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VOL. XLVI NO. 88.
GREEK MINISTRY
DECIDES FOR WAR
WITH ALLIES' FOE
Council Agrees With King; to
Act in Military Opera
tion With Entente
Nations.
THIS REPORT FROM ATHENS
Another Dispatch From Hel
lenic Capital Says Cabinet
About to Quit.
RULER AT SECRET MEET
Bulletin.
London, Sept. 28. The council of
areek ministers has decided in agree
ment with King Constantme upon
military co-operation with the entente
allies, says a Renter dispatch from
Athens dated Wednesday.
London, Sept. 27. "The Greek min
isterial council held in Athens yester
day evening," says a wireless dispatch
from the Greek capital, "will be fol
lowed by the resignation of the Ka
'ogeropoulos cabinet and by the is
sue of a proclamation from King Con
itantine to the nation.
"Immediately on his return from
Iatoi to Athens, the king was sum
moned to a secret council of the Ger
tnanophiles by General Dousmanis,
es-clncf of the Greek general staff,
and M: Streit. Queen Sophia, sister
of the German emperor, was present
at the conference."
Bulgars Mowed Down.
Bucharest, Monday, Sept. 25. (Via
London, Sept. 27.) Details of the
great battle on the Dobrudja front,
which lasted from September 17 to
September 19 and ended, according
to General Avereaco, in the decisive
defeat of the Germans and Bulgarians,
are given in an official statement is
. sued by the war office today. The
statement says:
"The supreme command learned on
September 17 that detachments of our
forces had been compelled to retire
before superior enemy forces and
were falling slowly back, inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. Measures
were taken to meet thi situation and
a desperate battle began on a front
stretching from the Danube to the
Black Sea.
"The fighting opened along the
Danube, where enemy columns con
sisting of Germans endeavored to
force, their way into Chernavoda.
This effort was defeated by the Rou
manians, who with repeated bayonet
attacks supported by the fire of three
monitors in the river brought, the ad
vance of the enemy to a standstill.
"In two daySfighting of the most
desperate character the enemy suf
fered' heavy losses, its massed forma
tions being mowed down by artillery
fire. In the center it was driven from
trenches which it momentarily suc
ceeded in penetrating by the allied
Roumanian, Russian and Serbian
troops.
"Finally at 9 o'clock in the evening
of September 19 the enemy onslaught
reached its climax. The allies by a
formidable counter attack overthrew
the enemy's right wing, which fled.
The enemy losses were great. Every
where heaps of corpses were found
and in front of one division alone
5,000 rifles were picked up. The allied
troops then advanced, driving the cn
rmy before them."
Former Sioux City
Man Throws Himself
In Front of Train
Sioux Falls, S. D Sept. 27. (Spc
:ial Telegram.) J. C. Sloan, aged
about 68, killed himself this afternoon
by throwing himself under the wheels
of an Illinois Central passenger train
as it was leaving the local depot. He
plunged forward just far enough for
his head to cross one of the rails, the
wheels crossing his neck, in his
pockets was a card indicating that he
was a piano tuner. Little is known
of him here except that he came from
Sioux City some months ago. Within
some weeks after reaching Sioux Falls
he made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide, by plunging from a bridge
into the 'Big Siou:; river, being rescued
in an unconscious condition. A score
or more people saw him killed today.
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair.
Tempera! art at Omaha Yesterday.
ct S a. m Eti
y 9 a. m fx
'p 10 a. m tii)
Jl 13 m. M
irULvs-L L IP- m 70
r- p. m us
3 p. m 7t)
4 p. in ii x
P. in lis
J P. nr 82
8 p. in fill
Comparative Loral Rerord.
Official record uf t-'mptrntur ami precipi
tation roinpnml with the corresponding
period of the last three yearn:
1916. 1 y I r. 1814.
