Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-08-20
TERRORISTS LET LOOSE SINFUL
TANEOUSLY.
MANY CITIES IN REVOLT
Reports of Assassinations Come From
All Over the Province-Viborg
Manifesto Proves ineffective to
Restrain Troops From Responding
to Call to Colors.

of murderous attacks with bombs and
revolvers on the police and troops in
various cities of Poland, echoes OF
which are heard from Samara, Ufa,
Yalta, Kiev and even far away Chita,
where the acting chief of police, Cor
pinchenko was slain almost on his
own doorstep. The revolutionist cam
paign famed out with special Virul-
ence at Warsaw, where over score
were slain in the streets any many
more wounded. Among the killed, &C
cOrding to the latest official advices,
were two sergeants of police, eight pa
trOlmen, three gendarmes, five sol
diers, a Hebrew merchant and wo-
man. The returns are not all in. Po-
Gcemen and soldiers were shot down
like rabbits in the streets. Their as
sailants, who travelled in small bands,
almost all escaped among the terror
lied but sympathetic pOpulace. The
only considerable capture was a band
of ten men who had invaded a grog
shop and killed a soldier. These were
taken by a passing patrol.
Bombs were employed in an attack
on the police station of the Volsk pre-
| cinct, Warsaw, where a sergeant, two
patrolmen and a soldier were wound
ed
Polish Cities Singled Out.
Other Polish cities singled out by
the terrorists were LODI, where six
soldiers, three patrolmen and the wife
of a police captain we're wounded by
the explosion Of bombs in the police
station, and two soldiers and two ter
rorists were killed in the streets; Ra-
dom, where a bomb was thrown into
police station and killed the wife
and child Of the captain; Vlotslossk,
where the chief of police was slain;
and Plok, where at a given signal
policemen on all posts simultaneously
were attacked and several wounded.
More Trains Robbed.
On account of agrarian disorders
the railway between Samara and Eel
atoust yesterday was placed under
martial law. Two attacks on the rail-
way occurred yesterday near Ufa, rev.
olutionists in each case tagged the
train, bursting open the doors of mall
cars with bombs and rifling the regis
tered pouches. The booty in one
case amounted to $4,000; in the
other case the amount is not known.
Manifesto Not Effective.
AS proof of the ineffectiveness of
the Viborg manifesto, the minister Of
war announces that 36971S of the re-
Cruits called to the colors in the fall
have already subscribed their names.
The minister of railways and commuu-
icatit ms, on account of daily holdups
Of trains. and murders of officials of
railroads, has sent a circular to rail-
road superintendent directing them
to use military guards wherever dan
ger exists.
Captains Hold Off Assailants.
Samara, Aug. 16.-While a captain
of police and captain of the army
were driving in the suburbs yesterday
they were attacked by an armed band
and the coachman was killed. The
officials defended themselves in the
carriage until the arrival of the pa.
troll. In the ensuing engagement one
of the revolutionists was killed and
another in fleeing fell and a bomb
| which exploded blew off his head. All
| the survivors were captured.
Attempt to open Jail.
Uzovka, Aug. ia band of peas
ants from a, neighboring village yes
terday attempted to storm the Jail aC
Ivanovka and release some friends
who had been arrested for participa
ton in agrarian disorders. Cossack
guards were forced to fire, killing
five and wounding two of the mob
Rebels Demand Money.
Kiev, Aug. 16.-Members of a revo-
| lutiopist committee entered a shop
here yesterday and demanded a con-
| tribution of $3.50. While they were
waiting for the money a member OF
| the secret police interviewed, whereup-
on the reyolutionists fed Two pc
| licemen who barred the way were
shot down. One of the reyolutionists
was arrested and another committed
suicide rather than surrender, and
! third escaped.
Many Killed at Lodz.
Lodz, Aug. 16-A bomb was thrown
in the third district police station
house yesterday, by which the build
| ing was set on fire. Troops fired sew
era1 volleys and many persons were
killed or wounded.
Cossacks Refuse Police Duty.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-Cossacks
from Poltava yesterday refused to
perform police duty at Tif1is. A large
number of arrests were made.