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ODDS AND ENDS OF DAY'S DOINGS Vegetarians by Order. Amsterdam," Sept 27. Meatless weeks will continue in Germany x through November,. December and January. The Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin says this has been con- armed officially. Floyd Gibbons Decorated. Chicago, Sept. 27. Floyd Gib bons, war correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, who was wounded in r ranee and awarded the Croix de Guerre bv General Petain. re ceived the decoration in Chicago to day. J he emblem was pinned on his breast by his mother in the presence of a large crowd in Grant park today. Wed in Quarantine. ' Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va.. Sept. 27. An unusual wedding ceremony here" united Private Leon Wellriver of the infantry replacement camp, and Miss Mary Sth, both of Wy oming, Pa. Wellriver was under quarantine, which will extend until time for his regiment to depart for ranee, so the ceremony was per formed from a distance of 15 paces from the soldier. The minister wrote the questions to bt asked the groom, and a lieutenant, who acted as intermediary, read them to Well- river, who signalized "yes" by rais ing his right rand. Miss Smith stood by the side of the clergyman and answered the necessary ques . tions. . Thirty-second Time Wins. Chicago, Sept. 27. Refused 31 times in his efforts to get into some branch of thd military service, Frank A. Mills, whose nickname is "Shorty," because he is only 4 feet 11 inches in height, entered the., ' draft board quarters in his district yesterday to announce he was "off to France." t The Red Cross has ac cepted him is a motor mechanic Canned Spaghetti is Canned. Washington, Sept. 27. Packing I of spaghetti and macaroni in cans will be discontinued after October IS. This action, in the form of a unanimous resolution, was taken by a committee representing practically every large American canner of ali mentary pastes in conference with the fffOrl administration. To allow vthe manufacturers to make use of ' Vi m- tins a Iraq Avr t r etrtslr art A w Ti are not suited for other purposes, October 15 was set as a limit GET YOUR WANT-ADS IN FOR THE BIG SUNDAY BEE BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT The Omaha Daily Bee V VOL. 48 NO. 88. Entr4 tl MCMd-cltn aittttr May 2S. I9M at Omaha P. 0. undw act of Marck 3. 1879 Telegrams Restricted. Washington, Sept. 27. As a fur ther step to prevent information from this country getting to the vgne'my, a presidential executive oftler wa9 issued today prohibiting the transmission of messages by telegraph, telephone or cable to points without the United States or to points on or near the Mexican border, except those permitted un- ' der rules to be established by the secretary of war for telegraph and "telephone lines and by the secre tary of the navy for cable lines. LOAN CAPTAINS CONFER ON PLANS DEFOjtf DRIVE War Bond Campaign Starts Today, Though Solicita tion of Cash Starts ' October 7. The fourth Liberty loan drive is on. Actual solicitation of bonds will not begin until Monday, October 7, but organized preliminary work will continue until then. A great many captains have al ready made a preliminary survey of their districts and have listed the names' of every person to be so licited. At a final meeting of captains last night at the Omaha club each one made report on his plan of organi zation. To Admit Solicitors. During the coming week 0. T. Eastman, chairman for Douglas county, will issue an appeal to the lawyers, doctors professional men and executives of Omaha to instruct their secretaries immediately to ad mit a Liberty loan solicitor when he calls, so as to conserve the time of salesmen who are donating so much of their time to the campaign. The public is urged to have ready for the salesmen the cash deposit of 10 per cent of the amount of bonds they expect to purchase, so that a second call will not be necessary. Everyone Must Help. "As each loan arrives we find our selves better organized," - said Thomas C. Byrne, state chairman. "We must constantly perfect our or ganization. This will not be the last loan. While I hope to see vic tory .attained at an early date, I am preparing for the worst. We may have to float four more loans, two in 1019 and two in 1920. In order to inrreed in our stupendous task everyone must help ArchbishoD Ireland Slated v t o Rave Been Made Cardinal Rome, Sept 27. The death of Archbishop John Ireland is looked upon as unfortunate in Vatican cir cles as steps would have been taken soon to make him cardinal. Pope Benedict expressed the deepest . grief when he heard of the arch bishop's death and is preparing a special message for condolence. Smelter Electricians Strike. Fifteen electricians at the Ameri can Smelting and Refining company walked out on a strike at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, i heir griev ance was a difference of 7 cents an hour more wages. They are re ceiving 61 cents an hour, but demand 68. The local trades union has their esse under advisement. , I Recess Plan Abandoned. f. Washington, Sept 27. Plans for a house recess to begin-next week and continue until after the Novem ber-elections virtually were aban doned today by house leaders, OMAHA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918. By Mall (I yaar). Dally. S4-30. Buaday. 