Highest yesterday.... 71 7a m 70
Lowest yetttcrdny. , . . 68 62 ffi 44
Mean temperature.... 64 C2 CS fi7
Precipitation i2 .on ,(to .00
Tcmpuratura and precipitation departure
from the normal:
Normal tempera tura
EiceHs the dajMT. 2
Total ftxees since March 1 ...27fi
Normal precipitation oil Inch
Deficiency for the day 07 Inch
Total rainfall alrtee March 1 ... .14.17 tnchea
Dfflrlency nlnce March 1 ....... .10.44 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1815.. .'11 Inch
Jeflclcncy for cor. period. 1H.. 3.90 inches
Reports from Htution at 1 P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Ralfi
of Weather. 7 p. m. tut. t.
.'heyennw. cloudy....... S 46 .10
i.aveiiport, clear , t 0 fin .no
Dmiver, rain IIS G4 .us;
Moines, clear tf2 lo ,;,!
tndire City, pt. cloudy., 64 "S .00
Mider, cloudy a 4 44 .ox
Siifth Platte, cluudy..., fi fl" ,flt
umaha, cloudy 71 .na
l'un bio, pt. cloudy fiU "ii ,1111
Rapid City, cloudy G2 m; .no
Salt Lake City, clear... fill ttti ,ni
Santa F, clear OH , 74 .Otr
rtioax city, clear f.x 64 .Oi
Valentine, pt. cloudy... 5') 68 ,0
lu, A. WELSH. Jffteorolcglat.
cm.
New Democratic Boss Peeved Over
Nonpartisan Plans for Wilson Visit
Arthur Mullen Wants it Under
stood that He Holds Only
Official Acceptance
from the President.
Arthur Mullen, democratic national
committeeman for Nebraska, makes
it known to the world and his brother
that he holds the only genuine and of
ficial acceptance of an invitation ex
tended to President Wilson to visit
Omaha on October 5. He wants it
distinctly and positively and absolute
ly understood that all other accep
tances arc spurious and immaterial
and incompetent and irrelevant and a
few other things.
The fact of the business is, Mr.
Mullen is angry and perturbed. He
maintains that the semi-centennial
celebration committee which invited
the president here as the president of
all the people did not take him into
counsel before they did the audacious
thing of extending the invitation.
But Mr. Mullen holds in his strong
right hand a telegram from Vance
McCormick, dated September 23,
stating that the president will be here,
and he received another telegram on
Tuesday stating that Mrs. Wilson will
accompany the president.
Committeeman Mullen states that
the plans arranged by the local semi
centennial committee have not been
approved by the president and may
not be approved for several days.
"I am going to have something to
say about this matter. Don't I hold
the only official acceptance of the
WILSON MAY PRY
18 HOLESIN OMAHA
Or it May Be Nine Holes, but
Anyway He Has Been Offered
Use of Country Club Links.
PLANS ABE NOT APPROVED
Even during the exigency of the
Mexican troubles, the pressure of the
diplomatic tinkering jidth the Euro
pean powers and the heat of politics,
President Wilson has clung te
naciously to his morning golf game.
A round on the links has always been
his principal recreation. So when the
nation s executive arrives it Omaha
for his visit -October 5, he will find
that the ever-accommodating and
ever-thoughtful Omaha will have pro
vided for a morning of pleasure on
the links.
An elaborate program for Presi
dent Wilson's visit to Omaha was
submitted to-the executive office at
Lone Branch, N. J., yesterday. . The
p'resideiTt fiMTldt yet approved the pro
gram, except to review tne parade
and to speak in the evening, but it
is expected that he will do so before
he starts west.
The golf game in the morning is
scheduled for the Omaha County club.
John W. Redick, chairman of the golf
committee ot the club, has extended
to the executive the freedom of the
club and the golf course, and will ar
range a foursome to include the presi
dent and a trio of Omaha players.
Reviewing Stand.
Plans have been drawn for the re
viewing stand which will be erected
on the north side of the court house
for President Wilson when he visits
Omaha October 5. The stand will be
placed over the sidewalk, with the
tront extending slightly, beyond the
curb line. Seats for 500 invited
guests who will sit with the presi
dent will be arranged in tiers at the
back of and connected with the presi
dent's stand.
The space which will be set aside
for the president will be 20x20 feet
d will be enclosed by a railing, it
will be separated on either side from
the public reviewing stands which will
be erected in front of the court house.
