Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28

near kaZeroon, is lying in a hospital
Medical assistance has been sent tc
him. The consul was being escorted
TO his post by 100 Indian soldiers when
an attack was made by 500 kashgai
trihesmen. The Indians were forced &c
retreat to Kazeroin, leaving the con-
sui behind, and for a time much
anxiety was felt concerning his fate
Reinforeements of 150 Sowars have
been dispatched from ShiraZ TO re-
lieve the force at Kazeroon.
! London, Dec. 27.-The Russian gov
eminent has decided upon stern meas
ures to suppress the disorders at
i Tabriz and other disturbed Persian
! towns. The dislocation of the tele-
Ieraph lines makes it impossible to get
Ia reliable narrative from the out
breaks. Yet it cannot be doubted that
la situation of the grayest completely
has arisen.
AS. reports Of Russian progress in
Persia and stories of indiseriminate
killing of natives in Tabriz and Resht,
and Of the destruction of Persia's
constitutional government under Rus
sian menaces continue to reach Eng
land, the people are becoming inereas-
Iingly disturbed over the British gov
lernments completely This completely.
the foreign secretary, Sir Edward
Grey. thinks is a matter of policy and
compelled by the Anglo Russian
agreement.
Doubts have also been increased as
to whether Persian independence will
ever be restored to even the feeble
status 1t had before this last assault
lby Russia.
| If Parliament were sitting there
, would undoubtedly be severe question
ing of the government on this sub
ject and an arraignment of the for
eign office.
The Times is the only paper which
| strongly supports the government and
| even it expresses considerable uneasi-
ness over Russia's Intentions as lint
ed in the St. Petersburg reports. The
Manchester Guardian, the ablest and
most influential provincial Liberal pa
per. deplores British responsibility and
| questions whether the government
| could not have taken some stand
earlier, but fears that it is now toe
| late. In short, the whole affair is re-
4
| The Persia committee, which is com.
| posed of prominent Englishmen inter
ested in Persian affairs, has received
the following telegram from the Pro-
| vineial Assembly at Tabriz, through
| the Persian secretary of Constantine
| pie:
ION Dec. Il. Russian troops attack
| ed and seized the administration
buildings. They trampled school chill
| dren under foot and killed and de-
1 spoiled innocent men ana women
| They also looted the shops. The inhab-
| itants after extraordinary forbearance
began 10 defend themselves and forced
| the Russians to evacuate the govern
ment offices.
! "On Dec %, the Russians lombard
| ed the city until sunset. On Dec. %
| in consequence of orders from the cen
| trail government 10 cease fighting, the
| inhabitants took no steps to defend
themselves, but the Russians renewed
| the bombardment, firing from the en-
| virons of their consulate at women
| and other innocent persons. They
| wounded or made captive the wives
and children of many respectable citi-
/ zens and set fire to numerous build
ings and mosques.
THE inhabitants still remained
quiet on Dec. %, but the ferocity OF
| the Russians greatly increased. They
killed many women and children, and
a large number of buildings We're
| buried by them. If, tomorrow, they
do not desist from their savage at
lacks, the inhabitants will be COM
PEELED to defend themselves.
I'VE beg you to communicate this tele
gram to the principal newspaper and in
fiuential centers of Europe
| Messages from Tabriz, Persia, receiveo
by English companies having agents
there say that foreigners residing in tn,
city are in a bad plight. They are con
| fined to their houses owing to the con
| tinued fighting in the streets and arr
| running short of provisions with M
prospect of obtaining a further supply
All communication with Teheran ant
Tabriz by means of the Indo- European
Telegraph Cos. wires which is the usua
route for kilograms has been cut OF
since Monday. Messages coming from
those two cities, except those passin'
through St Petersburg, are very brief
They are forwarded first to Bombay an,
thence to London over the cables of tn
Eastern telegraph Co
st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.--A semi-officia
statement issued, this evening, says tina
in view of acts of foolhardy aggression
committed against the Russian forces AM