STRIKE RIOTS IN ITALY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2174, 12 June 1914, Page 5

STRIKE RIOTS IN ITALY

TROOPS FIRE ON THE MOBS

BULLETS IN THE STREETS OF ROME By Tolc s ra.ph-Prc33 Association-Copyright ,„. Rome, June 10. •The general striko which followed the suppression of nuti-militnrist meetings at Ancona lias sprpad to the principal cities. Strikers burned the railway stations at Imnl.i and Kabriauo. Cavalry dispersed a Socialist meeting, mi i lrmci ' rioters ivero arrested. The railway lino was torn up outside ancona. ■

Twenty-five, soldiers and policemen were injured at Turin, and ono of the notes was killed at Florence. A mob of strikers fired revolvers at the troops, and the latter returned the fire, killing a man and wounding others. ■ Troops in Home charged the strikers, who were behind barricades. Shots were exchanged. Thrco strikers were woiinded, and eight soldiers.

QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. Rome, Juno 10. Tho Premier, replying to a question in the Charrfbor of Deputies, said that policemen at Anconn had been guilty of firing on tho demonstrators after showers of ston<!3 had been hurled at them; they had fired only after some had been badly hurt. i STRIKERS RESUMING WORK. (Rec. Junel 12, 0.40 a.m.) „ . , Rome, Juno 11. . The strikers will resume <work on Friday. Eight .hundred and sixty rioters have been arrested. Tho strikers dynamited a railway bridge, but tho train was stopped in time to avert disaster. ' Rioters at Naples stoned artillerymen at the railway depot. The artillerymen fired, killing ono of their assailants. ; ,