Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-21
many jews perish
IN BURNING Town
PEASANTS FROM THE SURROUND.
ING COUNTRY SET FIRE TO
kooPlN, RUSSIA.
GRAVE FEARS OF A
MASSACRE AT ODESSA

0nfAVE FEAhS VI a
MASSACRE AT ODESSA
Reports from siedlce Show That
Many Wounded Were Deserted In
Streets to Die Of Thirst-Europe to
Wipe Out Terrorism.
Odessa, Sept IA. - It is reported
here that the Jewish town of Koop.
in, in the district of Kamenetz, has
been burned down by peasants from
the surrounding country. Some Of
the Inhabitants are said to have been
killed in flight, while many perished
in the flames.
Anti-Jewish agitation is rife here.
Wall spaces, the slides of houses. and
telegraph poles throughout this CITY
have been plastered with proclama-
ton issued by the Union of Russian
People," urging patriots to combine
to exterminate the Jews.
This action has aroused grave an.
prehension among the peacefully in
clined, both Jews and Christians,
Many Perish from Thirst.
st. Petersburg, Sept. IA pitiful
feature of the massacre at Siedlce was
the death from thirst of many wound
ed persons who were abandoned by
their friends in houses from which
the people were forced to fee for
their lives. Firemen are searching
deserted houses for bodies.
The resumption of telegraphic COM
munication with Siedlce has enabled
the press of st. Petersburg fol the
first time to present picture of the
conditions in the ravaged town. AS
in the case of the massacre at Bialy-
stok, later messages greatly reduce
the number of dead from that given
in earlier reports. ),
The property losses, however, from
the fury and cupidity of the mob and
the destruction wrought by lombard.
ment and subsequent fire are placed
higher, running to several hundred
thousand dollars.
The number of corpses buried pri.
yately or consumed in burning build
ings may add another score to the
number.
Europe Wars on Terrorlsts.
Berlin, Sept. 14.-All Europe, with
the exception of Switzerland and Eng.
land, has united in movement to
stamp out terrorism, and in the future
advocates of the bomb and revolver
method of warning against constituted
government will be hunted down as
common enemies of law and order
everywhere |.
The Russian government has taken
the lead in the movement and has Sc
cured pledges from every government
except the two mentioned for full DO.
lice cooperation on their part In
stamping out the secret terrorist or.
CARNATIONS. {
1t is notorious fact that many of
the assassinations of officials In Rus
STA were engineered in other capitals,
and there are terrorist organizations
In nearly every large city. Russia,s
secret police have been hampered
hitherto in their warfare against the
anarchists because the latter sought
refuge in other countries while plot>
ting against Russian officials and then
dispatched emissaries to carry out
their conspiracies. 93s
In the future Russian secret police
will be allowed to seize terrorists
without warrants in all countries
which have agreed to the new pact.
Belgium has given the Russian gov
eminent assurances that known ter
rorists will be expelled from that
country. This promise has given
great satisfaction to the Russian gov.
eminent, as next to Geneva, Brussels
has been the chief center Of anarchists
In Enropa.