America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 68, 20 July 1915, Page 5

America.

FURTHER LABOUR STRIKES AT AMMUNITION FACTORIES. WORK OF GERMAN ACIfATORS. United Pit ess Association. (Received 8.40 a .in.) New York, July 19.

Strikes at the Remington amis and cartridge factories at Bridgeport, employing twelve thousand, begin to-day. They will involve twelve additional factories engaged on sub-contracts.

Agitators are proceeding to Xewbaven to bring out the Manchester Company’s employees. The same agitators have been actin' in New England, causing disputes wherever munitions were manufactured.

Universal strikes disastrously affect the ammunition contracts, and were especially serious at Bridgeport, which is the leading ammunition centre.

Labor leaders declare they are merely using a golden opportunity to obtain eight hours a day and wage increases. Employers insist that secret agencies are responsible. Gompers charges German agitators with stirring up trouble, and asserts that they attempted to bribe the Bridgeport labor leaders.

“AMERICAN AMMUNITION CO."

United Press Association (Received 8.50 a.m.J"

New York. July 19

Leading typewriting companies have formed a new corporation styled “The American Ammunition Company.” for the purpose of handling large contracts for the supply of fuses, high explosives, and shrapnel shells for the Allies. It is reported that a contract for 111 million sterling for the supply of shells has been placed by the Canadian Militia Department in the hands of a financial group, which will arrange the sub-contracting.