Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
French Strikers UncoupIe En-
CINE, Tip 1t Across Track.
PARIS ALMOST ISOLATED
Extension of Trouble Threatens to
Cause Famine in City.
SUPPLY OF FLOUR VERY LOW
Tracks Torn Up-War-Time Meas
ures Adopted-Demand for
Autos Enormous.

PARIS. October 12.-Encouraged by the
effectiveness Of the strike of emnloves on
the Northern and Western railroad. and
the extension of the movement TODAY IN
the Eastern road and the Paris I.yon,
and Mediterranean lines. the leaders OF
the French workingmen generally threat
en- a gigantic move to paralyze the ac-
tvities OF the whole country.
The strikers held up the EXPRESS train
Tor Havre at Bois Colombes, and cover
ing the engineer and fireman with revoI-
vers. compelled them TO abandon ths
locomotive, which was then uncounIed
from the train and tipped over across
The track The boat train for Dienne
covered few miles and then returned
here. The Saint Nazaire and Invaudes
terminals have been closed. Paving stones
nave been heaped upon the tracks out
SIDE the Saint Nazaire station
Inc southwest express had a narrow
escape from being wrecked on its arrtval
here today. The brakes failed to work
ana subsequent investigation showed thai
the air tubes had been cut. The train
oashed into the Austerlitz station at a
speed of sixty miles an hour. II was
finally stopped just before reaching the
Dorsant terminus
AT Bois Colombes the strikers held up
a freight train and smas shing I'm the doors
Oh the cars. freed cargo of live cattle
Heavy consignments of fruits and veg
etables destined for Belgium and north
ern France are stalled and ruined Prices
OF flsh, eggs, butter and milk jumped
% per cent during the day. The mer-
chants are arranging for the transporta-
uon OF vegetables from the suburbs by
automobiles
Garrison is Reinforced.
The garrison of Paris has been REIN
forced by troops from the province
Passengers and mail for the steamers
Teutonic and kronprinz Wilhelm leaving
last night. arrived at Cherbourg today
Premier BRAND this afternoon issued a
pubic statement. In which he denounced
the strike as an insurrection purely. built
upon criminal foundations. He revealed
the fact that NJ. Millerand. minister OF
public works, and he were acting as in
termediarfes for the men and the com
panfes, and that negotiations for an ad-
JuStment or grievances were being con-
Quoted when the strike was precipitated
and violences We're committed. The pre-
mier urged the trainmen NOT to follow
the advice of the instigators OF the strike
VINO, he said, would be crimtnally prose-
cuted.
Inc electricians and the employees of the
omnibus, metropolitan and subway trans
portacon lines of this city considered
portunity to launch a strike for a redress
or long-standing grievances The situa-
non throughout the republic is regarded
as grave
desperate struggle to maintain some sort
OF service with the aid of military
engineers and men from the navy. but
are meeting with little success.
10 the governments call to the colors
Of $4,000 strikers. the latter replied
that the military code allows them A
delay OF fifteen days before respond
ing. The reservists who refuse to re-
port Tor duty are liable to imprison-
ment for from one to twelve months
The extension of the strike to the
east and to the south has practically
isolated Paris, which is threatened with
famine
Threaten General Strike.
The strike leaders declare that not a
wheel will be turning on any railway
In the republic tomorrow morning
Up to this afternoon the acts Of
violence have been confined to the cut
ting of telegraph wires and the tear
ing up of the tracks at several points.
The Paris end Of the Western road
strike is complete. Not a single train
came or went out on that line after
early morning. The highways leading
to Paris are black with humanity.
Thousands of workmen trudging to the
city conrerged as they reached the
citys gates. where the congestion was
frightfut The demand for cabs and
automobiles could not be met and
prices scared accordingly.
The government is seriously concerned
over the matter of food supply. President
Fallieres hurrfedly returned from his
estate in the south today and conferred
with the ministers. Already the market
is pinched. Enormous quantities of milk
and fish en- route from Normandy and
Belgium are stalled at points along the
Ii
is the great artery for agricultural pro-
ducts.
Less Than Eight Days Supply.
The president of the grain syndicate
said that the stock of -four on the Paris
market today did not exceed 5000 quin-
tails, which is less than eight days sup
ply for Paris. This does not include the
-four in bakers hands, which, however,
is not large. The bulk of meats. vege-
tables and fruits come in over the West
ern and Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean
lines.
The National Railroad Onion COM
prises only 100000 of the total of 3OOO1
men employed in the railway service, but
a large ma jority of the non-union men are
in the strike.
The government is adopting measures
similar to those practiced in time of war.
Travelling in Motor Cars.
COLOGNE. Germany, October 12.-RaH-
way traffic between this city and France
was at a standstill today.
Arrangements have been made to send
the French mails into France by way
of Jeumont. on the frontier of France.
Travellers in automobiles arriving here
from France by way Of Jeumont say that
many caravans of motor cars have
reached the Belgian frontier from French
points. They report that the railway
strikers are insulting and pelt travellers
with missiles. Observers of the situation
express the fear that the strike move-
ment will assume a revolutionary char.