The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-09-09
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN INDIA BATTLES
NATIVE TROOPS ARE SENT TO
SCENE OF TRousLE WITH Or
oeRs TO oUELL FIGHTS
Several Europeans Lose Lives Ara
Many Hundreds Are Masssered
During Disturbance In caIeut
BY lnsureent Bands

Calicut, India-Nearly 700 memher,
ot the insurgent bands which have
heen creating disorders in the dr.
irict south and southeast of this civ
nave been killed in fights with British
forces sent TO quell the uprising. Sev-
erai Europeans have been killed. while
seventy men of the Leinster regiment
ana seventeen native policemen are
missing. Many Hindus have been
massacred
ihdlan troops are being brought
southwark from Cannanore.
u is reported the insurgents have
destroyed bridges and selled trees
across roads to obstruct troop move
ments.
buejackets and marines from the
warShip Comus have been landed here
BRITISH troops, including, cavalry.
arrived here from Bangalore Sundav
ana proceeded to the disturbed area.
Numerous refugees who have arriv.
cd here from the Ernad district relate.
pitiful tales of torture and lootinp II
appears the rehelS have deserted Ia
nnr and other places and have taken
to the hills.
Acknowledgements Monday from the
revolutionary area of Malabar Brit.
ish india, indicating that British troons
ana cavalry had arrived there. tende,,
10 confirm The belief in London that
me uprising would he confined To This
area, although none here would deny
me senonSne>s of the situation or It's
potentialities for spreading.
The trouble in ATalabar arises II 10
stated. primarily from religious fana.
'ictSm and from the intense hatred Of
the Moplahs, or Mnhanmedans OF
Arab descent, for Europeans and Hin.
dus.
or politics and home rule they know
nothing. as they virtually are bar.
barians. hut the religions touch will
always stir them TO bloodshed as they
live mainly for their religion and are
willing to die for it. Self torture is
not uncommon among the Moplahs in
IN" hone that they will thus arrive in
heaven. and they believe that death
on the battlefield is the sure road ia
happy hereafter.
Close observers here of Indian af-
fairs express the belief that the up
rising also is in part due TO the wide
spread propaganda of the native In
dan natiOnaliStS 70 this agitation
has been added reports of great
wrongs done Turkey and the Calipb-
ate by the treaty of Sevres.
The situation for isolated Europeans
and 1lindus in the Malabar region is
grave. rs the Moplahs in the past have
halted at nothing in their frenzied
haired. At the time of the projected
uprising in the Punjab at the out.
break of hte war some of the most
cold FLOODED documents were issued
telling how Europeans were to be ex.
terminated TO the last person.
The equipment Of the Moplahs for
hghfing consists largely of two edged
swords, extremely heavy and sharp as
razorS, and catapntS with a shrink
ling of Anticipated muzzle loading riff
les. II IS reported. however. that they
ohtained considerable arms and am
munition in recent looting and through
the treacherv Of some of the native
nolice and former native soldiers In
the British army.
green emblem has been hoiSted
at Pallipu. Nearly million Moplahs
are said to be back of the "home rule"
movement. Martial law has been dec.
Jared throughout the affected area.