Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 238, 17 August 1918 — Page 5

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, AUG. 17, 1918.

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AUSTRIANS MAY BE PLACED ON POLISHJHRONE Concession Forced From German Ruler Restoration of Belgium is Demanded.

(By Associated Prnaa) THE HAGUE. Aug. 17. Germany has approved the suggestion made by Austrian that an Austrian archduke be made king of Poland, the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin says it underdemands. Archduke Karl Stephen, it says probably will be named. LONDON", Aug. 17. Germany has made concessions to Austria on the Polish question in consequence of the strong stand taken by Emporer Charles and the Austro-Hungarlan government, according to information received by the correspondent of the Daily Mail at The Hague to which the Mail gives much prominence. It is possible there will be no personal union of crowns of Poland and Austria but the king of Poland is certain to be an Austrian archduke, says the correspondent, who adds that the discussion at German main headquarters had the following basis: "The Germans demanded that Austria send to the western front from ten to fifteen divisions of picked troops, confining themselves to the defensive on the Italian front. Emperor Charles and bis advisor made the counter demands that Germany make further declarations regarding Belgium, guaranteeing evacuation, restoration and an indemnity, make a powerful movement in the di rection of peace and that the Polish question be solved in a manner favorable to Austrian wishes. The advisers of the Austrian emperor, It is declared, emphasized that the opposition of Austrian military and public opinion to the transfer of troops to the western front was universal. This opposition could only be quieted if the government was assured of Polish support which could be obtained by securing from Germany concessions on the account of Poland and if the public could be shown the German government had been influenced in the direction of another strong effort to obtain peace. Short of this Austria would not send troops to the western front. 253 SELECTS IN NEW DRAFT CALL fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call today for 253 men for limited service in the military aeronautic division of the army. The men will mobollze at Madison barracks. Sackett's Harbor. N. Y., on Aug. 29. coming from eighteen states as follows: Connetlcut ten; Delaware, three; Georgia, five; Illinois. 25; Indiana. 15; Maine. 5; Maryland, 5; Massachusetts, 20; Michigan. 20; Minnesota, 10; Misrouri, 10; New Hampshire, 5; New Jersey, 20; New York, 40; Ohio, 25; Pennsylvania, 25; Rhode Island, 5 and West Virginia, 5. WINCHESTER FIRE CAUSES $650 LOSS ....roiTrri t- a,,t 17 i Thursday evening about 8 o'clock fire lnursaay wmas . was tuscoverea in me " Frank Romizer's on the west side or the square and before the flames could be extinguished nearly an me con tents were destroyed. Water damaeed the Sparks bakery adjoining. The loss on the tailor stock will reach $500 with insurance of $300. The loss on the bakery is estimated at $150, covered by insurance. The fire is supposed to have started from crossed electric wires. SCARCITY OF TEACHERS. OXFORD. O., Aug. 17. Dean II. C. Minnich. of Teachers' College, Miami University, said today that he had never known teachers to be as scarce as they are this year. Dean Minnich still has five vacancies on his faculty, and the college will open Sept. 10. FARMERS CLUB PICNICS. OXFORD. O.. Aug. 17. The Practical Farmers' Club, of this township, held its annual picnic yesterday at Glen Miller Park, Richmond. All the members, with their families, were present, and a delightful day was enjoyed. S. A. L. GAMES POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN There were no S. A. L. games Saturday afternoon on account of wet grounds. Have you a son whom you expect , n farm nf his. nwn In a

few years? Begin accumulating the i custodian's office here said that almnnCv fnr it nnw bv buvine War Sav. thotigh Mr. Krueger is an American1,

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British Airmen Bring Down 339 German Planes in Week

i t!y Associated Presv LONDON, Friday. Aug. 16. Measured by the number of machines engaged, the intensity of the fighting and the magnitude of the losses inflicted on the enemy, the fighting in the air during the past week was the most formidable of the war. Some of the most severe conflicts occurred on Aug. 8 in the sector between Albert and the Amiens-Roye road, where the German air forces were increased considerably shortly after the opening of the allied offensive. The air fighting resulted in the destruction of 48 enemy machines while 17 others were driven down out of control. Fifty British machines did not return. During the six succeeding days 185 enemy airplanes were destroyed and 89 driven down out of control, making

