Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1917 — THREE SHOT IN STRIKE CLASH [ARTICLE]

THREE SHOT IN STRIKE CLASH

Sympathizers at Lima, 0., Dispersed by Police After Street Battle— Kansas City Cars Tied Up. Lima, 0., Aug. 10.—Rioting broke out in the street car strike here. Three men were shot in a clash between strike sympathizers ami armed guards on the. city ears of the Ohio Electric Railway company. Two street cars' were burned during the battle. Police dispersed a crowd of 5.000 persons gathered in the vicinity of the interurban depot. Mayor Simpson ordered ’all saloons closed. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 10. — tieup of tlte street cars of the Kansas City Railways company, effective since four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, continues. No* a car has moved in more than twenty-four hours, and company officials announce<l__po action had been taken to restore service.