The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-05
TO SAVE
The CAR
German Fleet Reported on
Coast Near Cronstadt
CHAOS RGlGNS IN RUSSIA
CHAOS RElGNS IN RUSSIA
Muiiny Rioiins and Strikes Hold
People In Terror. -Auioeras
Nay oust wiiis.

LONDON. iss. = = 4 sI.-riai die
l,airh fnom ~. Petersburg ihnsnsi
-asi Prussia 49, ihai q '.-Fmau squad
nin has is.n slshissi Ia The iiaiiir sea
n-af ih1 iinssian lsaft Of Cusnsiadi
Tbs appearance ~ The ~Iuadrun. Il i
said i preparatory 10 the niEhl VI il,r
Russian iniiHfiai family.
AEfaF.au and auiiirNish otiiifs'aks
ar pt,sfiri q" have snrufF-.i la iilr
governments ~ 'h-Hiisns. T-Frk
knr.s ani kasan.
he rsaF Ia priii snd moFr d.si-rai~
ihan Nd ant iiiur sinrr tho iui-Fnai
tFyuhls'. l--gan h The siiuatinn la linss
.la. q. shown ~ the hfi-l ness ii-ins
sent oui fn.m tlir strike ridden -inplT-
~ correspondents The empire h III.
most -niir-.y rui 81 fram tho oui.hl.
H"rhi ~ tile Telegraph strike. aud The
most mpmrnions rt-uis may have o.,
cuuysi l-rfoFr iii. without the knoNl.
s,iEr ~ the ret ~ the world.
Complete rhaos r-lgns Throughout the
dominions u NJ. sgar. Another great
nuiiiIy - irooi,s has tak-n placr Ia the
Baltic provinces. deadly rioiins. with
seventy deaths ani hundreds wounded,
has occurr-i ~ ki~y. aud the Hebrews
Of Obese mou-niarily expect another
terrible massacre Efforts az. b~lng
made hy ~. autocraiic party 60 Gust
Count witt. and proclaim q military
Dictatorship under General Tr.pofi.
who. u l. said. !. ready TO return AZ
once 90 the capital.
A decisiv. meeting Of the League of
Leagues l. expected 10 h. held In ~.
Petersburg. where y project for q con.
stiiueni assembly will h. adopted and
demand for its acceptance will h.
presented 90 Premier WItis. The league
will wait for an answer until tomor.
row. aud In case the government 70.
fuses 10 grant IN. demand Oh. League
~ Leagues II resolved. II IL understood.
10 act Independently In accordance with
what IL declares to be the wishes OF
the people.
strikingly illustrative OF the danger
OF the situation II the report that d
heavy guard for the United States EN-.
bassy In ~. Petersburg has arrived
there. The guard n believed 10 be |
composed Of marines from the cruiser
Minneapolis. who were disguised IN
civilian dress.
The warshIps and sailors al 80. Pc |
have been disarmed In fear
OF mutiny. The capital Is In a state Of |
alarm bordering ON panic. and news
can only reach the outside world by |
means. couriers being used.
The most persistent and alarming re-
ports Of tragedy In the imperial pal
ace are current. According to one OF
these rumors, the Grand Duke Boris
made an attempt on the life OF the
,zar. II Is also asserted that the whole
stan at the palace Is ready to
strike.
In Moscow the situation IL desperate
me city IL practically cut Oh from the
est Of Europe. troops all the streets.
Ind II Ia feared that serious rioting has
Everywhere IL Is believed that the
life Of the car Is In peril and that ma.
ional ruin Ia near.
The strike Of postal and telegraph
Employees Is general. the government
unyielding before the de-
hands Of the strikers.
Interior Minister Durnovo is in full
lccord with Trepof and is gradually
operating himself from Count WHITE,
Who is now committed to take his poll
y from the zemstvoists Of Moscow.