Show SHOT DOWN BY GUARDS doting of new jersey factory workers result in bloodshed perth amboy N J following a pitched battle between seventy strikers and twelve deputies on wednesday at the factory of the national fireproofing company at IC keasbey easbey Ke aabey near here herein in which six of the strikers vore nvere shot down governor J franklin fort dispatched four companies or of the state national guard at trenton to the scene and the streets are now patrolled lat rolled by soldiers A feeling of intense excitement pro prevails alls as the strikers declare tho the th o deputy sheriffs were not ju justified stifled iti fled in firing upon them two of the wounded rien nien are dying in the hospital and lour four others are painfully hurt for two days there had been rioting tit at keasbey and a number of towns along the raritan river two weeks ago tire the men employed by the raritan Ra river clay company went on strike for higher wages they marched to the plant of the perth amboy fire brick company and induced the men there to go out on each succeeding lay day the men increased in numbers and marched to towns to induce em cm aloyes to leave their work the strikers nearly alli all of whom were foreigners say that they were given to understand rier der stand before election that if taft were elected their pay would be restored to a day it now Is the officials of the factories deny that such a promise was m made ade |