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Jaemel that the peasants might at

tempt n march on the city. j

The region of Port Au Prince and

the remainder of the country was;

reported to he quiet.

In Port Au I

Prince, David Johnson, in charge of

the cu-toms, reported his house was

stoned last night, which appeared to'

be the only disturbance. Marines

and members of the native guards

were unable to find the attackers

after a telephone call from Johnson,

whose

alienation

with

native

clerk led to the outbreak earlier in

the week.

50 Tourists Land

More than 50 American tourists

landed at Port Au Prince this morn

ing from the liner Franconia, un

tfbble and

aware of the

were

blithely strolling thru the town buy

ing souvenirs la-fore their departure

this afternoon.

Word that additional marines were

being sent on a cruiser from Guan

tanamo Hay was received with great

joy by the American colony here,

altho in the last 21 hours the only

arrest have been for vagrants or

violators of the curfew regulations

under martial law.

First Bloodshed

The fighting at Aux Cayes result

ed in the first bloodshed in the pres

ent disturbances.

The outbreak of political unrest

burst into rioting Wednesday when

custom house employes here start

ed ii de monstration and strike. After

a disturbance in the custom.- office

they

marched thru

the streets.

swinying clubs and hurling stones.

Three Americans were

injured he

fore Marines and native constbu

lary restored order.

Martial law was declared by Col.

Rihart M Catts, Marine command

nt, and reinforcements sent to Aux

Cyes, where it was believed the sit

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The Washington daily news. (1929). Washington, D.C., 1929-12-07. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016181/1929-12-07/ed-1/?sp=24

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington daily news, 1929-12-07.