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UNREST IN 4B0R. .
CIRCLES HERE DUE
TO WAR CONTRACTS
Officials of Industrial
Onions Indicate Purpose
of Workers to Demand
. Share of Manufacturers'
1 Big Profits,
Baldwin Plant Uay Bo Among
Flrat to Feel Prcssuro of
Won Stocking Bettor Condi
tions German Influence De
nied, FeVerlsh nativity In organised labor
eirclen In this city I believed to presage
demands by labor bn employers for
higher wages: and a share In the profits
of the Immense war Contracts being com
pleted here. While the utmost reticence
la being" maintained by ofllclali nt tho
various unlohS whose men have been
encased lnth production 6f munitions,
It became known today that an nellve
propaganda for organliallon haa been
Carried on since It became apparent that
manufacturers In this country would
pront by tho sale of munitions of war to
the Allies
That this campaign has borne ready
fruit Is cvldencrd by a report of the
tabor Forward Committee that upward
qf 20,000 men have- been added to the
rtnka of organized labor. When asked
whether this indicated that a general de
mand would be made on employers for
higher wages and better working condi
tions, a member of the committee today
replied:
"Do you realize how much money l
Coming to the manufacturers of this city
for war contracts Do you think they
want to lose these profltst Do you know
Olfit labor Is not gaining anything except
A livelihood from thefle contracts and
that these Immense profits are going Into
tho pockets of the manufacturers?
"If you realize those things you will
te that labor can not remain quiescent.
We realise that this Is an opportunity
of a lifetime to obtain union recognition
find better working conditions for the
men The unrest that is making Itself
felt In the ranks of the workers will put
a stop to the manufacture or arms ana
ammunition unless the manufacturers
are wise enough to grant the demands
which will surely b made Upon them In
the very near future."
BALDWIN'S MAY FEEL PRESSURE.
It was said the Baldwin Locomotive
"Works would be the first plant to feci
ths pressure of labor. The plan appaV
ently Is to wait until the completion of
the Eddyatono plant. At that time there
will bo. a demand for skilled men Ih the
machine trades. At the, present ttino
moro thun half of the men Ih the Bald
win plant are organized. Wheii Jt comes,
Utne to nil me new plum wi cunnni
will find that, virtually all the Available
men will be members of the unions The
plant will begin operation and a short
time thereafter a concerted demand will
Be modo by the tvorkmen for higher
wages. It will probably be refdsed. A
strike will be immediately called. '
While this plan could not be officially
confirmed It Is generally believed that
It la the system which will be used to
fori the Baldwin plant to meet labor
demands.
The reported activity of German agents
In this city. In the ranks of organised
labor, was declared a myth by member?
of the local unions. Th men declare
that the only Influence behind their pro
posed demands IS the desire of labor to
participate In the Immense fortunes pour
ing Into this city.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, stated in
Washington today that It Was to be ex
pected that German agents would at
tempt to .Interrupt,! the manufacture of
munitions In this country.
GERMANS COUNTERING ON ALLIES,
"The Allies are doing everything: they
can to expedite the manufacture of war
munitions In this Country, and it Is to be
expected that the Germans will do every
thlnt they ban. to Interrupt this business,"
saldvMofrlson, referring to persistent re
ports that the strike at the Remington
Arms plant at Bridgeport, C6nn , and the
unrest at other munition plants is dUe to
German Influence.
'"The agents of the German Government
In this country surely Could pot b blamed
for resorting to any device by which they
could serve the cause of their country."
Mr Morrison said that the federation
was not yet prepared to make any state
ment In connection -with the Bridgeport
strike
Samuel Gompers, president of the feder
ation, refused to make any statement at
all about the Bridgeport strike or any
malterti connected with It.
Other labor leaders In Washington doubt
that proof Is obtainable showing that Ger
man stent are In any way connected
with the labor troubles In the munition
plants, ,
Administration officials 'in Washington
expressed the beller that President Wil
son would not attempt mediation Jn
the strike unless requested to do sd.
Secretary Wilson, of the Department
of tabor, and other officials are giving
close scrutiny to the difficulty, especially
la reports that aerman money has fo
mented It, but they ssld the matter was
not yet before the Government officially.
U. S. TO SEND TiELY
TO BERLIN BY FRIDAY
Contlnutd faint Tsge One
trla"s promt agslmit mupltlons ship
ments to the Allies. The two notes, how
ever, will not go forward simultaneously
It developed tpds'y that at Tuesday
Cabinet conference, there was consider
i gbl debate opiSertUns Incorporation in
-h rp)y to aermany a wamlne' that
repetition of the Lueltanla affair would
tx considered en "unfriendly oet." It, Va
underatood tba worfltng of thl clause
was so modified as merely to point otic
that another such Incident would bo
vieised with srava concern u threaten,
lng hitherto peaceful reiMIGm between
the two countries.
It was learned lso that the eomniunl.
cation maintains wlt& vnmietakabU flrffl.
nec America's determlfiatolt t9 )Blt
W rrspeet of (U cltltens' ftghts.