A special stairway will t;e construct
ed for the president arid his own
party. The floor of the stand will be
carpeted and easy chairs will be
placed at the service of the nation's
executive.
Tohn Latenser drew the plans for
the presidential stand and he will su
perintend the construction.
Hanly Asks People
Of Colorado to Vote
For Gov. Carlson
Leadville. Colo.. Sent. 27. Gover
nor George A. Carlson, republican,
and candidate for re-election, was in
dorsed today by J. Frank Hanly, pro
hibition candidate for president, as
the man who should succeed himself.
Hanley's indorsement, uttered at Sa
lida, just before the special "dry"
train departed for here was the first
he had given any candidate for office
not a prohibitionist, since the tour
started.
"I care not what you may do with
me," Hanly said, "vote me up or vote
me down. M'y chief interest in Colo
rado is to urge you not to weaken
vour present law by adopting the pro
posed iniquitous amendment this fall
which would permit the sale of beer.
As for me, if I were voting in the
state this fall, I should cast my ballot
for the present republican candidate
for governor."
Boost in Price of
Milk is Unjustified
New York, Sept. 27. In a state
ment dealing with the threatened
rise in the price of milk to 10 cents
a quart after October 1, made public
here last night, the New York milk
committee stated that "no increase
in the price of milk to the consumer
is warranted from any facts which
have been presented to date."
Ail increase ot 1 cent a fluart, the
committee pointed put, will add $15,
000,000 to the consumers' annual out
lay fur milk in the metropolitan dis
trict here.
OMAHA, THURSDAY
president to visit Omaha," remarked
Mr. Mullen, who wishes to disavow
any political significance in this.
What piques Mr. Mullen most is
the fact that the local semi-centennial
committee, a public-spirited and
nonpartisan body of men, proceeded
with the tentative program in conn ,
tion with the president s visit
out first calling Mr. Mullen ,4
conference room. . . ";
"But they will call me '
matter is over. Don f
otlicial acceptance, st
the
president will come to to .,.'" con
tinued the big democaticiocal boss.
In other words, Mr. Mullen wants
it known that he is go:ng to have
something to say about how the
president shall spend his time while
111 Omaha. It is further understood
that Mr. Mullen is keeping the wires
not these days.
Nor is that all. Mr. Mullen is try
ing to arrange that the president shall
devote at least attvhour of his time
while here for a conference with lo
cal democratic leaders. No political
significance at all, at all, but just
to talk over matters.
Nebraska democrats evidently in
tend to whoop it up during President
Wilson's visit to Omaha. Chairman
Langhorst and Secretary Spraguc of
the democratic, state central com
mittee have made p!?ns to open a
branch headquarters at the 1'axton
hotel in this city October 2 to 7,
and are flooding the slate with in
vitations to all Ak-Sar-Ben visitors to
stop at the .branch headquarters dur
ing their stay in Omaha.
MEW BLACKMAIL
PLOT ISDNCOVERED
Rich Iowan Pays $10,000 to
Chicago Lawyer and Two
Young Women for Silence.
MANN ACT SCABE IS USED
"Chicago, Sept 27. Investigation of
a new blackmail plot involving a rich
Iowan, who is alleged to have been
fleeced out of $10,000, was started by
federal officials today.
L The method of extortion was de
clared to be the same as was em
ployed by the so-called $1,000,000
blackmail syndicate, agents of the
federal Department of Justice said.
Two young women and a Chicago at
torney are involved. Neither their
names nor the name of'the Iowa vic
tim will be made public until arrests
are made.
The Iowa merchant, who is a
widower, is said to have been sur
;pjised in a compromising situation
and his arrest by a man posing "as a
government agent followed. Plead
ings of his companion led to the sug
gestion, federal officials raid, that the
affair might be adjusted by the pay
ment of money. The Iowan paid.
Savings Banks Ask
Federal Control of
Railway Traffic
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 27. Con
gressional legislation in regard to
railroads which would make federal
control superior to that of the state,
was asked in resolutions adopted and
announced today by the savings bank
section of the American Bankers asso
ciation in annual convention here.
