Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-09-02
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN INDIA BATTLES
NATIVE TROOPS ARE SENT TO
SCENE OF TROUBLE WITH Or
DERs TO oUELI FIGHTS
Several Europeans Lose Lives And
Many Hundreds Are Massaered
During Disturbance In Caleut
BY lnsurgent Bands

NHlcut, lnula-Nearly 100 members
OF the insurgent bands which have
been creating disorders in the dis.
trict south and southeast of this city
have been killed in fights with British
forces sent to quell the uprising. Sew
eral Europeans have been killed, while
seventy men of the Lelnster regiment
and seventeen native policemen are
missing. Many Hlndus have been
massacred.
Indian troops are being brought
southwark from Cannanore.
1t Is reported the insurgents have
destroyed bridges and Selled trees
across roads to obstruct troop move
ments.
BlueJackets and marines from the
warship Comus have been landed here.
British troops, including, cavalry.
arrived here from Bangalore Sunday
and proceeded to the disturbed area
Numerous refugees who have nrrIy.
ed here from the Ernad district relate
pitiful tales of torture and lootlng. II
appears the rebels have deserted tn
nur and other places and have taken
TO the hills.
Acknowledgements Monday from the
revolutionary area of Malabar, Brit.
ish India, indicating that British troops
and cavalry had arrived there, tended
to confirm the belief in London that
the uprising would be confined 10 this
area, although none here would deny
the seriousness Of the situation or It's
potentialitles for spreading.
The trouble in Malabar arises, It Is
stated, primarily from religious fana-
ticiSm and from the intense hatred of
the Moplahs, or Mohanmedans of
Arab descent, for Europeans and Hin
dus.
Or politics and home rule they know
nothing. as they virtually are bar
barians, hut the religious touch will
always stir them to bloodshed as they
live mainly for their religion and are
willing to die for II. Self-torture Is
not uncommon among The Moplahs in
the hope that they Ir thus arrive in
heaven, and they believe that death
on the battlefield Is the sure road to
happy hereafter. 17nilr
Close observers here of Indian nj.
fairs express the belief that the up-
rising also is In part due 20 the wide
spread propaganda of the native In
dian nationaliSts. TO this agitation
has been added reports OF great
wrongs done Turkey and the Callph-
ate by the treaty OF Sevres.
The situation for isolated Europeans
and Hindus In the Malabar region Is
grave, rs the MoplahS in the past have
halted at nothing in their frenzled
hatred At the time of the projected
uprising In the Puniab at the out
break of hte war some of the most
cold blOoded documents were issued
telling how Europeans were to be ex.
terminated to the last person.
The equipment of the Moplahs for
fighting consists largely of two edged
swords, extremely heavy and sharp as
razors, and catapults with n sprnk-
ling Of antiquated muzzle loading riff
les. 1t is reported, however, that they
obtained considerable arms and am.
munitlon in recent footing ana through
the treachcrv Of some Of the native
police and former native soldiers in
the British army.
A green emblem has been hosted
Mt Pallipu. Nearly n million MOplahs
are said 10 he back Of the home rule"
movement. Martial law has been dec.
Jared throughout the affected area