In Prague, the capital of Bohemia, there were fierce anti-German
risings.

The houses of the Germans were bombarded with stones, the German theatre
and German restaurants were attacked and damaged, and the German
Quarter, or portion of the city where most of the Germans live, was
visited by an angry mob which plundered the houses and shops.

All persons speaking the German language were subject to attack, and for
this reason the unfortunate and harmless Jews came in for their share of
the popular hatred. The majority of them do not speak Czech, and many of
the signs over their shops are in the hated German language. Many of
them were therefore robbed, beaten, and cruelly ill-treated.

The riots grew so serious that they almost amounted to a rebellion.

Thousands of Czechs streamed into Prague to assist the rioters. The
streets were filled with furious men, who attacked and beat any person
using words of German. The very women on their way to market were not
safe. They were obliged to wear the Bohemian national colors to save
themselves from attack.

One poor old woman was severely beaten because she could not speak
Czech. About three hundred Germans were taken to the hospitals,
suffering from wounds they had received.

The disturbances having assumed such a serious character, the troops
were ordered out to restore order.

They were greeted with showers of stones, broken glass, or any missile