The resolutions declare that rail
road improvements had been arrested
because of the "costly conflicts" aris
ing between the various state and
congressional rulings in the super
vision of the railroads.
Less new mileage was built last
year than in one-half century, with
more lines in bankruptcy than at any
time in the history of the country, the
resolutions set forth. This was said
to be due, in a large measure, to the
impairment of railroad growth be
cause of investment hesitancy, which I
has arisen in view of the confusion, !
waste and inefficiency of railroad
supervision by congress and at the i
same time by fo. .-eight states."
Congress is asked to hear the com- j
miltee from the savings bank section i
before adopting any railroad legisla
tion. Officers elected by the state secre
tary's section were: Major S. B. Ran
kin, Columbus, O., president; F. H
Colburn, San Francisco, first vice
president; George D. Hartlelt, Mil
waukee, second vice president, and
a. t. rnupot, .uallas, secretary and I
treasurer. j
Hughes Begins Tour j
Of Factory Region,
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 27. Charles I
E. Hughes entered the Pittsburgh I
district soon after noon today. He
was met at the station by a great
crowd of republicans from all over i
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and northern West Virginia and im
mediately began a tour of industrial I
towns, escorted by a parade of auto- j
mobiles filled with his supporters.
He made several short speeches and ;
visited the Homestead steel mills be-!
fore returning to his hotel to rest be- i
fore the night session at the Pitts
burgh exposition.
The nomine-; was joined on his
trip here from Cleveland by Senators
Oliver and Penrose and by William
Flinn, formerly progressive leader of
this city.
Two Young Women Hurt
In Motor Car Accident
libbon, Neb., Sept. 27. (Special
Te.egram.) The daughters of David
Arbuckle, returning home from
school in a buggy, were struck by
a tourist's car. Both girls were
thrown outof the buggy in which
they were riding. One of them is
badly bruised while the other escaped I
with slight injuries. '
MORNING, SEPTEMBER
NEW YORK POLICE PREPARE FOR STRIKE CALLS! These men, members of the New
York Police department's motorcycle squad, are known as the "flying squadron." In antici
pation of the "sympathetic strike," threatened by union leaders, of about 600,000 workers
in New York City, additional policemen have been placed at all stations.
n
EDGE TAKES LEAD
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
Later Returns from New Jersey
Primary Beverses Besult
of Earlier Footings.
MARTINE IS RENOMINATED
Trenton, N. J Sept. 27. Returns
from the New Jersey primary elec
tion up to midafternoon give Walter
E. Edge a small lead over Austen
Colgate in the republican gubernato
rial contest, reversing the result of
earlier returns. With 359 districts
missing out of Edge had 65,-
665, Colgate 64.898. George L, Rec
ord, third candidate, had 23,249.
r Colgate was In the lead in republi
can gubernatorial contest, according
to corrected returns from yesterday's
primary election up to early this aft
ernoon. Through an error in total
ing -the - morning figures- Walter . C
Edge of Atlantic City was reported
to have a majority of 10,000 Votes
over Colgate. The corrected returns
from 1,347 districts out of 1,893 in the
state give Colgate 58,501, Edge 53,
502. The error took place in totaling
the results from Essex county, where
Colgate makes his home. Instead ot
being defeated there as first reported
Colgate polled 20,107 votes against
10.150 for Edge.
Senator lames E. Martine is in
creasing his lead in the contest for
the democratic nomination for United
States senator. Returns from 1,119
districts gave Martine 29,247, Wes
cott 14.816.
In the fight for republican nomina
tion for United States senator, Fre
linghuysen is also increasing his lead.
Returns from 1.400 districts give Fre
linghuysen 67,139, Murphy 64,855.
Cook and Mansfield Win.
Boston, Sept. 27. Complete returns
frou the state primaries yesterday
as compiled here today showed only
slight changes in the pluralities re
ceived by Frederick W. Mansfield
for the democratic nomination for
governor and by State Auditor Alon
zo B. Cook, who was renominated in
the republican contest over Joseph
P. Brown. The missing precincts
made Mansfield's plurality 9,874 and
Cook's 16,158.
