Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
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| that it is merely a patch on the detest-
cd Roulipnin scheme by which Premier
Witte will attempt to perpetuate MS
power.
Tho news from the provinces today
shows an alarming extension OF the
| strike. Knovo, in Lithuani, seems to be
| . bsoI,,teIy in the hands of the Social
| tets vino have summoned the people to
am armed rising and the situation is so
| serious at Krementchug, in South Rus
| sin that the governor has declared
| martial law. At Saratoff, in Eastern
Russia. wholesale arrests have been
made, but the strike is extending. AT
kioff serious collisions have taken
place between the troops and strikers
during which about 40 persons were
killed or wounded.
The employees Of the Southwestern
Railroad did not reoort for duty yes
terday and were dismissed. AT Ti.lis,
Caucasia, peace has been patched up
between the MussulmanS and Armc-
mans. The strike, however, is almost
general. The Social-DemocratS control
the railways
The situation is really far more Scri-
Gus in the Baltic provinces, Caucasia
and other nom Russian provinces where
the entire ponulace is hostile. In the
case of the Baltic provinces it is real
ized that it may be necessary to prac-
tirally recOnuuer them. The first diVlS-
IONS of the first army corps. which be-
longs to st. Petersburg province, have
begun to arrive here from Manchuria
| out they are being dispatched to the
-. III, ,,ro,-ipcnc W thOIIt CT here
The employees Of the RiseanUral rail-
| road struck today.
Several satirical papers have been
suppressed and their offices sealed up.
The Eourse Gazette announces that
| Prince Peter A. <ropotkin, the famous
| revolutonist leader. is on his way to
St Petersburg. being free under the
| amnesty decree to return to Russia. 1t
| is reported that the strikers this after
noon erected barricadcs i'll the vicinity
| of the Marva gate.
| Another message from Moscow says
that during the night the artillery
| worked at destroying the barricadeS.
| The rovolutionists. this message says.
are divided into three armies" tbs.
| first consisting of eight hundred men
armed with rifles and pixies, is opcrat-
| ing between Moscow and Pernvo, using
| the railroad which it controls. Artil-
| Icry and cavalry are being employee,
| against this force. The second army
| is armed especially with bombs and re-
| NolNcrS AMI is composed of a thousand
| persons in which ranks are many wo-
| men who display not only bravery but
| foroCity. This force is operating III the
IrCGioN between the SadOvia district and
| the Jewish market, has many barri-
| cades to prevent the passing Of truo0s.
| is operating in small groups AMI is at
lacking patrols. When pressed thes ,
rcvoluticnsts disappear into alleys ana
houses. Artillery. cavalry and infan-
try are used against this body The
| third and largest army" is operating
| in the region between the Brest rail-
road station and the Triumphal gate.
| 1t also has many ! rri"Gdes ana is en-.
| gagged in guerilla. tactics, making it diff
| ficult for the troops to enclose it. Some
| Of tho barbados Wern battered down
| by artillery. but they were re-erectcd
/ by the survivors.
| The school where the Moscow revo-
| iutionary committee held its sessions
| has been destroyed but the committee
| managed to escape. The engineers
| union here has just received news from
| revolutionary sources at Moscow that
the Rostoff regiment has joined the
| revolutionists.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 27-11.36 p NJ
There is no further news from Moscow
| tonight.
The Associated Press correspondent
succeeded in getting the st. Petersburg
bureau by telephone this evening but
he he'd only uttered the words: 81 am
going to tell you horrible story" when
he was cut off.
Since then nothing has been heard
from the correspondent.
The Seminovsky regiment Of guards
was dispatched to Moscow by train to-
night. This is considered ominous.
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