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Show MACHINE GUNS USED TO QUELL STRIKERS GENEVA, Aug. 2. (By the Associated Associ-ated Press.) Troops sent by the government gov-ernment to quell strike riots at Basle and Zurich were forced to u?e machine puns mounted on automobiles during the disorders Yesterday The strikers at Basle rippeS. up the pavements and bombarded the troops, injuring many. A number of strikers were killed and wounded and many were arrested. At Basle the outbreak was said to be of a Bolsheviki character, while at Zurich the disorders were att rihuted to the increasing cost of living. Newspapers News-papers have ceased publication and tramways have discontinued running at Basle. Operation of the gas and electric services are threatened. The militia is guarding all banks and factories. |