The Washington times., 1905-06-24
Bloody Conflicts Between Cossacks and
Worl<men at lodz Arouse Insurgent Spirit
Throughout the Unhappy Country.
STRIKE HAS SPREAD TO WARSAW
AND BUSINESS is SUSPENDED
Number of Deaths Among People at LODI
Will Amount to About Three Hundred.
Losses of the Troops Are Heavy.

WARSAW, Russian Poland, June pa.
Russian Poland is in open revolt
The situation has passed beyond the
state of rot and is an armed revolu-
ton in which the Polish people are
fighting in the open 10 throw off the
Russian yoke.
Lodz is the storm center now, but
the desperate fighting there which cul-
minated yesterday In a series of clashes
IT: which the Poles fought the Cossacks
from behind barricades. has aroused all
OF Poland Men from the surrounding
country, armed with anything In the
shape of a weapon they can lay their
hands on, are flocking TO Lodz and the
fighting, which continued all night. has
been renewed with great yigor. Troops
are being hurried to the city from Rus
sia- Some were. sent last night from
this city, but the Russians do not dare
TO weaken the garrison here much as
the situation IS threatening, and II Is
by no means certain that before the
end of twenty-four hours the troops
here will be as hs,sily engaged as at
Lodz. The same is true of practically
every center in Poland
Business Suspended at Warsaw.
responded to the call OF the Polish
socialists for a general strike. and
business IS suspended as a result. AS
yet no disturbances have occurred in
this city,
a late report which has just reached
here from 1sodz says that Colonel An
drejen was severely injured in leading
q charge OF Eae troops on the rioters.
Late yesterday afternoon two bombs
were thrown iato the barracks of the
troops, killing and injuring twenty men,
There are a number of dead bodies ly
ing in the streets where fighting has oc-
Cured, although the military is work
ing hard to remove all the victims and
bury them
This morning an attempt was made
by rioters to fire the government offices,
but strong force of soldiers prevented
this.
Poured Vitriol on Soldiers.
An extraordinary feature of the fight
ing was that men mounted the roofs OF
high buildings and poured vitriol on the
heads of the troopers in the streets be-
low. The soldiers were driven to frenzy
by the burning acid Some of the riot
ers cut telephone and telegraph wires
to use for en-anglements in the streets.
while otrers cut down telegraph poles
and used them in strengthening the bar
ricades which already had been con-
structed.
The fighting at Lodz has been going
or ever since Sunday, when the Cos
sacks broke Up the funeral procession
which honored five victims of a previ-
ous riot. 1t was not until yesterday
that the fighting assumed serious pro-
portions and the people showed organ
lied resistance to the CosSacks. The
number of deaths among the people for
the week VIII amount to Well above 300
and the wounded nearly 2,0o0. The
number of soldiers killed is not known,
but it is certain it has been heavy.
Many of the men behind the barricades
were armed with rifles and did much
execution When the barricadeS Were
rushed, hand grenades and bombs were
used with deadly effect
The fighting continued all night. Cos
sacks and dragons frequently charg
ing the workingmen.
The workingmen were led by Social
Democrats and members of the Jewish
bund, who were determined to get re-
venge for the thirty-seven socialists
who were killed in the demonstration
which was attacked by the troops on
Wednesday. The rioters responded 20
every volley OF the soldiers with re-
volvers and rifles.
The lighting this morning became even
more general than it was yesterday In
all the principal streets there were con-
hicts between soldiers and the armed
rioters Factories and shops have been
pIDSed ond rhp DpQDlp arc kpeuing close
to their homes so that the fighting
forces have the streets to themselves
No newspapers appeared this morning
and no trancars are running Carriage
service has also been abolished, SO that
the only way to get about the city is to
walk.
Re-enforcements for Troops.
The call for assistance came 10 the
governor general here early this morn
ing the commandant Of the troops now
in I4odz notifying his superior that the
force at his command is utterly made
Quate to deal with the situation. Three
regiments OF infantry and the cavalry
force were hurried off toward Lodz.
The Polish socialist party has issued
a proclamation calling on the workmen
10 inaugurate a general strike, owing
to the death sentence passed upon
Stanaslas OksZeja for throwing a bomb
into the police station here on March 2S.
7 he revolutionary committees are eX-
tremely busy throughout the country,
and are distributing large quantities of
arms. they are impressing on the peo-
pie that tie tirae has come when a blow
for Polish liberty must be struck.