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SUBMARINES SINK
AMERICAN SKIPS BY
SHOT AND TORPEliO
Fourteen Men Missing from
Vigilancia and Several From
City of Memphis, Sent
Down, in War Zone.
SHELLS SINK ONE BOAT
German Submarine Sinks An
other Without Showing
at Surface.
HISTORY OF THE BOATS
London, March 18. The sinking of
the American steamers City of Mem
phis, Illinois and Vigilancia was an
nounced today. Fourteen men from
the Vigilancia are missing, as are
some of the men from the City of
Memphis. The crew of the Illinois
was landed safely.
The City of Memphis, in ballast,
from Cardi'g to New York, was sunk
by gunfire, A patrol boat has gone
in search of the other members of
the crew. The Illinois, from London
for Port Arthur, Tex., in ballast, was
sunk at 8 o'clock this morning. .
Sunk Without Warning.
The Vigilancia was torpedoed with-
out warning. The submarine did not
appear. The captain, first and second
mates, first, second and third en
gineers and twenty-three of the crew
have been landed at the Scilly Islands.
The fourth engineer and thirteen men
are missing.
Many Americans Aboard.
New York, March 16. Forty-eight
men who were Americans by birth or
by naturalization and nine others,
several of whom are believed to be
naturalized Americans, comprised the
crew of the American freight steamer
City of Memphis, reported from Lon
don today as having been sunk by
shellfire. The vessel, itself valued a
$600,000, had weathered safely many
adventures in European waters on
previous voyages since the war be
gan. Owned by the Ocean Steamship
company, commonly known as the
Savannah line, the City of Memphis,
of 5,523 tons gross, sailed from New
York January 23, carrying 9,653 bales
of cotton valued at $600,000. This it
delivered at Havre, France, and was
on the way home in ballast xwhen
sunk.
Had American Papers. f
Its captain was L. P. Borum of
Norfolk, Va., where he was born of
American parents. Every officer
aboard had his American license and
every naturalized American had his
naturalization papers in compliance
with a rule laid down by the ship's
owners.
While on its last voyage from New
York, the City of Memphis was
halted off the Scilly Islands, Jan
uary 29, by a German submarine,
whose captain demanded to see the
papers it carried. A mate-went aboard
the U-boat and was informed that
inasmuch as the American carried a
contraband cargo it ought to be sunk,
but that because America and Ger
many were on friendly relations, it
might proceed.
A message received here yesterday
by W. H. Pleasants, president of the
Ocean Steamship . company, from
Captain Borum, announced the ship's
departure from Cardiff on Friday, so
that it was less than forty-eight hours
out. when sunk.
The City of Memphis' last voyage
to Europe was its tenth into the war
one.
German Fired Salute.
Built in Chester, Pa in 1902, the
City of Memphis, while in the coast
wise trade in May, 1914, was char
tered by the government during a
crisis in the relations between the
L'nited States and Mexico to trans
port supplies by way of Galveston
to American troops occupying Vera
Cruz. As it left Boston harbor "a
German freighter fired a salute from
a brass gun mounted on deck.
On its voyage into the war zone
the City of Memphis each night car
ried a reflecter above an American
llag painted on either side and the
ship's name appeared in six-foot let
ters in several places.
Consul Makes Report.
Washington. March 18. Consul
Frost at Qucenstown reported to the
State department tonight the sinking
by a German submarine of the Amer
ican steamer City of Metrfphis, saying
forty-nine survivors had been picked
(Ctrtiniieil on Paice Two, Culiimn Twu.l
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ARMIES OF RUSSIA
. JOIHREjOLUTION
Reported to Be Unanimous for
New Move and One
Against Foe.
TO DRAFT CONSTITUTION
Petrograd (Via London), March 18.
Willi the cementing of the'elements
concerned in the construction of the
new government upon the ruins of the
old, the new cabinet ministers have
assumed the posts to which they were
assigned. Prof. Paul N. Milukoff
yesterday received at the foreign of
fice the diplomatic representatives of
the entente allies, after which he en
tered upon a long cabinet conference.
One of the first acts of the minister
was to notify Russian diplomats
abroad that Russia was united in the
desire to fight out the war with the
allies, the determination to continue
on the conflict until victory is
achieved, being stronger than ever.
