Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-05


from Natche2 and Brookhaven, under
command of Adjt. Gen. Fridge and
capt. VIM, 4. Fassett. L. S. A. num-
herring Ga officers and men reached Nc
Comb City early today, where there
was trouble yesterday between strikers
and strikebreakers brought here by
the Illinois Central
The troops are nov patrolling the
property of the railroad company.
No one was hurt by 4 dynamite eX-
plosion at the shops which occurred
early this morning.
II was discovered today that Carl Can.
ton and Truly Curtis, both strikers were
shot and badly wounded during the night
while walking near the Illinois Central
shops They were removed to their homes.
There is no clue as to their assailanis.
Two non-union men were escorted out
OF town this morning by citizens. who
proclaimed that strike-breakers We're not
wanted.
A squad of lbs strike-breakers huddled
in one OF the railroad company's build
ings under heavy guard. spent a restless
night, fearing an attack. II is said that
the railroad will bring more strike break
ers today.
Ii Is not improbable that Lem Haley,
an aged striker. who was shot down early
today near the railroad shops. was the
victim of armed picRets placed there by
the strikers.
A young woman said she saw Haley re-
fuse TO halt when commanded. Shots fol-
lowed and she saw Haley fall. She said
Haley shouted his name as he fell and
his assailant replied:
why in b didn't you tell US. Lem %
His assailants then disappeared in the
darkness, she said
Turkey, too. has grievances against
Italy. 1 can relate them and give you a
different story from that Of the honor
able gentleman. but this is not the place
to do So
The Turkish delegate then asked that
Beernaert. who was presiding. 10 cal
Count Sonnaz 10 order. which the chair
man did.
The resolution concluded:
"The council regrets that the steps sale
10 have been taken by the other powers
offering their. good offices should unit
now have had no result and hopes that
international action which is obligatory
on the part of all the Powers VINO are
signatories of The Hague Convention mas
bear better fruit. 1t invites the different
groups. of the Union to use their influence
with their respective governments in the
interest of such action"
All the paragraphs of the resolution
were adopted nearly unanimously. The
counsel also approved Delegate Barth
odt's resolution requiring the govern
nlents in negotiating future arbitration
treaties TO preface them by q preamble
mutually recognizing national ndepend
ence territorial integrity and absolute
sovereignty in domestic affairs. The coun.
Gil agreed that The Hague Conference
should meet automatically
afccomb City, Miss oct with
the enforced departure late today OF
the last of the strikebreakers brought
here by the Illinois Central Railroad
came the first real assurance of the
restoration Of peace after "a hotirs oil
excitement and spasmodie. rioting The
people of McComb City demanded that
the strikebreakers be removed from
their community and the 1872 men wer,
placed aboard a heavily guarded spe.
cial train and hurried to New Orleans
Sixty soldiers armed with ball cart.
ridges and with orders to shoot t
kill IL necessary accompanied the spe
citl train south as far as Magnolia
This action by the military authorite
probably prevented another pitehel
hattie which might have proved NOR
serious than the clash of fast night.