THE AMERICAN STRIKES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3991, 26 July 1915, Page 4

THE AMERICAN STRIKES.

• GERMAN PROPAGANDISTS’ SCHEME. fiJGANTJC UPHEAVAL PLANNED. ATTEMPT TO STOP ALLIES’ WAR SUPPLIES. (United Press Association— Copyright.) (Received Jttlv 25. 4.20 p.m.) V NEW' VOHK. July 24. There is a. serious,spread of strike* in trie Eastern States. Hie gravest fa-tor is the suspicion that German propagandists are planning an industrial upheaval which wifi stop v.ai supplies lor the Allien. jl.e strikers arc confined to the war industries, munitions, oil, and shipping. The Government as awakening < the magnitude of the conspiracy. Federal agents warned the L.-ev-land munition manufacturers tn at plots were afoot to Uow up their piant. STANDARD OIL STRIKE. KKRIOFS - RIOTING AT IH'I WORKS. FOUR S'l RI KFRY KILLED. OTHERS WOUNDED. (Received July' 2->. 4.20 p-in-i ’ NEW WORK July 20. There was serious noting in. connection with the strike at the rstandai i ° ! Four of the strikers were killed and numbers wounded in skirmisuing «£ tween the guards and the T strikers replying with ret one. • - searchlights helped *to I keep the rioters in cfieri:, but Z continued throughout tne night. Earlv in the morning a score m striker's tried to reach the wall, or tne works with oil-soaked waste, intending to burn them'down. The "-uards fixed, al *d tavo men i-o hundreds of shots being exchanged. another batch tried to appromu with -501 bs of dynamite but guards opened fire ana drove them b 'The Sheriff has asked tl*e Governor tji call out troops. Tim strikers demanded a 15 per cent advance in wage.-. , , „ The manager announceo that . must return to their places oi for four days hex ore he wou.d gt -nt conference.