12 M. Dally aad Sua., IS; auHltfa Ntb. awtaaa axtra. TWO CENTS. HE WEATHEi f For Nebraska -FaL tinued mild temperatun and Sunday. Hourly lmprrt ur. 1 S . In. 47 I 1 p. m. . V 6 . m. 4 t p. m. ..Nil 7 a. m 47 S p. m ? a it. ni 48 I 4 p. m.' P a. m &4 5 p. as. ........ 10 a. m M a p. m. ....... It a. m 7 p. at U m 68 8 p. IB . ' ' ? : , AMERICANS MAKE BREACH M GERMAN i DEFENSE SYSTEM -7 Field Marshal Haig Reports Successful Attack by U. S. Troops Operating in Conjunction With British; More Than 5,000 Prisoners Taken in New . Offensive on the Cambrai Front London, Sept. 27. Americans operating on the extreme right of the British this morning captured a series of trenches and fortified farms forming the outer defenses of the Hinder burg system southwest of Le Catelet, north of St. Quentin, according to the offteial report from Field Marshal Haig tonight. This repprt gives the first intimation received here that American troops were operating in the St. Quentin sector. At the beginning of the offensive American troops were brig aded with British around Arras, but they have not been men tioned in the fighting since then. Ttritiot trrrn trtrlav AvorrmA frt ' point within three miles of Cam- a brai. They took between 5,000 and 6,000 prisoners. Some German guns, including a complete battery, -were captured by Field Marshal Haig's men. ihe uritisn attacK was made between Sauchy-le-Stree and Gou zeaucourt. a distance of 14 miles. Advance Three Miles. Haig's maximum advance today was three miles. The Hindenburg outpost defenses were crosses at several points. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the British line ran south west of Gouzeaucourt, east of Beaucamp, west of Marcoing and east, of Graincourt, where some of the enemy were still holding out. Thence it ran between Anneux and Cantaing and east of Bourlon and the Bourlon wood, 1,000 yards west of Raillencourt, an along the road to Marcoing. It is not known whether the British or the Germans hold Marcoing. The capture of Bourlon is of the highest importance, because it is the bulwark of Cambrai." It was captured notwithstanding the water line "in front of it, the whole of which has now been crossed. The British are in a good posi tion to capture Cambrai. Evin now the enemy cannot use the town, as the railway, roads and junction are under the British fire. Attack Over Wide Front British Headquarters in France. Sept. 27. Field Mjarshal Haig's forces at dawn this morning deliv ered an attack over a wtde front. A heavy rain falling during the early hours made the work of assembly more difficult, but sometime before zero all the troops were in position, the rain had ceased and had been replaced by a thick haze which as sisted in bewildering the enemy. About nine German divisions (122,000 men), are understood to be opposing Haig's men. So far the bat tle seems to be going well for the British. j DRAFT DRAWING FOR OLDER MEN BEGINS MONDAY Unless the War Department Changes Plan, Only Those Physically Fit Will Be Affected. Washington, Sept. 27. Drawing of the master numbers which will determine the order in their respec tive classes of the 13,000,000 jnen who registered for military service September 12, will -begin at noon Monday and continue without in terruption until 17,000 capsules have been taken from the bowl. Officials estimate that, it will require 26 hours to complete tne work. Unless the war - department changes its plan of calling regist rants and invades the deferred classifications, the numbers to be drawn will affect only those men of the new draft ages who are physically fit for military service and are not given deferred classifi cation. This number has been estimated at 2,600,000, but all of these will not be affected immediately since the department has determined to call first men between 19 and 37. Men between 37 and 45 will next be called, but there has been no in dication when that will be. For the youths of 18 students' army training corps, now organizing at 400 uni versities and colleges, will be open. In announcing the date of the drawing today, General Crowder said that only the first 100 numbers will be sent over the country. Peace Preparedness Proposed by Weeks In