Germany" proposal that neutral Das
nger vessels, German ships or four
"w ships be placed uwJer the
Anurttan tlast far transport! Ataertian
jismcr. ih note was saMLta dwUm
wojw without a spMiaJfiet oTKii
ttraes. now In adjournment,
lr:.iiatl of refusing polnlblnh to nro
loi4 diptomatlc pegotlatlsii eel Gr
inj.ii) s undersea warfare, the note g
said to bave been modified to the SsxttMt
ot suuina that this SevernsHWt c&at
. In the present sjtuetlon, how tjgf
iiftttl snU tan be attained hr further
flu. k-if t or the reply it Is under
sKKXl here 1 ht O.rmany mvtl be
j -( by ner juts mther than b her
rrrtjjm.let. e If Gtrnuui ubi lerine
unowicii av. j1 futarfc etlvitis upon
ahi! cut,,, us tanoaent AotrKin psa
titff a. i ii i on the rules f uiit.-ii..-n:
law rrlal efttrctk nod Misro,
ih ,.; hude ssurKce tit neutral life,
i .v v,-.-Bji)i.: will feel (ht tho VCilJur
.j irynlM4 ir (.'rarttcS If UM In word,
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TO LEAVE GORIZIA AS
FOES SMASH FORTS
Italians Batter Way to
Point Only Half-Mile
From Ifconzo Stronghold.
Citizens Flee Garrison
Short of Food.
,
nOME, July 21.
Iteporta of declslv victories for the
Italians, both north and south of Oorlzla,
led the Rome nen'spapsrs today to pre
dict the early capitulation of the fort
ress city, known, as the "Pwemyel of
the lBQno." The Italians nro now only
halt a, mile from Qorlzla.
The Olornale d'ltalla declared that the
Italians are now winning the most de
cisive Victories of the war nil nlohg the
Isonzo, oceuoyinfe strategic positions and
Inflicting Ijeavy losses on the enemy.
Frontier" advices quote refugees arriv
ing from Gorilla ns declaring that the
city Is ibout to be evacuated. The food
supply 1ft said to be running short, ttjo
Karrlson subsisting cntlrily upon vege
tables. As a safeguard ngttlnst Italian
air raids the city la In complete darkness
ot night, tho authorities promising to
hoot nnv civilian who onens his Windows.
The railway bridge over the Isonio, be- I
tween ccrvignono ana nioninicone, ue
stroyed by the Auetrlans In their retreat
across the river, lias been rebuilt. Tho
first trains passed over yeptrday.
A general assault Is at this moment
going forward all along the 75-mllo
front from Tarvls to the Adriatic shore.
In the northern district, from Malbor
ghitto to Caporttto, the giant task baa
been confined chiefly to the bigger ar
tillery. There, as well as In the cen
tral trac't down td Gorilla, the Przemysl
of the Isonzo, great progress, has al
ready been realized. '(At a number of
point! the ttnllans havq cleared the way
for a rapid ana decisive advance, such
partial nnd Isolated ndvances being with
held lest they should lead to the for
mation ot an Insecure ' salient which,
without Immediate support, could not
porhaps be held, even at the cost of a
heavy sacrifice of lire,
ThS most pronounced Is the vlctorlquu
Italian advance lower down on tho Carso
Plateau, east of Sagrado. Here a ter
rific onslaught lasted the wholo day jn
Monday, during which there was a co
ordinated movement between the advanre
ot the largest masses of Infantry yefem
ployed, and the continuous support of
heavy guna and field pieces. It worked
out toi perfection. Before the sun hud
sunk below tho horizon the; Italians hod
carried row upon row bf terraced trenches
on rising ground, thickly sown with
barbed-wire entanglements and studded
with armored bomb-proof shelters. Thuy
oayonted the defenders by hundreds,
and captured 000 prisoners, among them
30 officers; 1000 rifles, six quick-firing guns
and a good quantity of ammunition.
The following official account of a series
of raids by the Italian air fleet has just
been Issued:
"Among the most' remarkable aerial
operations must be cited the bombard
ment by one of our dirigibles on the
17th ot Trieste. The technical establish
ment was badly damaged In the previous
raid of the th. This time bombs thrown
on these Important workshops started a
fire so extensive as to bo visible 20 miles
away.
"Our seaplanes dropped bombs on Aus
trian destroyers protecting Fasana Canal,
near Poia. Two other seaplanes bom
barded the battery near the SalVower
Lighthouse on the llth. One ot our
dlrlglbtea bombarded, with excellent re
sults, the Trlsnano station and Trieste
railroad yards at Monfalcona on the
14th.
Thr;e Vrteran Policemen Resign
Three veteran policemen handed in
their resignations to Superintendent Rob
inson today and will be retired on pen
sion They are .Policeman William WI
Walton, of the th street and Lancaster
uvfnue station, whose resignation takes
effect Immediately; Acting Detective
William B. H Selby, of the Tth and
Carpenter Streets station, to ta.k effect
August 1, and Polleaman. William Wilson.
