The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
BATTLES RAGE IN
KREMLIN'S SHADOW
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ground from the center of the city.
Barbados were not so numerous in
this region as was the case during yes
terday's fighting and the troops encoun-
tered less opposition:
A correspondent Of the Associated
Press accompanied one of the columns
for an hour during which time the SOL
diers Of the "Drujina' ~ nowhere at
tempted 80 hold the barricades.5 After
firing a few shots they invariably scat
tered off,. ~/-': = =. -.5' 81. s~ss-.7
49,. -. Artillery Fire. &C.,.
Sometimes the artillery fred at a
barricade but usually these defenses
were taken without firing a shot.
The work Of destroying the entangle-
ments and burning the material from
which they were constructed was slow.
Occasionally when the troops were fred
upon from roofs the houses were bonn
barded, but the occupants had ample
time to escape. ,-...
The operations Of the troops in the
esting traces Of yesterdays, fighting,
which brought the walls Of hundred
houses tumbling about the ears Of their
defenders: The Prokhorof cotton mill,
the headquarters Of the "Drujina, -
and many other houses for the distance
of mile between the boulevard and
the triumphal~ arch, were in ruins.
Every street tributary Of the Tyorskai
boulevard was, slowly barricaded, ss
yards Of a single street. These evil
IDENTIFY formed the first line of defence
and the network of streets behind were
barricaded at intervals. These barri-
eades were left standing, the troops
having strategically made circuit to
an open plain northwest of the city
which enabled them to take the revo-
lutionists in the rear, compelling the
evacuation of the position practically
without loss, as the revolutionists were
unable to fight the artillery with re-
volvers, and they possessed few rifles.
& z Yawring Chas1ns.
House after house showed yawning
| chasms produced by shells. The spirit
shops and cheap lodginghouses occupied
by the student revolutionists were the
principal sufferers.
The barricades, tho. they could not
| be defended against artillery, were well
constructed Of telegraph poles, fences
signs, all interlaced with wire. A lun
beryard in the vicinity furnished ma
terial for thirty barricades.
| Red flags were still defantly floating
over some of the barriers. but turnout
the district the correspondent saw
neither "Druiinists nor soldiers. II
was like deserted field over which the
/ tide Of battle had swept.
| During the morning the. revolutionists
several times attempted to intercept
convoys of ammunition sent from the
arsenal to the troops, whose supply Of
| 200 rounds per man was running low
In one case they almost succeeded, after
which the escorts of the conveys were
Attack on Dinner.
The boldest exploit to the credit Of
! the revolutionists was an attack on thu
i dinner Of the Fourth grenadiers, which
lfcamp kitchens used in the Russian
army. A detachment of the Druiina
I! aided by sympathizers in the neighbor
Z! hood, swooped down on the corporal
i guard forming the escort. The driver
Of the wheeled kitchen and the escor
made valiant defense as bullets rat
! tied on the boilers and cauldrons. pune
turing big soup pot. At that juno
ture squadron of dragons came III
and drove off the assailants and tn
camp kitchens were rescued, but tn
I grenadiers lost their dinner.
l Last night a company of 8 Drujina
! soldiers, who are said to be paid twent,
cents day, made daring incursiol
into the heart of the city, occupyin,
Okhotnago Riada (Hunters Row, un
/ der the walls of the kremlinl, and sud
denly opening fire on the infantry an
/ artillery camping in Theater square.
4 The guard stationed at the Hote
Metropole, where Governor Genera
. Doubassoff is quartered, replied, an,
volley after volley was exchange,
Il across the square.
!. The regular troops, in the absence o
: their officers, were thrown into confu
/ sion by the surprise attack and fire
J. wildly until the officers rushed out 0
!, square, when the Drujinao soldier
i hastily decamped. The regulars there
after were most nervous.
The correspondent. returning later t