The sun., 1905-12-29
MOSCOW FIGHTING RENEWED
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daily becoming more serious. The revolu-
tionists themselves, he declares are aston
ished by the strength and pertinaoity of
the uprising. 1t Is rumored that the Ros-
tof1sky Grenadlers have joined the revolt,
but this Ia not confirmed
Bronnaya street and the adjacent streets
have been destroyed by artillery fire. The
correspondent says he received despatch
from Moscow stating that the sympathy OF
the whole population is distinctly on the
side of the revoutionists. The troops
hitherto have achieved no important sue
cess.
The main deficiency Of the revolutionists
is their lack Of arms. They have mostly
revolvers and few rifles. If they could
obtain possession Of some guns they would
be assured Of victory, and the troops would
have to lock themselves in the Krem-
lin, where the Governor-General and other
authorities have already taken refuge,
Unfortunately for the revolutionists the
arsenal, with 800 900 rifles of old pattern,
and guns and ammunition. is inside the
Kremlin The garrison lacks officers. The
patrols are commanded by soldiers, who
do not scruple to rob people when they
search them for arms
The Governor General has ordered the
troops to fire not only at all knots Of passers-
by but even al the volunteer Red Cross de-
tachments Complete license is allowed
The life and liberty of citizens often hang
on the mere whim OF drunken soldier.
Many inoflensiye persons have thus been
slaughtered. The authorities ply the
troops unst ntingly with vodka.
The infantry regiments are unreliable
One brigade Of artillery IL also under sus-
picion All the doubtful units are confined
to their barracks. II il stated that num-
ber of sappers deserted while supervising
the construction of barrcades The armed
revolutonists do not exceed 5000, but one
of the leaders from Moscow says that the
main band has not yet taken the field.
The correspondent says he hears that
international complications are impending
respecting the rising in the Baltic prov
inces between Russia and Germany, The
relations between the two countries are
stated to ba distinctly strained
Severe fighting is reported at Wilma and
Rostof- -on-Don. Hundreds have been slain
According to the Molrd, formerly the
Russ, the Government proposes to obtain a
new loan virtually by transferring the
gold reserve to the treasury. 1t declares
that this is violation of the law and that
it will result in the depreciation Of the gold
currency.
FIaHTlNG FIERCE FROM THE START.
The correspondents in St Petersburg
send many details of the fighting in Mos
COW, but they largely refer to the struggle
in the earlier days of the trouble. All testify
to the fierce determination of the rebels
who, especially in the district between the
Brest railway station and the Triumphal
Gates, repeatedly brought the troops to a
complete standstll.
They snped the artillery horses and
gunners from windows, frequently pre-
venting the batteries from advancing.
The losses in EunnerS were considerable.
The revolutioniSts held the Myussky train
in the depot for ninety minutes against
constant fire of shrapnel. They routed a
sotnia of Cossacks who charged them at a
gallop with serious loss.
Many acts of wanton brutality were
by the troops, but the insurgents
equal savagery Whole blocks
Of four story buildings have been bonn
barded by artillery and destroyed to their
very foundations. The men, women and
children within the crumbling buildings
we're massacred indiscriminately Fright
full scenes were witnessed inside the blazing |
infernos.
Eye witnesses of the fighting during the
first days of the rising declare the horrors |
eoualled those of Mukden. Scores of |
houses, including some public buildings, |
have been wrecked The damage to prop |
erty amounts to several millions of pounds.
The business losses and the loss to the
defy computation, since many !
goods in the Stations and dozens of trains |
have been burned or looted
Hunger is beginning to be felt by the |
mob. The plundering of shops in the out
skirts of the city and acts Of incendiarsm are |
becoming more frequent,
The headquarters of the revolutionary |
leaders is constantly being changed in order
to prevent it from being captured, The |
plan Of the rebels evidently was to seize the ,
railway terminals especially the terminal ,
Of the st. Petersburg line, and prevent |
he arrival of fresh troops If it had sue
ceeded, Moscow probably would now have
been entirely in the hands of the revolution
lists, and a provisional government would |
have been organizing a campaign against
st. Petersburg.
woRKMEN DESERT THE CITY.
According to the Te'egruph's st, Peters,
burg correspondent the workmen Of Moscow !
have taken little part in the rebellion Long /
PROFESSIONS of these men, who only want to
earn a livelihood, are trudgng toward |
their native villages, leaving Moscow be- .
hind. The compostors are indignant with
he Council of Workmen's Delegates because
hey are not receiving succor from the
at rike fund they themselves saved. The
money ia being spent in organizing insurrec-
ion.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail says that competent observers
lod that even now the difficulties of the
Russian Government are only beginning.
If order is temporarily restored in Moscow
he revolution will break out afreSh in Kieff
iharkotf, the Caucasus, Poland. Siberia
md the Baltic provinces No fewer than
600 persons have been killed and wounded
n the recent conflicts with the troops in
2oitof, Yaroslav. Mai Novgorod Kiefr
md others centres, showing the widespread
nature of the movement.
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