Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25
ACTUAL FIGHTING STOPPED.
But Fresh Collisions Are Expected
Momeutarily


The city resembles a shamble and tho
terrible scenes of the last two days will
never be wiped from the memory of the
Polish people.
Altogether there are ten regiments en-
camped in Lodz.
The fighting spirit of the people is fully
aroused. They have tasted blood and want
more. Certainly the revolutionary spirit is
abroad and 1t remains to be whether
military measures will have the same ef-
feet previously.
Today at Baluty. a suburb of Lodz. four
Cossacks were killed and sixteen others
wounded by bomb which was thrown into
the barracks. Twenty of their horses were
killed.
Occasional volleys are still fired by the
police or gendarmes in response to shots
from houses.
Wanton Cruelty of Soldiers.
The soldiers are showing what appears to
be wanton cruelty. Late this afternoon they
shot and killed two women-a mother and
her daughter.
The funerals of victims of the shooting of
Thursday and Friday took place here today
surTeptitously in variods outlying villages.
1t is quite impossible to give the exact
number of killed and wounded, as reports
vary according to the quarter from which
they obtained Certainly the killed
number more than a hundred possibly two
hundred, and the wounded five times
many. An official report says that the num-
Der OF CASUALTIES was lJfStiS increased Dy
the neglect of persons TO remain indoors
and others who insisted on looking out of
doors and windows when volleys were being
fired upon the rioters by the soldiers. Resi-
dents of the city say that they received no
orders TO remain indoors.
How Trouble Began.
The present trouble began at Lodz last
Tuesday, after the funerals of the victims
of the conflict between troops and terrorists
yt-l.-
permitted to bury their dead, but the Jews
were prohibited from doing so. and the po-
lice secretly inferred the bodies of the Jews
at night which melted indignation, and ter
roristS' riots were initiated Thursday. The
most serious phase of the rioting developed
when the crowd deliberately pillaged liquor
shops. and numbers of persons. inllamed by
drink, led crowd of at least 5000 TO fur
ther and more serious attacks. Police and
military were attacked wherever they ap-
peared in small force and many individual
members were killed.
After plllaging the liquor shops the crowd
set fire 10 them and prevented the firemen
from extinguishing the blazes. This was re-
peated deliberately at many places
Friday the fury of the mob found full
vent. and even the children. caught by the
cotagion were kissing red flags and
hoard swearing that they were ready to
die for liberty. y Jewish girl mounted a
box in the market square and addressed an
immense crowd
fOllce SnOt GlrI Dead.
Suddenly the police appeared, fired vol
ley and the girl fell dead. Market garden
ers coming in were stopped and their carts
used in building barricades Wires were
stretched in front of these barricades and
the cavalry was unable ito charge Mean
while the mob had secured arms and re-
volvers were freely used. Finally the mil
itary secured the upper hand. but not with
out conslde rable losses to themselves and
fearful slaughter TO the rioters.
The soldiers exhibited the utmost care
lessness to whether they killed peaceful
persons rioters. and a consequence
many women and children were among the
dead. The streets on Friday resemhled "A
battlefield. The houses were barr.caded
with boards and mattresses. and for hours
volleys and individual firing were heard in
every quarter of the city. Until late at
night the Cossacks were busy collecting
bodies of the dead and picking up persons
seriously wounded.
The bodies carried off In carts 10
neighboring churchyards. Hence the i'm
possibility of giving an accurate estimate
of the dead until order is completely re-
stored il, indeed. the full story is ever
told.
Terrorists are energetlcally fomenting
agitation among the soldiers by dis
tributing revolutionary prociamations and
pamphlets but their efforts are without ef-
feet
Shooting was renewed this evening Cos
sacks are robbing the dead of jewels and
money.
A factory owner named Neumann has
been shot by strikers