The conflict in question, however, commenced at the corner of Old Street at about 9.30 in the evening, by three German tailors from Cambridge Road being insulted by two men, English labourers. The tailors appealed in German to four Westphalian infantrymen who chanced to be passing, and who subsequently fired and killed one of the Englishmen. This was the signal for a local uprising. The alarm given, hundreds of men and women rushed from their houses, many of them[223] armed with rifles and knives, and, taking cover behind the ruined barricades, opened fire upon a body of fifty Germans, who very quickly ran up. The fire was returned, when from the neighbouring houses a perfect hail of lead was suddenly rained upon the Germans, who were then forced to retire down High Street towards Liverpool Street Station, leaving many dead.
Very quickly news was sent over the telephone, which the Germans had now established in many quarters of London, and large reinforcements were soon upon the scene. The men of Shoreditch had, however, obtained two Maxim9 guns, which had been secreted10 ever since the entry of the Germans into the Metropolis11, and as the enemy endeavoured to storm their position they swept the street with a deadly fire. Quickly the situation became desperate, but the fight lasted over an hour. The sound of firing brought hundreds upon hundreds of Londoners upon the scene. All these took arms against the Germans, who, after many fruitless attempts to storm the defences, and being fired upon from every side, were compelled to fall back again.
They were followed along High Street into Bethnal Green Road, up Great Eastern Street into Hoxton Square and Pitfield Street, and there cut up, being given no quarter at the hands of the furious populace. In those narrow thoroughfares they were powerless, and were therefore simply exterminated12.
The victory for the men of Shoreditch was complete, over three hundred and fifty Germans being killed, while our losses were only about fifty.
The conflict was at once reported to Von Kronhelm, and the very fact that he did not send exemplary punishment into that quarter was sufficient to show that he feared to arouse further the hornets' nest in which he was living, and more especially that portion of the populace north of the City.
News of the attack, quickly spreading, inspired courage in every other part of the oppressed Metropolis.
The successful uprising against the Germans in Shoreditch incited14 Londoners to rebel, and in various other parts of the Metropolis there occurred outbreaks.
Von Kronhelm had found to his cost that London was not to be so easily cowed after all. The size and population of the Metropolis had not been sufficiently15 calculated upon. It was as a country in itself, while the[224] intricacies of its by-ways formed a refuge for the conspirators16, who were gradually completing their preparations to rise en masse and strike down the Germans wherever found. In the open country his great army could march, man?uvre, and use strategy, but here in the maze18 of narrow London streets it was impossible to know in one thoroughfare what was taking place in the next.
Supplies, too, were now running very short. The distress19 among our vanquished20 populace was most severe; while Von Kronhelm's own army was put on meagre rations17. The increasing price of food and consequent starvation had not served to improve the relations between the invaders and the citizens of London, who, though they were assured by various proclamations that they would be happier and more prosperous under German rule, now discovered that they were being slowly starved to death.
Their only hope, therefore, was in the efforts of that now gigantic organisation21, the League of Defenders22.
A revolt occurred in Pentonville Road, opposite King's Cross Underground Station, which ended in a fierce and terrible fray23. A company of the Bremen Infantry8 Regiment24 No. 75, belonging to the IXth Corps25, were marching from the City Road towards Regent's Park, when several shots were fired at them from windows of shops almost opposite the station. Five Germans fell dead, including one lieutenant26, a very gorgeous person who wore a monocle. Another volley rang out before the infantrymen could realise what was happening, and then it was seen that the half-ruined shops had been placed in such a state of defence as to constitute a veritable fortress27.
The fire was returned, but a few moments later a Maxim spat28 its deadly fire from a small hole in a wall, and a couple of dozen of the enemy fell upon the granite29 setts of the thoroughfare. The rattle30 of musketry quickly brought forth31 the whole of that populous32 neighbourhood—or all, indeed, that remained of them—the working-class district between Pentonville Road and Copenhagen Street.
Quickly the fight became general. The men of Bremen endeavoured to take the place by assault, but found that it was impossible. The strength of the defences was amazing, and showed only too plainly that Londoners were in secret preparing for the great uprising that was[225] being planned. In such a position were the houses held by the Londoners, that their fire commanded both the Pentonville and King's Cross Roads; but very soon the Germans were reinforced by another company of the same regiment, and these being attacked in the rear from Rodney Street, Cumming Street, Weston Street, York Street, Winchester Street, and other narrow turnings leading into the Pentonville Road, the fighting quickly became general.
The populace came forth in swarms33, men and women, armed with any weapon or article upon which they could lay their hands, and all fired with the same desire.
Hundreds of men who came forth were armed with rifles which had been carefully secreted on the entry of the enemy into the Metropolis. The greater part of those men, indeed, had fought at the barricades in North London, and had subsequently taken part in the street fighting as the enemy advanced. Some of the arms had come from the League of Defenders, smuggled35 into the Metropolis nobody exactly knew how.
