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Show RUSSIAN TROOPS eP iz Nine-Day Siege Ends m Complete Occupation of City by Czar's Troops. TEHERAN, Persia, Dec. 29. Reports Re-ports of Russian atrocities continue to come in fiom Tabriz and ,Rc8ht. The Persians are staggered at the at-tltudo at-tltudo of Russia, as the bejlef was general that when the demands of the car wer? met hostllitleb would cease According to ofllcial adices, this has not been the case. The vice KOomor of Tabriz estimates that the number of Persians killed will reach 5CU, and ho dcclaros that his overtures for a cessation ces-sation of hostilities have been ignored The massacres in Tabriz occmred near the leper colony In the outskirts of the cit. The other photograph waa taken at "the time of the last massacres massa-cres in Tabriz. TABRIZ, Persia. Dec. 29 A nine-day nine-day siege of this city by the Russian troops has resulted Jn Its complete occupation by the Russian lorccs and the dispersal of the combatants belonging be-longing to the constitutional progressive progres-sive party or fldais. "Numerous casualties were sustained sustain-ed by both sides, tho Russians alone lo?ln,' from 100 to 200 men, while the losses of the lidals were severe, although the number cannot be ascertained as-certained In the fighting an enormous amount cf damage to pioperty was done and the Ameilcau flag floating over tho United States consulate was shot dowu bj a Russian shell which, however, how-ever, did no turther damage. No casualties cas-ualties were suffered by the foreign population, but many Individuals suf-feied suf-feied f'lom ldck of" provisions while theyNVe:o c!osol conliued to theli houses in the prolonged bticcl fighting. fight-ing. Reports of atrocities hald to hao been committed by both sides aie en-llicly en-llicly unfounded, the mortality among Hie native non-combatants being small. The Russians alone were the object of the opern'loiis of the Persians, who displayed no resentment whatever against other foreigners A collision between Russian guards and Persian constitutionalists, tho night of December 20. was the beginning begin-ning of tho disturbances. Two Peis-inns Peis-inns were killed in this affair, after I which lighting becamo general I throughout the city on the following I 11101 ulng J The principal engagements took-J took-J placo near tho Russian consulate aiotind tho citadel known as the "Ark" and at the Russian camp at Bagbl Shmcl. The Persians fired on the Russian camp with small mountain artillery from the to of the "Ark. Russinu soldiers in the camp loplicd by shelling the "Ark'- with shrapnel and driving the Persians from their position. Ono of the shells struck tho American Hag flyiuj at the cqnsulatc which is situated near thy "Ark" and the stn'f Jell to the roof, but no further fur-ther damage was donr On the following daj there w-as desperate lighting In tho streots, tho rlflo and Maxim gun firing being continuous. con-tinuous. At night tho Persians made au attack on the Russian camp, to which the Russians at llrst did not reply, awaiting tho closer approach oi tho assailants Finalh, (Iip Russian (Continued on Pac Eleven ) uu RUSSIAN TROOPS OCCUPY TABRIZ (Continued from Page Nine.) troops opened fire, repulsing the Persians Pers-ians with heavy loss. The Rusblan positions, both in the camp and at the Russian consulate, wore at that lime evidently in a precarious state. All communication between the camp and the Russian consulato was cut oft for several days. The first detachment. of Russian reinforcements re-inforcements from .Tulfa. consisting ot 800 men with four guns, arrived on the outskirts of the city on December Decem-ber 2fith after making a forced march of 4S hours from their camp, SO miles rrom Tabriz. Without establishing prcIous communication com-munication with tho Russian camp or consulate, tho reinforcements she led xarloua quarters of tho city 'ndiscrim-limiclv 'ndiscrim-limiclv the next day, causing I ttlo damage, but Impressing tho I'ersIanB vltli the hopelessness of continuing their resistance. Tho Persians made, a J"uu.Je ntgut attack on tho camp of the -Russian reinforcements, who respondod witn , a bombardment ot the northern quarter quar-ter of the city until midnight. The f j whole disturbance was a complete surpiise to. everybody, including the Russians, w'ho, It is believed, expected expect-ed to disarm the Persian fldais without with-out resistance. Two of the principal leaders or tho fldala surrendered at a village fifteen miles east of Tabrifl to Shua-ed-Dow-leh, chief of the local rebel forces, and a supporter of 'the cx-shah in his recent attempt to regain the throne They are now, by his order, assisting the Russian trooi3 in disarming tho remaining fidals and In revealing the stored of Persian lrms and ammunition. ammuni-tion. It is reported that Shua-cd-Dowlch will euter the town under Russian protection as the governor general of the province of Azerbaijan Sympathy Extended to Shuster. TEHERAN. Dec. 29. W. Morgan Shusier, the treasurer general or I Persia, who was dismissed on the de-mnnd de-mnnd of Russia, has not yet loceiveti any communication from the Persian government as to who will succeed him. It has been learned that Shuster's fcuijcen American assisjants consider consid-er their contracts with Persia have been violated by Persia's acceptance or the clauses or the Russian ultimatum ulti-matum subjecting appointments or officials of-ficials under the treasuier general to the approval or Great Eritain and Russia. They do not contemplate remaining re-maining in tho treasury service, under other than an American clilgf. The Persian Derense society of India In-dia has sent tho following telegram to Mr. Shuster- "Persians teslding In India are extremely ex-tremely aggrieed and have strongly protested against the action of tho government in accepting the Russian ultimatum Wo offer you our sincere sympathy." Telegrams from newspapers and private individuals in the United Stntcs supporting his actions have reached Mr, Shuster in large numbers. num-bers. Consular reports receded rrom Tabriz say the town now is quiet. |