With all the precincts in the total
figures were:
Mansfield, 45,530; Cole, 35,656;
Cook, 60,410; Brown, 44,252.
Robert L. Kincaidc won the re
publican nomination in the Fourteenth
congressional district over five oppo
nents. Mayor Thompson
Fined for Violating
Federal Boat Act
Chicago, Sept. 27. Mayor William
Hale Thompson of Chicago has been
fined $500' by federal authorities for
violation of the motor boat laws, it
became known here today. The fine
has not yet been paid, according to
an otlicial of the coast guard serv
ice. The fine resulted from the finding
at Green Bay, Wis., of a motor boat
yacht tender belonging to. the mayor
which was without fire extinguisher,
life preservers, pilot rules, whistle
or bell and fog horn.
Ak-Sar-Ben Dates
Ak-tiar-Ben jubilee, Fifteenth
and Capitol Avenue, September
o to October 7.
Industrial parade, 2 p. m., Octo
ber 3.
Shakespeare electrical pageant.
8 p. m., October 4.
Nebraska semi-centennial his
torical parade, 2 p. m., October S.
President Wilson to apeak here
October 5.
Coronation ball at Den, 8 p. m,
October 6.
Masicc ball at Den, 8 p. m., Oc
tober 7.
National swine show, October 2
to 7.
Week of Wonderful Windowi,
September 27 to 30.
Doughs county fair, October 2
to 7.
Kite-flying contest, September 30.
28, 1916 TWELVE PAGES.
WHITE WIFE OF -NEGRO
I0T GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict After
Eight Minutes' Delib
eration. CAN'T BEAD OB WBITE
In the criminal section of district
court yesterday afternoon, the jury
after deliberating eight minutes, re
turned a verdict of not guilty in the
case wherein, Mrs. Ada Weatherly,
white, was charged with murdering
Minnie Wilson. The woman fainted
when the verdict was announced.
Unable to reaJ or write, ignorant of
the meaning of the word "guilty" and
conversant only with the mannerisms
and etiquette of dcrkies of the cotton
fields of Texas and colored laborers of
the. middle west, Mrs, Athr Weatherly,
common law mate of a burly negro,
underwent a grilling of extraordinary
severity during her three-day trial,
Grilled Three Houri.
For three hours Wednesday morn
ing Deputy Prosecutor Ramsey
grilled the wan little woman,
charged with stabbing Minnie Wilson
with 4 pocket knite used for digging
dandelion greens, during a squabble
in which alienation of the affections
of her colored mate played a promi
nent part. The row occured under
the Sixth street viaduct at 2 o'clock
on the morning of June 18. Attor
neys Benjamin and Madden then ap
pealed to the sentimental side of the
jury, pleading self-defense. During
the entire trial in criminal court Mrs
Weatherly hs been accompanied by
her spiritual adviser, Mrs. Vici Hill.
Ex-Secretary Shaw
Will Make Four
Speeches in State
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 27. (Special.)
Jesse V. Craig, manager of the
speakers' bureau of the republican
state committee, has arranged the
following speaking dates for Leslie
M. Shaw, ex-secretary of the treas
ury: Fremont, October 9; Lincoln, Octo
ber 10; Falls City, October 11; Mc
Cook, October 12.
Mr. Shaw will be the first speaker
of national prominence to appear at
Lincoln and great preparations arc
being made for a big political rally
on the evening of October 10, when
he will speak at this point.
British Ship Fights
With a Submarine
Newport News, Va., Sept. 27. A
story of a desperate battle with a
German submarine off the coast of
Algiers is told by Captain I'ishwick of
the British steamer Antinous, in port
here today for bunker coal and bound
from Gibraltar for New York. With
its two small caliber guns mounted
a-stern, according to the captain, the
steamer kept the attacking submarine
at such a distance that it could not
fire a torpedo, and in spite of a hail
of fire from the longer range rifles of
the enemy raced steadily ahead until
the submarine fell behind and gave up
the chase. Many shells are aid to
have hit the Antinous.
