officials
addressed the crowd and urged them
to desist. but all the pleading and
speeches availed nothing.
Shortly before midnight another at
tempt was made to break up the crowd
with cavalry charge, but the mob
stood its ground and there was a seri-
Gus clash with the soldiers in which
many people and one or two soldiers
We're reported injured,
After stoning and burning the princi-
pal German business houses the crowd
then went through the city, again tear
ing down the name plates of all the
German physicians, dentists and law
yers.
Later in the night the police were
compelled to fire into the crowd at
several points in the city in order to
prevent the firing of buildings which
might have resulted in the destruction
or nearby property. and several per
sons were wounded and had to be
taken to hospitals.
German Club Wrecked.
The German club was invaded and
wrecked, as were several German news
papers, and the destruction did not
stop until an early hour in the morn.
ing. when the crowd had completely
tired itself out
The government has taken steps to
keep close watch over the German
residents of this city, many of whom
are said to have threatened revenge
for the destruction of their property.