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Show PREDICTED DISTURBANCES III PARIS DID HOT OCCUR Sunday Pasted Without any Serlouo Rioting in French Capital Over the Church Separation Law. Paris The serious disturbances that It was thought would ensuo on the first Sunday under tho law separating sep-arating church nnd state, wero not realized. The services In tho city In particular passed off quietly. There was a notable Increnso In the size of tho congregations and in them wero largo bodies of men who wero determined forcibly to prevent tho Interruption In-terruption of innsses by rowdleB, Thero were only n few cases where rowdies entered the churches wearing wear-ing their hats, and they were promptly prompt-ly ejected nnd nnested. Reports from the provinces show that thero wns gres' excitement at many places. L'lo processions, chanting psalms, accompanied tho clergy to ami from tho churches. Counter demonstrations took plnro In several cities, notably Parplgnan and Amiens, where the Catholics and free thinkers enme Into collision, necessitating neces-sitating Interference by tho police, who quickly dispersed tho crowdB. Several of tho demonstrators were In Jured. Bishop Do Brly, wlillo receiving receiv-ing the official notice to leave the bishopric of Mnux, suffered a violent norvous shock nnd fell unconscious. Later, however, ho rocovored. |