The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
Forty-Six Killed in a Police
Massacre
BEGAN ON FEAST DAY
Simultaneous Attacks by Revolutionists
All Over the City--31 Policemen
Shot Down--15 Passers-by Dead
and Scores Wounded.


Warsaw, Russian Poland, Aug. IL
It is now stated that during Wednes-
days massacre thirteen policemen, four
police sergeants, seven gendarmes and
four soldiers were killed and that eight
policemen, two sergeants, two gendarmes
and six soldiers were wounded. The
soldiers, ii replying to the attacks on
the police with volleys and charging
the crowds, killed thirteen men and two
women, and severely wounded seventy
persons and slightly injured ninety
five.
The disturbance was due to the deter
mination Of the revolutionists to revenge
the arrest of 40 workmen Of an enain
elled ware factory. The firing began
at 10 o'clock in the morning in various
parts Of the city, as IL by concerted
signal. The first shots were fred BY
young Hebrew, who killed soldier
and policeman and then fed into a
shop. A soldier pursued the man and
fired, killing the woman who kept the
shop. In many places the military fred
on the crowds indiscriminately. Bodies
picked up in the streets continue 10
be brought TO the morgue IN Theodore
street, which is guarded BY troops.
During the night shots were heard
in different parts Of the city, but the
casualties have not been ascertained.
The polska Gazeta and the Dzyon Pol
ska, organs of the Polish nationalsts,
yesterday published strong leading Arr
ticles denouncing the state III anarchy
which the Socialists are producing IN
Poland, whose object, the papers declare,
is not the attainment of freedom, but
the bringing about Of civil war;
Plock, Russian Poland, Aug. 166.--
| Wednesday night FIVE policemen were
killed and two were wounded. The as
sassins escaped.
War Of Terrorism Is On.
st. Petersburg Aug. 17.-The war of
terrorism, which the fighting organiza-
tion Of the social revoluti0nists declared
| Immediately after parliament was dis
| solved. seems now to have begun ii
earnest. From all parts Of the empire
the telegraph brings the same story Of
attacks on police officials Of all classes,
accompanied in the majority of cases
by plumber.
The PoIishrevolutionist arc especially
active. There Il a yeritable reign Of
terror from yistula To the German from
tier. Almost fifty eases Of assassina
ton were reported early Wednesday
night. The Noyoe yremya yesterday
headed its lists Of murders and other
crimes "St. Bartholomew Night in
/ Poland"
The resumption 81 terrorist activity
on large scale renders the task d
the government more difficult. aud dark.
ems the prospects Of the present min,
istry in accomplishing anything in the
direction OF an ameloration Of the stu
alton. While for the moment the cam.
paign Of the terrorists Is bound to I'M
crease the revulsion Of the more con.
sentative public opinion against thu
/ wild excuses Of the extremists, II /.
at the same time certain to force tho
government TO redouble tile measure.
of repression, which, II is claimed, will
in the end drive public sympathy back
TO support almost any means Of re
i lief
A-ViNt u tftN dtFBANtif'N hum fUldIN
assert that the outbreak of terrorism Is
in retaliation for the wholesale arrest.
and repressions Of the governor gen
cral.
Allow Democrats to Meet.
1 Moscow, Aug. 17.--While the eonsti
4 tutional Democrats were comforting al
the house Of Prince Dolgoroukoff yes
terday, sergeant of police appeared
and ordered them to disperse. But OF
the representations Of Prince DolgoroulS
off to the project OF police that thu
meeting was Of private nature, III,
conference was allowed to continue.
II j. the intention OF the constitution
lal Democrats 20 issue Il campaign text
book containing articles Of NJ. Roditch
eff, Prof. Paul Ailukof, and other lead
/ ers.
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