The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
WILL RESUME GAR
 SERVICE TODAY No Settlement of Augusta
 Strike in Sight MEN OBEY ORDERS
Three Hundred Trainmen on Georgia Railroad Answer Strike Call. No Excitement Is
 Manifested

Augusta, Ga, October 1.--Resump- ton of street car service, which has been at a standstill for several days here on account of disorders incident to the strike of the employees of the Au- gusta-Aiken Railway and Electric cor poration will be attempted tomorrow.
 Mayor Barrett of this city and Sheriff Clark of Richmond county tonight is- sued a proclamation stating that the military authorities, who are holding the city under the ban of martial law. had given consent to the street car company to resume car service. An- nouncement also was made that the city police and the county authorities would cooperate with the state mil- itia in quelling any disorders that may arise.
 The courtmartial of Captain Jowitt of the state militia, accused of the killing of three citizeps late last Fri- day in connection with the strike, was not completed tonight. Twenty-six wit nesses testified today. the majority tes- tifying that the officer gave proper warning before he shot. The three men killed crossed dead line' which the militia had established to prevent pos- sible dynamiting of the street car com- pany's power plant. None was striker.
 No settlement of the strike was in sight tonight. All efforts to arrive at a basis for arbitration, which would be agreed to by both the employees and the company, have failed.
 Hope of settling the strike of the street car railway here by mediation under the Erdman act was dispelled early tonight a tele- gram from Judge Knapp at Washington, to Mayor Barrett stating that the act cannot be made to apply to the local con- troversy. All other efforts to settle the differences between employees and the company also have failed.
 Augusta Ga, October 1.--In response to general strike order issued today the conductors and trainmen of the Georgia railroad went on strike at 7:30 eastern time tonight Three hundred men are af- fected.
 The strike order was issued by Vice President T. A. GrAgg of the Order of Railway Conductors and Vice President James Murdock of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, in charge of the local situation Nor their respective orgar1za- tions
 No excitement attended the enforce ment of the strike order here and re- ports from other points are that the railroad employees quietly left their work.
 The immediate cause of the decision to strike was the refusal of the rail- road officials to reinstate Conductor J. l.. Paschel. who was discharged for alleged violation of the law fixing the continuous service of trainmen at not more than 16 hours It is said the con- ductor allowed his engineer to work overtime, but did not do so himself.
 In an effort to settle the controversy Superintendent Brand of the railroad sought mediation through the Erdman act Representatives of the strikers de- clared,- however, that this method would not be agreed to.
 In a statement tonight Superintend- ent Brand announced that every effort would be made to operate trains de- spite the strike. 'I am making every effort now" declared the superintend- ent," to secure men to take the places Of the strikers
 Several trains leaving for their des- tination before 1:30 (eastern time) to- night now are being operated but re- ports of the strikers state that the men will strike when the runs are com pleted No violence or disorders have been, reported.