Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19
TROOPS AID BRITISH RAILROADS
TO FULFILL PROMISES TO
GOVERNMENT.
SOLDIERS KILL TWO
IN CLASH WITH RIOTERS
Fire Into Mob at oIansIIy, Wales,
With Fatal RssuIts-vietims Sight
sssrs and Not Riotsrs-Steamships
Due to Leave United States Ports
May Not Sail.

cietteS was attended with compare
lively little rioting today tho the at
ternoon brought reports Of bloodshed at
Llanelly, Wales. where troops fired into
a mob, killing two men and wounding
three.
Shortly before this news was re-
ceived here. the home office issued an
optimistic bulletin on the situation. 1t
told that tranquility and order pre-
vailed thruout the London district
and mentioned disorders at various
points"
Disorders were mentioned by Home
Secretary Churchill and were chiefly
conflicts between the strikers and po-
lice in the northern towns. Violent at
tempts to damage the railroads were
few and isolated.
London, Aug. 19.-There was little
change today in the strike situation.
London has the appearance of al
armed camp. for on all sides are to be
seen soldiers in khaki, rifles in hand
and leaden bullets In their belts. while
from the dome Of ST. Paurs the engi.
neers are keeping in communication
with the general stan by photographic
signals in the day time and by electric
flashes at night.
Undeterred by their failure on
Thursday to effect a settlement the
whole Of yesterday was spent by Pre-
mier Asquith. David Lloyd-George
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, and sgd
ney Buxton, president Of the board OF
trade, in frultless conferences with the
leaders on both sides. Mr.. Asquith Is
far from we'll and went into the cour1-
try Thursday night to recuperate. but
he came in town yesterday to aid II
the negotiations.
An official statement issued at the
home Office late last night says the
strike has developed all over the coun-
try and produced widespread dislo-
cation Of the railway services.
Men Determined to Fight.
According to the best available in
formation. what jeopardizes the nego-
tiations Is less the obduracy Of the
strike leaders that the untractibility OF
the strikers themselves as manifested
thru their provincial and local secre'
taries.
1t is stated that Ramsay MacDon'
aid and Arthur Henderson. labor lead
ers in the house of commons and men
high in union circles. spared no effort
to induce the mems executives to ac'
cept the governments proposals. bu,
without success. The negotiations
however, will be resumed today
The archbishop Of Canterbury has
issued a special prayer for the cessa-
ton Of the strike. which will be used
in the churches Sunday.
Towns Are Isolated.
Broadly speaking, the strike is most
effective in the north OF England
where many towns are completely $50
lated, and in the south Of Wales II
is partly effective in the Midlands. bu,
has not caused trouble in the south OF
England. On only few OF the Irish
railways have the men gone out. The
situation in Scotland is uncertain
Edinburgh reports that general strike
has been declared there, but at Glas-
gov the men have postponed deciding
whether they will answer the call un-
til Sunday.
Prices Of food are rising. but re-
sumption Of work today by the dockers
in unloading fifty ships that are wait
ing to discharge their cargoes will tend
about normal. Should the strike con-
tinue serious question will be tha
milk supply. for which London is Who'll
ly dependent upon the railway service
Tramway Men Disseminated.
The strike Is throwing a large amount
of extra work on Londons tramway
service and the tramway men are re-
ported to be complaining. There have
been serious fears Of a strike OF these
employees and II 1t should come 1t would
deprive Londoners OF almost their last
means Of cheap transportation.
Last night the railway companies
announced that all their excursion
trains had been withdrawn from SER
vice, This will make the usual week
end trips to the country by the popu-
lace impossible.
One of the gravest features OF the
situation in London 10 a threatened
strike by the employees Of the under
ground railways. Hundreds Of thous-
ands OF persons use the tubes to get
to and from their business and their
stoppage would greatly increase the
suffering and decentralization caused by
the strike on the steam railways.
Thus far, according to the officials OF
the underground roads. only 500 Of Their
employees have struck. This Is but Z
small percentage Of the men, but theil
detection already has curtailed the
service and only few trains were
running last night. The underground
strikers held a mass meeting last night
and adopted a resolution not to return
to work until satisfactory terms have
been arranged thru their executives OF
nntil all the other railway men who