The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
BACKBONE OF THE
STRIKE BROKEN
Revolt at Moscow las Degenerated
Into Guerrilla Warfare.
MARTIAL LAW AT ODESSA
ST. PETERSBURG LEADERS ALL
UNDER ARREST.

= practically over and the strike will =
be called off Monday.
= Comparative quiet prevailed to- =
= day. Only few fapatics are con-
= tinuing the struggle.
I Odessa, Dec. 2S-Martial law \
= has been proclaimed in this city. =
: The strike. however, is nearly =
= over
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RI OSCOW. Wednesday. Dec. q. p.
IE m, via st. Petersburg. Dee. 2S.-
The backbone of the insurrection
is broken and the uprising here is rap
idly going to pieces. The revolutiOnists
are able to keep up only a guerilla
warfare, but the ease with which they
can move small attachments from
place to place renders the task of sup
pressing them slow and tedious. The
Bruannaya quarter has been cleared
of the members of the "drujina," as
the fighting organization of the revo-
lutionists is called. They have trans
ferred their operations to East TVer-
ska, consisting of sniping from the
roofs Of houses. occasionally throwing
a bomb on advancing patrols and max
ing of on the appearance Of artillery.
Not Enough Troops.
All the troops of the Moscow garri-
son. including the former disaffected
Rostoff grenediers and the reinforce
ments which are employed in crushing
the revolutiOntsts. are still insufficient
to thoroughly occupy the territory
won, thus enabling the reVolutionists to
slip into vacated territory as soon as
the troops move on. Many of the at
tacks on patrols are seemingly made
out Of a pure spirit of bravado. since
they are completely futile from a stra-
tegic standpoint The remnants of the
Instruction now lack the cohesion of
a head.
The city of Moscow bears the pictur-
esque appearance of a battlefield. Of
ficers are everywhere seen galloping
through the streets or being driven
about in rapidly moving sleighs, accom-
panied by escorts of dragons or Cos
sacks. The stores were reOpened and
the inhabitants who had been cooped
up for five days were venturing out for
a breath of fresh air.
Barricade Demolished.
The troops began operations this
morning at the triumphal arch, bonn
harding and demolishing an immense
barricade near the car stables of the
Belgian company which had been built
behind overturned tram cars. The
columns swept eastward. clearing all
the streets off Tverskaia and north of
the boulevard which separated the bat
tleground from the center of the city.
Barbados were not so numerous in
this region as was the case during yes
80 r1rvr N-r,s
cOuntered less opposition. A CORE
spondent OF the Associated Press &C
companied one Of the columns for an
hour. during which time the soldiers
of the "drujina" nowhere attempted 10
hold the barbados. After firing a few
shots they invariably scampered off.
Sometimes the artillery fired at
barricade but usually the defenses
were taken without firing a shot A
lumber yard i'm the vicinity offered ma
terial for thirty barricades. Red flags
were still defiantly floating over some
of the barriers. but throughout the dis
trict the correspondent saw neither
'drujinists" or soldiers. 1t was like a
deserted field over which the tide of
battle had swept.
Tried to Capture Ammunition.
During the morning the revolution
lists several times attempted to inter
cept conveys of ammunition sent from
the arsenal to the troops whose supply
OF 200 rounds per man was running
low. In one case they almost succeed
ed. after which the escorts of the con-
VOys were doubled.
The bOldest exploit to the credit of
the revOlutiOnists was an attack on the
4 - r.
was being trundled out in the wheeled
camp kitchens used in the Russian
army. A detachment of the "druiina. 8"
aided by sympathiZers in the neighbor-
hood. sWOOped down on the corporal 5
guards forming the escort. The drivers
of the wheeled kitchens and the escort
made valiant defense as bullets rat
tied on the boilers and cauldrons, pune
turing a big soup pot. At that June
ture a squadron of dragons galIoped
up and drove off the assaiIants and the
camp kitchens were rescued, but the
grenadiers lost their dinner.
Made Daring Attack.
Last night a company of "druiina"
soldiers. who are said to be paid 20
cents per day, made a daring incursion
into the heart of the city, occupying
Oktotnago Riada (Hunter's Row., I'M
der the walls of the Kremlin. and sud-
denly opening fire on the infantry and
artillery camping in Theatre square
The guard stationed at the Hotel Met
rOpole, where Governor General Dou-
bassoff is quartered. replied, and vol
ley after vOlley was exchanged across
the square. The regular troops in the
absence of their officers. were thrown
into confusion by the surprise attack,
and fired wildly until the officers
rushed out OF the hotel and led a
charge across the square, whereupon
the 'drujina" soldiers hastily de-
camped. The regulars thereafter were
most nervous. The correspondent re-
turning later to the Hotel Confidential.
on the opposite side Of the square. was
fired upon. AT midnight the guests of
this hotel were routed out of bed. the
commander of the troops having sent
word that he intended 10 open with
artillery on Hunters Row, which had
been reoccupied by the "drujina," and
that the hotel, being almost in the line
OF fire. might suffer.