London, Jan. 18
Unconfirmed reports said fifty were injured when two terrific explosions. in the powder factory at 1045 am. today rocked an area for a radius of 25 miles. Eye-witnesses said they saw two great clouds of smoke bil-Tow several hundred fect into the air after the explosions.
Two men with bandaged heads and three others carried on stretchers were seen by the first reporters who rushed to the scene of the two tremendous explosions, Large quantities of debris were thrown a considerable distance from the factory.
"The explosions were confined to tone shed, it was reported, but at Toast she sheds were demolished and steel girders were hurled 500 yards.
During recent weeks Scotland Yard @etectives and Government Secret Service agents visited a number of factories, Including the one at Walt-
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