The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
WILLIAM
MAY AID THE CAR
VIII PROBABLY SEND Tnoora
no aunLL REvotr.
REASON FOR INTERFERENCE
People o. ths Baltic provincUs Said "a
ne Planning 10 Massacre Ger
man Mobiles T~hsre--ftevoa
luton Spreading.

o. Petersburg. Dec. fd-EmpcroF
william OF Germany will probably soon
be given the opportunity he has been
eagerly awaiting 20 interfere IN Rus
sia's internal AFFAIRS and hurl a great
army upon the revolutionlsts OF that
distracted land 10 aid his relative and
feliow.ruler. the czar. quell the fast.
spreading revolt aud restore order.
This opportunity seems certain 10 be
found IN the Baltic provinces. whore
the great mass OF the population have
seeded from the empire and set up a
republic, and are now preparing for d
huge general massacre Of the German
nobility and land owners, who have
long held the Lithuanians In virtual
bondage.
Great bands OF peasants, well.armed
and led by former soldiers. are ravag.
ing the estates. killing and plumber.
ing right and left. Thousands Of the
landowners, who are principally Ger.
mans, and are ~passIonately hated by
the people, have fed over the border
into Germany, leaving all their posses
sions 10 the murderous mobs. Hun.
dreds OF others have been killed.
In Riga the principal business
houses are owned by Germans, and the
insurgents there, who are in full con
troll, arc. said 10 be preparing 70 ex'
terminate the subjects OF the kaiser.
Railroads are wrecked in all direc
lions and telegraph lines cut The
only possible communication IL BY sea.
The car IL reported 10 have ordered
the new governor general 70 stranglo
the seditious republic a. all costs, but
the completeness Of the revolutionary
coup, the doubtful attitude Of the
troops, and the impossibility Of con,
yeying others 70 the scene make tins
order dlficult 10 carry out.
The districts Of Riga and Venden
are entirely in the hands Of the In,
surgents. The revolt II spreading TO
all parts of Couriand. Ali railway
communication with Riga Is cut The
insurgents have seized a number OF
stations on the three railroads leading
from that city and are advancing
against others.
M1CUiuS JUNE NbSNs
81, Petersburg, Thursday, Dec IA
(eyeaingJ, via Eydtkuhnen, East Prus.
sia, Dec. IG--It seems 10 be beyond
question that bloody collisions have
occurred between troops and the
united peasantry and workmen In the
streets OF Riga, during which machins
guns were used. The situation Is most
serious In the country, which Is prac-
tlcally abandoned 10 the revolutionary
bands, owing TO the concentration Of
the troops In the cities and towns.
Against some Of the estates where the
landlords, aided BY a few faithful ad'
herents, are attempting 10 protect
their property, the re~yolutjoniSts are
conducting regular military opera.
tons. They reduced the garrison Of
the estate OF Baron yon Loewis 70 sub
mission after a majority OF the defend.
ants had been killed, and plundered
and burned the buildings and carried
on the baron. The survivors were
made prisoners.
Mutiny In the Army.
Inc OubDISAk VI wv hubtuDeo SHbts
in the Manchurian army IL partly at.
trfbutable 10 the failure TO pay and
properly feed the troops. The latter
problem Is specially difhcult, owing 70
tho ~fmposElbility OF forwarding ade.
auats provisions from Russia on ac-
count Of the practical paralysis OF the
railroad in Siberia, compelling the pur-
chase Of supplies from the Chinese,
for which adequate funds are not avail
able. The authorities have now hur-
risdIy forwarded si26ooooO 70 the
army in Manchuria.
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