The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
RUSSIAN EMPIRE
FULLY AROUSED
Thousands Take Part in Patriot
ic Demonstrations
ALL GLASSES TAKE PART
Theatrical Performances Stopped Last
Night While Bands Came Outside
to Play the Popular
Folk Songs.

st. Petersburg, February 13.-For the
first time since the beginning of hostili-
ties in the far east. the government to-
mission to publish he accounts received
from abroad of the naval engagement off
Chemulpo in which the warships variag
and Korietz were destroyed.
The war fever has been aroused here,
and apparently all over the empire, or
at least all over European Russia, In a
single week Such patriotic demonstra-
tions have been Witnessed in st. Peters,
burg since hostilities began. have been
all the more astonishing because of the
public Indifference during the period OF
negotiations and almost up to the time
when Japan struck the first blow at Port
Arthur.
Empire Lashed to Fury.
But now the whole empire seems to
have been lashed into fury by defeat,
and like bear who is wounded and an
gered it is prepared to fight the end. The
dreamy Russian character has been STIR
red and will be difficult to understand
abroad.
Lie pdlTlOtlC QeHlOIlSlTdllUHS nave Dte0
almost continuous for three days and
they have been spontaneous some of
them were extraordinary in character.
Today the schoolboys and students, num-
bering thousands, marched bareheaded,
for hours up and down the Nevsky Pros
pect, bearing flags, shouting and singing
patriotic airs.
Followed by Enormous Crowds.
They were followed by an enormous
crowd Like previous professions, this
one went first to the AnchlSoff palace,
where the dowager empress, who Is popu-
lar with the people, showed herself. Later
the boys and students surrounded the
western palace, and in response to their
enthusiastic cheers the czar and the
czarina appeared.
When the czarina threw kisses to the
boys, a vast shout which walked echoes
across the Neva went up. At the French
embassy, which was next visited by the
procession, M. Pompard was compelled,
In the absence of the ambassador, to APP
pear at balcony and acknowledge the
cheers for France.
In front of the barracks regimental
bands played the national hymn to hur-
rahing crowds.
Theatres Join In Sentiment.
There were demonstrations tonight out
side the theatres and the performances
going on inside were stopped while the
orchestras came out to the street to play
folk songs The fact that poor house
porters pay their last cent for extra
newspapers and that cab drivers do not
charge military men for carrying them
around, shows how deeply the feeling Of
the people has been touched.
kilograms from almost every town in
European Russia tell the same story OF
popular demonstrations. At MOSCOW
there were great manifestations in front
of the palace of Grand Duke Sergius and
before the Iberian chapel, where stands
the sacred image of Our Lady of Siberia,
before which the czar invokes blessings
when he goes to Moscow. Thousands OF
persons knelt for hours In the snow in
front of the chapel praying for victory.
Calls out 100000 Men.
The mobilization of the reserves in ST.
IBERIA and the Kasan district, calls to
the colors 5000 men. All men who have
served five years in the army and are
under 4s years Of age must report This
will result in the disorganization Of the
daily ylife in this part Of the empire. and
1t will nave an Ill effect upon every pro-
fession and calling.