Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-28
Backbone of Russian In
surrection at Mos
cow Broken,
BUT END Is NOT YET
Wider Movement May Lead to
Rebellion Throughout
Poland.

Moscow. Dec. 2S.-The backbone of
the insurrection is broken and the up
rising here is rapidly going to pieces.
The revolutionists are able TO keep
up only guerilla warfare. but the
ease with which they can move small
detachments from place TO place rem
ders the task of suppressing them slow
and tedious.
ON. District Cleared.
The Brunnaia quarter has been clear
ed of members of the "Drujna" as the
fighting organization of the revoIu-
tionists is called They have trans
ferred their operations TO East Tvers-
kaia. consisting principally of sniping
from the roofs of houses. and occasion
ally throwing a bomb on the advancing
patrols and making off on the appear
ance OF artillery. Ali the troops in
Moscow garrison. including the former
disaffected Rostoff grenadiers and rein
forcements which are employed in
chasing the revolutionists are still in
sufficient to thoroughly occupy the ter
ritory won, thus enabling the revolu-
tionists to- slip into the vacated terri
II.
Attacks Futile.
Many attacks on patrols are seem
ingly made out of the pure spirit of
bravadO since they are completely fu-
tile from strategic standpoint Rem
nants of the insurrection now lack CO.
hesion or head.
Capital Held Firmly.
ST. Petersburg. Dec 2S.--The ener-
getic measures taken by the govern
ment have completely overturned |
the plans of the revolutionists In |
St Petersburg. Practically all the |
leaders have been arrested. Few are
at liberty and they are in hiding.
spread in Poland.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 2S.-Today's |
news from Pussian Poland indicates |
the general strike lis extending. Whole |
sale arrests have been made in che ci- !
ties At Sosnovice near the emperor's |
hunting lodge. an attempt has been
made To blow up the barracks with |
dynamite.
Reports Terrible slaughter.
St. Petersburg. Dec 2S.-Novoe |
Vremya reports a meeting of railroad |
men az Rostoff- -On-the-Don was bonn
barded by artillery and 500 of those |
present were killed or wounded.
Revolt in Poland Next.
ST. Petersburg. Dec. 2S.-According |
TO information received by the revolu- |
tionary leaders here an armed rebel |
lion on a large scale has been planned |
in Poland
The socialist revolutionaTies. encour- |
aged by the success of the insurgents |
in the Baltic provinces and of the sit
uation at Moscow and in Russia gen
orally. have decided that the moment
has come to try to cast OF the yoke of
the autocracy.
Follow Old Tactics.
The tactics to be followed are the |
same as those adopted at Moscow. the |
rising TO be preceded by a general
strike. which already has practically |
come into operation. bringing about
half the railroads in Poland to n stand |
still.
An open rebellion in Poland would |
immensely complicate the situation for |
the government. as. il ii should gain |
enough headway To warrant reason
able hopes of success. il probably |
would draw in the entire population |
and the government would practically |
have To reconquer the country.
turtaIn Down oa Moscow.
The curtain has again been dropped
on the horrors of Moscow. A CORE |
spondent there succeeded in getting
the 81. Petersburg bureau by telephone
last evening. but he had only uttered
the words. Il am going To tell YOU
horrible story" when he was cut OFF.
Since then nothing has been heard
from the correspondent. The Semin-
ovsky regiment of guards was dispatch
ed TO Moscow by train last night. This
Is considered rather ominous.
The engineers union here has Just
received news from revolutionary
sources at Moscow that the Rostoff
regiment has joined the revolutionists
Martial Law at Odessa.
Odessa. Dec. 2S.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in this city. The
strike however is nearly over.
Solicitor Resigns.
Washington. Dec. 2S.--Judge William
l.. Pcnfnld OF Indiana. solicitor for the
state department. has rendered his re-