Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-02
GUARDED BY TROOPS
Situation in Factory Districts
of Warsaw.
TROUBLE rs EXPECTED
VICTIMS OF THOSE KILLED IN
RIOTS UNIDENTIFIED.
Newspapers Resume Publication To-
morrow-Assemblages of All
Kinds Prohibited.
TROUBLE Is EXPECTED

WARSAW, February Q AZ p-m.-The
morning passed quietly The factory dis
tricts are strongly guarded by troops War
continues in Il state of siege. Social
ist disturbances are expected this evening.
All the bodies of those killed in the riots
have been removed from their homes to
police stations. The relatives are not per-
mitted to bury them. From the police sta
ton In the Novi Swat district alone the
corpses of fifty men and two women were
taken Monday night in four hospital vans
to the Jewish, Lutheran and Catholic ceme-
teries anI remained there for Identification
until Tuesday, when they were buried.
Twenty-one bodies are still uniden titled.
During the riots of Sunday and Monday
the workmens residence district was un-
protected by police, and the hooligans
seized the opportunity to plunder many
dwellings. A large body of workmen yes
terday went to a suburb where criminals
abound and instituted a rigorous search
of their houses.
Killed Suspected Robbers.
Wherever they were able to identify
stolen property the workmen promptly
killed the persons found in its possession.
About a hundred other criminals were in
jured in fighting with the workmen. The
latter We're not only actuated by revenge
for their losses, but were enraged because
the hooligan element brought dtscredit on
the strike movement.
The local newspapers resume publica-
tion tomorrow. The editors met this
morning and unanimously agreed that as
the censor would not permit them to tell
the truth regarding the disturbances, they
would absolutely refrain from mentioning
the subject except in the official reports,
which they are compelled to publish
In pursuance of the governor generals
prOclama ton of a state of siege orders
have been issued prohibiting assemblages
in the streets or meetings IN private houses
and directing the police and military TO
dispperse all street gatherings. Any one
found in possession of weapons or SELL
ing arms without permission is liable TO
punishment
Occupants of Houses Responsible.
In the event of disturbances, balconies
and windows adjacent to the scene of the
disorders must be vacated and closed. The
occupants of houses will be held response
BILE should stones or leaflets be thrown
therefrom. as well as those actually guilty
of throwing them.
All contraVentionS of these orders Will
be punished according to administrative
process by Imprisonment for terms not
exceeding three months or by fines or
not less than $3.50 These orders will be
enforced in the cities of Warsaw and Lodz
and throughout the governments of War
saw and Petrokow.
telegram from Czestochowa, Russian
Poland, says all the factories there are
closed and serious disturbances are re-
ported to have occurred. The socialists are
very strong there.
Railroad Shops Closed
The Warsaw-Vienna railroad shops are
closed.
At Pruszkow this morning 1920 men
struck.
All the factories are closed at Kalisz.
The strike at Lodz continues without dis
order. A deputation of strikers requested
the authorities to close all the liquor stores,
as otherwise the workmen would not be re-
sponsible if disturbances occurred. The
workmen themselves are watching the
liquor stores to prevent the sale of liquor.
The w0rkmen in the coal and manufac-
turing districts of Dombrowa, Bendzn and
Sosnovice have held meetings and have de-
cided to strike on Friday next.