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Show Portuguese Riots Laid to Scarcity of Bread By Associated Press. LISBON. Thursday. May 24 Via Paris, June 4.) The riots here, briefly announced abroad by telegraph, were caused by a scarcity of bread, an increase in-crease In the cost of potatoes and high prices for food generally. Long Hnes of people had been waiting from dkrk to dsybreak night after night this month for the bakeries to open. Anarchist Anar-chist agitators, taking advantage of this situation, appear to have organised disturbances In various parts of Lisbon, beginning three nights ago. Crowds assailed the bakeries, groceries gro-ceries and provision stoves and sacked numerous places. A warehouse was despoiled of 1300,000 worth of olive oil and grocertea. Martial law was proclaimed and the military governor, by taking energetic measures restored order. Twenty-seven Twenty-seven persons were killed In the rioting. riot-ing. Hundreds of persons were ar-reated. ar-reated. A cargo of wheat from the United States srrlved today, and the government govern-ment announced that Its negotiations with Washington would result In Portugal Por-tugal obtaining enough tonnage from German ahlps that had been seised to relieve the most urgent needs of the people. When the government was questioned In parliament regarding the disorders. It waa asserted that German money waa largely used In fomenting the disturbances. |