Up and down the King's Cross, Pentonville, and Caledonian Roads the crowd swayed and fought. The Germans against that overwhelming mass of angry civilians36 seemed powerless. Small bodies of the troops were cornered in the narrow by-streets, and then given no quarter. Brave-hearted Londoners, though they knew well what dire37 punishment they must inevitably38 draw upon themselves, had taken the law into their own hands, and were shooting or stabbing every German who fell into their hands.
The scene of carnage in that hour of fighting was awful. The "Daily Chronicle" described it as one of the most fiercely contested encounters in the whole history of the siege. Shoreditch had given courage to King's Cross, for, unknown to Von Kronhelm, houses in all quarters were being put in a state of defence, their position being carefully chosen by those directing the secret operations of the League of Defenders.
For over an hour the houses in question gallantly39 held out, sweeping40 the streets constantly with their Maxim. Presently, however, on further reinforcements arriving, the German colonel directed his men to enter the houses opposite. In an instant a door was broken in, and presently glass came tumbling down as muzzles41 of rifles were poked42 through the panes43, and soon sharp crackling[226] showed that the Germans had settled down to their work.
The defence of the Londoners was most obstinate44. In the streets, Londoners attacked the enemy with utter disregard for the risks they ran. Women, among them many young girls, joined in the fray, armed with pistols and knives.
After a while a great body of reinforcements appeared in the Euston Road, having been sent hurriedly along from Regent's Park. Then the option was given to those occupying the fortified45 house to surrender, the colonel promising46 to spare their lives. The Londoners peremptorily47 refused. Everywhere the fighting became more desperate and spread all through the streets leading out of St. Pancras, York, and Caledonian Roads, until the whole of that great neighbourhood became the scene of a fierce conflict, in which both sides lost heavily. Right across Islington the street fighting spread, and many were the fatal traps set for the unwary German who found himself cut off in that maze of narrow streets between York Road and the Angel. The enemy, on the other hand, were shooting down women and girls as well as the men, even the non-combatants—those who came out of their homes to ascertain48 what was going on—being promptly49 fired at and killed.
In the midst of all this somebody ignited some petrol in a house a few doors from the chapel50 in Pentonville Road, and in a few moments the whole row of buildings were blazing furiously, belching51 forth black smoke and adding to the terror and confusion of those exciting moments. Even that large body of Germans now upon the scene were experiencing great difficulty in defending themselves. A perfect rain of bullets seemed directed upon them on every hand, and to-day's experience certainly proves that Londoners are patriotic52 and brave, and in their own districts they possess a superiority over the trained troops of the Kaiser.
At length, after a most sanguinary struggle, the Londoners' position was carried, the houses were entered, and twenty-two brave patriots53, mostly of the working-class, taken prisoners. The populace now realising that the Germans had, after all, overpowered their comrades, in their fortress, fell back; but being pursued northward54 towards the railway line between Highbury and Barnsbury stations, many of them were despatched on the spot.[227]
What followed was indeed terrible. The anger of the Germans now became uncontrollable. Having in view Von Kronhelm's proclamation—which sentenced to death all who, not being in uniform, fired upon German troops—they decided55 to teach the unfortunate populace a lesson. As a matter of fact, they feared that such revolts might be repeated in other quarters.
So they seized dozens of prisoners, men and women, and shot them down. Many of these summary executions took place against the wall of the St. Pancras Station at the corner of Euston Road. Men and women were pitilessly sent to death. Wives, daughters, fathers, sons were ranged up against that wall, and, at signal from the colonel, fell forward with bullets through them.
Of the men who so gallantly held the fortified house not a single one escaped. Strings56 of men and women were hurried to their doom57 in one day, for the troops were savage58 with the lust59 of blood, and Von Kronhelm, though he was aware of it by telephone, lifted not a finger to stop those arbitrary executions.
But enough of such details. Suffice it to say that the stones of Islington were stained with the blood of innocent Londoners, and that those who survived took a fierce vow60 of vengeance61. Von Kronhelm's legions had the upper hand for the moment, yet the conflict and its bloody62 sequel had the effect of arousing the fiercest anger within the heart of every Briton in the metropolis.
What was in store for us none could tell. We were conquered, oppressed, starved; yet hope was still within us. The League of Defenders were not idle, while South London was hourly completing her strength.
It seems that after quelling63 the revolt at King's Cross wholesale64 arrests were made in Islington. The guilt65 or innocence66 of the prisoners did not seem to matter. Von Kronhelm dealing67 out to them summary punishment.