RICHMOND SOLDIER WOUNDED ON DAY COUSIN IS KILLED

Glen McClure, son of Mrs. L. M- . mi fn in ,tnot a'oa wnunded I la J n, lvi matu ... v , in action on July 25, according to word received by Mrs. Hays Saturday, ao word of the acicdent had been received until a letter from McClure told of it. He said he was in a base hospital and was getting along as well as could be expected. He gave no details of the accident, only stating that he was wounded while at the front. McClure is in the machine gun corps and was in the same division with his cousin, Roy Tout, who was killed some time ago. It is thought that McClure was injured at the same time that Tout was killed. CZECHOSLOVAK TROOPS REPORT IRI(UTSI( TAKEN Important Lake Port in Siberia Captured by Siberian and Czech Forces. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Capture of Irkutsk, the important lake Baikal port of the Trans-Siberian railroad by the Czecho Slovaks aided by the Si-J berian people's army on July 7, is an-j nounced in a deleted dispatch from American Consul Harris as Irkutsk, dated July 22, and received today at the state department. POOLE STAYS IN MOSCOW WASHINGTON", Aug. 17. American Consul General Poole at Moscow, who recently burned his code book and turned the consulate over to the Swedish council notified the state department in a cablegram received today that he intended to remain in Moscow to assist the British and French consular officers there who are in great personal danger. To consul general reported that with the aid of the Swedish representative he had succeeded in securing the release of several hundred entente citizens chiefly British and French who were arrested by the Bolsheviki and j held as hostages for soviet members imprisoned in fhi north. AWAIT SAFE CONDUCT LONDON, Aug. 17. Statements that entente diplomatic and consular agents have not received authorization to leave Russia, are denied in a Russian wireless message received here. The Russian government, it is added, is awaiting a reply from Germany to the request that safe conduct be given agents wishing to leave Russia by way of Petrograd and Stockholm. . Russia has proposed that British agents be free to leave Russia If similar facilities are given to Ambassador Litvinoff and other Russian officials in England. Similarly, members of the French mission will be given such faciliities if Russians in France are permitted to leave for Russia together with three members of the International Red Cross and three members of the Russian Red Cross. GERMANS NEAR KRONSTAQT PARIS, Aug. 17. Reports are in circulation in Finland that the Germans are ureuarinK io seize me nussian naval port of Kronstadt. according to a Stockholm disnatch to T.nmntin i,.. : jT ,; ,:: "I " Kronstadt is 20 miles west of Pet-i

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gulf of Finland. It was the principal' fortress of Russia. Reports received through Germany early in the week. were to tne enect mat f remier Lenme and War Minister Trotzky had fled to Kronstadt from Moscow. It was added that other departments of the soviet government also would go there. ENEMY SUB GETS TWO MORE SHIPS (By Associated Press) BEAUFORT. N. C, Aug. 17. The British tank steamship Mlrlo was torpedoed by a German submarine off Cape Hatteras last night and according to report reaching here today nine members of her crew were drowned. PARIS. Aug. 17. The old French cruiser Dupetit Thouars has been sunk by a German submarine it Is officially announced today. Thirteen of the crew are missing. American destroyers rescued the remainder. ESTATE TAKEN OVER. NEW YORK, Aug. 17 The estate of Gottfried Krueger of Newark, N. J. valued at several million dollars, was taken over today by the alien property j custodian. An announcement at the citizen he is classed as an enemy be cause of his residence in Germany. a total of 339 German machines for the week compared to 123 British airplanes missing. In the same period British bombing squadrons continually attacked enemy air dromes, railway? and other military objectives, dropping more than 320 tons of bombs and causing great damage. Low flying scout machines raked the enemy's congested roads of retreat with machine gun fire, inflicting many casualties. A notable feature of the aerial operations was the virtually continuous night and day bombing of the enemy bridges over the Somme. This greatly hampered the supply and reinforcement of the German troops. The week's work also included a number of dtstructive raids into Germany.

