The sun., 1916-01-08
500 Pounds of Dynamite
Stolen to "BlOw Up
the Town"
SCORES ARE INJURED
IN THE WILD RIOTING
East Youngstown Workers,
Frantic With Liquor,
Marching Streets.

YOUNGSTOWN. OniO, Jan. 'Sdturu"y'
"A. MIA mob Of strikers from the
plant Of the Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company at East Youngstown
took possession Of the town last night
After a battle with the company's pri-
va,e police force in which. some re-
ports say. eight persons were killed.
Al least sixteen persons were injured
rome fatally.
In retaliation for shooting by COM
pany guards the strikers set fire TO
many buildings. The loss is already
$500 900 and the fire is still burning.
The strikers. originally numbering
about 100 men. but swollen by friends
to a crowd Of fully 5000. set firc to the
business section Of tie town, assaulted
nremen who tried TO fight the flames.
attempted to burn the company's
plant. looted many shops. raided the
eighteen saloons In that section Of
town and took full control OF the
streets.
At IL o'clock the drunken strikers
began a march to Youngstown and a
hundred armed deputies are ready to
give battle.
The report that eight OF their num-
Der had been killed by the company's
private police force could not be con-
hrmed at midnight by the police. after
q search which they declared to be
thorough. reporting that they could
nnd only three bodies.
The local authorities were terrified
out OF action. The police and deputy
sheriffs refused to make any real at
tempt TO handle the situation.
Militia Ordered Out.
Gov. Willis was notified early in the
evening OF what was transpring and
he ordered Ave companies of militia
from Cleveland. Canton, Columbus and
Alliance to East Youngstown.
A. 1880 none Of the troops had ar
T,ed. but II was said that some oi
the guardsmen would be here early
to-day. Companies c and l OF the
Fifth Regiment, Ohio National Guard
ore said to be on their way and three
companies OF the Eighth Regiment
Ohio National Guard, are bringing ma
chine guns.
At IL o'clock the mob. in possession
Of the complete stocks Of eighteen sa
looms. were sweeping the streets II
their possession was 500 pounds Of dyna
mite obtained when they broke into thu
storehouse Of a local contractor. Will
this they planned, leaders said. ito blow
East Youngstown to hell and gone"
Earlier In the evening firemen from
nearby towns had been driven on witt
showers of sticks and stones, their hos
had been cut until the Youngstown fire
men refused hsly to do their work.
saloons Are Looted.
The widest scenes were being enacte
b"fo' the arrival OF the militia. TIL
door and windows Of the saloons lla
been broken bottles Of whiskey and gi
mad been taken out. their tops knocke
VII ana passed aIouHd from Uoutn I
mouth.
The riots followed on the heels OF tn
announcement of the Youngstown Shes
nud Tube Company that beginning i'm
w"diately the rate of pay for commo
labor was advanced from 1914 to 22 cent
a. hour, and the rate for skilled labo
ras raised to correspond with the wage
E8'd 10y the United states Steel Coz
poraron in it's recent announcement.
Tie strikers are practically all Pole
l.i,huanians and Serbians. They gati
cred in the saloons Of East foungstow
surrounding the plant, early yesterda
morning TO discuss the raise.
They thought II insufficient, and a
N" day wore on their rage against III
company increased in direct proportio
10 the drinks they consumed. Frequei
threats were heard in the streets the
would get" the company "get" II
worhmen who returned to the plant Il
dav get" the authorities and any or
els" who interfered with them.
Just before q o'clock most OF the
swept out OF the saloons and down
-" entrance to the company's plant G
Broad street. They gathered across Il
street from the entrance near by stoc
several hundred women and childre
there in the expectation Of seeing II
siiH"rs make good their threats.
At the entrance stood twenty-h'
afned private policemen, In charge
) u woltz, Curses and threats we
hd''ci at Woltz. at the company. at Il
.yd'e policemen.
Then a rock rose from the centre
VI" mob and fell near the group
guards At the same tine half dog
o. the strikers, armed with frebranC
hurled thom at the nearest compaI