(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A Ukrainian band of robbers, the purpose of which was to attack Jewish inhabitants in East Galician villages, was discovered by the police, despatches received here from Lemberg state.
Jurko Rjakow, Stefan Kaspek, Aleksy Orzechowski, Wasil Mierezuk and Stefan Orzechowski were arrested by the police as members of the band and taken to jail.
The authorities are conducting investigations into the activities of the band.
Members of this band attacked last week the house of the Jewish land-owner Abraham Schindler in the village of Dobrawola. The family of the attacked farmer escaped death by hiding in the basement when the house was fired at by the bandits. The same band also attacked the house of Mendel Zuckerberk in the same village in whose farm the bandits destroyed the crop and slaughtered the cattle.
In the village of Urzerko another band attacked the farm of Mendel Bordach, whose crop was also destroyed.
The police found a large supply of fire-arms and ammunition among the members of the band.
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