Senate Resolution 'Washington, Sept. 27. Creation of a special congressional commit tee on after-the-war reconstruc tion, is proposed in a resolution introduced today by Senator Weeks of Massachusetts. The senator said the end of the war might come sooner than many an ticipated and that unless the coun try provides for the future, it w.ill be caught in the same condition of unpreparedness for peace as it was unprepared for war. He asked what we are going to do with the ship yards, war plants and the millions of war workers, who will find themselves out of employment when peace is de clared. "The government must protect these workers," he said. JUSTICE TO ALL NATIONS PEACE PRICE There Can Be No "Coming to Terms" With Germany, Says Wilson in Opening Loan Campaign. New York, Sept. 27. The price of peace will be impartial justice to all nations, the instrumentality indis pensable to secure it is a league of nations formed not before or after, but at the peace conference, and Germany, as a member, "will have to redeem its character, not by what happens at the peace table, but by what follows." - : . n-,r J This was President's Wilson's ari ser given tonight before an audi ence of the fourth Liberty loan workers here, to the recent peace talk from the central powers, al though he did not refer specifically to the utterances of enemy leaders. Not Coming to Terms. Peace was not a question, declared the president of "coming to terms" for "we cannot 'come to terms' with them," as "they have made it im possible." Peace must be guaran teed, for "there will be parties to the peace, whose promises have proved untrustworthy and means must be found in connection with the peace settlement to remove that source of insecurity." "It would be folly to leave the guarantee to the subse quent voluntary action of the gov ernments we have seen destroy Rus sia and deceive Roumania," con tinued the president, i ' The president emphasized that the justice to be obtained by the league must involve no discrimination to ward any people. This he set forth explicitly in a set of five principles hich he enumerated as "the prac tical program" of America's peace terms, and for the maintenance of which "the United States is pre (Contlnued on Page Two, Column Three) YANKEES ME BIG GUN HAUL Enemy Resistance Overcome and Champagne Advance Continued; 20,000 Pris t oners for Allies. BULLETIN. Paris, Sept. 27. (Havas.) French troops have enter ed Somme-Py, an important railway point on the Cham pagne front north of Souain, it is announced here. Reports from the battle field indicate that the battle continues fa vorably for the allies. London, Sept. 27. The number, of Germans taken prisoners by the French and Americans in their drive in the Champagne and Jto the east exceeds 20,000, accord ing to" a Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph com pany. , By Associated Press. With the American Forces, Northwest of Verdun, Sept. 27. Along the entire American front the Germans made a stand today, but in spite of their determined efforts to hold, their positions yielded one after another to steady hammering. The sweeping advance of the first day was slowed down, but tonight the line had been ' moved forward far enough to satisfy' headquarters and win the praise of the French, whose liaison officers are closely ob serving the operations. Take 8,000 Prisoners. The number of prisoners thus far captured by the Americans in their offensive is now placed at 8,000, of whom 125 are officers. The cap tured material includes more than 100 guns, 12 of which are of heavy caliber, many trench mortars and hundreds of machine guns. The capture included four big 210-millimeter guns and eight 150-millimeter pieces and 15 trench mortars, 10 field guns and 34 machine guns. West of Dannevoux the Ameri cans captured twelve 77s, which are n6w being used against the Ger mans, a large amount of ammunition also having been captured. Resistance Increases. Counter attacks of the enemy failed to make any impression on the American front, the whole line of which was slightly advanced dur ing the day. It included tonight the villages of Charpentry, Very, Epin onville and Ivoiry. ' The country about Montfaucon (Continued on Pace Four, Colnmh Two.) Three Machine Gun Nests Cleaned Out By One U. S. Soldier With the American Forces in France, Sept. 27. One of the heroes of the fighting near Ffc mes, taken by the Americans early in August, was Private Wil liam James of Kittannig, Pa., who, singlehanded, cleaned out three German machine gun nests. . Instead of going 'round-about as others had done, James started straight for the gunners, crawling through tall grass on his hands and knees. He was not seen by the Germans and eventually reached a point where he could see two gunners. He killed