Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-25
THREAT rs MADE GOOD
REvoLUTIoNIsTs TRANSFORMED
STRIKE INTO ARMED REBELLION.

cablegram from st. Petersburg last
night says: With Mescow's baptism of
blood the revolutionlsts made good their
threat to transform the strike into armed
rebellion. and the next forty-eiSht hours
should determine whether they can mar
shall sufficient strength to plunge the coun-
try into an actual state Of civil war ana
seriously threaten the immediate downfall
of the government.
The government processes confidence that
the whole attempt VIII fail owing to the
woeful fnsufficiency of arms In possession
of the proletariat and by reason of the 10Y
atty of the army as a whole; but its caicu-
lations might again be rldely upset. A rev
arsenals might be seized to furnish arms
or the open support of q few reg ments
might Start a landslide in the army. Ger
tainay the shrewdest of the revolutionary
leaders fully appreciate that the issue must
be decided by the attitude of the army,
which is yet 10 cast the die
Uprisings Test the Troops
Instructions have gone forth that rsings
must occur everywhere. in order to test
the troops, and If foothold can be secured,
it is the intention of the revolutionartes to
set up a provisional government and pro-
claim republic.
Thus far reports from Moscow dc not
Clear up the vital point as 10 whether any
of the troops there actually refused TO obey
commands, although there are persistent
runners that they did.
Revolutionary leaders here claim TO have
confirmation Of a report that Il greua<iter
brigade and some Cossacks mutnied. and
are now locked up N their barracks.
Fighting Extended in Moscow.
a cabiegram from Moscow last night
says: Artillery, rife and revolver firing
continued throughout the day, but the
noise of the battle has now somewhat
abated. The guns have been ba1nbarding
one barcieade after another. the c-nac ma ies
being followed by cha rges by the Gra-
goonS, who set fire to the detsr s.
The area of the fighting today was more
extended, and included Tra5nois square.
Sadovia, karetnafa and many other streets.
Inc reVOiljttOna1-leS apparently have not
IN the least lost heart notwithstanding Sat
urdays heavy casualties. 1t is now known
that $40 is a moderate estimate of the
losses, and many more persons fell today.
The revo,utionaries had few successes
They surprised a force of gendarmes IN
karatnaia street today, killing or wound
ing twenty Of them.
Artillery Fire Uninterrupted.
Since then artillery has been firing unin-
terruptedly in that section of the city.
In many cases dragons fired into private
houses where they suspected revolution
aries had taken refuge
IN nearly every district large numbers of
innocent persons were accidentally killed
or wounded.
Late this afternoon it was reported that
1ie'htins was proceeding in the outskirts OF
the city and that there were heavy losses
on both sides.
During the day bombs were thrown in the
streets. The troops hold the railway sta
tons. but the plundering of freight cars
continues. Three hundred of these cars
nave been entirely stripped on the Kazan
railway siding alone.
Socialists Call to Arms.
cablegram from Warsaw last night
says: The railroads are still running. but
the situation Is serious. Owing to the news
from Moscow all the socialist parties have
issued proclemations, summondng the neo-
pie for an armed rebellion
An explosion this morning DESTROYED q
nat IN which was stored a quantity of dyna
mite. The entire house was unroofed brt
there were no casualties.
Panic at Odessa.
a cablegram from Odessa last night save.
The general political strike began here to-
DAY. The bakers and waterworks' en-
pioyes. however, are still at work. The
garrison maintains passive attitude and
grave Tears are entertained that the CITY
Will rail completely into the hands OF the
reVo!uuonaries. The inhabitants are manic
stricken. pSA'ae