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In one place the priest, while performing his duties in the church, heard the news and announced it. Fifty men rushed out to kill the local police captain who had been a regular tyrant. IN ONE PLACE THE PRIEST WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES IN THE CHURCH HEARD THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCED IT FIFTY MEN RUSHED OUT TO KILL THE LOCAL POLICE CAPTAIN WHO HAD BEEN A REGULAR TYRANT
ne of the most thrilling events during the war was the opening of the Siberian prison doors in the spring of 1917, when more than one hundred thousand exiles walked out as free men and women. In the great Irkutsk prison a company of men were watching some of their fellow prisoners being flogged when a man appeared at the door saying: "Russia is a republic and you are all free." Instantly all was excitement. The officers fled for their lives. Even the prison blacksmiths fled, for they had welded the shackles on thousands of prisoners and they feared vengeance. Other smiths were pressed into service and were compelled to work all night long cutting these iron chains. Many were chained to wheelbarrows and of course could not get away until their irons were broken. A committee of public safety was formed at once and precautions taken. A banquet was prepared in the dismissed governor's palace and sixty men whose chains had not been cut loose sat down at the table with their chains rattling. E OF THE MOST THRILLING EVENTS DURING THE WAR WAS THE OPENING OF THE SIBERIAN PRISON DOORS IN THE SPRING OF NINETEEN SEVENTEEN WHEN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EXILES WALKED OUT AS FREEMEN AND WOMEN IN THE GREAT IRKUTSK PRISON A COMPANY OF MEN WERE WATCHING SOME OF THEIR FELLOW PRISONERS BEING FLOGGED WHEN A MAN APPEARED AT THE DOOR SAYING RUSSIA IS A REPUBLIC AND YOU ARE ALL FREREE INSTANTLY ALL WAS EXCITEMENT THE OFFICERS FLED FOR THEIR LIVES EVEN THE PRISON BLACKSMITHS FLED FOR THEY HAD WELDED THE SHACKLES ON THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS AND THEY FEARED VENGEANCE OTHER SMITHS WERE PRESSED INTO SERVICE AND WERE COMPELLED TO WORK ALL NIGHT LONG CUTTING THESE IRON CHAINS MANY WERE CHAINED TO WHEELBARROWS AND OF COURSE COULD NOT GET AWAY UNTIL THEIR IRONS WERE BROKEN A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS FORMED AT ONCE AND PRECAUTIONS TAKEN A BANQUET WAS PREPARED IN THE DISMISSED GOVERNOR'S PALACE AND SIXTY MEN WHOSE CHAINS HAD NOT BEEN CUT LOOSE SAT DOWN AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR CHAINS RATTLING
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