Of ths poltoeboat Reyburn, to take effect
Aueuet 1. '
CZAR HASTENS TO FRONT; NEW
SLAV DEFENSE MOVE PENDS
PBTJtOaRAD. July 2L
I Emperor Nlolieles has gene, to the front
Ih FOiand. it was officially fannouneed to-
denartur of tha C.tir IMS tim-
leiieYtia id inaiaftt mat m iiticrftn&
-.,".. .. .. ,-. .r. ,zf sr- .---
qefcertt Dtaff regards the. oenBlct.nOW be
ing waged aa the climax of the eimpaltn.
Previous vWts of the Czar to the front
hs.T been followed by sudd an and it
feettve offensive moves by his troops and
tie llHary MperU here leak for a new
tad, IMiljfMetm strife that Ul tipset the
Qmnr efforts te capture WHtw.
OfllciiUe o th War Offlo today re
GERMANS IN . EXTREME NOTH '
CUTTINGwAy TO SLAV NATAL BASf
BBRWK. July st t m. Ntor7 im oWsjiy from the itt-
At the sett northern end of the bat MB fU s esifrM- ft tMnwmUr
tie Ita th OWterVi front, tb trooiw of ot slv Wiawartr'af IU' UkM Wij tho
tatf V, 9 re cuttin, ,,r w,y tSTi'ISX IWft
Uuvrii BM M U i tiived mat t;,i .re for them-
Biiaeian city ytiii b t.ptm.i without ny
tit the OniFtw, Ta H t J mc
n4rr Uyi to th AtMtt ctm-
EVENING rEPaEH-PHILAPBLPniA, WEDNESDAY. JTTLY
i Photo by Bain,
Tho upper picture shows the men
leaving tho Homington Arms
Works the day tho gtrlko was
called. Below is Mnrcollus II.
Dodge, head of -tho Remington
company.
BRIDGEPORT POLICE
DISPERSE STRIKERS
Continued from Page One
shops are making accessories for war ma
terials for tho Remington Works,
Tho Intention" Is tb fdrce the hemlng
tOn works to submission by tying up
the outside shops.
1 Thomas J. Savage, member of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the International
Association of Machinists, mode plain
this morning that this movement, will
form an Important p'art of labor's pro
gram. It Is questioned whether this ac
Hon will seriously Interfere with the Rem
ington plant .If successful It will hampers
tne plant, but not in a way to force the
plant Into submission, It Is believed.
On the efforts of union leaders to get 600
nonunion machinists employed at the
Remington Arms Company to walk, out
today hung the general strike that vos
expected to tie up alt the munition fac
tories suppllng the Allies. The union
officials admitted that unless they could
tie up the plant. Remington Arms and
Munitions Company, the backbone of the
strike would be broken.
Union Officials beliefs they can Induce
the 600 nonunion workmen to join tho
strikers. The Remington officials scout
this, saying that the Increase In wages
and tho eight-hour law, granted yester
day had averted any possibility of a
widespread strike there.
A "run-In" between striking ma
chinists and the police occurred In the
Boston avenue plaht of the new Reming
ton Arms plant early today, when Charles
Belli, a machinist, living at 2S3) Jorth
19th street, Philadelphia, and general or
ginlzer ot the Machinists' Union, defied
tne orurs to move nis. picKets. -
"I know the Btate law on picketing and
-we are going to stand for the rights of
our pickets," asserted Sehl. .,
"Move on, nnd keep your pickets away
from these gates or I'll take you to the
judge," wan Police Sergeant O'Neill's
final command to Sehl after a 6-mlnuto
argument
Tho police moved the by-strtndera and
the 20 pickets were called to a sa.fo dis
tance by the organizer, .
A. k OF L. HEADS AND STJUKB
LEADER6 DISCUSS SITUATION
Couhtry-wlda Movement uto Be
Launched, Is Bellafl
WASHINGTON, July 21.- President
Gompei-s and Sftcrotary M6rrlson, jf the
American Labor Federation, held a short
but important conference today v"vth
leadens of union labor Interested In the
Bridgeport strike situation. At 1:05 p. m.
they 'Adjourned, to meet In Bridgeport at
10 a. m. Friday. ,
While strict secrecy was observed It
was the general belief that the confer
ence looked toward a widespread move
ment tor an increase in wages and bette
ment.of worklne conditions In all nlantJ.
the owners of which benefited by the Eu
ropean war.
Philadelplilans Marry in Elkton
, ELKT6N, Md.. JUly Jt.-Ftve of tho
Seven couples married Ih Elkton this
morning were Phiiadelphlahs. They were:
Elwood G. Booth and Jennie F. Warren,
Lewis Genro and Mary Pastetla. William
R. Story and Carolyn C Brenneck. David
Weston and Ltllle at. Bhlffer dhd Elmer
II Miller and Frances E. Guenther. all
of Philadelphia! Clyde W. Grorff nnd
'if anna M. Picket!, Reading: Harry Mason,
qui mis, stw sua uuiitn, Aberdeen, Md.
