Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-22
The Great Struggle IN
Russia Grows Fiercer.
Whole Resources Of Govern
ment Being Called Upon
To Hold in Check the People Who Are
Equally as Determined.

st. Petersburg Dec. 21.-2.10 p. NJ.
Since noon today the streets, parti-
cularly in the industrial sections have
been filled with troops. The railroad
stations are in possession of the mill
tary. Wholesale arrests of the leaders
of the workmen We're made last night.
1t is reported that the police included
in their captures the members of the
second workmen's council who were
placed in the fortress Of st. Peter and
St Paul with the members of the first
council, who were arrested Saturday
night. third council, however,
promptly took the place of the second.
The League of Leagues has issued
an appeal to the public asking for
liberal support of the proletariat
which is bearing the brunt of the
struggle for the emancipation Of the
nation" The appeal says there is
bound to be much privation. starvation
and even death from cold and not only
asks for material aid but proposes the
inauguration of free dining rooms for
workmen in all parts of the city.
Moscow is already cut off from st.
Petersburg, and there is no commune =
cation with the provinces generally
this morning. According to the latest
information, the Lithuanian insurrec-
ton has extended into the province Of
Vitebsk, across the borders of Livonia,
At kokunhusen, the chief of police
and his assistants were tried by a
revolutionary tribunal and executed.
1t turns out that Tukun, in Courland,
only surrendered after a severe fight
which lasted II hours. The insurrec-
H.
throwing up intrenchments before
which they dug pits They also had in
position the machine guns recently cap
tured by them. The trenches were taken
by storm, both sides losing heavily.
The latest information from Khar-
koff says that 10000 revolutionists are
conc cntrated for the purpose of recap
turing the city.
The strike started here at noon very
tamtly. In the center of the city the
shops were not closed, the proprietors
having received guarantees that If they
remained open they would be given ann
pie protection and that any populations
of strikers seeking by threats of force
to compel the closing of the shops
would be instantly arrested. There was,
demonstration
in the industrial sections.
The main interest in the strike of the
railroad men conferred in the Warsaw
strike where the government was to
make a test of its ability by moving a
train for Berlin. The depot was packed
with troops. Promptly at noon there
vas a wild hurrah accompanied by the
roar of escaping steam and a few min
utes later the railroad men walked out
of the yards in a body. The authorities,
however. were prepared and after a de-
lay of 10 minutes locomotive manned
by soldiers OF a railroad battalion
backed into the station and was
coupled to the waiting train which was
crowded with people seeking to depart
from the unhappy country. Lines of SOL
diors with bayonets flanked the train
and an official with four soldiers en-
tered the carriages and thoroughly
searched them in order to ascertain IL
suspicious persons were on board.
AS the official and his escort left the
train a signal was given and % soldiers
entered the baggage cars while another
detachment was scattered through the
carriages. The train then pulled out. An
extra car loaded with wrecking apparatus
was attached to the train to be used in
case Of accidents between stations. The
usual mail car was missing. At other sta
tions similar precautions will be taken.
In the manufacturing districts beyond
the Warsaw and Narva gates IN tho
district and in the sections
IN both sides Of the Neva, the workmen
obeyed the summons to strike.
md promptly at II o'clock thousands Of
hem emerged to the streets.
Police, Cossacks, soldiers Of the Guards
Regiments and other patriots were ev-
erywhere but so far as reported no coll
ision marked the inauguration of the
strike. The workmen seemed very quiet
tut determined. The men OF each factory
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