The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-29
LONDON SPENDS A
MOST QUIET SUNDAY
Absence of Rail Traffic
Due to Strike Keeps
, Many at Home


Lnodon, September 2S.--The peopIe OF
Great britain have not spent n auietei
Sunday than today since the times OF
stage coach travel. with railway traf.
fic gone and a great curtailment OF
trolley and street car facilities in tn.
had nothing TO do hut stay Mt home
Even the usual Sunday rush of mo.
tors along the country roads was miss.
ing because car owners generally
were saving petrol against the ex-
pected famine.
London was oppressed with funera
quiet because there was little stir il
the streets except pedestrians. The
weekend crush of visitors Towns re-
mote from the large cities went with
| out the Sunday papers
Hyde park was the center of interest
for Londoners. The gates had moi
yet closed, but long lines of army mo.
tors loaded with milk cans and the mo
bilization of government petrol and
other stores were reminiscent of wal
days. Great crowds stood about al
day. but all were quiet. There were nc
demonstrations by the strikers against
the official forces which many had ex.
pected. Incoming steamers filled with
passengers are constantly arriving an6
most of the passengers were unable tc
get to their destinations. Some of the
companies have managed to distribute
part of their passengers by motors
Several hundred. who arrived at Dover
from Belgium are sleeping aboard the
steamers. The passengers who go
ashore had to handle their own bag.
gage
The first American steamer affected
will be the Adriatic. due at Southamp
ton tomorrow.
BOATS STILL GO
The London and Brighton railway
mas announced the suspension of con-
tinental service by way of New Haven
and Dieppe. Two boat trains from
folkestone with volunteer crew
reached London this afternoon. The
passengers were cheered by the by
ISLANDERS, who helped them get their
baggage off.
Inc SoFcI HiHeHl IN an appear to the
country asks the public to assist in
fighting the strike by economizing in
the use of petrol, light coal and food
and from the telegraph. telephone and
postal service.
The postoffice has announced that
no parcels will be accepted save for
local delivery.
Several airplanes left for Paris, Brus-
sells, and Holland today carrying pas
sengers and mails.
The most important questions en-
gaging the public are how long the
strike will last and how long the sup
plies of coal and petrol will last Apart
from the heavy losses business has al
ready suffered, the damage will increase
progressively with each day of the
strike, Some businesses are already
demoralized, notably the theatres and
newspapers. Several theatrical tour
ing companies which play week stands
and travel Sunday are held up. One
company came from Bristol to London
by airplane. but. left behind several
of the women members who feared ia
embark on the air journey.
The Sunday papers were able to dis
tribute only fraction of the usual
amount out ot town by the use OF
furniture vans. all the motors owned
Iy big department stores and any mis-
cellaneous vehicles that could be pro-
cured. But the daily papers cannot de-
pend on these sources.
Owners of motor cars are one class
situation. Fabulous prices are being
charged for out of town trips, and legal
taxi charges are Ignored.