Dellevue College Students Plan
To Clear Debt in Athletics
Bellevue college students plan to
clear the debt of $40 which hangs
over the athletic association from last
year. An indoor chautauqua dra
matic company has been engaged to
give an evening of three one-act plays
next Friday evening in the college
gymnasium
At a rally in the college chapel
Tuesday morning plans were laid to
dispose of 400 tickets for the enter
tainment. The plays to be given Fri
day evening are "The House of
Judas," an oriental play; "The Ger
man Immigrant," and "The Bashful
Professor and the Cowboy Girl," comedies.
0 Tralai. it HtUti,
fciwi Standi, tie.. Sc.
'a
VIOLENT FIGHT ON
MACEDONIAN FRONT
Serbians Beport Repulse of
Three Attacks Made Upon
Height of Eaimakcalan.
i
BULGAR ACCOUNT DIFFERS
Bulletin.
Paris, Sept. 27. A strong German
counter attack on the new French
positions from Bouchavesnes to south
of the Bois L'Abbe farm was re
pulsed with heavy losses, according
to the official statement issued by the
war office tonight.
The French extended their posi
tions east and southeast of Rancourt
and "penetrated St.YPi.erre Vaast
wood.
Violent Fight.
London, Sept. 28,-r-(jcrman trenches
on af ront of '2,000 yards north of
Tiers' and a German redoubt 'north'
east of Thiepval were captured by thr
British during the fighting Wednes
day north of the Somme, according to
the official communication issued
shortly after midnight
Paris, Sept 27. The Serbians have
repulsed three violent Bulgarian at
tacks on Kaimakcalan height, accord
ing to an official statement issued
by the war office dealing with the
Saloniki front.
Serbia Repulsed Says Sofia.
Sofia, Sept, 27. (Via London.)
After ten days of heavy fighting Be
tween Serbian and Bulgarian troops
on the western end of the Macedo
nian front the Bulgarians forced back
their opponents, compelling them to
retreat along the whole front, it was
announced officially today.
British Take Prisoners.
London, Sept. 27. Between 3,000
and 4,000 prisoners were taken by the
British in Monday's and Tuesday's
fighting on the Somme front, accord
ing to a delayed report of General
Haigh's report of Tuesday night,
which was given out today.
The report says;
"The battle continued violently dur
ing the day over the whole front
between the Somme and the Ancre.
Our troops were successful every
where, carrying out their attacks most
brilliantly."
Fake Kidnaping
Story Told by Lad
Makes Sensation
South Omaha was startled and
shocked Tuesday when a story be
came current that John Harnett, 14-year-old
son of H. R. Harnett, 3402
V street, Monday evening had been
kidnaped by .two men and held a
prisoner all night, escaping Tuesday
morning.
Late Wednesday and after the po
lice had made a fruitless search for
the alleged kidnapers, they look John
in tow and after considerable ques
tioning, discovered .his story was all
manufactured and devoid of truth. He
told the police that he and his brother,
Monday afternoon, went to Mandan
park and remained there until eve
ning. The brother, who is consider
able younger, along in the evening,
wanted to go home. John would not
go, nor would he permit his brother
to do so.
Later on and after the brother in
sisted that he was going home, John
kicked and beat him. The brother
finally got away and John fearing
punishment when he got home, re
mained out all night, returning the
following day and telling the story of
being kidnaped by two strange men.
Mexican Bandits Wreck Train;
Scores of Persons Are Killed
Laredo, Tex., Sept. 27. Bandits
last Saturday wrecked a north bound
National railways passenger train
between Gonzales Junction and San
Luis Potosi, Mex., resulting in the
loss of several lives and, a few min
utes later a southbound train, com
posed of passenger and freight cars,
crashed head-on into the wreckage,
which was set on fire by the bandits,
resulting ill the loss of about a score
more lives, according to T. B. Hoh
ler, British charge at Mexico City,
who arrived here today.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
125,000 WORKERS
IN GOTHAM QUIT,
SAY THELEADERS
Private Canvas of Organiza
tions Indicate Twenty-Two
Failed to Respond to
General Strike Call,
CITY OUTWARDLY CALM
There is Little Evidence that
Strike of Any Magnitude
is in Progress. ,
LONGSHOREMEN AT WOBK
New York. Sept 27. Unless the
public service commission can bring
about an adjustment of their differ
ences, it was announced late today by
the commission, the motormen in the
subway and elevated lines, who are "
members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, threaten to join
the striking street railway men.
