Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-08
MANY MEET DEATH
BY CANADIAN ARMY
RIOTERS IN BRITAIN
More Than Twenty Persons
Believed Victims of In
surgcnt Soldiers.
KINMEL CAMP. TROOPERS
SEEK RETURN TO HOMES
Protest Short-Servicc Men Being
Sent Back Ahead of
Veterans.
CAVALRY HALTS BLOODY BATrL
Bolshcvist Agitator Starts Revolt as
Stores Arc RiHed and Bread
Destroyed.
CAVALRY iiALTs BLOODY BATTL
Ho'shcvi>t Asitator Starts Revolt us
Stores Arc RiHed and Bread
Destroyed.
IRv Associated Pre-. !

LONDON. March 7.-Erom eight to
twcnty-Bcrcn persons are estimated TO
have been Killed and from TWENTY-FIVE
10 sevcnty-thrcc wounded ia riotinc
during the past three days at the Kim
mel military camp at Rhyi, Wales ac-
cordinE to "A Liverpool dispatch re-
ccircd here tonight Grea, propcrty
damage was caused. the dispatch adds
According TO latest reports from
hityorpooi tho riot was started by about
100 malcontcnts. There were 25,gUO
oanadianS III the camp awaiting de
lhoDi'ization and cmbarkation. The
men who caused the IroubIc were war
Auals who had served for three years
their embarkation had been postponed
while other men who had seen less
service were sent home.
AFTER the destruction or stores Of
men, ihe situation took a more serious ei
turn "cdnesday. when the cavalry wag
calico. but Was forbidden to use It's
arms.
FIVE MEN ARE SLAIN
AND EoKrT WoUNDED
Troops from Chester intercepted the
rioters In thctr march up on AberEcle
near ithyl. and also prevented "A threat
.msd ,n" ,rsr raId On ,,oa ihe latter place tiye
ported.
There was further pron,iscuous
- no time was there organized firing
by any armed party. Mos: of the
An unnamed major holding the Vie
iiora Cross and believed to be from
New Brnns"ick ~ reported to have
been virtually traInpled TO death while
attempting to defend the officers quar-
i.rs "i;a.nsi erea! odds.
The Daily Mail says the Canadian
authorities restored order without the
assistance Of British troops. and de-
eia.es the matter is solely one toE Ca
madam Disciplinary actings
a
PLACED UNDER ARREST
The Canadian officials have Informed
me War oifice, they do not desire any
consequence OF the Outbreak, as they
do not intend to be coerced by the ac-
ton OF the rioters.
r.ngleahers, most OF foreign eX;rac-
ton. have been arrested by the Ca
madam authorities. cooperating with
these men vii! he brought to Lon
don and lodged III the Ho,S stree, Sta
lion.
Later on Thursday numbers OF the
men parated in Rhyi. They made noisy
demonstrations. but committed no dam
The .outbreak, began Tuesday night.
With the signal cry. Come on. Boil
10 the Canadian forces. y large num-
ber of men wrecked the stores and
buildings. and thousands OF !oaves OF
bread wera trampled into the mud.
WOMEN's CLOTHES ARE.
CARRIED FROM HOUSES
The woman's auxiliary quarters
were then rushed and the women's
clothes carried off. The rioters seized
stores o: ammunition. fired on the Of
tcers' quarters and began a march In
the direction Of Abergele, but were
held up
\ sian officer few from the War
Office in London by airpiane and ad :
dressed the men, declaring their Griev-
anccs. regarding disqualification espe
ciaiiy. which caused the outbreak.
should be Immediately removed He
declared 1900 men would be away
by the week after next, and four trans
ports would be placed at the disposal
OF the colonials.