New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1917, Page 10

March 31, via “London, April 3.—Fifty . carrying victims of ime back to freedom In from the mlnee nents . of Siberia’ m Gndle- chain across the s of the old Wervorist soclety Who were banished by ad- ‘‘decree without trial or s imminent ard - the dn the coldest settlements Lena, will soon: be im- & who do not reach Miroad ‘within a fortnight must [Smix ‘weeks or two months until witneds this unprece- a_correspondent of rfi e here - in member of the Duma ‘ot the former coun- . TiHe tiiree ‘offcials carries thom to. some leom of thousands of heathen Asiatic tribes- men and they are especially directed to instruct volunteers in regard to the coming constitutional assembly which ‘will decide the form of R\i—hn new government. . The liberation of. '8 pflnner- has barely beghn. ."West of the Urals, the Associated Press oorrespondent encountered only a handful of exiles who, when the ' revolution began, were at or near the railroad. The first Jarge party was _encountered when' the Siberian express reached Ekaterinburg, in the Urals. It con- sisted of 160 political ‘convicts and administrative exiles, including twen- ty .members of the Jewish revolu- tionary band, mostly from the Verk- holensk district west of Lake Baikal. The exiles were traveling in special cars and had been on the road con- tinuously, from March 24, five days after they: first heard of the revolu- tions. Crowds Cheer at! Railroad Stations. The cars were met by & vast crowd at the railroad station which cheered them tumultuously. ° The returning exiles ' returned the cheers but they were in a deplorable physical condi- tion—shaggy, ‘uncouth, unwashed and extremely emaciuted. Many were crippled wtih rheumatism, tywo had lost hands and feet from frost bites, and one, who attempted flight =a week before the revolution, had been shot In the leg when he was recap- tured. He was lying in a prison hos- pital when he learned that he was a frée man, The exiles had started west so hur- riedly that they arrived in an extra- ordinary variety of incongruous garb. Some wore new costumes supplied by some sympathizers along their route, and some had handsome fur over- coats covering'their hideous jail uni- - ‘sleighs. An enormous number |sledges from 'widely scattered settle- forms. Among those who wore this latter costume was a young aristocrat from Odessa, who. was sentenced for life ten years:é&go. for fomenting; revolutionary, movement ‘in the Bl sea ‘fleet. Others of the party woro shaggy sheep and wolf sking as a pro- tection against the ' bitter _Siberian ‘blasts. One man from the Irkutsk city jail wore the gold briaded tunic of the dismissed governor of Irkq(lk under a ragged and greasy overcoat.’ All Ekaterinburg gathered to. do honor to the exiles, and ‘a reception and dinner was hastily improvised, at which a speech was delivered by So- phia Vasneff, who spent seven years in different Stherian penitentiaries for publishing Ifterdture, Crowds Choke Trails. : - As soon as the news of the revolu- tion spread ‘through Siberia those exiles who had the means started for the nearest rallway, traveling ags and night in the Arctic cold on. peas- ant sledges or governmhent 'post of ments converged on Irkutsk and so congested the trails that the move- ment was held up some times for hours. - Five days after the trilumph of the revolution 6,000 exiles entered Irkuték, but the vast majority were unable to proceed west on account of the lack of rolling stock. They en- camped about town and along the railroad and will be at least a month before they can be sent home. The president of the exile recep- tion committee in Ekaterinburg: gave, the correspondent a general picture of the present conditions and pros- pects. of the exiles. He sald there were probably 100,000 persons in:8i- beria who had been released under the amnesty m of th9 P visional government. :This num eomnrlm Political effenders, melud- ing terrorists convicted -after trials; bersons suspected of furthering revo- 3&0!