Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-11

different parts of Warsaw. were ransacked
by troops. About 1000 arrests were made.
and most OF the prisoners are Jews, Many
children were taken into custody. They are
employed by the terrorists to execute at
tempts upon government officials. because
the movements of the children do not
awaken suspicion. and they are not liable
to capital punishment The authorities
have ordered that all suspects be expelled
from the city.
Anti-Jewish Attack.
ST. PETERSBURG, September u-Tele-
grams received by the newspapers of the
capital, mostly from refugee sources. united
in giving the fighting at Siedlce the char
acter of an anti-Jewish attack Only the
most meager details, aside from those al
ready telegraphed. are obtainable here, on
account of the censorship and the difficulty
in using the telegraph wires from Siedlce.
The occurrences there of today are not
known here, and the war and police de-
partments are closed, 1t being holiday, no
news can be had to allay the apprehension
of the local Hebrews, who fear that the
MASSACRE is continuing.
Newspapers declare that the signal Tor
beginning the massacre was given by ois-
playing a red lantern from the tower OF the
City Hall. and that thereafter the dragon
regiment began shooting. 1t Is reported also
that a harmless bomb was thrown at the
chief of police in order to give pretext
for an anti-Jewish attack. 1t Is Impossible,
however to confirm these or other stories
Later reports of the disorders at Rudgu-
sowska, Warsaw province, tend to mini
mZe the trouble of yesterday. The occur
renee Is now described an ordinary
bomb throwing. in which less than score
of persons were wounded: Exaggerated re-
ports, however, were received in Warsaw.
Five Prisoners Killed. o..
HARDIN, September 1i.-Five political
prisoners have been killed and fourteen
have been wounded in fight with their
guards. The prisoners obtained revolvers
and overpowered the turkeys. They then
attempted to escape from the building and
succeeded in forcing the gate.
In Refuge in Moscow.
MOSCOW. September 1.-THE police of
the city today completely surrounded two
of the local hospitals, and policemen armed
with portraits of NJ. Belenzoff. the leader
of the band which robbed the Credit Mutual
Bank of Moscow on March 20. and who
escaped from his custodians while being re-
turned here from Switzerland. examined all
the patients in turn. The police had been
informed that Belenzoff had taken refuge
cess. Friends of BelenZoff are spreading
the story that he has escaped to South
America.
New Laws in Effect.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 1.-THE
new system of repressive laws was put
into operation today with the summary
suppression of the leading liberal Journal
the Oko. formerly the Russ. Tho Oko pub
iished last Sunday an article, warmly well
coming the address to the duma. lately
drawn up by some English members of
parliament and others. 1t said that the
address was International act, and that
Prime Minister Sir Henry CAMPBELL Ban
nermans historical speech at the confer
ence of inter- parliamentary unions in Lon
don, in the course of which he cried: THE
duma is dead: long live the duma," SUM-
GENTLY characterized the British cabinets
attitude toward the duma.
The Russian government considered the
article subversive of public order, and
forbade the further publication of the Oko