Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1920 — RED RIOTS DISTURB ITALY [ARTICLE]

RED RIOTS DISTURB ITALY

Serious Disturbance at Genzano Where Priest Was Beaten Up. Milan, Nov. 12. —-Reds have started serious riots at Genzano, near Potenza, in south Italy. A priest was beaten up. A gang of socialists during a church ceremony rushed to the altar, tearing off the ecclesiastical garments and overturning the religious symbols. The Reds accused the priest of exalting the heroism of Italian soldiers. Afterward the church, the carabinieri barracks, and the town hall were besieged and assaulted by the Red rioters. were 200 arrests. Disorders began in Livorno during, a patriotic, celebration in honor of the armistice and a general strike was ordered.