Army With New Move.
The armies in the field have, advised
that the abdication of the emperor has
been enthusiastically acquiesced in,
according to a foreign official. Tele
grams from virtually all the comman
ders have been received assuring their
support, guaranteed in advance by
General Michael Alexief, chief-of-staff.
Meanwhile the last vestiges of the
empire are disappearing. Portraits of
the erstwhile members of the imperial
family, once seen upon the walls of
almost every government office, have
been removed. While the correspond
ent 4f The Associated Press waited
in an ante room of the foreign min
ister's office, a liveried attendant
mounted a chair and quietly took
down portraits of the former emperor
and empress. The national colors,
with their eages, have given place to
plain red flags, one of which floats
over the famous winter palace.
Naming Government.
The proper designation of the new
government appears to puzzle even
officials. "Government constitute?"
is the appellation used in foreign of
fice dispatches sent abroad. While of
a temporary nature, it i spermanent
compared with the first Duma com
mittee in the opinion of one official,
although it is contemplated that the
cabinet heads shall govern only until
those elected by a Constitutional as
sembly shall replace them. The as
sembly, comprising 600 members to
be selected by popular vote will de
termine the form of the future gov
ernment and draft a new constitution.
Will Push War.
Confidence is everywhere expressed
that under the new government the
country will be enabled to carry on
operations upon a much larger scale
than before and considerably magnify
its efforts toward a speedy termina
tion of the war. Endless friction be
tween departments and the continual
fear of the old government that too
complete organization might result in
the sudden growth of popular power
have left a great part of the resources
of the country inert and useless.
Little Excitement.
Probably no revolution of similar
magnitude ever had a less colorful
aftermath or was accepted by the
people so vitally affected with less
of a demonstration. With the excep
tion of a few parades, chiefly in 'the
district of the Duma people went
soberly about their business yester
day as if satisfied with a good (ask
well performed.
Boys Get Prizes
, For Making Best
Homes for Birds
Over fifty clever bird houses were
made by Ijoys and entered in the Bur-gess-Nash
annual contest, prizes in
which were awarded Saturday after
noon at the store.
Manager A. L. Green if the adver
tising department, who conducted the
contest in the sporting goods section
has had many offers to buy the bird
houses and will assist the boys in
selling their handiwork.
Miss Joy Higgins, Miss Elizabeth
Rooney, Miss Jeannctte McDonald
and Miles Greenleaf of the Audubon
society were judges and made these
awards' offered by the Burgess-Nash
company:
Bfettt blue bird bouaei: First, John Janak,
1126 South Sixtieth street, S10 merchandise
L-ortlltcate; lecond, William EmerJck, 1123
.South Twenty-eighth street, 15 merchandise
cAUillrate; third. Harold Marsh, 4906 Web
ster street, $2.60 merchant! tee crettflcate.
Best wren houses: First, George Venet,
24jO Nortn Forty-flfth avenue, 110 mer
chandise certificate ; second, Arnold Mull
man n. Lyonn, Neb., $5 merchandise cer
tificate: third, Anton Kroff, Sf28 Madison
street, 12.00 merchandise certificate.
Most original lrla In bird herns: First,
Gordon Pray. 6010 Davenport street, 1 10
merchandise certificate; second, f Hugh Gait,
3048 THus avenue. 6 merchandise certifi
cate. Though not entered In tha competition, a
martin house made and. displayed by H. W.
George, 70, 1323 Tark avenue, attracted
much attention along with the houses made
by tha boy bird lovers.
Jerold Wirthsafter Dies
Of Bronchial. Pneumonia
-Jerold Wirthsafter, younger son of
Frank Wirthsafter of The Bee build
ing cigar store, died of bronchial peu-
monia Sunday afternoon at the family
residence,
110 South Twenty-ninth
avenue. He had been ill about two
weeks. His death was a great shock
to the family and many friends.
"Jerry," as he was best known, was
18 years of age. Until recently, he
was a .student at Central High school,
where he was popular and received
high grades in his classes. Funeral
services will probably be held Tues
day afternoon, with burial in Pleasant
Kill cemetery.
MORALS RAIDERS
FALL ON T. M. A.
ON BUSY NIG
Fifteen Persons Are Arrested
When Squad Swoops Down
on Quarters of Club Where
Police Say Beer Sold.
