Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-07-25

Turing the day. They claim that their
york is a trade. as much a. any other
md requiS$s AEllled ls66r. I man must
At only row il col but know exact
\ Vow pch his en- Ae will consume,
efhe may stoph er lVnning by putting
in too much or too little.
They say that eighteen days in o
month is the highest any Of them now
make, and the average would not be
over fourteen days. In the winter
twelve days is good average. The
story Of their struggles to live is very
sad. On the road they have to pay
their board while waiting for return
trains, each meal costing thirty cents.
They assert that they are detained from
one and two to as much as four days
on trips, SO that on their return they
have little or nothing over from the pro.
ceeds of their work. Those who have
families here are obliged to pay house
rent in Baltimore and to get food for
their wives and children. They say
that this keeps them always behind
with the storekeepers, and complain
bitterly Of an order issued by the COM
pany discharging any Of them whose
wages are attached for debt.
The men assert that for long time
past they have been obliged frequently
to deny themselves meals and lodging,
because they had to take the money for
their families. They also complain that
the company has issued an order for
bidding any Of them to sleep in the
caboose car, so that often, even in cold
weather, they have to take soft plank
in the open air for bed. They say
that they did not resist 50 long as they
could live, but the struggle now is for
bread, which they cannot make under
the reduction. Many of them declare
they might as well starve without work
as starve and work. They now say
that, having once acted, they are de-
termined to have the worth of their
labor, 90, or nothing. The engineers
and conductors are now getting 1920
and % 25 day, respectively, under the
reduction. The men claim that they
are entirely on their side, and if nee.
essary would join in the strike, but it
is not considered well advised that they
should do so. De-. 49,
THE SEAT OF WAR AT MARTINSBURG,
WEST VIRGINIA.
MARTINsBuRG, w. Va, July 49,
The train of nine cars from Baltimore
and Washington, with about 300 troops
from the arsenal garrison and Fort
McHenry, Col. VIM. H. French COM
reached the scene Of disorder
here at $50 O'Clock this morning, with
out accident or disturbance. The troop
train was purposely delayed for two
hours little west of Harper's Ferry,
and proceeded cautiously to Martins
burg. There was no interference ofany
kind on the entire route. Not more
than two dozen persons were at the
depot on the arrival Of the soldiers, and
none Of the strikers were within sight.
Gen. French proceeded to the Berke-
ley House and the troops were quatered
in the round house of the railroad COM
pany, where locomotives are usually
kept. The news of the arrival Of gov
eminent soldiers soon spread and
crowds began at once to congregate in
the vicinity, discussing the situation and
the probable action of the troops.
Another consultation was then held
in Vice-Pr esident Keyser's private car,
and it was determined to arrest the
and begin the removal Of
the. embarsoed trains. Warrants were
sworn out before Justice Wien by B.
H. Dorsey, railroad officer, for the
arrest of R. M. Zepp, Charles Jones,
Rufus Drummer, Alex. n. Waters,
Thomas Hudson, John Koontz, John
Davis, Hampden Evans. Isaac Melon
aid and Joseph F. Hotel.
The charge sworn to, filed in on
printed blanks, is that the accused and
others, whose names are as yet I'M
known, did with force and arms, un-
lawfully, riotously and waAtonly as
semble and gather themselves together
to disturb the peace Of the State, and
did make great riot, noise, tumult
and disturba for the space Of
hours, to the great terror and disturb
ance of all the citizens of the State
then passing and repassing along the
common highways and public streets,
and along the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and against the peace
and dignity of the State of West Vir-
ginia. ,..-5-
A detachment of the Matthews
Guards militia company was ordered
out to assist the sheriff in making the
arrests. They started through the
town, but had not gone far when the
guide who had volunteered to point out
the rioters refused to continue to act as
a spy and informer. A reinforcement
of the militia was ordered out, but the
effort to make arrests had to be aban-
doned for the time.
MARTINsBURG, July 10, 1918 P. M.
AT this hour perfect quiet prevails,
and few persons are to be seen on the
streets. The arrest of Zepp has caused
all strikers to retire to their homes. A
number Of them have tonight informed
the officers Of the road that they are
willing to work but are afraid. The
wives and daughters of the strikers are
unwilling that their sons and husbands
shall incur the risk Of going to work.
Tho whole trouble originated with the
second class firemen, who have been
sustained and encouraged by some of
the citizens to whom they are indebted.
These are generally grocers and previs-
ion dealers, and if they would cease to
excite the fears Of the women there
would be no further truble.
The federal military officers have re-
tired to their quarters, the Berkeley
House, and there is only guard on
duty. @
CUMBERLAND, July I9.-The first
train of freight from the Martinsburg
blockade reached here at 9.15 P. NJ,
Lieut., Curtis and thirteen soldiers