\“’? propaganda - and exiled ut trail by order of the secret | police; gendarmier or the minister of the interior, and finally, some tens of thousands of peasants exiled without trial by decrees of ‘the village. com- munal councils. Many of the latter will remain in Siberia_ voluntarily. where ¢onditions of Iif d work are excellent under the reform govern- ment. One of the largest convict settlements was in Yakuba, in narthwest Siberia, |where about 15,000 exiles and con- victs lived in semi-liberty. In the mining district of Nertchinsk, 100 exiles, including seven women, con- victed of conspiring against the em- peror, have been released. The first to be freed was the famous Marie Spiridonova, who killed a colonel of gendarmes for tarturing prisoners, She Was herself tortured and abused for seven days and then sentenced to death by a field court martial. After her release Mademoiselle Spiridonova fell il and is now in a hospital in Tahita. * Nicolai' Anuikhin Interviewed, At Tyumen the correspondent met a second trainload of exiles from the Irkutsk . penal ' settlements. ' The crowds at the statlon cheered .the famous terrorist Nicolai Anuikhin, who, in 1906, shot and killed the chief of the Petrograd-Warsaw railway. His victim, General Fuchloff, was about to kidnap 400 railroad strikers and send them to Siberia. Anuikhin, who introduced himself to the corres- pondent as 4 released jailbird, is a gigantic, broad' shouldered, elderly man with a gray imperial and an ex- cited nlanner of speech. He sald: “After one year in European con- vict prisons I spent ten years in the Alexandravsk prison, fifty miles from Irkutsk. This is the biggest convict fail in Russia and contained 12,000 ordinary criminals and about 500 po- litical prisoners, mostly sentenced to life, “katrograd,” the severest form of Russian punishment short of death. I spent the first five years In the so- called probation class, with hands and feet manacled and chained to a wheel barrow which I had to take everywhere. In addition, I was re- peatedly flogged by order of the gov- ernor. The assistant group, during the absence of his chief, ordered daily floggings for his own satisfaction. ““The overcrowded prison was divid- ed into dormitories, each of which ‘was intended for thirty prisoners but usually contained from sixty to eighty, half of whom had children or rheu- matism. We convicts had a secret organization which we called ‘the col- lective.’” The occupants of the differ- ent dormitories communicated by means of tapping and other systems of signalling. Although we also had means of communication with the out- slde world we knew nothing of the revolution’ until the morning of our rel At that time two terrorists and; half a dozen criminal convicts were being flogged without apparent cause. The provincial state attorney suddenly appeared and announced to our amazement: ‘Russia is a republic and you are free.’ After our release ‘we learned that. the assistant govern- or, on getting the news of the revolu- tiof, declgred that he would give a farewel]l flogging ‘in order to prepare my fail birds for sweet liberty." » Popoff Plotted Against Ozar. Among the political prisoners from Tobolsk is Alexander Popoff, whb ‘was sentenced to death for an alleged plot against the emperor, a charge which he declares was a fabrication by the police. . Popoff, who is a high- 1" intelligent artisan. was chl.hpd by the wrist and ankles for four years. In describing his release he said: “A most remarkable feature of amnesty day in Tobolsk was the sudden de- mand for blacksmiths. The prison blacksmith, , fearing the vengeance of the convicts, fled and private black- smiths, in = the general frenzy of triumph, could not be found. In the meantime, sixty chained men waited for their liberation. The newly formed committee of public safety, unable to find ° blacksmiths, drove the still chained convicts to the dismissed gov- \| erpor’s palace, where a banquet had HETHER you are planning to build a new garnge or are just dissatis- ith ings on your present one, you will be mighty interest- - the shipment of Stanley Garage Hardware we have we are displaying this week in our window. been prepared, and we had our first free meal. Above the:din of the speeches and cheers for the Russian republican could be heard the jang- 1ing of our shackles.” From Tobolsk prison there were also released fifty soldiers, sentenced to life for mutiny during the revolu- tion of 1905, leaders. in the Livonian peasants’ riots and others who were sentenced for agrarian offenses, Another liberated exile was Sophia Lijnetzky, a pretty