Terror reigns68 in London. One newspaper correspondent—whose account is published this morning in South London, having been sent across the Thames by carrier pigeon, many of which were now being employed by the newspapers—had an opportunity of witnessing the wholesale executions which took place yesterday afternoon outside Dorchester House, where Von Kleppen has established his quarters. Von Kleppen seems to be the most pitiless of the superior officers. The prisoners, ranged up for inspection70 in front of the big mansion71, were mostly[228] men from Islington, all of whom knew only too well the fate in store for them. Walking slowly along and eyeing the ranks of these unfortunate wretches72, the German General stopped here and there, tapping a man on the shoulder or beckoning73 him out of the rear ranks. In most cases, without further word, the individual thus selected was marched into the Park at Stanhope Gate, where a small supplementary74 column was soon formed.
LEAGUE OF DEFENDERS
DAILY BULLETIN
The League of Defenders of the British Empire publicly announce to Englishmen, although the North of London is held by the enemy:
(1) That England will soon entirely75 regain76 command of the sea, and that a rigorous blockade of the German ports will be established.
(2) That three of the vessels77 of the North German Lloyd Transatlantic passenger service have been captured, together with a number of minor78 German ships in the Channel and Mediterranean79.
(3) That four German cruisers and two destroyers have fallen into the hands of the British.
(4) That
ENGLAND'S MILLIONS ARE READY
TO RISE!
Therefore
WE ARE NOT YET BEATEN!
BE PREPARED, AND WAIT.
League of Defenders.
Central Office: Bristol.
COPY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN" OF THE LEAGUE OF DEFENDERS. COPY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN" OF THE LEAGUE OF DEFENDERS.
Those chosen knew that their last hour had come. Some clasped their hands and fell upon their knees, imploring80 pity, while others remained silent and stubborn patriots. One man, his face covered with blood and his arm broken, sat down and howled in anguish81, and others wept in silence. Some women—wives and daughters of the condemned82 men—tried to get within the Park to bid them adieu and to urge courage, but the soldiers beat them back with their rifles. Some of the men laughed defiantly83, others met death with a stony84 stare. The eye-witness saw the newly-dug pit that served as common grave, and he stood by and saw them shot and their corpses85 afterwards flung into it.
One young fair-haired woman, condemned by Von Kleppen, rushed forward to that officer, threw herself[229] upon her knees, imploring mercy, and protested her innocence wildly. But the officer, callous86 and pitiless, simply motioned to a couple of soldiers to take her within the Park, where she shared the same fate as the men.
How long will this awful state of affairs last? We must die, or conquer. London is in the hands of a legion of assassins—Bavarians, Saxons, Würtembergers, Hessians, Badeners—all now bent87 upon prolonging the reign69 of terror, and thus preventing the uprising that they know is, sooner or later, inevitable88.
Terrible accounts are reaching us of how the Germans are treating their prisoners on Hounslow Heath, at Enfield, and other places; of the awful sufferings of the poor unfortunate fellows, of hunger, of thirst, and of inhuman89 disregard for either their comfort or their lives.
At present we are powerless, hemmed90 in by our barricades. Behind us, upon Sydenham Hill, General Bamford is in a strong position, and his great batteries are already defending any attack upon London from the south. From the terrace in front of the Crystal Palace his guns can sweep the whole range of southern suburbs. Through Dulwich, Herne Hill, Champion Hill, and Denmark Hill are riding British cavalry91, all of whom show evident traces of the hard and fierce campaign. We see from Sydenham constant messages being heliographed, for General Bamford and Lord Byfield are in hourly communication by wireless92 telegraphy or by other means.
What is transpiring93 at Windsor is not known, save that every night there are affairs of outposts with the Saxons, who on several occasions have attempted to cross the river by pontoons, and have on each occasion been driven back.
It was reported to Parliament at its sitting at Bristol yesterday that the Cabinet had refused to entertain any idea of paying the indemnity94 demanded by Germany, and that their reply to Von Kronhelm is one of open defiance95. The brief summary of the speeches published shows that the Government are hopeful, notwithstanding the present black outlook. They believe that when the hour comes for the revenge, London will rise as a man, and that Socialists96, Nonconformists, Labour agitators97, Anarchists98, and demagogues will unite with us in one great national patriotic effort to exterminate13 our conquerors99 as we would exterminate vermin.
Mr. Gerald Graham has made another great speech[230] in the House, in which he reported the progress of the League of Defenders and its wide-spread ramifications100. He told the Government that there were over seven millions of able-bodied men in the country ready to revolt the instant the word went forth. That there would be terrible bloodshed he warned them, but that the British would eventually prove the victors he was assured. He gave no details of the organisation, for to a great measure it was a secret one, and Von Kronhelm was already taking active steps to combat its intentions; but he declared that there was still a strong spirit of patriotism101 in the country, and explained how sturdy Scots were daily making their way south, and how men from Wales were already massing in Oxford102.