L. G. Gnffing of Clevela d, deputy
Brand chief t h hrtitbrUnnA anA
A. L. Gridley, organizer, called at the
nffto.B t .1.- ..Li:.
.'..ma v, me ijuuuc service commis
sion late today and notified that body
of the possible strike. They explain
ed to Chairman Straus that differ
ences between the members of their
brotherhood and the Interborough
had arisen, and that they (elicited an
interview with President Shonts to ,
discuss a possible settlement, and he
refused to meet them. He requested
th ornnri rtffiia C
a " VUIIIIIII931UI1
and will withhold final action until .
uie commission a citorts looking to
an adjustment are reported.
The ffranit iitrv liwlav t..i.1 t:t '
teen indictments against as many
iiriKers or strike sympathizers, charg
ing them with stone throwing, assault
and smashing windows. i
New York, Sept 27. Union work
ers to the number of 125,000 went on
strike today in sympathy with-'tho
striking traction employes, according
to figures given out at a meeting of
representatives of labor unions.
These were figures reported to the
meeting by the union delegates, ac
cording to Ernest Bohm, state or
ganizer of the American Federation
of Labor. The trades which have re
sponded to the strike call, he said, are
the United Garment Workers, six
building trades unions, the paper
hangers' unions, house wreckers anil
a number of smalt organizations.
Bohm declared that - 26J,000 more
would go out tomorrow. , . .
Far Test than 125,000 union em
ployes responded..tpthe c.alL,xord
mg to the reports at police headquar
ter today. The officials" said, how
ever, that it was difficult to obtain an
accurate estimate and declined to fix
a definite figure.
Private canvasses among the labor
unions reported that at least twenty
two union, had failed to respond to
strike calls this forenoon-. The only
report received at police headquarters
was that 250 members of the Painter's
union had refused to report for work.
Attempts to estimate the number
of strikers were complicated by the
fact that thousands of Jewish workers
will remain idle over Thursday and
Friday in celebration of the beginning '
of the Jewish new year. Of the 250,
000 expected by the leaders to strike,
143,000 arc members affiliated with
the United Hebrew trades, which stop
work each year at this time for the
Jewish holiday. '
Among, the organizations which
have voted to strike today according
to those directing the movement are:
'Ladies' garment workers 95,000;
clothing workers, 40,000; painters and
decorators, 15,000; furriers, 15,000: tin
smiths, 10,000; butchers, 10,000; sta
tionary firemen, 2,500; paper box mak-
ers, 7,000; milliners, 6,000; jewelry
workers, 3,000; brewery workers,
6,000. Total 209,500.
The leaders asserted that in addi
tion to those to quit work today, they
would be able to call out 100,000 more
daily for the next two i three days.
At the last moment it became
known that T. V. O'Cinnor, national
president of the Longshoremen's
union, had decided not to call out the
45,000 members of thai organization
today. It was stated there was doubt
whether he would ask them to take
part in the strike at any time.
The general strike convention, at
tended by representatives from the
international unions having headquar
ters in this city, was called to order '
here today, after considerable delay '
by Hugh Frayne, state organizer of
the American Federation of Labor.
None of the leaders would make a
statement as to what his union had '
done or would do. Mr. Frayne said
he was satisfied with the situation,
but declined to answer when asked
what the situation was.
Millers Expe
Ten-Dollar Hour.'
Minneapolis, Sept. 27. Local mill- '
ers declared today that flour may re- .
tail at $10 a barrel in the near future
if wheat prices continue to rise. A
slump in wheat prices today, pre
vented a further rise in flour, but
quotations were firm at $8.80 for
first patent grades in barrels in car-
load lots. Flour is $3 a barrel liigher
than it was a year ago. .
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