girl of 19, from Vitebsk, who was arrested a year ago on suspicion of being engaged in political propaganda and was spirited away to the remote Siberian village of Kiutun. Bhe was allowed $2 a month by the government for her living ex- penses and managed to exist by teach- ing adult peasants to read and write. Relating her experiences she sald: “In my village the police them- selves, wearing red badges, were the first to_anpounce the revolution. Im- med @‘u was frantic competi- tion the exiles to get home. The first two girls who started ‘were without' proper equipment and were overukax by a blizzard near Vrekol- ensk and, it is said, frose to death.” “Another girl, who had been exiled to a place near the shores of Lake Baikal, said that the news of the revo- lution was first given out by the vil- lage priest in church. At once fifty eoxiles, who were in the congregation, rushed out, determined on vengeance on the local police captain, who was a wanton tyrant. They were met by the policeman’s ten year old daughter who stood before her father and ex- claimed: “Kill me first.” The child's action saved the captain’s life. In Tumen are convicts and admin- istrative exiles who were on their way to prison and exile when the revolu- tion occurred. These started to re- turn to Europe. Among them was found Basil Muravin, sentenced to death in 1907 for belonging to the “militant organiszation of the social revolutionary party.” He spent the first five years in the \ Schlushburg fortréss on Lake Ladoga, then four years in other European prisons, in- cluding the one at Pskov, where he was flogged seven times by ernaz e was then tlle u ri.bn:?’ o - “When the revolution , Huravin sdld, “I was in g nnull Ulinsk 'transport prison awaliting the arrival of othér convicts for dispatch together to the east. I had long lost hope of pardon when I learned that I was free. - The discovery came in' a most dramatic way. I was at the time in chains ‘as a newcomer of unknown'| character. T heard a sudden shouting and afterward a terrific rifle firing. It sounded as if 'a mill of, cartridges had exploded in quick succession. Next bullets began to fly over the prison yard Finally a bullet cut the halyard of the Russian flag waving over the prison building. The flag dropped on the roof, and shortly af- terward a crowd stormed the prison #nd hoisted the revolutionary ensign.” DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES, ‘Wil Be Held in Five Wards Tonight— Primary in Sixth Ward. Although the sixth ward democrats, following their usual. custom, will hold a primary from 4 until 8 p. m. today in each of the five other wards caucuses will be held tonight to select men who are to attend the convention tomorrow night in Bardeck’s hall. In addition to the candidates for the couneil to be selected, there must be named four constables, school committeemen and two selectmen . The first and third ward cauctses to be held in Bardeck’s hall. The ond ward caucus is to be held in Lithuanian hall and the fifth * ward caucus is to be held in Skritulski’s hall. The sixth ward primary takes place at 37 Hartford avenue. In the first, second and third wards no can- didates for seats in the cpuncil have stepped from the ranks of the demo- crats and someone will have to be induced to permit the use of his name tomorrow. J. L. Ross wants to be. a councilman in the fourth ward and in the fifth ward the council aspirants are William Sikora and ' Charles Dougherty, while John J. Riley seeks the position of alderman. Council- men McDonough and Gorback are candidates for re-election in the sixth ward. Th election will be held next Tues- day and already the voting machines are being installed in 'the polling places. ) The town committees are also busy preparing lists and naming clerks. - EICHSTAEDT ENDORSED. Prohibitionists, .in. Nominations, In- clude Second Ward Counciiman. Th prohibition party, in making its nominations last evening, included the name of A F. Eichstaedt as council- man from the second ward. Inas- much as Mr, Eichstaedt is a candidate (Continued From Eighth Page).. my Murphy, of Kansas City, defend- ing his title in .the 135-pound class knocked out Frank Varona, of New York, in two rounlis. Earl Baird, of Seattle, a student at the University of Washington, disposed of Charles Parker of Boston, in a