The speech was received on both sides of the House with ringing cheers when, in conclusion, he promised them that, within a few days, the fiat103 would go forth, and the enemy would find himself crushed and powerless.
"South London," he declared, "is our stronghold, our fortress. To-day it is impregnable, defended by a million British patriots, and I defy Von Kronhelm—indeed, I dare him to attack it!"
Von Kronhelm was, of course, well aware of the formation of the Defenders, but treated the League with contempt. If there was any attempt at a rising, he would shoot down the people like dogs. He declared this openly and publicly, and he also issued a warning to the English people in the German official "Gazette," a daily periodical printed in one of the newspaper offices in Fleet Street in both German and English.
The German commander fully34 believed that England was crushed; yet, as the days went on, he was puzzled that he received no response to his demand for indemnity. Twice he had sent special despatch-bearers to Bristol, but on both occasions the result was the same.
Diplomatic representations had been made in Berlin through the Russian Ambassador, who was now in charge of British interests in Germany, but all to no purpose. Our Foreign Minister simply acknowledged receipt of the various despatches. On the Continent the keenest interest was manifested at what was apparently104 a deadlock105. The British had, it was known, regained106 command of the sea. Von Kronhelm's supplies were already cut off. The cables in direct communication between England and Germany had been severed107, and the Continental[231] Press, especially the Paris journals, gleefully recounted how two large Hamburg-American liners attempting to reach Hamburg by passing north of Scotland had been captured by British cruisers.
ENGLISHMEN!
Your Homes are Desecrated108!
Your Children are Starving!
Your Loved Ones are Dead!
WILL YOU REMAIN IN COWARDLY INACTIVITY?
The German Eagle flies over London. Hull109, Newcastle and Birmingham are in ruins. Manchester is a German City. Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk form a German colony.
The Kaiser's troops have brought death, ruin, and starvation upon you.
WILL YOU BECOME GERMANS?
NO!
Join THE DEFENDERS and fight for England.
You have England's Millions beside you.
LET US RISE!
Let us drive back the Kaiser's men.
Let us shoot them at sight.
Let us exterminate every single man who has desecrated English soil.
Join the New League of Defenders.
Fight for your homes. Fight for your wives. Fight for England.
FIGHT FOR YOUR KING!
The National League of Defenders' Head Offices.
Bristol, September 21st, 1910.
A COPY OF THE MANIFESTO110 OF THE LEAGUE OF DEFENDERS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1910. A COPY OF THE MANIFESTO OF THE LEAGUE OF DEFENDERS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1910.
In the Channel, too, a number of German vessels had been seized, and one that showed fight off the North Foreland was fired upon and sunk. The public at home, however, were more interested in supremacy111 on land. It was all very well to have command of the sea, they argued, but it did not appear to alleviate112 perceptibly the hunger and privations on land. The Germans occupied London, and while they did so all freedom in England was at an end.
A great poster headed "Englishmen," here reproduced, was seen everywhere. The whole country was flooded with it, and thousands upon thousands of heroic Britons,[232] from the poorest to the wealthiest, clamoured to enrol113 themselves. The movement was an absolutely national one in every sense of the word. The name of Gerald Graham, the new champion of England's power, was upon every one's tongue. Daily he spoke114 in the various towns in the West of England, in Plymouth, Taunton, Cardiff, Portsmouth, and Southampton, and, assisted by the influential115 committee among whom were many brilliant speakers and men whose names were as household words, he aroused the country to the highest pitch of hatred116 against the enemy. The defenders, as they drilled in various centres through the whole of the West of England, were a strange and incongruous body. Grey-bearded Army pensioners117 ranged side by side with keen, enthusiastic youths, advised them and gave them the benefit of their expert knowledge. Volunteer officers in many cases assumed command, together with retired118 drill sergeants119. The digging of trenches120 and the making of fortifications were assigned to navvies, bricklayers, platelayers, and agricultural labourers, large bodies of whom were under railway gangers, and were ready to perform any excavation121 work.
The Maxims122 and other machine guns were mostly manned by Volunteer artillery123; but instruction in the working of the Maxim was given to select classes in Plymouth, Bristol, Portsmouth, and Cardiff. Time was of utmost value, therefore the drilling was pushed forward day and night. It was known that Von Kronhelm was already watchful124 of the movements of the League, and was aware daily of its growth.
In London, with the greatest secrecy125, the defenders were banding together. In face of the German proclamation posted upon the walls, Londoners were holding meetings in secret and enrolling126 themselves.
Though the German eagle flew in Whitehall and from the summit of St. Stephen's Tower, and though the heavy tramp of German sentries127 echoed in Trafalgar Square, in the quiet, trafficless streets in the vicinity, England was not yet vanquished.
The valiant128 men of London were still determined129 to sell their liberty dearly, and to lay down their lives for the freedom of their country and honour of their King.
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