LID IS CLAMPED ON TIGHT
Number of Saloons, and Other
Places Are Pinched by
Officers.
THREATEN TO BREAK IN
The lid was on. tight in Omaha Sat
urday night.
A number of saloonmen, restless
under the enforcement of the 8
o'clock closing law, attempted to
overlap somewhat on the time limit.
To their dismay they found the police
as vigilant as ever. ,
Even members of private clubs were
under suspicion.
Shortly before midnight the morals
squad raided the T. M. A. club, second
floor of the Barker block, Fifteenth
andrarnam streets, and arrested the
keeper, who gave his name as Joe
Harris, and fourteen inmates. Harris
was charged with keeping a disorderly
house. Officers who made the raid
said that they found the inmates
drinking beer.
Plead for Release.
A number of them, according to the
officers, pleaded for their release.
Practically all of them said they al
ways thought the T. M. A. was a pri
vate club and that the police had no
right whatever to raid the place. All
were released on personal bonds.
The police morals squad got in
action shortly after 9 o'clock by raid
ing TuthilPs Tuxedo, better1 known
as the Alleyette. The proprietor,
John Tuthill, and three inmates were
arrested.
At 10 o'clock the morals squad
swooped down on Henry Olson's
saloon, 414 North Fourteenth street.
The proprietor and six inmates were
taken to jail. Apparently apprised of
the officerY arrival, the inmates, ac
cording to police, bolted the doors.
They were allowed to enter, it is said,
only after they threatened to break
in the doors, , , , , ' "
i Other 8aloons Raided.
The next- saloon to be raided Was'
that of Nick Savatak, 602 South Thir
teenth street,. in the Lang hotel. Nick
Savatak, proprietor and four inmates
were arrested.
At Milder Brothers' saloon, 211
South Thirteenth street, officers of
the morals squad found the bartender,
"Biz" Wilson,, attendant on five
thirsty patrons. The place was raided
at 11:40 p. m. '
All inmates of the last four places
were released on bonds.
Sixteen Veterans
Die in January
And February
(From a Staff Corre,pondnt.) .
Lincoln, March 18. (Special.)
That the old veterans of the civil war
are rapidly answering to the last roH
call is evident from the records of
the State Board of Control, which
shows that for the months of January
and February sixteen deaths were re
ported from the two soldiers' homes
of the state, ten from the Grand Isl
and institution and six from Milford.
The population of the Grand Island
home is about 470 and of the (Mil
ford home about 152. An application
was received this morning from a
veteran 86 years of age for entrance
to one of the homes. According to
Judge Holcomb of the board of com
missions there can be veterans at
the present time under. 70 years of
age.
Small Cruiser Sunk,
Is Report of Germans
Berlin, March 14. (By Wireless to
Sayville, March 18.) The sinking by
a German submarine oi a small
cruiser, a vessel equipped as s decoy
for submarines, and twenty-two
other craft of 48,150 tonnage, was an
nounced today by the admiralty.
Do You Know
What You Got
For Your Quarter?
The American people have
purchased a group of islands
in the West Indies for $25,
000,000. That means that
every man, woman and
child in the United States
contributed 25 cents toward
the purchase.
With the quarter, you ac
quired an interest in' three
very beautiful, healthful and
little-known tropical islands.
The first complete and ac
curate account of these is
lands to be published in the
United States will be a series
of articles by Frederic J.
Haskin, direct from the West
Indies. These articles will
appear in The Bee,
See Today's Editorial Page
Ik.
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U. S. AERf-ANE CAMP AT
States? nes, which are
ed a,-:cne first time.
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BRITISH CAPTURE
' SIXTYJILLAGES
Continue Their Rapid Advance
on the Heels of the Retiring
Germans on West Front.
FRENCH ALSO MOVING ON
London, March 18. British troops,
continuing their rapid advance on the
heels of the retiring Germans, have
occupied the important towns of
Nesle, Chaulnes and Ecronnex. Along
a front of about forty miles they have
entered the German positions to a
depth of ten miles in places. In ad
dition the British have taken more
than sixty villages.
The announcement of these gains
was contained in the official report
tonight from British headquarters.
