Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-20
Editorial
POGRONS PERSIST
IN SOUTH RUSSIA
LONDON IS TOLD
.(sneciai C,abIe pispateh. J

Especial Cable Dispateh.)
London, Nov. 19.-Information has
been received in London from the
united Jewish committees of south
Russia giving details of pograms al
legged to have been recently committed
in the wake of General Denekine'
army The allegations made show
that the anti-semitic feeling still finds
expression in outrages of the most
shocking kind.
Still Going On.
In nearly all the places where the
volunteer army penetrated systematic
destruction of Jewish property took
place and is still going on.
The anti-Jewish successes show an
extremely violent character in the
town of Ekaterinoslaf where all the
Jewish houses in four streets were
ransaked, hundreds of Jewish women
maltreated and numerous Jews killed
the pogrom is not yet finished.
In Karkoff serious cases of plumber
and violence are taking place by the
dozen every day while series of
small localities, like Griehine, Az
dievka, Enakievo. Siniemikovo, Lo-
zovo, Valki, Boghodoukhovbe, wit
messed the same happenings
made in a fanatical fashion, News
papers and circulars openly called on
the people to resort to pogroms. Jew
ish officers are not admitted into the
army. Jewish volunteers with records
of distinguished service and great
sacrifice are ruthlessly discharged
Jewish travellers are attacked in the
trains; they are plundered, mishan-
died and Killed.
In the railway station of Sanjare
(near Krementchoug) all Jewish trav-
elers were compelled to descend from
the train; their belongings were taken
from them, their clothes We're torn off
and, after they had been beaten, they
were bundled back together in the
carriage, and no one knows what has
become of those travellers.
Tortured, Then Killed.
At the Sinelnikoff station, openly
soldiers and officers dragged all Jews
from the trains to TORTURE and kill
them; this is known to the authori-
ties. On July ] 5 fifteen Jews were
buried: all had been killed by soldiers
on July 10, in the evening, when
the train arrived at this station, some
soldiers under Prince Abaschidza, a
cavalry captain, burst into the rail-
way carriages, compelled the Jewish
travellers to leave the train. tortured
them and killed one named Bentsian-
off, living in Kharkoff.
Similar excuses are very frequent
in Sinelnikoff.
On June IL chemist named G. l.
Pietrovski was in Bespalovka station
when a military train arrived. on
the carries one could read. "OYercdms
the Jews and save Russia" The sol
diers seized PietrovslSi, killed him and
threw his body near the station.
on July II L. Feighine left Khar-
koff to go TO MelitopoL AS Jewish
travellers were being mishandled and
shot in the stations. some decided to
return to Kharkoff when they reached
Likhatchcf. At Meref station some
soldiers despoied Feighine, taking his
money and luggage and beating him
At the same station, on June 25l
some soldiers mishandled a wood
merchant named Jankel Joudel and
robbed him of $50, 900 roubles.
On the same date Cossacks searched
all the compartments of the train
when it was at Meref station in order
TO find any Jews who might be tray
cling. M y7#t
At the beginning of July some Cos