them both, cleaning out this nest with two rifle shots. Then James crawled on and in the second nest killed one German and wounded the other, and in the third he wounded both. Four hours after starting James returned to Fismes without a scratch. BULGARIA IS DIVIDED OVER PEACE OFFER Premier Malinoff Applies to Allies for Armistice Over Wishes of King Ferdinand. BULLETIN. Copenhagen, Sept. 27. Bul garia's proposal to the allies for an armistice was made in accord ance with the orders of leaders of the ministerial bloc of the Bul garian parliament, according to advices from Sofia. - The parlia ment will meet on September 20. London, Sept. 27. Premier Mali noff of Bulgaria has made an offer of an armistice to the allies, ac cording to a Berlin message trans mitted by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen. The Berjin message says that Malinoff's offer has created a great dissatisfaction in Bulgaria and that strong military measures have been taken to support the Bulgarian front. According to i statements from Sofia by way of Jassy, it is added, a counter.movemenl against the ac tion of the premier has already been set on foot. (This would seem to indicate that a revolution is in prog rress in Bulgaria. The French commander-in-chief in Macedonia officially reported to day that the Bulgarians have asked for a meeting to arrange the con ditions of an armistice and eventual peace. The French commander replied, refusing to suspend the operations, but saying he would receive duly qualified delegates of the Bulgarian government. Arthur J. Balfour, the British for eign secretary and Andrew Bonar (Continued on rage Two, Column Two.) BALKAN KINGDOM SEEKS TRUCE AS ARMIES RETREAT Turkev, With Its Military Forces Shattered, in Palestine, Expected to Follow Neighbor's Example When Cut Off From Allies; Austria-Hungary Menaced , -With Invasion Through Back Door. v. ALLIES CAPTURE BULGARIAN CITY OF STRUMNITZA More Than 10,000 Prisoners and 200 Guns Taken, in Sweep Through . Macedonia. KHUN WARNS OF PATERNALISM AFTER THE WAR New York Financier Says Would Be Tragedy if Sys tem Lingered in Peace Times. It Chicago, Sept. 27. Otto Jf.'Kahn of New York declared that "the picture of a ' bureaucratic paternal ism fasteninsr its shackles upon a nation which .went to war to pre serve liberty is, not a fanciful one," in a speech before the convention of the American Bankers' associa tion today. "Through the accident of war, pa ternalism rules supreme," he said. "That is inevitable in wartime. But it would be a tragedy if it were to be permitted that whilst our boyJ are fighting for liberty, the great and splendid structure which was handed down to all Americans, should be invaded by that most in sidious foe of liberty, paternalism, with its allies and "close relatives, bureaucracy and socialism." Delegates rose and cheered for several "Sninutes when ; Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, re ferred to Bulgaria's request for an armistice and declared that nothing Dut an unconditional surrender on J the paft of the central powers could J end the war, " , , Saionji to Organize New Cabinet for Japan London, Sept. 27. Marquis Kinmochi Saionji, former premier and president of the constitution alist party, has been commanded by Emperor Yoshihito to form a cabinet in succession to that head-1 ed by Count Terauchi, recently re signed, according to a Tokio dis patch forwarded from Tien Tsin to the Exchange- Telegraph com pany. .It is probable, the dispatch adds, Saijonji will organize a coali tion ministry. No Minimum Hog Price to Be Fixed' Declares Hoover Chicago, Sept. 27; In answer to a telegram sent to the food adminis tration at Washington by the local office of the bureau of markets as to the fixing of hog prices, the follow ing message was sent from -'Mr. Hoover's office: "No minimum price on hogs ha3 been fixed or contemplated, but re ports of the live stock producers' committee which met with food ad ministration this week recommends that average price of about $18.50 be maintained at Chicago during Oc tober. Attention is called to the fact that the proposed price is a general average and not a minimum.'? Chamber of Commerce Goes Over the Top and Bags 100 (The Chamber of Commerce com mittee of SO men which has been making a drive for new members, "brought home the bacon" in ex cellent shape, finishing up Friday night with more than the 100 new members they sought, CROWUSATTENU CARNIVAL TO SEE W0RL0W0N0ERS , "Paddle Ban" by Mayor Smith Does Not Stop Fun and "the Revelers Crowd the Place. ATTENDANCE RECORD. 1917. 