The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-14
STRIKE LEADERS UNDER ARREST Premier Briand Uses Heroic
 Measures In Paris MORE MEN MAY WALK OUT
Those Arrested Are Under Charges Seditfon and Destruction of Prop ~ erty-NO Danger Exists k7e-r-s
 Short Food Supply /T

Paris, October 13.-The arr Q Some of the most prominent strik 6 and the failure of the large me. ity of Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean and the Paris-Orleans roads. to respond to the strike order have had the effect of dam pening the spirits of the strikers, who now number about 100000 men, and of encouraging the government to continue its oppressive measures with firm hand.
 Many of those who have been called to the colors have responded, but as yet they have not been ordered to service on the railroads. The subway employees, who last night voted to strike. remained at their posts today. thereby averting a very serious situation.
 Tonight, however, the strike declared by the electricians is partially effective About half the city of Paris, including sections of the boulevards, is without electric lights and many electric cars are stranded for lack of power
 Owing to the energies of the premier and the minister Of public works, it has been possible to maintain communication
  plies are brought into the city and these communications will be kept open at any cost. Paris, therefore. Is no longer in any danger of starvation.
 The arrested leaders were charged with provoking seditious meetings and lead ing in violence and the destruction of property. The government is convinced that this move, together with the sum- moning to military service as reservists oil x@a Rt.A -A-f1~ ~.,sh --f. bone of the strike, which has already been weakened by the failure of the men of the Eastern road, the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean and the Paris-Orleans roads to respond generally to the orders of the militant chiefs of the national federation.
 The government succeeded today in maintaining communication with points from which large food supplies were brought into the city. The supply was short but it is now said that Paris Is no longer in danger of a famine.
 The press. with the exception of the so- -cialist and revolutionary element. con- demns the strike as criminal and the crippling of the public service with the in- evitable paralysis Of trade as unwar- ranted. t
 The hope of the strikers rests largely in the prospect of sympathetic strikes. The bricklayers and payers have voted a general Strike beginning today The unions of other trades are meeting and are expressing similar intentions.
 The five strike leaders arrested this morning attempted dramatic scene by assembling in the offices of the Human ite, a socialist newspaper, where they passed the night in the company of virt- ually the complete socialist delegation of the chamber of deputies, awaiting the arrival of the police.
 However, when the officers arrived and the deputies began to make inhammatory speeches, the prefect of police cut the proceedings short and hustled the lead- CTS off in cabs, and there was no fur ther demonstration.
 A powerful bomb exploded at midnight in front of the house at No. 5 Rue de Barri, few doors from the Champs Elyssees The explosion smashed the door and seriously damaged the facade All the windows in the adjoining houses were broken. No one was injured, the lower floors of the house being unten- anted.
 M Lepine. prefect of police, was quick ly on the scene. Fragments of the bomb were taken to a laboratory. It appears to have been constructed out of large kettle.
 The police attribute the outrage to an- archists, but it is a mystery why they chose this house as no official persons reside there.