Show RUSSIA TROOPS Will SLA WITHOUT MERCY Revolutionists Are Warned That No More Blank Cartridges Will be UsedGrave Fears of Peasant Uprising St Petersburg That the present situation cannot end without bloodshed blood-shed Is the conviction prevailing In the higher government circles which from moment to moment are expecting expect-ing a conlllct between the troops nnd the revolutionists in St Petersburg and news of trouble in tho provinces especially at Kharkoff which has been declared in a state of siege Governors Govern-ors have been instructed to take all necessary precautions to preserve order or-der One of tho most prominent members mem-bers of the emperors council Is quoted quot-ed as saying The situation Is a grovious and painful one nod I seo no way out of it except by tho employment of armed force Please do not misunderstand misun-derstand me I look upon tho prospect pros-pect with tears but it is becoming moro and more evident that the troops will bo compelled to fire I can see no other possible outcome Tho revolutionists and terrorists are absolutely bent on forcing a conflict upon us and nothing wo can do will satisfy them The governor general has issued a proclamation to the effect that traffic on the Nlckolala and Moscow and Ka zan lines will be restored and that the strike will not prevent the city from being supplied with provisions of which thero is an ample stock Tho governor adds that for the pro tectlon of peaceable people troops havo been posted throughout the city and that they will fire with ball cartridges cart-ridges In the case of oven the smallest gathering of people or tho slightest sign of disorder The proclamation concludes with an appeal to the residents to pursue their daily avocations calmly In the Interior of Russia the people have neither mall nor newspaper and are the prey to tho wildest stories of what is occurring This is considered to be a bad side of tho situation as its it-s feared it may lead to peasant up risings which in the absence of troops might result In frightful excesses ex-cesses |