The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-18
Property Destruction in All
Strike Sections by Hun
dred Crazed Men, Women
and Children Reported.
200, 900 MEN OUT;
SITUATION SERIOUS
London Under Martial Law
-Soldiery Ready to Act
Strikers Control Wales
Irish Walk Out.
(National News Association

LONDON, Aug 1S.-The United
Kingdom today felt the full force OF
the railroad war.
Constant reports of rioting and de-
of property came from all
sections. Railroad traffic at nearly all
the important points is badly demoral-
ized. 1t is impossible to ascertain the
exact number of railroaders who obey
ed the strike order, but the general
secretary of the Railway Employees
Union, Judging from reports received,
declared nearly 100000 were out.
Camps of royal soldiery were pitch
ed in the public PARKS and throughout
the suburbs and the war office was de-
clared in readiness to throw London
under martial law of $4,000 troops at
nightfall if conditions warrant such
action.
General rioting at Liverpool today
assumed an alarming magnitude. Mobs
of women and men, maddened by hun
ger, made irresistible onslaught on
the large bakeries and provision es-
Establishments, carrying away great
quantities of food but leaving the other
valuables unmolested. No shots were
fired, but it is feared the situation will
get beyond the control of the military
forces after dark.
Scavengers Walk Out.
Scavengers have joined the strikers
and an epidemic from the ungathered
garbage is threatened.
Most furious rioting and clashes
with the soldiers are reported from
the railroad centers in Wales. where
strikers appear 10 be in complete con-
troll.
The strike spread to Ireland today
when the railroad employees at Dub
lin ceased work Many were reported
wounded and injured at various cities
throughout the United Kingdom, but
up to late hour no deaths had been
reported.
Welsh in Control.
Furious rioting was reported from
points in Wales At Llanelly strikers
took complete possession Of the rail-
roads. The police attempted to drive
off the strikers and a pitched battle
ensued In which many were injured.
For hours the fighting ragged about
the railroad passenger and freight
sheds. the police charging again and
again only to be repulsed by the stub
born strikers who used their weapons
of clubs, stones and broken bottles,
with damaging effect Much property
was destroyed.
Fishguard, the westernmost railroad
terminal in Wales and the first land
ing point of the Cunard liners, was
isolated. Welsh railroad strikers seiz-
ed all the tracks running into Fish
guard and refused to allow any train
to pass over them. Soldiers were de-
manded to restore traffic. The Welsh
rail employees obeyed the strike call
with spirit and Immediately embarked
upon campaign of violence. Reports
from railroad centers all told of dis
order and hundreds were wounded in
clashes between mobs and the police
Railroad managers feared that it
would prove more difficult to operate
trains manned and guarded by sol
diers in Wales than in England Traf-
fic on one Welsh line was stopped al.
together there. A band of strikers
made an attempt to tear up a section
of the tracks of the main line of the
Midland system. They were driven
off, however, in fierce skirmish with
soldiers.
Subway Feels Effect.
The effect of the railroad strike ex.
tended today to the subway system
in this city and the company was fore
ed to reduce its service, running only
limited number of trains.
The government made preparations
to insure continuation of the mail
service. A strong force of grenadier
guards was placed aboard the general
postoffice and conveys were sent with
wagons which carried the mails to the
railroad terminals. Many civilians
fell victims to the fury of the mobs-
Battle With Police.
At Rotterdam. an industrial center
| in Yorkshire, mob of strikers stoned
signal tower, attempting to drive the
dispatchers from their posts. Police
were guarding the towers and gave
battle to the mob and conflict re
suited One policeman was hurt and
several bystanders were SO badl,
hurt from flying missiles that the,
may die.
The general military depot at Alder
shot was center of activity today
Fifteen thousand soldiers were loadet
on trains during the night and thous
lands more were dianafched to-day
hundreds of thousands Of rounds o.
ammunition we're dealt out; contract
made for provisioning the army tenn
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