1918. Wednesday 4,102 5,884 Thursday v7,74o 7,567 Friday 8,696 8,016 The turnstiles of the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival grounds were kept in a whirl, last night, admitting the throngs vho attended the big show which reminded one of "businesses usual," notwithstanding orders had been given from the city hall not to permit any "paddle wheels" or other devices of a similar nature. A touch of humor was lent to the occasions by the appearance of signs on 25 concessions, reading: "Closed by Hon. E. P. Smith." Detectives were on duty to see that the orders were carried out and none ventured to ruii-tounter to that mandate. Patronage of the other attractions was generous and the officials ex pressed confidence that the carnival will score another big success for Ak-Sar-Ben. . -Today from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. kiddies will be admitted to the grounds for five cents and every effort will be made to provide a good time for the youngsters. Leaders Delay Vote On Woman Suffrage in Senate Until Monday Washington, . SeptA 27. Majority Leader Martin announced in the senate today that there would be no vote on the suffrage resolution before Monday, even if an attempt is made by supporters of the meas ure to hold the senate in session. . Efforts of -Senator Martin and other opponents of the resolution to have the senate adjourn until Mon day failed and on motion of Senator Shafroth of Colorado, a suffrage supporter, adjournment was taken until noon tomorrow.' Criticism of the conduct of the militant suffragists, including charges that Miss Hazel Sunkine of Billings, Mont., an employe of the war labor board, hadi cursed the American flag during S recent suf frage demonstration in front of the White House, and denunciation of the management of the house reso lution featured the debat. During the partisan political dis cussion it was revealed that private polls showed that the suffrage forces still lack one vote of the two-thirds majority necessary to pass the reso lution. The polls showed 63 sena tors for the resolution and 33 against it, divided as follows: Demo crats, 31 for and 21 against; repub licans, 32 for and 12 against. Italian Author-Aviator Flies Over Alps to France Paris,' Sept. 27. Gabriele D'An nunzio, the Italan author-aviator, landed in France yesterday from an airplane in which he had flown from Italy across the Alps. His flight was over a distance of 290 miles. V. A- HUNS UNABLE TO SEND HELP TO BULGARIANS Kaiser's Armies on Western Front Confronted by Men ace That May Force Great Withdrawal. Washington, Sept. 27. Faced by a smashing attack by the American first army on the heights of the Meuse, determined French pressure to the west just beyond the forest of Argonne and a simultaneous Brit ish thrust at Cambrai, German ar mies on the' western front, in the opinion of officials here are con fronted by a. menace that renders impossible the sending of aid to weakened Bulgaria. Realization that her strongest ally could do nothing may have had much to do with the dispatch of peace overtures by Bulgaria, it was thought. There is. danger enough for the enemy, officers said today, in the Franco-American attack, linked up as it is withythe British drive. . As the thrust in th$ Champagne develops it appears meet probable to many observers here that the direct object sought is to extend the battle line directly up the Meuse un til the Thionville-Metz fortress is masked and the German armies sur rounding it virtually separated from enemy forces in France arid Bel gium. . With the welding of the armies of the entente into a compact whole under the command of the inter-allied war, council, guided by the masterful strategy of Marshal Foch, apparently has come the first break in the united front of the central powers. Bulgaria', smallest of the Teutonic allies,, seems to have struck her colors. Premier Malinoff has asked for an arm istice to consider terms of peace. Whether he is acting upon his own responsibility as the representative of a revolution ary party or with the approval of King Ferdinand and the government, remains in doubt. In either case, however, there Is "little doubt that Bui garia has ceased to be a military factor in the war. - Her armies are in full retreat and her soil has been invaded. S Secession of the Balkan state from the thraldom of Germany will be al most as severe a blow to the Teu tonic alliance as was the collapse of Russia to the allies. Turkey Will Be Cut Off. If Bulgaria lays down her arms, Turkey her armies shattered by the coitp of General Allenby in Pales tine, will be cut off from er allies. Her lines of communication twill be severed except across the Bliclf sea tnrougn Koumania or over;r v mountain peaks of Transcaucasia1 into Russia, where the grip of the German-controlled bolsheviki is be rnmincr ctpadtlir WMlrr f"-'' With her supplies of German made - munition and raw material hanging by such a slender thread, military observers believe the