iterated their cjnfldent belief that the
Germans' ttrriflo attaoke oould not bo
maintained for Jong and that the heavy
.losses they are suffering in their advanoo
wins ine rroni irom me uaiiia no tn
ths Bug IJlver would mult In ft radu7J
""-""'". v "iiibu umuq tJitup Nicho
las would take full advantage ;
Great reserves e men and ajmimnitlon
have bum held balls by the RttHtan Gen
eral Stan to combat tho final decorate
assault Of the Atistro-Ggrman iorees on
the Warsaw defenses. The arc now
being utilized
rWt4tcae irons the frossf sav that th
force of Oread Duke M)onolM Mve bean
wak(e4 so xrUy that tk ftusUt at
n L.rlna to rub ta lmaswial Haualtoid
troOjis at Ptrard d Haecvv to th(
ri'ji.t jne, iuj-cee da mm now IB mi
IS IN PROGRESS
FRENCH AIR SQUADRON
RAIDS C0NFLANS, NEAR
METZ;ESCAPES.SAFELY
Thirty-oneA e r o p 1 a n e s
Shell Import&ilt Railway
Junction Beat Off At
tack of German .Aviators.
Destroy Big Buildings.
PARI3, July 2l. Thirly-ono French
aeroplanes participated In a, great air raid
on the railway ntntlon at Conflans, In
northern France, the ."Var Office an
nounced this afternoon. Bombs werO
hurled on several buildings and the loco
motive shed was seen to burst, into
flames '
Conflans lies 16, miles west of the Ger
man fortress of Metz and Is thfc Junction
point of Important railways stipplylnk the
German armies around Verdun nnd St
Mlhlel. , " '
Three Germnn av)ators( accftrdlng to
tho official dispatches, mad feeble nt
tdmpts to atacjc tho French air 'flotilla.
Several French blrdmcp closed in upon
the Germans and quickly put them to
flight. Ih the' chafce one of th enemy's
aeroplanes was shot dbwn.
The official communique alto ( reported.
new air raids yesterday on the German
fbrtlfloil city of Kolmar, In Alsace.
The text ot tho communique follows I
"In Artols the night w'as marked by a
cannonade around Bouchea and Neuvillo
8t. Vnnst.
"SOI&ons was bombarded during the
night.
'The enemy attacked our positions
aroUtid Tcte d'Bacll and also at Vauxfery,
but was repulsed.
"Lively Infantry actions developed In
the Vosges yesterday nfiernoori. At
nltrht there was hard flffhtlncr . on the
heights domlnaflng-'tho Fecht VallfcyflOB
"Td tho north of the Fechl (Alsace),
wo made oursetves-masters of part of
the enemy's defensive works and made
notable progress, afmost reaching the'
crest lino of the heights. .
"On Tuesday 3t atiatort bombarded
Conflans en Jnrneyr- near Longuyon, an
Important French railway Junction. It
was observed that fhr'do 155-mllllmetre
Shells and four DO-mllllmotre shells weVe
Well placed, striking the station, the
round houso and a locomotive." .
"Three enemy aeroplanes were put to
flight by the squadron one being com
pelled to descend rapidly.
"On "Tuesday afternoon two French avi
ators ngoln bpmbarde Kolmar. Four 155
mllllmetre shells and four 90-mllllme(fe
shells were dropped upon the railroad
trncks "
HUNGRY COLOGNE MOB
DESTROYS FOOD SHOPS
High Coat of x Commodities
CrtusesIlioMng iti Jlhine Prov
ince Metropolis,
AMSTEItDAM, July tU
Blots are iepoH,d to have broken out
In Cologne aa tho-reUtt Ot the high price
of food. Cologne lies upoh the Rhine
River 'in the rthlne province of Prussia.
The Industrial plahts at Cologne were not
such as could bo turned into factories
for the production of war supplies, conse
quently the city has heen hit very hard
by tho war and here Is much idleness
there. ' ' ' s
Men and women stopped at' the market
place and destroyed the windows In a
number of BhOps,
Crying, "Qlvo ua bread!" hnd "Give Us
cheaper meatf the members of the mobe
defied the policy .and destroyed much
property before being dispersed.
The Government l attempting tp make
popular a concentrated form mt food,
composed of chemical extractions -from
vegetables and n4ts.
POLICE SEEK' SAILORS
Jackies Accused pf Beating ftnd Rob
btng Man. '
very sailor oa the battleehlp Missis,
Blrpl,,now lying ft lh navy yard, will
b&. lined, up and ojoifly seruUtiM. today
bv d8ttlve from jhe tawpy pOlUe
sfltjan In an, K6rt to find the tWo Jaskfe.
whU In company with a woman and a
Jitney driver, beat Thomas MeOulre, of
KB lona street, Karberth. unconseioud last
night and robbeo: him of his money nnd
MoDulra dUttnetly rememberii, he wys.
the hat bands of the two tailors, whieh
read "TJ. S. jj. MMssippl" e will go
With thi det41ve tp Idtlfy his assail.
mi atajrtd. out for the Tondertein ftlt
Irtt n wrt . woman and with th tw
aUo tarU4 m a tour of the saloons,
wL !
