The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
REGIMENT JOINS REBELS
Battle Continues GUARDS Sent to
Moscow From St. Petersburg,
WOMEN AMONG The FIGHTERS

display More Ferocity Than the Men
Fifty Onicers From AEnnchuria Cap
tured-General MIstchenkO Has Mar
row Escape--ThousAnds of RevOIu-
tionists Are Slain.
st. Petersburg, Russia.-The Engi-
neers' Union here has received news
from revolutionary sources at Moscow
that the Rostoff Regiment has joined
the reyolutionists.
The Associated Press correspondent
there succeeded in getting the st. Pet
ersburg b-reau by telephone, but he
only uttered the words, Il am going to
tell you horrible story when he was
cut off.
Since then nothing has been heard
from the correspondent
The Semiovsky Regiment Of Guards
was dispatched to Moscow by train.
This is considered rather ominous.
One message received from Moscow
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troops with artillery were pouring into
the city, but the situation had not
greatly changed. The revOlutiOnists
held sections of the Moscow K azan
Railroad. The military patrols were
engaged III guerilla warfare with the
revolutionists, who were seeking ref
uge the roofs of houses and in the
narrow thoroughfares.
Another message from Moscow said
that during the night the artillery
worked st destroying the barricades.
The revolutionists, this message said,
were divided into three armies" The
first, consisting of 800 men armed with
rifles and pixies, were operating be-
tween Moscow and PeroFO. using the
railroad, which it controlled. Artil-
lery and cavalry were being employed
against this force.
The second army" was armed espe-
cially with bombs and revolvers. and
was composed of 1000 persons, in
whose ranks were many women, who
displayed not only bravery but ferocity.
This force was operating in the region
between the Sadovia district and the
Jewish Market, had many barbados to
prevent the passage of troops, was
operating in small groups and was at
lacking patrols. When pressed these
revOluti0nists disappeared into alleys
and houses. Artillery, cavalry and in
fantry were being used against them.
The third and largest army was
operating in the region between the
Brest Railroad station and the Fri
umphal Gate. 1t also had many barri
cades and was engaged in guerilla tao.
tics, making it difficult for troops to In
close it. Some of the barricades were
battered down by artillery, but they
We're re-erected by the survivors.
Lieutenant-General Alistchenko, who
commanded a Cossack brigade in Man
churia during the Russo-Japanese War,
has arrived at Moscow, and may have
taken over the command of the troops
there. He had narrow escape from
capture by the revolutionists at st. An
drew's Monastery on the outskirtsof the
city. The General and two members
of his staff managed to get a sleigh
and reached Moscow by making wide
detour, but fifty officers returning from
Manchuria, who were left behind,
We're surrounded, captured, and forced
to give up their arms. They begged
to be allowed to keep the gold swords
given them for bravery, but the revo-
lutionists refused their request.
An inspired statement in the Slovo
says the Government expects that the
revolt in Moscow will be completely
crushed within four days.
From an independent source the
Slovo learned that the bloodshed at
Moscow had been frightful and that
the casualties would reach 10000
The information of other papers was
such that, while admitting that the rev.
olutionists were showing signs of ex.
haustion, they did not regard the issue
as decided The Molva RUSS del
clared that the area of lighting was in.
creasing instead of diminishing, assert
ed that the insurgents were holding six
miles of barbados, and added;
Even If the. revolt fails now it will
only be temporary reverse and it will
be recommended in January or Feb
ruary."
This also is the view of the revolu-
tionary leaders here, who, however,
have not vet given up hope of success
at Moscow. In any case, they assert,
they can in the meantime keep the
Government engaged in suppressing
continual uprisings from place to place,
believing that each city and town
should have its baptism Of blood as a.
preparation for the final upheavaI.