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Show STRIKERS PIH AT$TM01i W orkmen Generally Obey Summons: Sum-mons: Appear Determined in Struggle. LIVONIA REBELLION EXTENDS TO VITEBSK Armed Revolutionaries Are ( ou-centrating ou-centrating to Recapture k hark. off. ST. PETERSBl'RG. Dec. 21, SilO P m-Slncc m-Slncc noon today tho streets have been filled with troops, and especially those In the Industrial 5Cctlonn. Tho railroad stations sta-tions are In possession of the military Wholesale arrests of the leaders of the workmen were made last night. It is reported re-ported that the police Include In their captures tho members of the second I Workmen's council, who were placed In the fortrcwi of St. Peter und St. Paul with members of tho tlrst council, who were arrested Saturday night. A third council, however, promptly took the place of the second. Appeals foi Suppoit The League of Leagues has Issued an appeal to the public asking for liberal support of the proletariat, "which Is bearing bear-ing the brunt of the struggle for tho emancipation of the nation." The appeal says there Is bound to be much pi I vat lou starvation and even death, and not only ask for mauna.1 aid, but prC9CSes Hw Inauguratlon of free dining-rooms for workmen in all parts of the city. Moscow Is Cut Off. Moscow is already cut oft from St. Petersburg, and with the provinces generally gen-erally there was no communication this j morning. According to the latest Information Infor-mation the Lithuanian insurrection has extended Into the province of Vitebsk. acrots the border from Livonia. At Ko-kunhusen Ko-kunhusen the Chief of Police and hli sistanta were tried by a revolutionary ' tribunal and executed. Severe Fight at Tukuni. It turns out that Tukum. In CourbLUd, only surrendered after a 6vere fight which lasted for twelve hours. The m-surrectlonista m-surrectlonista had fortified the town by throw ing up Inttenchim nts. before which j they dug pits. They also had in position the" machine guns recently captured by j th. m. The trenches Were taken by storm. I both sides losing heavily. The latest Information from Kharkoff i ays that 10,000 revolutionaries are under arms and troops are being- concentrated for the purpose of recapturing the city. Strike Starts Tamely. The strike started here at noon v.-ry tamely. In the. center of the city the shops were not closed, the proprietors having received guarantees that !f they remained open they would be given ample protection, and that any dcpnta Ion of strikers seeking by threats of force to compel the closing of the ehop would be Instantly arrested. There was. however, an Impressive demonstration in the Indus- j trial sections. Workman Obey Summons. In the manufacturing district, beyond the Warsaw and Narva gates. In the Schlushclburg district nnd in the sections on both sides of the Neva, the workmen generally obeyed the summons to strlk. and promptly at 12 o'clock thousands of ! them emerged to the street. Police. Cos- ' sacks, soldiers of the guard regiments and ' other patrols wore everywhere, but so far ; as reported no collision marked the Inau- I guratlon of the strike. Quiet but Determined The workm.-n seemed very qjlet but d. t.-rmlncd Th' men of each la v lectcd In advance a certain number to act as pickets for the purpose of pr ven lng anv attempt to Introduce strike-breakers into the factories. |