The Archive · 1924

A Military Riot in Holland

No Question of a Rebellion

London, Sept. 16. telegram from Amsterdani states that serious rows have occurred at Breda where 4,000 soldiers, concentrated - for the annual "military exercises, refused to go into camp because the fields where the tents had been pitched were rain soaked. ighting took place between the soldiers and the military police, and there were acts of serious insubordination. It is reported that a number of officers were severely treated.

Disorders also occurred at Utrecht.

The "authorities declare that there of organized rebellion.

The Hague, Sept. 16.

It is learned from an authoritative source that there were no di orders between the military at police at Breda.

What happened was that a few! drunken and disorderly soldiers were arrested by the military police. The town was crowded with soldiers who had been called up for training, but except for these few arrests there has been no trouble.

There were two arrests at Utrecht where a few drunken soldiers threatened the military' police—Reuter.

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