The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-12

instructions were given. Cartridges
| were passed out to those who were
short and everybody warned again not
to fire until we will be fred on, or
attacked.
When the meeting was over and
everything ready, the "B. O." began
to line up the crowd eight abreast
before the gate. The bier was brought
up to the front and the gate swung
wide open.
The hospital is, located near the
city limits. The cemetery is few
miles away from the city. 1t was the
general custom to carry the caskets
to the cemetery on the shoulders.
The strongest group of the "B. o."
was concentrated in front of the pro
cession, the rest were scattered in
the center and on the TANKS. We
expected to be met by police at the
cemetery.
About mile away from the hospi-
tai, when we reacheu the highway
Skulianskaya ROgatka, scarlet ban
ner went up in the center of the pro
cession. 1t was in the form of pillow
slip and about the same size. The
breeze filed it up with air making
the white letters on the red back
ground plainly visible. AS we read the
words: Down with absolutism! Long
live the Revolution!" hearts began
to beat faster. Up till now we had
been talking of fighting czarism un-
der the red flag of the revolution, but
this was the first time we actually
marched under the red banner openly
defying our enemies. The thrill passed
all over the ranks. The members of
the "B. O." clasped tighter the guns
in the pockets. All eyes were on the
red flag.
About a block farther we encoun-
tered a mounted policeman. He was
standing on a side street watching
the procession pass. He saw the red
flag but did not stir. AS soon as we
passed he rode off at full speed in
the direction where we came from.
We understood that something was up
and an attempt was made to get in
touch with7the leader of the "B. y. !,
but before we had time to do it, a
cry went up: "Dragoonsi"
We had been attacked from the
reari Our main forces were concen-
trated in front and in the center
around the red flag. AS the panic
began only a few members of the
"B. o." succeeded in making their
way to the rear in face Of the rushing
mob.
In the middle of the street COM
pany of dragons was galloping at us
with drawn sabers, on both sides the
gendarms and police were running
with drawn revolvers. AS they came
nearer they began to fire. The nre
was Immediately returned by the few
members of the b. o." who had
fought their way to the rear in order
to hold back the attack as long as
possible to give the crowd a chance
to dispense.
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The police and gendarms stopped
hesitatingly. The dragons could not
stop. By this time they were madly
rushing at us. They cut into the
crowd trampling it under the hoofs Of
the horses. The sabers began to fall
right and left, sparkling in the sun.
The police and gendarms recovered
their wits and began to fire again.
AS they reached the crowd after it
was already disorganized by the attack
of the dragons, they also drew. their
sabers and began to stab and cut right
and left.
The crowd fought back with bare
fists, stones picked from the street,
boards from the broken fences, etc.
The members of the "B. o." used their
guns as long as they could, but most
of them were wounded at the first
onslaught of the dragons. One COM
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