▁of ▁ 4 ▁- ▁ 1 0 ▁mostly ▁young ▁men , ▁who ▁were ▁armed ▁with ▁st icks , ▁and ▁watched ▁all ▁roads . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁use ▁force ▁against ▁the ▁strike bre aker , ▁be ating ▁them , ▁killing ▁their ▁horses , ▁destroy ing ▁produce , ▁and ▁over turn ing ▁their ▁w ag ons . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁radical ▁activ ists ▁attacked ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁strike break ers . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁strike ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁u pr ising , ▁which ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁activ ists ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁their ▁propag anda ▁( in ▁their ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁nation , ▁the ▁commun ist ▁stated ▁" Let ▁the ▁cities ▁and ▁villages ▁die ! ▁Long ▁live ▁the ▁nation wide ▁strike ! ▁They ▁will ▁not ▁arrest ▁millions "). ▁First ▁sk irm ishes ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Jar os ław ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁where ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Order ▁Guard ▁fought ▁the ▁police . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁in ▁Gre bow ▁near ▁T arn ob rz eg , ▁first ▁pe asant ▁was ▁killed . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁blocked ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁of ▁southern ▁Poland , ▁route ▁Krak ów ▁- ▁L w ów ▁( in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Br zes ko ), ▁where ▁transport ▁of ▁all ▁goods ▁was ▁halt ed . ▁Local ▁police ▁command ant ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁report : ▁" On ▁the ▁roads ▁and