The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-28
Polish Capital Scene Of Clash
With Strikers
TROUBLE IS SPREADING
Authorities Claim that Attempt
10 Start Political Movement
Has Failed

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2s-A col
llslon between troops and strikers has
occurred in Warsaw, Poland. IN which
the military used their arms. 1t is OFF,
eially stated that the casualties were
two killed and seven wounded.
The strikers invaded the Wolski sub
urb and broke into liquor shops. There
was sharp encounter with the police
and military.
The strike started in Warsaw has
spread rapidly, number of factories
being closed.
Labor agents from Riga have or
ganized a strike at Mitau, and men
were forced TO quit the factories and
workshops Troops were summoned.
general strike has begun at LODI.
Thirty-nine men and two women
have been killed and thirty-seven civil
ians and eight soldiers wounded in the
Riga riots
II is asserted by the authorities that
the attempt TO turn the movement into
political revolt has failed. Ii APP
pears to be the government policy to
treat the strikers without harshness,
to promise inquiry into their grlev-
ances and to appeal TO their patriotism
to return tn work
Revolutionists are being treated with
rigor. They have been driven to cover
and have no opportunity TO meet.
Employees OF Some of the Moscow
factories resumed work, and II is hop
ed TO settle the strike there without
more bloodshed. Proclamations have
been issued promising redress of work
mems grievances after they return to
work
The news this morning Of General
Kuropatkin's successful repulse of the
Japanese advance come most oppor-
.unely. The belief exists here that
Field Marshal Oyama sought to take
advantage Of any depression prevailing
in the Russian ranks as the result of
the news from st. Petersburg to launch
an attack against General Kuropat-
kin's right, but the Russian command
er In chief seems to have nicely turned
the tables, infiicting considerable loss
upon the japanese and taking several
positions westward along the plains of
the Hun river Evidently General Ku-
ropatkin is following up his victory.
A leading Russian here said last
night:
THE governments embarrassment
will go on, and the autocracy will fight
inch by inch, but it will be forced to
give way, as 1t has done whenever too
hard pressed, until finally the contest
will end in the granting of constitu-
ton, or a revolution will overtake It."
What of the immediate futureT was
asked.
Bombs" was the reply. "The ter
rorists will begin to take vengeance"
The most of the Russian newspapers
which will appear have decided, mas
| much as they will not be permitted to
publish full and uncensored accounts
Of the strike and riot events of the last
few days, to print only the official
statement.
General Kuropatkin reports that Rus
| sian troops. after desperate fight,
have occupied the village of Sandepas,
which had been strongly fortified by
the japanese.
A strong advance had commenced on
the Russian right flank against the
enemy, during which they captured
| md occupied Khailatosa and Kheigou-
taya.
General Kuropatkin says;
From later reports It appears that
In capturing these positions we made
prisoners of 100 japanese. We also
occupied the village of Weheitaitse, on
the Hun river, losing fifty men.
"Our troops continued the offensive
against Sandepas, and soon 1t fell into
our hands. The japanese attacked our
position near the village from the
south and southeast, but were repuls-
ed. Our cavalry participated, maneu-
vering against the left flank, and at
tackled the Japanese in the rear. Our
force then attacked Sandepas, and aft
er desperate fight, with the assistance
Of sappers, we surmounted the strong
lntrenchments and occupied the large
village.
"rhe same day our troops occupied
the enemy's intrenchments at Shakhe
and repulsed Japanese attempts to re-
take them"