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Wounded Soldier From France

A letter from their son. Corporal T. H. Graffis, written at the base hos pital at Vichy (Alliers), France, has . . - been received by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Graffis, 1417 Noith C street. He writes: , time. To end any suspense I will oo t n, nl as silk and will be out again in a week or two as good as ever. Two days ago (Sunday, July 28, 10:30 a.m.) a shell fragment nicked me in the back of the head. Gee, it's a funny sensation 1 thought at first it was concussion that had knocked me down, and I didn't know. I was hit until the blood began to run down my neck. Then when I fejt the piece of "77" sticking back there where it had no business to be I was scared, believe me. The doctors and surgeons allj know their busimss at the field dress-1 ing stations, and they work under shell fire and bombs for days at a i time. They are doing a great work. Speaking of hospitals, etc., don't let any one tell you that the boche do not pick out the Red Cross stations. They put three shells right through the dressing station while we were waiting for trucks to take us away, and about an hour before we were hit eleven Hun planes attacked an ambulance train with machine puns and bombs. There io no word dirty and low down enough for them. Right now they are doing the stunt known as "eating humble pie." It ie just like heaven to get back out of th sound of the guns, and see Dayton Soldier Arrested Here for Desertion Ralph Fritz, 23 years old, a resident of Dayton and soldier whose headquarters are in Camp Sherman, was arrested Saturday morning on South Ninth street, on the charge of being away from camp without leave of absence. According to his statement. Fritz left his camp 28 days ago because of the illness of his wife who is visiting in this city. He has been here only three or four days, as he says, and was staying with his brother-in-law at 415 ; Main street. ! His commanding officer has been! notified but until word is received by the authorities. Fritz will be detained . in the county jail. CITY COURT GREEK ARRESTED. Christ Beda, a Greek, was arrested arrested for "beating his way" on the Pennsylvania railroad Saturday morning. According to nis statement, he was going to Indianapolis, and was unable to pay lis fare because of ill health. , CASE DISMISSED. The charge of provoke against Mrs. Florence Thompson which was filed by Mrs. Garrett of North I street, Friday, was dismissed by Judge Marsh in city court Saturday morning, because of failure to establish sufficient grounds for the case. HAVE YOU BECOME 21 SINCE JUNE 5? REGISTER AUG. 24 - WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The war

department issued today and request-1 throueh Goyencourt, Sait Mard-Les-ed Dublication of the following: state-! Trio and Laucourt. St. Mard is west

! ment: .... "All male persons who have reached ya,nr Are i iqis' m; register on Augilst 24 1918. . "These men should consult with local draft boards as to how and when they should register." ia. i . ii t a ... u is apprenenaea mat unless some such distinctive method of announce ing the Aug. 24 registration is adopted, H will be lost sight of amid the publicity that will attend consideration .J VUV ' A 1 U VVV IIU VUkltUVI Ullil draft aeo law and preparation for the registration next month of those who will be in eluded in the new age limits. CARRANZA MODIFIES

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?By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The threatened strain in the relations of Mexico with the entente allies and the U. S. apparently has been averted i i i ii . A, i dv a moamcaiion oi lue now ;ueAii;u oil stock decrees by President Carranza. It was learned today that on Aug. 12 Carranza in effect cancelled provisions of the decree of July 31 under which undeveloped oil lands might be seized by the Mexican government upon failure of their order to make declaration and submit to what they regarded as excessive taxation, NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR IS DEAD (By Associated Press FRANKFORT. N. H., Aug. 17. U. S Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, died at a hospital here early today. U. S. SOLDIERS Continued From Page One. allies succeeded in killing a large number of Germans and capturing much ordnance which is regarded as most telling victory at this time. Reverting to the question of treatment of prisoners, General March said that the U. S. and Germany would enter into a new agreement covering this whol subject, when the conference in Switzerland to begin next month, concluded its work. In announcing the number of troops embarked General March said that in figures here after given would include all expeditionary forces wher ever sent from the U. S. -

