Show l I LYAL Ul Y AL TROOPS I GAIN VICTORY Sveaborg Fortress in the Hands of Russian Government After Much Fighting PRISONERS MARCHED OUT OUTI I HUNDREDS U OF LIVES SO FAR SACRIFICED He Aug 8 Sveaborg for Lor fortress or tress is completely com in the government this morning The pris prist I t f have been marched out and sent to Sk island where they will await wait trial trIa The he socialistic red guard yesterday evening mad made a last effort to bring bout about a general strike They march d In fn force to the power house of the street railroad and ordered the men to strike Upon their refusal the guards attempted to destroy def troy the buildings Police and communal guards were sum summoned summoned and a fight followed resulting in the killing of an assistant chief mt f police and several communal guards and a number of the red guard Cos Cossacks Cossacks Cossacks sacks were summoned and separated the combatants I The redl guard consists of the greater 4 part of the th Finnish proletariat while J the communal guards are made up of the moderate and ant wealthy classes and andare andare are organized to maintain order and protect property They are armed with rifles and are under almost military discipline Great Caution Used The government nt is handling the situ situation situation situation carefullY fearing hat the move movement movement movement ment may spread apr nd throughout the coun country country country try The Cossacks are used only in extreme cases and then they disperse crowds with more gentleness than they th y ydo ydo do in Russia j jIt It transpires that the sharp firing heard from front Sveaborg between 4 1 and 5 yesterday morning from the in infantry infantry infantry fantry reinforcements dispatched there for lor r r the purpose of constructing pontoon bridges from island to island In order to wrest the fortifications from the mutineers The troops were supported by a cannonade from the fortress on island The attempt was successful and the government flag was vas hoisted holst d at noon showing that the Sveaborg fortress was In the hands of f the loyalists Some 2500 reinforcements of troops rave rae now arrived at Telegraph Wires Cut During the night the telegraph lines Were cut severing communication with Viborg and a small railroad bridge be between between between tween here and Viborg was blown up The bridge was subsequently repaired Trains from St Petersburg are ar arriving arriving arriving riving here hereafter after great delay del y One of the railway bridges has again been blown up with dynamite but it was soon repaired re aired The casualties at Sveaborg were but bu Is undoubtedly an ex exaggerated ex ef exaggerated number The officers wives showed untiring un tiring devotion as nurses The wounded mu mutineers mutineers mutineers suffered considerably as they were with medical supplies A messenger r who came from Svea Sven Sveaborg Svenborg Sveaborg borg fortress during the day said aid that the casualties would be shown to num number number number ber many more than five hundred ex expressing expressing expressing pressing the opinion that the totals would run into thousands The garri garrison garrison garrison son consisted of or six thousand men menThe menThe menThe The leader of the red guard Captain Koch has been arrested A number of workmen are on strike e and the street treet cars are not running but there have been n fl disturbances today toda |