More than 1,500,000 persons residing in area will be directly or indirectly affected by the general strike which is scheduled to start in San Francisco at 10 a.m. to-day.
The possibility that martial law may be declared loomed to-day when it was learned that 2,000 troops of the California National Guard are being sent to the bay region from their annual training encampment at San Luis Obispo, 250 miles sout th of ere. They were being rushed north under orders of secrecy in large Army trucks and were expected to arrive here by 10 o'clock.
From Los Angeles was received word that the 160th Infantry of the National Guard was ordered to mobilize and prepare for an early departure to an unrevealed destination, Officers refused to state whether the troops were being rushed to San Francisco.
Transportation in San Francisco came to complete paralysis to-day when operations of the Municipal Street Railways, owned by the City and County of San Francisco, ceased Other tram car lines have not been operating for two days.
Tt was estimated that 30,000 of the 45,000 union members in San Francisco will be idle on Monday, others Will walk-out during ensuing days, While additional thousands wilt be forced to cease work due to the implication of numerous industries and the almost complete lack of ran British Sailors Shot London, July 16.
One British naval ameer was killed and two others wounded by a Turkish sentry off the island of Samos, according to a_ statement Issued to-day by the British admiralty.
The report says_in substance that a cutter from H.MS. Devonshire, manned by three British naval officers was fired upon last Saturday by a Turkish' sentry, while passing the island of Samos. 'A great number of shots was fired and all the three officers were hit, one of ther fataly— portation.
White collar workers and ethel not belonging to unions face peculiar dilemma—it they move into hotels near their offices to reach work, tHey can't eat. If they remain home, they can't work.
Possibly 150,000 union members will be on strike before Wednesday. Tt was expected that department stores and other retail busines would a complete standstill due to Tack' of transportation. Merchants face losses of millions of dollars daily the dispute Is settled immedi-
Mediation Efforts Hopetes 'Mediation of the dispute between the Waterfront Employers' Associ the striking longshoreman and. maritime workers, which causing the general strike, continued to be hopeless.
The streets of San Francisco presented a picture of silence and Gesertion never before witnessed in the history of the city. Now and then an automobile rumbled down Market Street with all eyes centered upon it, envying thousands wonder~ ing from Where he gets his gasoline.
'A. single gasoline station was operating where physicians and others Whose duties are of a humane, imtrative nature, were allowed to buy fuel under special permits Retail stores remained open on Sunday to allow last minute pur chases of food stocks but they had only a dwindling supply of canned foods leit on their shelves when they Governor Frank Merriam ordered State Highway Patrols 10 convey good trucks into the bay ities but few trucks were arriving Most housewives have stocked the fon for a long Oskland, Berkeley, Hayward, ATbany several others, will be in the same paralyzed condition as San Francisco will be later this morning. walk-out of Typographical Union which would probably force newspapers to suspend: publication, temporarily at least, was avoided when employers agreed to restore full pay to all printers, who took pay cuts during the height of the Transportation between San Francisco and cities across the bay Contra Costa, Alameda and Marin counties, will come to a virtual standstill Tuesday morning when the employees of the Key Route System, inter-urban railway, go on strike.
Although protected by the terms of the Railroad Act, the railroad and ferry" companies may be forced to suspend if the men quit as individuals, which they are privileged 1d was expected that the Key Route ts the Easy Bay and th Golden Gate Ferries to the north in Marin County, may be forced to cease operations.
San Franciscans, Me, comprising group of leading San Francisco civic leaders, have designated nineteen restaurants to. remain open during the general strike but the Central Labour Council has not yet Jannounced whether it will permit this to be done, That organization bases its plea for opening of the restaurants as a concession fo tour-
{sts and other visitors to the elly—San Francisco being proud of its reputation for hospitality to. strangers.
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