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something besides ruins, and to know that you can sleep all night without putting ' on and taking off your old friend gas mask, half a aozen times. I took off my1 shoes and clothes last night for the first, time since the 15th I am going, back to tne line, however. Just a. soon as Possible. Wont I look noble? Sporting Sporting a wound stripe and one of these days a six months chevron? But I seem to be getting conceited about myself so will change the writing. Hew are you all? I will write to the first sergeant tonight and have him forward your letters to me. Until further notice address me at the base hospital. I met a fellow from Kokomo on the road the othej night. His name was Hockett" City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. Dorsey Funeral services for James nnrsev. 14 vears o'.d. 121S Sheridan . , j a VTv-trm ??et' w" U,T .,r c X.;

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afternoon from the Mount Monan church at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. $8,850 DEFICIT IN REVENUE CLAIMED Reasons for petitioning the right to add a ten percent surcharge to the water rent prices were based on the following statements in the petition hich the Richmond City Water Works filed with the Public Service Commission of Indiana at Indianapolis: Ooerating expenses. $39,000; depreciation. $6,600; taxes. $17,000; 6Mi per cent on f .. t S55.Z&U; esnmaieu rpvpn irk Tor i n 1 o. r i v; .7 , v , . - . 1 revenues. $8,850. The Water Works company declines to make any statement concerning the ! naturo nf the surcharEe at present, smce Superintendent Dill is out of the city. GRANT DOLLAR RATE FOR TELEPHONES irnT'MT AIT CITY. Ind.. A'lf. 17. JiThe local telephone company has-re-' ; ceivrd word from the stat? utilities rnminicRlon that Datrons nave oeen , ra,tPd the old rate of telephone rpnts which is one dol'ar per. mcth for both town and rural service. This will undoubtedly clear up a bad situation, as the farmers are all canceling their orders to have their phones removed. ALLIED FORCE Continued From Page One. Chaulnes to Peronne also would be affected. Th allies are now but a i scant one and o--quarter miles west of the town, while they are p-essi"g eastward in the north and in the Bouth. Along a front of nearly nine miles rorth and south of the Avre. which flow throueh Roye. the allies have i pushed back the enemy in stubborn fighting. The most rotable advance i was made on a front of three miles in j the center by French and Canadian trooDs who now are fiehting on a line of Rove and there are no villages In the intervening mile and a ouarter. French Penetrate Wood. French troons on the south have forced their wv almost through the Loges wood which borders the RoyeLassignk road on tho west. The wood Is five miles directly south or Kove i ti h,a..ij nnnAHF tnaf a fiirthar arl. ! anu il wuu-u au.-. vance mieht enable the French to out- ; flank both Roye and Lassmiy a"i j force the Germans to readjust their! lines eastward to-ri Noyon and j ----- Drolably beyond north of Goyencourt British iorces, alter naving repuiseu a" enmy attack on Damery in which 250 prisoners wer coturd. are pushing eastward with French units toward Franzart and Fresnoy-Les-Roye. Artillery activity continues on the I Dl KJil tus iiuiiiiviu v i ' the French on the southern, maintain their newly eained positions and the enemy has shown no disposition to attack. Berlin rer.ort officially that allied attacks on both sides of the Avre on : prj(jav failed nag noting The German war office ing further to say of the with drawals in the Lys salient and along the Ancre. Admission of the loss of Attiche Farm, southwest of Noyon, to the French is madp, but it is said that six French attacks against Lassigny on Thursday were repulsed. German Attack on Vesle. American and French troops along the Vesle Lave undergone an attack in which the Germans used gas, artillery and bombing aviators. This attack followed an invasion by American aviators, who heavily bombed German bridges over the Aisne and discovered enemy artillery and machine gun nests. Three German airplanes were brought down by American airmen Thursday. British and French airmen on the same day put 32 enemy machines out of action, while Berlin reports the destruction of 24 allied air planes. i Italian troops in the Tonale region, northwest of Lake Garda and along the southern Piave have withstood Austrian attacks against their ned positions on the sectors. Spain, which recently sent another note to Germany protesting against; the destruction of Spanish merchantmen by submarines, is reported to have notified Berlin that hereafter the Spanish government will mak up losses sustained through U-boats by seizing German shipping in Spanish harbors. Ninety German vessels have found refuge in Spanish territorial waters.