single round in the 125-pound class. Hereafter the Yale “Y” wil be a block letter six inches high. ‘Wearers of this “Y” will be entitled to wear the “Y” hat. The minor sports *“Y" shall be a block letter four inches in height. This will be awarded to members and managers of a basket- ball five winning the intercollegiate league championship. In hockey the small varsity letter will be awarded to the seven winning the hockey series with Harvard and Princeton. The minor - sport letter .may also be awarded to an individual champion or to a championship team in any branch of general athletics. Under this ruling the present basketball team will receive the minor “Y,” and | the hockey seven, which worked just | | as hard and just as faithfully as the basketball men—withal, not so suc: cessfully—will not receive thie « “Y. ‘Whether a premium thus placed on success is a good thing or not may | be left to the Yale . under-graduate philosophers. Further rules regard- ing the award, particularly of the varsity and™letter, are 'being con- sidered. ' By mutual agreement of counsel, thetrial of the $900,000 anti-trust suit of the' Baltimore Federal league club against.organized baseball which was to be started next week in the United States court at Philadelphia was yes- terday postponed until June 11. Once more the big bull sign will accupy a prominent place in the base- ball fields of league teams. The com- pany in charge of them already arranged to have the signs placed in all 'the grounds of the Eastern league with the exception of Lawrence and New. London and favorable action is expected in' these two’ places also. Heavy hitting batsmen who hit the sign on the fly will be presented with $50 while home runs will net 'the makers tobacco. The signs have been miseing for:the past few seasons, but they are going:back to them. “ Paul J,.Shea, 22 years old, manager of ‘the Fordham University baseball tean, died'in §t. Vincent's hospital yesterday .following an operatian for appendicitis. . Shea was a member of the senior class and entered the col- legt from Fordham Prep. As a mark of respect thie varsity nine will wear mourning bande on their uniforms. Washington and Lee’ college: de- feated Amherst at baseball at Lexing- on the republican ticket the action of | ton, yesterday, by a score of 10 to 6. the prohibitionists is an endorsement. The nominations follow: First ward, Alderman, E. F. Jenni- son; councilman, L. O, Chriver and Carl J. Nilson, Second ward, Councilmen, FEichstadt Third ward, Alderman, F. G, Platt; councilman, Rev. J. B. Kllngberg and Truman L, Weed. Fourth ward, Councilman, Carlson and F. L. Asklund Fifth ward, n6 nominations. Sixth ward, Councilman, Lockwood and W. H. Ibelle. School board, Mrs. Alice V Corbin, Mrs. Mary Gilchriest. Constables, George Wilde, Benjamin Demarest, John Sloan, 8. W, Trader. E. F. L. M H. N. Teresa Ferraris has filed notice of (her intention to buy the business at 410 South Main street formerly con- ducted by her husband. She will take possession on April 12, Four of the Stars in “The Seven Deadly Deputy Sheriff Jack Maley, who has been a conspicuous figure at recent boxing shows in New Haven, scored a. g genuine knockout at the Royal A, C. last night by carrying away a portion of, the receipts in lieu: of a. claim against the club. . Maley's attach- ment - papers called - for & sum amounting to $359.90, but he was able to procure but $110. The action of the sheriff just about put & crimp:in the show as the boxers steadfastly re- fused to perform unless they. were paid for their services in advance. Three bouts had already been staged when Maley made his raid on the box office. The scheduled. semi-final and star bout went cancelled as there wasn't enough money in the house to pay the boxers for ' their —services. The turn of events proved a bitter pill for the fans to swallow and it was with considerable difficulty that Ser- geant Bowers and a squad of patral- men were able to preserve order, A Monday and Tuesday MACHINE NEEDLES AND---— SHUTTLES (For Every Make) Sewing Machine CmBeObwn'edntOur, Notion Dept. No doubt you have seqwhd in vain for some kind' . of 1 shuttle without success, Columbia Yarns in all the new sludes, f making Sweaters ‘for 'S and Summer wear. New Stamped Pieces to Embroider Embroidery Silks, C Sins” Opening at Fox’s