Wm th a th" Suilleton Bike ar
th Hrt' olevari the whole four
WK sio m ea.( mm Wlo HneM
BctouanotO. wu treated at the FraoS
Frt HM1'
Hong to 4v?rt Strike of 15,r0 Miners
gr. OLAIBVIU.H. o, JMir U.An
ottuw fttflk JMW satvti Ohio el
atnen MM to4r- fjarti wvmr
biz walkoiW tomorrow, wsun th nu
UmU gtv by the losjieM for the ml ju-f
rim sssfisi " " iieu sci.'U, a cen
R8 CfJuwbuj, (o4y to i t bo
The ut st, Dm, y,uieh mixi
LLOYD-
AS WELSH SraffiE ENDS
Miners Ratify Terms of Settle
ment To Return to Work at
OrldD.
1 CARDIFF- July Jt.
nAUtfrA r-hrp.wntln the ftAGffl strik
ing Welsh efTal mlhbra at noon-today
ratined the settlement made'Vesterdfty hy
the mlhefs' BXeeutlve Council. It was
nnnouneed that U!e men. would return to
work at once.
Minister or Munitions Lloyd-George,
who wag Ih the Hall wTien the veto of
the delogales was taken, was escorted to
tho platform amid eheifs from tho min
ers. Jn a short spesh ho congratulated
both tho miners and the mine owners
for reaching n. speedy settlement and rec
ognltlnjr the country's Interests wero
abovo their 6wn.
"When 1 was first asked to come here
I was horrified at thjr thought ot taking
part In n struggld'between my best
friends," sold Lloyd-George, "but how
my trip becomes a source of Joy. 1 am
returning to. London, having shaken
hands with myfellow workmen and tho
gentlemen cm tho other side of the irues
tlon." ' v
"England faces a situation- so serious
as to call for tho united concentration
and action c-f every man, woman and.
child In the nation," Mr. . Lloyd-George
told tho nltnOrs; The Minister ot Muni
tions referred to the fact that tho bulk
of Franco's coal fields aro In tho hahds
ot tha Germans. Ho urged the miners
on that account to make up for time Ibst
during tho strlko by exlrndrdlnary ef
forts. "Show France 'that you nro prepared to
assist In th'o struggle for world freedom
by filling tho bunkers of her navy and
England'a navy?' ho said. "With tho help
of you men, Great Britain will defy the
most potent enemy In tho world.
'Tho Government depends upon you to
give otlr gallant fighters In tho trenches
a fair and equal cliapce with their foes
It depends upon your efforts to aid In
speeding tho production Of shells. Peaco
At homo Is absolutely essential If Eng-
Jand is to emergp fronj this war victori
ous."
NINE COMPARTMENTS
.DAMAGED ON WARSHIP
Continued from Fage One
Dnnfels thus far has taken no nctlon on
the basis of such suspicions, but he has
asked for a thorough roport from Captain
Kaemmerllng, naval officer1 In chaige of
Inspection work, through near Admiral
Benson, chief of naval tooeratlons.
Coincident with tho news of the flro on
tho Oklahoma comes the report that an
extra detail of gtfatds has been placed
on duty, not only at the plant of the New
York Shipbuilding Company, but also nt
"the Baldwin Locomotive Works, nt the
navy yard and at the Frankford and
flchiiylklll nrsenals. It Is even said that,
through fear of fanatics, .the big Brooklyn
Navy Yard will bo closed to civilians.
II. A. Magouh, vice president of tho
cqmpapy, said today:
"We' don't expect to find anything
startling. I don't know that wo Bhall
ever be able to ascertain the real cause
of the fire. Whnt causes many big fires
or oven disasters? It is easy endugh to
guess, but to get down to tho real rock
bottom of the exact cause Is another J
matter."
Mr. Mag6un explained that officials of
the company were eager to begin' an in
vestigation and that the pumps had beeh
kept going and nn extra force of men
kept at work all night so that It might
begirt today. '
"This rtro Is eertnlhlv unfortunate, but
'by , no means disastrous," Mr, Magoun
continued. "We have had other nrcs be
fore. There wsb a fire on "the battleship
Mbrerio Just after wo had turned her
or to tile Argentine Government, The
fire on the Moreno was not similar 'to
that on the Oklahoma. It was a Are,
neVerthelekp. t
"There may be something strange about
having the,nres of four, American battle
ships In rapid succession! but It may be
only a coincidence. I can't say that I
connet the fire on the Oklahoma With
tho other fires I have Just mentlbned.
FlrM Will happen, you know." )
Mr. Magoun explained that the nro on
the Oklahoma may havo been due to any
one of a number of causes, '"It may havo
been due to the svltihg; then again It may
havo, been caused by a cigarette stub tr
a clgaf butt or a lighted match." Th6
Workmen are not allowed to smoke, ho
said, but It Is possible that ordert might
have been disobeyed,
"Workmen quit hero at i.SO in the after
noon, ahd It Is (possible that one may
have lighted a pipe hnd dropped a match
below deck Just after nuittlne time.
"NO," Mr. Magflun said In reply to tt
question, "It Is Impossible to make even
the Slightest estimate or guess of tha
damage Until all the water has been
pumped out of the ship's hull."
