The Archive · 1936

Military Warehouse

Odessa, Aug. 23.

Further hunger revolts' have taken place in the Ukraine, according information contained "in Russian news organs, 2 mob consisting. of Peasants" and labourers having! stormed a military warehouse order 0 obtain some of the food supplies stored there.

The district military commander sent troops to quell the disturbance whereupon a pitched battle ensued between the soldiers and peasants [during which 23 persons were killed and over 50 wounded. The peasants Were armed with clubs only.

Tt 33 reported that serious rebel-ons also took place in TsJum, on the Donez River, and. in' the Konotop district because the army there had confiscated all food supplies, leaving the population to face' starvation Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.

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