The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-06-29
BLOODY BATTLE IN
STREETS OF LODI
Polish City the Scene of a Fright.
full Slaughter.
200 DEAD, OVER 1000 INJURED

Lodz, Russian Poland, June 26.-The
most serious phase of the fighting be-
tween the military and strikers is at
an end, but there are still isolated at
tacks in the suburbs. Over 200 killed
and upwards Of 1000 wounded is the
result Of three days of street battles.
At Baluty Cossacks attacked Jew
ish family of five persons, who were
driving In a cab to the railway station,
and shot and killed all, including the
cabman.
At Pabjanice, near LodZ, workmen
attacked two policemen and shot and
killed one and wounded the other.
There is general exodus from Lodz.
Twelve thousand persons have already
left and all trains are crowded.
During the disturbances 35 govern
ment liquor stores were destroyed by
the mobs, which appropriated all the
cash and stamps found on the prem
ises. The cash and stamps were added
to the funds of the Socialist party.
Some prominent citizens this morn
ing telegraphed GcneI ShustOw, COM
manding the troops here, asking for
protection against the brutality of the
soldiers, especially the Cossacks, who
in one instance killed and robbed the
servant of d millionaire named ROsen-
batt who was carrying $4,000 to the
bank The general promised to punish
the offenders, but said he required wit
nesses of the occurrence to testify
against the Cossacks.
The city resembles Il shambles and
the terrible scenes will never be wiped
from the memory of the Polish people.
The fighting spirit of the people is
fully aroused They have tasted blood
and want more. Certainly the revolu-
tionary spirit is abroad, and it remains
to be seen whether military measures
will have the same effect as previously
Practically the whole population
numbering over 100000, is in open re.
volt The troops now number about
$4,000
Fridays fighting was OF character
vastly different from the mob riots OF
February.
The strikers paradpd the streets in
| martial array. and when threatened by
the imperial troops threw up barri-
cades of paving stones. This was re-
peated in a dozen parts of the city
| In every instance the troops, after
searching the barricades with rifle vol
, leys, stormed them and bayonetcd tine
| defenders The strikers defended
themselves with revolvers and bombs
Through the precautions of the author
tiles none of them had been able tt
secure rifles.
The slaughter included women ant
children as we'll as men. Wives Of the
strikers fought with desperation, ant
In the first encounter a girl Of 13
armed with revolver, blew out thu
brains of Cossack. In the same en-
counter a man hurled bomb into the
ranks of the Cossacks and killed Of
wounded 20 of them.
After the troops had carried all th'
street barricades the strikers, in group!
of from five to 100, lurked in the sid
streets, and fred volleys at the sol
diery marching along the main thor
oughfares After each such attack th'
soldiers gave pursuit and slaughtered
the fleeing strikers.
Mobs that gathered in the street.
were subjected to volley firing. Whel
dispersed. thousands of the striker
climbed to the tops of houses and from
these points of vantage hurled bomb
and threw vitriol Soldiers maddene'
by vitriol burns committed outrages O
the most frightful character. ta.hhin.