The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-08
CANADIANS IN
SERIOUS RIOTS
IN WALES CAMP
Delay in Demobilization Is
Cause of Trouble
MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE
Troops Are Called Into Service TO
Quell Insurrection Order
Has Been Restored

London, March From 8 10 q
persons are estimated to have been
killed and from 25 to 79 wounded in
rioting during the past three days at
the Kinmel military camp at Rhyl,
Wales, according to Liverpool dis.
patch received here tonight Great
property damage was caused, the dis.
patch adds. According to latest re.
ports from Liverpool the riot was
started by about 200 malcontents.
There were $4,000 Canadians in the
camp awaiting demobilization and
embarkation. The men who caused
the trouble were war casuals who
had served for three years or more
in France. They complained that
their embarkation had been spost.
poned while other men who had seen
less service were sent home.
After the destruction OF stores of
all kinds on Tuesday by the discon.
tented men the situation took ser.
ious turn on Wednesday when the
cavalry was called ont, but was for.
hidden to use its arms
Troops from Chester intercepted
the rioters in their march upon Aber.
gele, near Rhyl, and also prevented a
threatened raid on the latter place
Five men were killed and 40 injured
in the course of this fighting, 1t is
reported.
There was further promiscuous
shooting early Thursday morning
but at no time was there organized
firing by an armed force Most OF
the deaths were due to crushing, il is
said. An unnamed major holding the
Victoria cross and believed to be-
from New Brunswick. is reported tC
have been virtually trampled TO death
while attempting TO defend the oil
GERS quarters against great odds.
The Daily Mail says tina, The Cana
Fdian authorities restored order with
cut the assistance Of British troop,
and declares that the matter is solely
one for Canadian disciplinary action
| The Canadian officials have inform
ed the war Office that they do not de
sire any Increase in shipping facili
ties as a consequence OF the outhreal
az they do not intend to be coerce,
by the action of the rioters. II il
stated that 20 or 30 of the ringlead
ers, most OF foreign extraction hav,
been arrested by the Canadian au
thorities, cooperating with the civil
ian police. II is understood that thes
men men will be brought to Londol
and lodged in the Bow.street station
Later Thursday numbers of tn
men paraded at Rhyl They mad
noisy demonstrations. bnt committee
no damage. The outbreak begar
Tuesday night with the signal or,
! Come on, bolsheviki." uttered by
man said to belong to the Canada
forces.
A large number Of the men the
I wrecked the stores building and thol
sands of loaves of bread were tramp
cd into tho mud. The womans aux
nary pudi lciS NcIo theu TuSneu an
the womcn's. clothes carried of
The rioters seized stores of ammun
tion, fired on the officers quarter
and then began march in the dire
tion of Abergele but were held up
A staff officer Gew from the wa
office in London by airplane and al
= dressed the men, undertaking thu
their grievances regarding demobi
, zation and pay, which caused the ou
= break. should be Immediately r
i. moved, He declared that 10 900 me
l. would be away by The week aft,
C next and that four transports wou
r be placed at the disposal OF Il
cOlonials