Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-13
Call to the Co|ors by Government
Generally Ignored De-
struction Of Property
Escape from Train Wreck.

unfair. This issue between the govern
! ment and the strikers constitutes thu
| mos. serious phase of the situation
The Reservists who failed to report fol
duty may be declared deserters ano
| dealt with accordingly
Following the strike on the Northern
road yesterday the central state com
! mittee of the National Railroad Union
decided to call out every employe OIL
the private and state owned roads
Last night the employees of the West
ern road, who also have grievances
decided to 20 out. Their example was
followed this morning by the trainmen
of the Eastern road, who voted TO quit
work at noon. and by the men of the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean lines,
vino voted to quit this evening.
Tie leaders declare that the strike
will be general throughout France by
tomorrow morning when not 4 single
train will be in motion at any point in
the republic. Troops have been sent out
to occupy the principal points on all
railroads. AS soon as possible further
DEGREES calling to the colors every
railroad employee in France will be is
sued.
The strikers demanded an increase
of wages. with a minimum of 81 u
day. retroactive application of the
employees pension law: a more
equitable division of labor one day
off in seven. and employment by the
month instead of by the day.
The great railway lines are the East
ern. Western. Northern. the Paris
Lyons, & Mediterranean, the Central
the State. and the Belt line. The
total trackage is nearly $4,000 miles
and some 100000 employees would be
involved in general strike. The men
CT the Eastern. Western, Northern,
and Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean al
ady have voted to stop work. The
greater number of these were already
i IL today.
'"he strike on the Western road is
rNrst serious so far as Paris is con-
terned, and if successful will paralyze
isiness at the capital 1t has cut
or an enormous suburban traffic and
interrupted communication with the
ort of Cherbourg. Havre, Dieppe and
L rest
ne southwest express had a narrow
escape from being wrecked on its ar
f'Fal mere today. Investigation showed
nat the airbrake tubes had been cut.
ne train dashed into the Austerlitz
station at speed of sixty miles an
hour. 1t was finally stopped Just be-
re reaching the doors at the term
i nus.
~ Bois Columbes the strikers held
Up freight train and smashing in the
ooors Of the cars freed a cargo of
live cattle
Prices Of fish. eggs. butter and
nlIlk jumped rs per cent during the
cav. The merchants are arranging
l"r the transportation of vegetables by
automobile.
The garrison of Paris has been re-
Ihiorced by troops from the provinces.
Passengers and mail for the steam
efSl Ieutonlc and Kaiser Wilhelm
Ier Crosse, arrived at Cherbourg
today. Premier BRAND this afternoon
denounced the strike as an insured
ton purely, built upon criminal
foundations. He revealed the fact
that M. Millerand, minister of public
works and he. were acting for the
men and the companies and that an
adjustment of grievances were being
conducted when the strike was pre-
cipated. The premier told the train
men not to follow the advice of the
lnStigators of the strike whom he
said would be criminally prosecuted.
More telegraph wires were cut today
including several connecting French
points with RrllSSalc ToloUranb a..
telephone poles have been torn down
i'm some instances.
cologne, Germany. Oct. R.-Railway
trafhc between this city and France
was at standstill today Hundreds
o.. trayelerS at frtanfiar nointr ,uaro