The San Francisco call., 1905-01-31
TROOPS SHOT
FROM AMBUSH
BY THE POLES

WARSAW, Russian Poland, Jan. 3d.
The number killed or wounded here last
night is estimated at 100. Out OF door
life in the city is at complete stand
still. All of the restaurants, cafes and
shops are closed.
By order of the Governor General the
governments of Warsaw, Lodz and Pc
trokoff have been placed under the op-
Grafton Of the law for the strict main
tenance of the public order. The Gov
ernment buildings and large factories
are guarded by troops. Part of the elec-
trio light plant has been destroyed by
strikers.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The correspond
ent at Warsaw of the Daily Mail tele-
graphs as follows:
THE street railway service here has
been partly resumed, with soldiers rid
ing before and behind most of the cars.
Few cabs are running. Street sighting
continues and the mob is growing in
dangerous fashion. There have been
frequent collisions between the people
and the soldiers. Revolutionists at
tackled the troops with revolyers and
knives. The principal disturbances to-
day occurred in Noviswait street, a
leading business thoroughfare.
TROOPS FIRE VOLLEYS.
"At IL o'clock on Sunday night reg
iment of infantry marched to this thor
oughfare from Smolna street, when
somebody fired upon it, whereupon the
troops were ordered to form a square
and fire from four sides.
ANY criticism of the troops must be
qualified by the fact that they are
fighting under trying conditions, being
constantly exposed to snipers and oc-
casionally stabbed by passers-by. Gen.
orally the troops are well behaved, but
sometimes there are excesses by indl-
vidual soldiers who have become in
toxicated. One such soldier killed two
children before his comrades were able
to disarm him.
There have been many sad cases of
wholly innocent persons shot accident
ally as they turned street corners.
There are rumors that hundreds have
been killed in fighting in the suburban
towns; but 1 have personally investi-
gated every such report and learned
that there has been a comparatively
small death roll.
Fighting was renewed this morning,
people firing from their houses upon
the troops.
Il cannot find a single shop un-
harmed. All have been plundered and
most of them have been burned.
WOMEN OPPOSE SOLDIERS.
"a mob of desperate and hungry
women tried to thrust soldiers bay
onets aside to get into a bakery. The
guard proved good natured and avoid
ed hurting the women. l am accus-
toned to the sight of misery, but the
haggard, starving wretchedness OF
these women will haunt me to my dy-
ing day.
The troops and people had a little
pitched battle here before the military
rule was established. Even now the
slightest weakening of the military
would result in an immediate re-
crudescence of violence.
THE situation on the whole has not
improved. The rioters avoid open con-
flict, but seize every opportunity to
swreak sly vengeance on the troops
Many people are afraid to venture into
the streets, but young women of the
lower and middle classes court danger
in the worst disturbance, merely fol
the love of excitement:
'Focd is almost unprocurable and
| bread is at famine prices. The am
balances are busy day and night Goo
help Warsaw"