The entrances- to the New York ship
building plant are being strictly guarded
today, Tho guards wilt admit no one un
lets connected with ths concern. While
Official would not admit that all em
ployes who were on duty the day the fire
occurred would bo questioned In the course
of the Investigation, It was said that
questions undoubtedly "would be asked
here ahd there."
Officials ot the comparty are at a Joss
to explain how there cam to bo so much
.fire In tho hull of tho Oklahoma. Mr.
(Magoun, In discussing .the magnitude of
the blaxe, said:
"Ordinarily there Is little InfUrAm.M.
material In the hull of a battleship. I
am referring especially to the magaxlno
compartments, where the ammunition is
stored. But you must realise that that
is not necessarily the case with a ship
under construction. The pork mniinu-
which lines the compartments as an in-
auiawon is neia fast by cement, butv this
OAullng IS braced temporarily by wooden
shoring. The shorlns mhrht hn.v rawht
vMj.. aim, aunougn corn does Hot burn
A- J -,. . . . ' I. -..-
eastiy, wnen a nre onpo gets hit, It will
""C cveryming in its path, as every
one readily knows."
"We had flrea on the Arkansas and the
Utah and quite a. serouS one on the Mo
reno, although they did not oomWe tn
last Mondays fire on the OJttahoma. The
fir Itself spread ln,to S or W rooms, or
compartments as they are called, nnd for
lis. causa oven a suggestion would bo pro
mature. Thero li any ariiounl of inflam
mable material on a ship while m th
ur ef construetlon, Including wood,
fJi ?nd "P and pl.hr materilli
paint wlU burn when It, Is Seated." '
WINCHESTER ARBIS COHPANV
PLANS TO AVERT STRIKE
Directors Will' Institute Pension Fund
for Employee,
tylAeiit attimat W altav lir ,, Zt
be any dioontent mmg VtUr U,mlm.
an ejttensiou of tU cfc .
Jtoaland TA jw5ir the V,Sk2ffi
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tOt mt it fsroa satet Xim ata by
Company sad ether eSpMrsui
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TODAY'S WAR NEWS
MtlBFLY lNTEnPRSTED
-
Menaced by three mfehty Teu
ton armies, casino;, irt like it vise,
Wnrsnw scorns boimd to jail be-
frtVn hnAer.nk la out. Berlin miH-
tary experts nllow from a week to J
a fortnight ror mo aeuncic os. no,
Polish capital, but considering the,
proximity of tho advancing col
umrfs. tho torrlfle forco of their
ABtaulU and the eped which the
preaeitt movement has developed,
taking of tho Toulon objective,
either by Btorming or by surrender
wlftinub n nllrhnrl battle, follow
Ing iho recent Slav policy of stfd
tegle retreat) may bellevably be
nehieved In the shorter time.
Ostrolenka captured on the north,
Pullusk and Novo GeorgievAk urt
dor firo there J Radom taken ih tho
South, Austrinns advancing thence
to Lyblin find Ivahgorod; piercing
of the final lino of Warsaw do
fenso at Blonle, 16 miles away
these are the indices of ultimald
stiefcess which havo brought the
'Kaisor to tho gates of tha ob
Jectivo to domlnnto tho triumph,
tile glorieB of which ho will share
-with tho Kalserln, who is already
en routo to Posen grand head
qunrlers, ready to participate ,irtf
tno sectacula oritry should war
Baw bo indeed doomed.
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ONE DEAD, MANY HURT
r IN STRIKE RIOT
ConttnueiWrom Fake One
from the street, the strikers battered
down the flrehoues doors and attacked
those-- within, Every polldeman snd
deputy in tho neighborhood came to ,the
roacuo, while strikers hastened to tho
attack. Tho flrehoUse was wrecked, the
onglno sraaihedand those within badly
b6aton before a squad of 1M poticemen,
formed In a hollow square, reached the
building.
Theea wero assaulted and ns they drew
revolvers a shower of missiles sent sev
eral to earth, unconscious. An order to
shoot Into tho mob was given.. At tho
first volley several Strikers felli'
They withdraw for a moment, then
shooting and hurling t stones, they ogaUi
camo to the attadk. 'Cody's horse, shot
through the body, drooped Just as a
bullet zipped across the police lnspec-
oft his mountW a stone that caught him
on the shoulder. Patrolman Xangtre was
cut In the neck' -by a striker's knife. Po
licemen Harris and McOeehanwiro hit,
in tho face by stones and knocked sense
less. - "
FIRH ENGINES SENT FOR
Within five minutes moro 'than E0 of
tho officers were hurt so badly they were
unable t,o fight longer, A hurry rail for
aid was sent to tho City Hall, and eight
fire, engines were s6nt to tho rescue. The
shooting continued while tho fire engines
were making the trip, and other strikers
fell. Cady was again hit by a stone. Two.
or his men carried him Into a hallway,
where they Vera set upon by a dozen
strikers. Peter HUch, drivel" of the
Bayonne Hospital ambulance, tdroVa
through the? mob and single handed got
the inspector inside his ambulance. -The
hlob attacked him and the automobile
with stones, smashing In th glass win
dows and wooden sides, and inflicting
slight cuts op both Ruch and Cady. Ruch"
sent his machine through tho crowd and
cot Cady to the hospital.