The capture by the Russians of the
city of Van in Turkish Armenia, is
reported in a Reuter dispatch from
Petrograd.
Paris, March 18. The advance of
the Frenbh troops continued today be
tween the Avre and the Aisne along a
front of sixty kilometres (about thir-ty-seen
miles), according to the of
ficial communication tonight. French
cavalry entered Nesle. In the direc
tion of Ham on the Somme river the
French forward movement reached a
depth of about twelve and a half
miles.
North of Soissons the Frcncli have
occupied Crouy and in the same dis
trict have taken the villages of Carlc
pont, Morsam and Nouvrouvingre.
Announced in Germany. .
Berlin, March 18. (By Wireless to
Sayville.) Systematic retirement of
the German trqops between Arras and
the Oise on the French front, is an
nounced by the war office today. Pe
ronne, Noyon, Bapaume, Roye and
several other towns have been aban
oned by the Germans. ,
Peronne was one , of the strong
holds of the Germans on the Franco
Belgian front. It is a town of about
4,000 on the ' Somme,, and is of
strategical importance, on account of
its railroad and high road connections.
It was invested on three sides and
the retirement of the Germans to the
north and south made theabandon
ment of this town inevitable.
From Arras to the Oise, where Ber.
lin reports the withdrawal is being
made, is about forty miles. , The
capture of Bapaume and Roye was
announced yesterday. Noyon is a
town of about 6.000, sixty-seven miles
north-east of Paris.
King, Colored, Shoots Scott,
Colored, and Then Escapes;
An -argument over what police say
was a "lady" lea' to the serious shoot
ing of a colored man, named Scott at
Tenth and Dodge streets Sunday aft
ernoon. Scott was shot in the right
breast, the bullet deflecting down
ward. He was sent to St. Joseph's
hospital.
According to witnesses, Scott was
walking down the street witlr'Frank
King, both colored. Suddenly, it is
said, King pulled a gun and shot
Scott. After the shooting, King
made his escape-by jumping on a
southbound street car on Tenth
street. The first name of Scott has
not been ascertained.
Yankees From Yarrowdale
Stop at Berne for Lunch
Berne, Switzerland (Via Paris),
March 18. The fifty-nine American
seamen, who were taken to Germany
on the prize ship Yarrowdale, stopped
for lunch in Berne today, ahd left at
3 o'clock in the afternoon for Lyons,
en route to the United States by way
of Spain. The men were met at the
railroad station by Pleasant A. Sto
vall, the American minister, the entire
legation staff, and virtually all the
members of the American colony.
SAN DIEGO Camp of the First Aero squadron of the United
speedy and powerful fighting machines, have been assent
Daily flights arc being made with them by army aviators, who
Germans Claim Score
For February Large
Berlin, Friday, March 16. (By
Wireless to ESayville, March 18.)
Merchant ships of an aggregate
gross tonnage of 781,500 were de
stroyed in February as a result of
war measures of the central pow
ers, the admiralty announced to
day. The statement follows: In
February 366 merchant ships of an
aggregate gross tonnage of 781,500
were lost by the war measures of
the central powers. Among them
were 292 hostile ships with an ag
gregate gross tonnage of 644,000
and seventy-four neutral ships of
an aggregate gross tonnage of 137.
500. Among the neutral ships,
sixty-one were sunk by submar
ines, which is 16.5 per Cent of the
total in February as compared with
29 per cent, the average of neutral
losses in the last four months..
There i a wide disparity be
tween the official German figures
of the destruction of shipping in
February, the first month 'H un
restricted submarine warfare, and
the figures given out' in England.
It was said authoritatively in Lon
don on March 3, that in February,
German submarines sent to the
bottom in round numbers 490,000
tons of shipping. No mention was
made of ships destroyed by mines.
Funeral Services
For M, F, Funkhouser
Are Held Sunday
Funeral services for Xliliard Fil
niore Funkhouser were held at the
Scottish Kite cathedral Sunday after
noon, under auspices of St. John's
Lodge No. 25, Ancient Free and Ac
cepted Masons. The great auditorium
of the cathedral was filled with
friends and brethren, the casket rest
ing on the stage, with a guard of
honor of Scottish Kite knights, and
surrounded by a great mass of flow
ers, expressions from the friends and
societies with which the dead man
was connected. Worshipful Master
Eugene Atkins of St. John's lodge
presided, and Kcv. T. J. Mackay of
All Saints' read the Episcopal burial
service and delivered a short address.