Otto man empire will have no course left but to follow the example of her Balkan neighbor. But it makes little difference to y the entente whether the Turk aban- dons Germany and Austria. If Bul garia quits he can no longer be a menace to their plans. Austrian Back Door Ajar. The back door of Austria will stand ajar before the victorious British, French, Serbian, Greek and ' Italian armies plunging ahead through the mountains of liberated Serbia. Only 230 miles ahead of their advance guards is Belgrade, across the Danube from the plains' -of Hungary. . They have already pressed for ward a quarter of this distance since ' thejrreat Macedonian offensive be gan September 14. Once over the -river they would be passing through territory occupied by the oppressed nationalities of Austria, who have little love for the dual empire, and, there would be no great natural ob stacles between them and Budapest. Larly winter n the Balkans with, thp limitpH mfanQ nf rftmmiiitiratirtn available would present the most -serious difficulty and one which could not- be overcome before spring. ' - . With the defection of Bulgaria it would be necessary for hard-pressed Austria to throw an army across- , her southern frontier, thus making" another serious inroad upon -her waning man power. The bulk of her forces are facing the eager Italian army along the Piave and in the mountain region. Emperor William already - has called upon Emperor Charles for help on the western front and Aus- " i TT J A iro-nungarian aivisions are .-ngnt-ing beside the Germans against the steady advancing British, French and Americans. . ; s Italy still has large reservoirs of men and any weakening of the Aus trian 'front to send forces to- the other frontier of the empire prob ably would be the signal for a gen eral attack to recover not only the invaded Italian territory, but " the "lost provinces" as well. Teutons Falling Back. With Bulgaria evidently fallen by the wayside, with Turkey staggering and with Austria a welter of inter nal discord and discontent, the shaken armies of Emperor William are grudgingly falling back upon their own frontiers before the irre- isistibie blows of Marshal Foch's j British, French and American cific and St. Joseph & Grand Island 1 "" ' 1 Manager W. G. rw M; F. Schar-I""' """" woinicu lldlll r t f - - London, Sept. 27. The British forces on the Macedonian front have captured the Bulgarian city of Strummtza. London, Sept. 27. (By Asso ciated Press) Serbian troops were reported this afternoon to have captured Kechana, about 14 miles from the Bulgarian border opposite Kustendil. Paris, Thursday, Sept. 26. The allied offensive id Macedonia con tinues successfully, says a French war office statement tonight, and the allied troops are pushing their way over the mountain ranges to ward Bulgaria. The, allied troops in Macedonia have captured more than 10,000 prisoners, says a statement from the French war office tonight. More than 200 guns also have been taken. Vermont Convention. Burlington, Vt., Sept. 27. A plat form endorsing the war policy 6f the administration and favoring woman suffrage, was adopted at the democratic state convention. What Hun Leaders Have to Say Abou Drive in the West Berlin, Sept. 27. Between the roads from Arras and Peronne to wards Cambrai and against the Siegfried front to the west of Le Catelet, there have begun power ful English and American attacks with large forces, according to the German official statement issued tonight In the Champagne, as well as between the Argonne and the Meuse, there w,ere renewed vigor ous attacks by the French and Americans, it is announced. Committee to Investigate Brewers' Newspaper Purchase Washington, Sept. 27. Plans for investigating the purchase of the Washington Times by Arthur Bris bane with money furnished by brew ers were made today by the senat judiciary subcommittee. Lincoln Gets Promotion In Union Pacific Service W. B. Lincoln has been appointed car service agent of the Union Pa- lines by Genera Jeffers. He succeeds C mann, who has been appointed other duties. to Two Die in Plane's Fall. Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 27. Sec ond Lts. George W. Killorin, jr., of Wakefield, Mass., aged 22, and Her bert Huck of Wadesville, Ind., 24, were killed this afternoon when their plane fell near Taliaferro field. Both were attached to the school of aerial gunnery. (. Federal Waae Award Des Moines, Sept. 27. (Special Telegram.) The local car men's - -union has refused to submit its in- ' creased wage demands to the Statt " Board of Conciliation and a walk out of street car men seems immi- ; nent. The men contend the War Labor board at Washington should settle wage demands, while the trac Hon company refuses to submit 3 question to Washington ofifcv . I v . .