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PLANE FLIGHTS ARE FEATURE OF PREBLE COUNTY PICNIC EATON. O.. Aug. 17 Twenty ve hundred people attended the second annual Preble county all-day picnic, held Friday on the county fair grounds near here. The crowds on the grounds and the traffic to and from the- grounds throughout the day took on the appearance of a county fair day. Weather conditions were perfect for the big gathering.

Features of the picnic were airplane flights, addresses, exhibit of livestock, drills by Boy Scouts, music and a basket dinner along with amusements of a varied nature provided for the children. Interest of the crowds seemingly centered in the plane flights and the plane itself a monster twelve-cylinder creation of the battle type, driven ! here from the Wright field at Dayton ' by Howard Rinehart, chief tester at I the field. Hundreds of people gather- ! ed around the plane after a landing had been made in the Bruce Clover field, opposite the fairgrounds, about 9 o'clock in the forenoon. The crowd did not diminish throughout the day ,' ia noi uimi Boy Scoute from Campbeltown Raymond Fife, of Columbus, assist ant leader of Ohio boys' and girls club work, addressed the children and parents in the forenoon. He spoke along the line of juvenile club work and offered many splendid sugges tions. I C R Waencr. of Arlington. O.. a former state farmers' institute instructor, addressed the assemblage in the afternoon, his discourse dealing chiefly with rural community problems. In an exhibit of grade draft colts, Charles Eby, of West Alexandria, was awarded first prize; W. A. White and Ambert Snyder, both of Eaton, second and third prize, respectively. Albert Brubaker, of West Alexandria, was awarded first , and second prize , in an exhibit of mule colts. Third prize was won by William Harkrader, of West Alexandria. As a resuit of the livestock exhibit, plans were laid for formation of a county association of pore-bred stock breeders. ' The following committee i was named to draw a constitution and by-laws for the proposed organiza tion: J. C. Lanthrop, of Lewisburg; Jessee L. Haston. West Alexandria; Joseph Markey, Eaton; O. T. Aydelotte, Oampbellstown, and Charles Beck, of Eldorado. Scoutmaster Rev. C. S. Maiiterson, of Campbellstown, presented his scout troop in drill work on the race track. Succoss of the picnic was due largely to the efforts of County Agricultural Agent A. J. Swift. PAUL KNOLL GASSED IN FRANCE Mrs. William A. Knoll has received the following letter from her son, Serlereant Paul Knoll, who has been in France since the first of March: "No doubt you- are worried about me but I am all right. I have been on the front since the first of July, and was gassed July 22. going to the base hospital the same day. But X am all right now, and getting along fine. You have read of the drive we started on July 18. I stayed in it until I was sent to the hospital. I have not heard from you since last May, but I hope you are well and are not worrying. I spent my birthday (July 21) chasing Germans. We hiked all day across eround that the Germans held in the first of the drive, and caught up with them on the 22. and started them on their way again. I hope they don't stop until we get through. The only way we will ever get peace is to wipe the Germans off the map, and America can do that in time. The prisoners we caught in this last drive said Germany was whipped reason thev staved and that the only reason tney stayed . stood o them euns au tne were only 14 years old and I heard or one who was only 12. We hear that they have women at the front operating machine guns." Knoll is in Company F, 103 Infantry A. E. F. AFFAIR IS POSTPONED. OXFORD, O., Aug. 17. The Oxford Farmers' Club, which was to have held its annual picnic yesterday at the Zoo, Cincinnati, postponed the event until cooler weather. HEADS COLLINSVILLE SCHOOL. OXFORD, O., Aug. 17. The Milford township board of education announces the appointment of Thomas Figley as principal of the Collinsville high school for the coming year. U. S. CONTROL Continued From Page One. ment's representative in these words: "I came here last July to confer with the Gennetts who reported 'trouble' in their plant, and now Harry Gennett has the audacity to tell me there is no trouble. Harry Gennett agreed then to go. to Dayton with me to investigate conditions in the factories there so as to adjust matters here. But nothing came of that. "After the five men were dismlssd there, I asked Harry Gennett and the committee to meet me here. He agreed to come. I had the five men and the woman give their testimony under oath. Gennett did not show up. I then called Harry Gennett to meet the committee before me. He refused to do this. He was present at a conference with the general committee." Star Employes Discharged. Paul Smith said that Walter Sauers; J. W. Ryan, H. E. Murray, Ed Weiss and J. W. Putterbaugb, the shop committee of employes at the Star Piano company, were handed their pay as soon as they were named on the committee. "One man," Smith said, "went to the office to remonstrate. He was told he could stay on the job if he resigned from the committee. Amanda Tewart lo her job. because she de-