This .was followed by the Masonic
service. Mrs. Verne Miller sang two
solos, her sweet voice being heard
with beautiful effect. At the grave
the Masonic ritual was followed. The
pallbearers were:
W. K. ItlloRdu
T. L. CnmbR
Holiurt IMirkeft
II. L. Carwr
Clau.lB I,. Talbott
(J"orKi Went
Joe Davlfl
J. W. IMMirow
C. A. I'allTBon
Honorary ,
Frmik V. Pulton
Victor Whlti
l. r. Wflpton
l'l. N. HowIcm
Kdgar N..B9wies, preceptor nt st.
John. R. Hftit
O. W. Plainer
niiotDW s v.uii ai.Murj , iviiiK'iia ui rva-
dosh,. conducted the service for Rufus
Parker at his late home, 4311 Chicago
slrect.
Russ Baltic Fleet Join
Revolutionary Movement
London, March 18. The entire
Russian Baltic fleet and the fortresses
at Vihorg and Svcaborg have joined
the revolutionary movement in Rus
sia, says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from ' Copen
hagen, which is based on reports re
ceived from Haparanda, Sweden.
Von Hindenburg Reports
To Kaiser at Headquarters
Berlin, Thursday. March 15. (By
Wireless to Sayville, March 18.1
Field Marshal von Hindenburg has
gone to great headquarters to make
a report on the situation to Emperor
William.
Nebraska Legislative
League Banquet March 27
Lincoln, Neb., March 17. (Spe
cial.) The banquet of the Nebraska
Legislative league will be held on
Tuesday evening, March 27, at the
Lincoln auditorium.
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QUADRUPLE CHAPEL
DEDICATED SUNDAY
Archbishop Harty, With Bish
ops Tihen and McGovern, in
Charge of the Services,
HOME OF GOOD SHEPHERD
Dedication Sunday morning of the
imposing quadruple chapel of the
Home of the Good Shepherd by Arch
bishop Harty, Bishop' Tihen. and
Bishop-McGovern, marked the com
ftlctioh of another great, religious and
structural work in Omaha.': The edi'
ficc adjoins the home at Fortieth and
Jackson streets. . .. ..:' "
It was also the first official act of
the new archbishop bishop ..of : this
Catholic diocese,' whose prominent
connection with the event formed a
remarkable coincidence that he desig
nated as providential.
At the close of the impressive dedi
cation services, Archbishop Harty ex
plained that one of his last ffictal acts
as bishop of Manila, before leaving for
Omaha, was to call a new community
of the Good Shepherd and buy prop
erty for a home of the order. The
archbishop was very interested and
active in the new undertaking, and re
gretted having to leave Manila before
completing and dedicating ,the Good
Shepherd home there.
Thus he was fervent in thanks to
God yesterday for having the privilege
of dedicating a Good Shepherd chapel
here as his first official act in his new
field.
Walks Around Building.
Archbishop Harty began the long
services with liturgical blessing of the
various parts of the great edifice.
Heading a procession of prominent
priests, he first went around the build
ing, blessing' the outside walls. Then
the various -chapels and equipment in
side, including the magnificent double
altar of white marble, were blessed
and dedicated to divine-worship.
"The greatest value of this splendid
edifice lies not in its architectural!
magnificence, but in what it stands for,
the religion of truth and love," de
clared Bishop John Henry Tihen of
Lincoln, who preached the dedication
sermon.
"Only divine- truth and love and
power can be a benefit to society and
make the world better," he continued.
"We can render no greater service to
our country than by insisting upon
truth in all things."
Bishop Patrick H. McGovern of
Cheyenne, formerly of Omaha, came
K'untlniiffd on Psga Two, olnmn Two.)
China Prepares
To Enter War on
Side of Entente
Peking. China, March 18. After
announcing the severance of diplo
matic relations between China and
Germany, foriegu minister Wuu Ting
Fang called a meeting of the minis'
tcrs of the entente nations and later
a meeting of the ministers of neutral
countries. He presented a memorl
and urn at both, meetings, requesting
suspension of payment of indemni
ties for the Boxer uprising, consent
to an increase of import duties and
modification of China's undertakings
that will permit ,it to station troops
at Ticn-Tsin, along the Tien-Tsin-Pe-king
railroad and in the legation quar
ter as a protection against Germans.