When the firemen arrived, they found
the deputies and police surrounded and
almost overpowered. Hastily attaching
their hoses, they turned the hozzles on
tho crowd dnd forced the strikers back
ward. Even then tho striken) contihimd
Lto throw stones, hitting several firemen.
STREET LIKE BATTLEFIELD;.
The Street "resembled a battleflejd when
It was. cleared. Six strikers, one dead,
ana lour policemen lay on the pavement.
Two ambulances made a dozen trips and
took many badly hurt and slightly in
jured to tha hnnnltnl. '
Tho detlff man Is M, Stornachlk. He was
shot In the head and was rushed to the
hospital, where he .died three minutes
after being admitted Seven Strikers nro
In the hospital surferlng from s.hots In
the arms or legs. The strikers are still
gathered five 'blocks from tho battle
ground. . Every root -near th plant Is crpwded
with men who throw missiles on all who
try to get through to th plant beyond
the police lines and there Is not suf
ficient police on hand to drive them
away. ,
Practically all of the Strikers aro for
eigners, mostly Hungarians, in the
crowd that surged around tho pla'nt this
morning wero scores of women. .The
women proved harder to handle, and
pacify than the men.
Children havetdat'S quting
Ellis A. Gimbel Host of 125 Boys and
Girls at Philihont Club.
One hundred and twenty-flve Boys ind
girls from the Jewish Foster Homo and
Orphan Asylum are having the time of
their lives today at the Phllmdht Coun
try Club aa the guests of Ellla A- aim
bel on their Blxth annual outing, The
feature of the morning was a baseball
game In which the Asylum eam defeated
the Caddies of the Phllmont Club by a
score of 11 to 5.
Novelty races furnished tha principal
omujamant for both boys and girls this
afternoon. Thn shfUirH n, .iii.i. !.....-.
by the Utile city dwellers who get ft
glimpse of theroiUng hills nrfti picturesque
n leys once a year testified to their
enjoyment of todaq's outlnb.
Sixty-two i boys and slxty-three girls
Went on the outlnsr todav Th.-u win
return to the homo late this afternoon.
Iuinoheon was served to thtb In the
Woods adjoining tho Olub.
' , Wnnnmaker Cadets Off to Camp
Two battalions of the Jdhn Wanarnaker
Commercial Institute Cadets leit today
for a two weeks encampment ft t tha
Wanamakir Commercial institute Camp
at island Heights, it?. 3. Immediately be
foro leaving tha cadets were reviewed
by Mr. Wanamaker In tha armory on tho
ninth floor 'of the building. The institute"
members in both the New Torv m nm
adelphla stores, If ttjey1 have been mem
ber since before the first of May. are
Vequlrod to attend the eamp. The boya
OLD VAtlWTS DISCOVERED
sWaj..Slsi ill n ,,,
PurilteQn.lllce Rtrlipturw Excite Mueh
Speculation.
earthed on 34 atieofc below Market stroeL
a n of old vaulU whlej, hav beisme
tho souroo ,f wtwfc sjieeuliUan W
mraac Wms put originally. Some bV
Itv Uat IW were dunaiiu wi& in
Auinl.4 .t- ' " ..'? -v -
Opjff Iftsttt that lhy War slwafe
wjlU tn tb. bkwnm u Y $$
.in .1 . S? wnar.
est (enar
5 At any rsH, the MtreiJltfs
have ion
mufr
Uv up
VfcttIon my Precautions
t
bba --zra.n
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Saimjraeiu u A&j nuuii ..
ASQUITit HESITATES
f0 DECLARE AMERICAN j
' COTTON CONTRABAND)
Admits Qufistion Is Deli
cat , Matter to Adjust
IhtotAvithBtanding Naliowfj
WtHssatisf action Witlil
Policy of Free Material!
t Hi il si i ssHni
British Board of Trade's Hut
inff Indicates a Larcro Pni-i
of Soizria Cargoes Will b
Ordered Sold by tho Prtel
Court.
t.dNnrtM. .Tni.. ,fc
Another attempt' was made in ths llbuiel
Of Commons j'egterday to induce the (W"i
ernment to moko Cotton Wmlrnbahil' i
War A strong appeal toward this end
si
was made by Sir Henry Cettlel. t
Mr. Asqulth, In response to an lnelsteil
said that no subject was rccelxlne- nvU?
watchful consideration nt the hands ofH
ths Government jfl
"But It Is a very difficult matter of3
solution," ha said. "It Is easy, to beV
sure, to put forward, one broad line olS
policy And td say that this has the ndJH
vantage over some other line Of policy!
