New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
FIGHTS IN THE PROVINCES
Clashes at Birmingham and Gov
entrv-S Strike Spreads to Ireland.

Clashes db Dill IuluS h"h' '"'.
entry-Strike Spreads to Ireland
,,,,arnoo, Aug 1S-The Reorganization
-. a.. Ma Of the city was more complete
-dav hut a sullen quiescence has for the
moment taken the place Of the turouienoe
,,st earlier I'm the week threatened to lead
&c state o. civil war.
Protected by strong guards. the principal
e,ec,r,c mower stations. where the regular
emn,oves are on strike. managed to keep
I'm steam. volunteers from the business
classes taking turns In stocking the boliers.
Tho shortage Of power. however. necessi-
tstad closing many works. This. OF course
has augmented the number Of idle men and
added 10 the general distress.
The suffering Of the poorer classes ,s
videspread. All supplies must he conveyed
hv military escort. The process or repien-
ishins the stocks OF the shops and markets
was very slow. the stopping Of railway
traffic gradually bringing about more
marked shortage In the food supply.
Tho prices Of commodities made FUR
thar sharp advance. and many OF the
shons we're closed. having been sold out.
Tbore is an unprecedented demand for
American canned S"VuS' hi''
sands Of families arc existing.
The saloons were closed by the suthon-
ties at o'clock this afternoon.
The railway stations we're closed tonight
and train service stopped entirely. Large
crowds fought for places on the UaIhcsrs
and thousands were forced TO Walk long
distances 20 their homes In the supuros'
Tho tramvay service was cut on entirely
at o'clock and the power used TO light
the streets. as measure OF safety
Only three trains left Liverpool to-day
for London and two for Manchester.
Three thousand young. men have been
sworn IN as special constahles. All IN" city
MAGISTRATES met tonight IN secret confer
once. and the Mayor again appealed TO tho
novspapers to avoid irnaming the people
by printing sensational headlines.
Business at the markets and on the -x-
changes was suspended to-day.
Shining and trade associations to-day
adopted a resolution protesting against So
called peaceful picketing. by which many
emn,oves who are willing IN work arc
being inundated.
..Tbo Liverpool Express will he unable
10 rub,ish Tomorrow because OF Inc cut
ling off Of it's electric power.
Two loaded prison vans were escorted
through the streets tonight by the Scots
Crews. one NJ them was hlied with women
who were singing "Fall In nnd FOLLOW
Me"
Manchester. Aug fs-The railway strike
here is causing serious Inconvenience. ''he
local railway has completely ceased opera
,,cns and the postal service is chaotic, but
GOOD order is being maintained ana the
Lord MAYOR has not found it necessary 70
call for troops.
Mills mines and workshops are Closing
down for want Of coal and transport IA
c'ltjcs
southampton. Aug. Is.-Every available
berth on the Hamburg American liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria which sailed
FOR New York at 2I5 p. m. to-day. was
taken by Americans who were unabl" IN
get away on the boats at Liverpool. Scores
of others c,amored for accommodations on
the American Line steamer Philadelphia
scheduled to sail tomorrow.
The boat train with London passengers
for the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria arrived
on time and brought one thousand bags OF
mail, which had been diverted from Liver
pool
The dispute between the White Star Lane
and the American Line and their lockers
has been satisfactorily settled.
birmingham. Aug Is.-Shsrp hand-to-
hand 1ghting between the police and strik-
ers- occurred here this forenoon during at
,enpts 10 re-stock the wholesale meat mar
kets. which ere virtually empty. wagons
were unIoaded at the railway station. but
as soon as they appeared on tho street
they we're charged upon by strikers and
upset. The only wagons that got through
wero those moved after the arrival or
strong police reinforcements. The train
service is in n state OF chaos.
Dublin. Aue 1s-The principal railway
lines in Ireisnd are partially affected by
! the strike. The railroad men. arc quitting
gradually as they bring their trains into
the city.
in Belfast however, the railroad men
have refused 10 obey the strike order to
quit work, and business proceeded IS usual
Coventry. Aug. Is.-Seventy per cent or
the railroad men in this district have gone
ont To-day there were constant conflicts
| between the police on one hand and men
and women on the other In efforts by the
latter 10 prevent the movement OF goods.
Matlock, Aug 1s.--Only n portion OF tho
men on the North Siaffordshire Railway
obeyed the strike order and the train SER
vice here was little affected to-day. the
company Is paying the workers an extra
80 per cent wages.
Bolton. Aug. is-The strike Of the rail-
way men here was virtually unanimous
The cotton mills are closing because OF a
shortage OF material. The food supply Is
short. causing great anxiety.