The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-02
Blo0DSnEO N AUGUSTA.
THREE PERSONS SHOT, ONE OF
THEM KILLED FOR CROSS
ING DEAO-LINE.
City Under Martial Law--Street Car
Company Refuse to Arbitratc,
Though Business Bodies Call for
Peace Move Labor Meeting Pro-
tests Against Troops.

""u"h VI the riotlng In this city
and the shooting Of three citizens late
today by State trops. Gov. Brown late
tonight issued a proclamation declar-
Ing the city OF Augusta to be in a
state OF insurrection." and ordering
the immediate enforcement of martial
law.
Adjt. Gen. William O'Bear has been
ordered by the governor to proceed
here at once from Atlanta and as
sumo charge of the situation. Another
company of militia also was ordered
here from Waynesboro to reinforce
the four local companies under Mai
Levy.
Subsequent 20 gigantic mass
meeting here tonight at which resp
lutions were adopted asking Gov.
Brown to withdrew troops, two large
mobs OF striking street car men and
sympathi.ers were only prevented
from attacking the local power plant
by impassionid ID pleas OF strike lead
ers.
At midnight the ,nobs began to dis
perse. At that hour the officials Of
the railway company maintained
their former position that they had
nothing to arbitrate and would fight
the strikers to the end.
During the day ceaseless efforts
have been made by every business in
terest In the city to bring about an
adjustment of the street car strike.
which Is now but an incident OF the
trouble.
The chamber of commerce, the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation and the cotton exchange, in
joint meeting. demanded immediate
arbitration by the company and the
strikers, commended Mayor Barretts
position OF enforcing protection Of
property and lives and the measures
taken to hold down mob rule. In
response TO the demands of the busi-
ness interests the striking carmen
have unequivocally accepted the sug-
gcstion ~ arbitration but the COM
pany I'm an address sirncd by General
Manager Deal. aatly refuses arbitra-
tion. declaring Il hqs nothing 20 ar
bitratc. aud. further that the men
VINO !eft its employ anG. Nr. Deal
declares. Joined In the rioting last
night. have no connection with or
furthsr claim on the company. Mr..
Deal asserts that the company stands
ready to operate all it's cars so soon
as they are given sufficient protection.
which II claims as a right.
This declaration has been like n
neorand In a pile OF tinder. and the
portions Of the city. particularly
West End. the mill district. are even
more turbulent than last night
From one end OF the city to the
other the news has been spread of
the shooting by troops on Fifteenth
street. and besides the thousands or
more people congregated in wes,
End. the 700 block Of Broad street.
In III scaTt OF the business District.
is crow led.
During the middle Of the day lnfor-
nation was conveyed To- 'he au;horl.
ties that strike sympathizers had
planned 20 plant n mine under the
power house tonight. During the al
ternoon military guard was thrown
around the Fifteenth street property
OF the company. where one OF the
powcr plants Is located. and dad
line was established at each enl of
the property. The troops were given
instructions To challenge anybody At
tempting TO pass through the lire md
stop ''em; To fire II the challenge
shoul' hc ignored and any effort
should be made To pass through the
lines after the challenge. The troops
are provided with riot cartridges and
are stationed on duty with loaded
pieces
Robert Cristle. a Business man, was
driving by In sn automobile and. evil
IDENTIFY did not hear the challenge Of
the sentry. He had gone but few
feet when ne was shot through the
lungs lie Is at a hospital where ne
will die.
Ben. +. Baker and Alfred Dorm.
also business men. attempted to drive
through Fifteenth street few min
utes later. a few blocks from the
power plant some one told Baker. in
whose buggy they were riding. that
the soldiers were firing blank cart.
ridges. rs he approached the power
plant ne Whippcd nm hfs horse Ion