but therp aro v questions so minute Shall
dellcato wVh such difficult ramlflcatlonsjS
tnat you may De multiplying rather than;
minimizing mo umicuiiy. ,
t'l am not satlsrted myself with h
existing state' Of things. I belloVo that tM
great deal of cotton reaches GermanJl
Which bught not to, On tJi bther handfl
A havo tp ho very .careful in exerclsingjH
our Dcuigerent ngni not to impinge onM
the legitimate" trade Interests of neutrstH
Powers with whom wo aro on terms otfl
perfect nmityi i a
"Wo certainly do hot desire to do any
thing that will, povoke a gratuitous quarl
rel. Everything has to be taken Intn art
count with due perspective and preD&raa
.tion. J.ne uovernment hopes, however;
wunoui mucn uemy, to ootain a moro
satisfactory "and mora adequate solution
of thn dtmcultles." A
A largo part Of the shipments of Amerl.fl
can cotton held tip by Great Britain proh-9
ably will be condemned by the prho coilrtfl
This Whs indicated by a ruling made bym
tho Government.. i -H
Tho ruling was announced by the BoardM
,nhlp of cotton shipped Under the ngfeovM
ui iiHuei wiiivii imiuH uitib ii ina ownerH
mini wiin American exporters pasttIS
from the American shipper to an cnentyjj
oi ureal, uruuiii il win not us purcnasea
by tho British Government under the
terms of the agreement.
WASHINGTON. .Tulv Jl.11
An approaching crisis in the dlspdtn'
with Great Britain over her stoppage ofl
American vijottoij shipments to neutral
was foreshadowed today,
It was learned that the State Denarl
ment nnd President Wilson havo received
masses of Information regarding cotton
shipments, normal consumption, reserve
supplies and prospective crops, foreign
ana aomestic, for use in preparing an'
other protest against British seizures.
Word that the British prize courts pro
pose to cpnnecate as. "enemy" property,
without relhibursement, cotton consigned
to Germnn ttfms In neutral countries dis
turbed officials. It was said the Admlni
istration would protest vigorously.
Indications" that England Is sttkuHfi
considering adding cotton to her ,mlti?
band gave a fcttll more serious liwct'to
the.eltuiitlort. ' J ,
LEDGER TOURISTS PICK
POPPIES IN OVERCOATflW
T3H.i.. n.. r.i. rl.iJ r. .It tft.u vt.
iruri.y Hunt nnv vjuiu oijuii'V iniin x b. em
j acott ana tho i'resiaio.
SAls FltANCiSCO, July 21. - Picking
flahilnc nbnnles In Golden Gate Park
fcwhild muffleil In ftciVv nvrcoatS -was a.
new apd diverting experience for then
T.pritrir. IrittHutn Vttlrr1nv. All Sun Fran-i
tlsco went nbout In heavy wraps andJ
coats because the temPetaturo was thattM
of midwinter. De,iplte the unseasonaDie'd
blasts, Which mado visitors shiver, some 1
of them were bravo enougn to piunge into
the surf. '
Tho Ledger tourists visited Fort ScDtt
after motoring' through the Presidio.
Fort Scott is tbo chief military port on
the Western shores and proved an inter
esting BDdt. ,
tach Iriterest Is attached to the dlnhr
which Mr. and Mrs. pT siotesoury wu
give ' today fof- the councllmanle delit
gation wnten nceompamea mo iiucv,
Bell 16 the coast. -.
Tho bell continues the chief feature f
.attraction at tho Exposition, Thousands;
visited tne renc westeraay, ana so p;
otlo hnd fervent were their expressloi
of apprectatlort of its significance
oven thn Phllsdelnhla nollcemeil Wl
btand guard about it wero deeply affected,
SUFFRAGE BELL IS
IN CLARION C0UNT1
Marty Ovations in Day's Journey Froral
Butler ,to Emlcnton.
EMLfaNTON, po., July l,-Th rr
tftiirllifr- tlm fitnln with the suffrage U
Srty Bell r arrived hero list nirfct oftf
maklriir sevarnt stone between Butler and.
hero. tfSe party was greeted by a, W'
mitteo of. local suffragettes, ana .
meeting this evening addresses v
ms.de bv Mrs. lvatherlne W RausChfe
berger, donor of the hell, and Miss IIS
riett w. arlm. .
At Chloora addresses were made
Miss Grim nnd Mrs, Itauschtnberger 1
next atop was at Karns city, where.
great ovation was given to the oeii
At Petrolta the AVomerta ChrisU
Temperanco union turned out to
the bell. Mlsa Louise Hall and
Grim made addresses. At Bruin, the W
Iton In ButUr County, a blir demonitr
lion was held for the party Foxoufe
to4. tia 4rl .Inn Ih ni.rin. rirtlinlV &W
a large delegation greeted the bell thH!
Cheater Heights Camp Meeting
The Cheater might Camp Meeittfl
optps this evening and will continue until 1
August M. Services will bo held tftr
times a day- Tha meetings tonight wn
oe conatiotid by the omcers The tv
Samuel MoWUIlarmt. nr Trlnllv Method
.gphftojial Church, Chfster. win be th
ptntuai aireotqr, with tne Jlev Ta
Gray, of Wlaeahiokon, assisting
taBSSsnsseBessssassnssssi
Niagara Falls
fLOvan $12.00 TO,r
July 39, August 13. XT.
Sttutber 10. tl, Oetober f
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