The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-27
BREAD
OR BLOOD.
Is TOcsin Of the Strikers in
Russia.
THE NATION IS ISOLATED.
Hundreds Escaping in Boats From st.
Petersburg, Which Is Like
Beleaguered City. = Great
Strike Is Spreading.
THE NATION is ISOLATED

st. Petersburg, Oct. 27.-During yes
terday afternoon the alarm in st. Peters
burg increased. The meat markets were
raided by anxious purchasers, and all
the oil and candles were sold out The
people feared that the city would be
plunged in darkness, but Gen. Trepoff
acted energeticalIy. The troops took
possession of the water, gas and electric
light works, and a strong guard was
placed around the treasury.
Jewellers hurriedly sent their stocks
to safe keeping, and the shop keepers
continued the work of boarding up their
windows yesterday afternoon.
During the afternoon striking work
men began marching into the outlying
districts and inviting their comrades to
Join them. The police and troops did
mot interfere, but by Cen Trepotf's or
ders the spirit shops were closed.
During the day the pharmacists for
mally struck.
The police are becoming frightened,
many of them offering their designations.
Reports from the interior say that
the troops are moving few trains, but
with great difficulty. The strikers are
tearing up the tracks in some places.
On the Bourse prices were very weak.
Imperial As dropping to IS.
Russia is isolated today from the rest
Of the continent Of Europe, as the in
, ternational train service on all the lines
has virtually ceased. The tie-up in the
interior is more complete than Wednes-
day. The only trains running are opera
ted by the railroad battalions.
The strike contagion is spreading. All
classes Of workmen are organizing SYM
pathetic strikes and industrial life in
the country is coming to a standstil.
| The situation cannot long continue.
J Either the workmen will soon be starved
into submission, or pillage with military
| interference and bloodshed on large
scale are bound TO follow.
| By imperial order the garrison of st,
Petersburg has been placed under the
command Of Gen. Trepoff, assistant min
lister Of the interior, who Is held respon-
sible for the safety and order Of the
capital and the troops distributed in
various parts of the city, but martial
law with its accompanying hardships to
the people has not been proclaimed.
The garrison of ST. Petersburg has
hitherto been included in the military
idistrict Of st. Petersburg which Grand
Duke Vladimir is chief.
All the ministers yesterday were in
conference with Gen. Trepoff. They are
collaborating on an enlarged law of as
sembly.
/ AT Moscow, GOO cabmen have already
fought the strikers, whom they charge
with taking the bread out Of their
mouths. In many cities, especially at
Moscow, the question Of food is becom-
ling extremely serious.
Collisions between troops and strikers
are reported to have occurred at sew
eral places.
/ AT Ekaterinoslay, regular pitched
battle between the soldiers and strikers
was fought, and the city was left in
darkness. But as a rule the revolution
AIRY leaders are keeping their men in
hand.
/ Communication by telegraph with
many interior points is interrupted
The whole country is becoming alarm
ed, and in st. Petersburg an incipient
lpanic prevails. The boats and the Fin
nish trains, now the only means Of
egress, are crowded with people fleeing
abroad The situation here has grown
much worse over night. The ranks of
the 10000 workmen from the mills and
factories who joined the strikers We'd
nesday were increased by 10000 more
yesterday morning. All the employees
OF the port, 1000 in number, walked out
and 10000 other men from the steel
works left work i'll a body.