The Dutch legation is protecting
German interests and guarding the
German legation. The German min
ister and his staff probably will leav
Peking for Shanghai within, five days.
Denmark is looking after Chinese
interests in Germany.
In the light of previous dispatches
from Peking, the action taken by the
Chinese foreign minister indicates that
the government is preparing to enter
the war with the entente. It was said
in these dispatches that negotiations
to that end were under way.
TRAINMEN CHIEF
THINKS WALKOUT
WILL N0T COME
Spokesman Lee for Brother
hoods Believes Settlement
of Strike, Already Post
poned, Likely.
BOSSES LESS OPTIMISTIC
Federal Mediators Active in
Getting Workers and Man
agers to Discuss Plan.
WILSON VOICES PLEASURE
New York, Mnrcfi 18. After a
forty-eight hour truce between the
four railroad brotherhoods and the
railroads had been declared here yes
terday, thus averting the great "pro
gressive" strike that was to have be
gun at 7 o'clock last night, W. G. Lee,
chief of the trainmen and spokesman
for the brotherhood chiefs, asserted
that he believed an amicable settle
ment of all the differences would be
reached by Monday,
This was taken to mean that the
efforts of the president of the com
mittee of mediators, representing the .
Council of National Defense, not only
had been successful in halting the
strike last night, but that with the rej
sumption of conferences today and
Monday the whole situation probably
would tie cleared and the country again '
assured of normal transportation con
ditions. An official of the railroad brother
hoods who would not permit the use
of his name made the flat declaration
tonight that there would be no strike
and that.the brotherhoods had won
complete victory. .
- Not So Optimistic.
The optimism of the brotherhood
chief, however, was not shared by
the railroad managers. While no
statement was forthcoming from
them, it was asserted that the settle
ment of the differences was. entirely
contingent upon s decision on Mon
day by the supreme court favorable
to the Adamson law. In that event -it
was understood, they sgreed thst
they would accept the application of .
the law ou;the. basis of ten, hours
pay for eight hours Vork,, with pro.
rata pay for overtime. t - :
, No . other' concessions were made
and the , question as to what turn the
situation would take .in the' event of
no decision Monday or of a decision
declaring' the Adamson law uncon
stitutional, remained to be deter
mined, according to an official in
close touch with the managers.
, Lee Not Surprised. . .
Mr. Lee's- reassuring ; ststement
came after he: was informed that
many members of ithe foiir -.brother-hoods-
in Ohio,) West Virgiuia, Penn
sylvania -and Illinois, failing to re
ceive word of the postponement of
the strike, actually had quit work to
night. He said he was not surpris; i
at this, inasmuch as there was so lit
tle time" less than three hours in
which 'to communicate with the men.
"That should be sufficient proof of
the fact that we were not talking
idly when we said all our members
would obey the strike order," said
Mr. Lee. "We knew they would
every one of them."
It was agreed with the railroads, '
he added, that in the event of the
men failing to receive word of the
change' in the situation and going on
strike, the railroads whould not at
tempt to discipline them in any way.
Mr. Lee said he was confident the
misunderstanding would be straight
ened out before midnight tonight and
that those who had left their places ,
would have returned to work by that '
time.
Mediators Active. v
The decision yesterday to post-
pone the strike for forty-eight hours
was reached only after three of the
president's mediators Secretary oi
the Interior Lane, Secretary of Laboi
Wilson and Daniel Willard had la
bored almost incessantly since earl)
last night with the four brotherhood
chiefs and the conference committct
of railroad managers.
Samuel Gompers, president of tin
American Federation of Labor, who
also" was appointed a mediator, die
not arrive in this city untill last night
explaining that he had been at At- ,
lantic City and did not learn that hi:
presence was desired here untill in
the afternoon.
While it was generally understood
that a tentative agreement had been
reached, all who participated in the
conferences maintained silence until v
Mr. Lee made his statement tonight.
The head of thfe-trainmen's brother
hood intimated That concessions had
been made by the railroads and that
(dontlnood on Fnvo Two, Column Oim.)
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