manded a man's pay for the man's wcrk she was doing." Smith expects the war laDor board to take charge of the situation in Richmond, which Includes the consideration of the five dismissed men and of the woman who asked for more pay. Feick said the labor organizers who were in Richmond had been Informed

by him that under no condition wcijil they be permitted to present a demand for a new wage scale or better working conditions so long as the government's representative was in Richmond, as he was trying to adjust the whole problem here in an amicable manner. U. S .Will Run F'iant. "They were told," Feick said, "to do nothing, that would interfere with government work. I am leaving now. I do not know what they will do. The men may walk out tomorrow or on the following day. The situation here is serious. I understand that seven International officers are here. I do not know where it will end, but I do know that the government will take control. Government instrumentalities will adjust it whether the. employer or employes like it. The plants will be kept running irrespective or the likes or dislikes of the employers." Feick's report is filed with the dei partment of labor. Further action rests with officials in that part. "The department may order me back, I do ' not know," said Feick, "or the Xational War Labor Board may take over the whole situation here and deal with tit. This board in its decisions so far has never set a wage rate per hour I at less than 39 cents. At present this board has not taken cognizance of the j situation in Richmond. Its decision I in wage disputes is final." "I had hoped to adjust the situation in Richmond with little trouble," he continued. "I migjit have put in an eight or nine hour working day with a little increase of pay, and in a short time adjusted the whole matter, but the manufacturers seem to believe there is no trouble in their plants and that there is no need fcr action." Situation Here Worst. Feick said be had adjusted hundreds of cases in the last seven months, but that the condition that confronted him in Richmond was the most complicated and worst he had encountered. Complaints had been lodged with the department of labor concerning wages and ' hours in the. following plants: Simplex Tocl Company, Starr

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Piano Company. Swayne-Robinson Company, National Automatic Tool pompany, and American Seeding MaCblne Company.. The wage adjustment at the Simplex factory was made without any trouble, Feick said. "I found the offl-

(cials courteous and very anxious to do what was right." The average employer, Feick said, is anxious, to do what is right and Just. "I am here to adjust matters In an impartial manner. I represent the government and favor neither the workmen nor the employer. Seemingly the manufacturers do not appreciate the serious condition that is confronting them in their plants." Workers Determined. Manufacturers have been holding conferences this week. It is believed that their final anwser to Feick that inasmuch as they had no trouble In their plants now, there was no need of adjustments of working conditions, represents their stand on the question. Meetings that have been held for the last two weeks by international organizers indicate that the workers !are determined to obtain better work-, j ing conditions, and that it will only be la mattpr of a few rinvft until the manu facturers are presented with the demands of their employes. - : -The meeting of shop committees tonight will determine the scale, and this will go before the employers in quick time it is believed. Feick did not know whether he would be sent back to the city to. adjust further troubles, or whether the war board will take a hand in the matter. . -May Make Demands. Feick said a number of times that conditions here were exceedingly more serious than the manufacturers believe they ajre. Efforts of workers to present their grievances in the, last week were thwarted by Feick's offort to get the manufacturers to see the standpoint of the workers and of f Vio envernment In hrineine about a narmonious rciauun uclwccu ixiiv . er and employe. Seemingly he tried to stave off . a general labor disturbance by trying to make the manufacturers see how insistent the laborers were for increased pay. Of course, as a representative of the government Feick took neither side of the contreversy, but tried to act as mediator. His departure from the city leaves the workers free to make demands if Ithey elect to do this, and every indication today was that the unions will j go before the employers with demands for improved working conditions. I AHj rti rArr" 0 A moderacy in price commensur ate with genuineness 9th St.

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