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THIS IS BOY SCOUT WEEK! INVEST A DOLLAR IN BOYHOOD TO BUILD MANHOOD. The Omaha Daily Bee BRIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS THE WEATHER: Partly cloudy Thursday and Fri day with scattered thundar show era; not much change in tempera ture. x ' . Hourly temperatures: " , ' 5 a. ra. a. m.. T a. m.. a. m.. a. m. 10 a. ra., It a. m., 1 m.. .87 .ST .7 .07 1 p at. .7 .71 .71 .7 15 .7 .71 .7 I p. m 3 p. m 4 p. ai. 5 p. m p. m 7 p. m p. at WARNS AGAINST DEMAND -TO SURRENDER EX-KAISER. Berlin, June 11. "Don't demand the surrender of the emperor," is the warning given by Gustav Stres emann, leader of the national liberal party, in a talk with the Associated Press correspondent. Mr, Strese mann declared the peace treaty at Versailles was a "stupid concoction" and "we won't sign it." "If you want to overthrow the re public, then indict the kaiser," Mr. Stresemann went on. "But remem ber it will have the effect of a fire brand and will leave behind it a sting which will keep hatred alive indefinitely." Stresemann asserted he had im plicit faith that the former emper or's ambition had been to keep peace in Europe. BRYAN AGAIN LOOMING ON POLITICAL HORIZON. ' Greensboro, N. C, June 11. Wil liam Jennings Bryan was boomed again Tuesday. Dr. Russell, found er of the Anti-Saloon League, and the American president of the in ternational league, said at the organ ization's' convention here that Wil liam J. Bryan was the logical dem ocratic presidential timber and the only man of either party who could command absolute support of the prohibitionists. BROKER PAYS $75,000 TO OBTAIN NEW WIFE. New York, June 11. Theodore Dougherty, ship broker, has paid $75,000 for the privilege of taking unto himself a new wife. His first wife, Frances B. Dougherty, of Bethel, Conn., obtained a separation in 1917 after she had discovered that he had been accompanied on auto mobile trips by Miss Ruby Buch anan, formerly a telephone operator at the Waldorf-Astoria. Mrs. Dougherty was awarded $42,000 in lieu of dower rights and $20 a week alimony. Since then Mrs. Dough erty has obtained a final decree of divorce. She then brought suit against the former telephone girl who had "be come Mrs. Dougherty No. 2, for alienation of the affections of her former husband. When the suit came up for trial before Justice Hotchkiss in the supreme court, it was announced that the case had been settled out of court. It was learned that Dougherty had settled with his former wife by making a payment of $25,000, which with the original payment and the alimony brought the total up to about "$75,000. LOVE-SICK PRINCE PUTS BULLET IN LEG Paris, June 11. Crown Prince Charles of Roumania is suffering from a bullet wound in the leg, self-inflicted, according to news reach ing Paris. . The wound is not regarded as serious. "" " f The crown prince's act, which has caused a sensation in Bucharest, is said to have been prompted by the king's insistence that the prince make six months'trip to Japan, to iorget MllerCecilie Lambrino, the girl from whom he was forced by his royal parents to obtain a di ve rce because she was neither titled nor wealthy,. - , The queen has done her utmpst to divert Prince Charles' mind from Cecilie by trying to' interest him actively in her charitable works, but "Charles is still deeply attached to his former wife and has frequently been seen in her company. She : lives in Bucharest and recently gave birth to a child, which started gos sip about the succession to the throne, the heir to which, some safy. is Prince Nicholas, -who is studying in England, the crown prince hav ing, according to report, renounced his succession. The crown prince created conster nation in Rumanian royal circles last year by marrying at Odessa Mile. "Cecilie (Zizi) Lambrino. the daughter of a retired major in the Roumanian army. For this escapade King Ferdinand ordered that he be given 75 days" solitary confinement "for absenting himself without leave from his garrison." All efforts at the time to have the crown prince leave his wife were without avail. ORDINARY SUITS TO COST $75 NEXT YEAR. 1 Kansas City, Mo., June 11. Or dinary suits for men next spring will cost the wearer from $50 to $75 each and the public is ready to nay that for a suit, Ludwig Stein, president of the National Clothing Manufacturers association, declared before he Midwest Reconstruction conference of retail clothiers meet ing in this city. ' . , .Mr. Stein declared that cloth would be scarce because of a lack of labor. He said that the tendency in men's styles is turning slowly back to plain models. The conference is being attended by more than 500 retail clothiers of Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma, Ne braska and Colorado. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS URGED TO BACK LEAGUE. Des Monnes. June 11. Govern ment ownership of railroads and support of the League of Nations was urged upon the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers by Warren S. Stone, its president, at Wednes day night's session of the two-day national convention of the ordf r. Mr. Stone declared that govern ment ownership had not had a fair trial, saying it was unfair to use the wartime record as a criterion of what might be done. In regard to the League of Na tions, he said 90 per cent of the working people favor it. Both questions may come before the convention Thursday. ' 375,000 YANKS COMING BACK TO U. S. IN JUNE Paris, June 11. General Per shing has advised that he pro poses to transport 375,000 men homeward during the month of June. This breaks all previous records for moving troops ovei seas and exceeds the number Great Britain moved across the channel in any month. a. ' tnfnt Oman REPLY TO GERMANY EXPECTED BY FRIDAY Teutons Will Be Given Five Days' Limit for Final Ac tion; Austrian Treaty Sidetracked. Paris, June 11. Distinct progress was reported tonight on the reply of the allied and associated govern ments to the German counter pro posals, and indications are that the reply will be ready for delivery on Friday. The Germans will be given five days' limit for final action, which would therefore come on or before June 18. 1 The main feature of this progress was an agreement regarding the reparation terms, which have been the subject of a sharp controversy during the past 10 days. As finally adopted, the terms- do not fix the definite amount of rep arations but the commissi6n is re quired to fix the amount within four months of the signing of the treaty; The revised terms clear away much that was open to the construc tion of being vexatious. Final action on Germany's re quest for. admission to the league of nations has not yet been reached, but the discussion is declared to be tending toward an accord. The Silesian question, which has given difficulty, also has virtually been settled. Austrian Treaty Sidetracked. Little progress is being made in the drafting of the missing articles of the treaty with Austria, owing to the greater urgency of completing negotiations with, the Germans.' One American othcial who is working on the Austrian treaty, when asked to day when the rest of the summary would be available, replied: "There may not be any more. The Austrians have more now apparent ly than they are able to sign." The same waiting attitude is ob served regarding the Hungarian treaty, parts of which are identical with the German and Austrian treaty and already are in print. A tentative draft of the frontiers of Hungary has been prepared for sub mission to the council of four but there is no expectation that the council will begin serious considera tion of the Hungarian settlement until the expected changes in the Austrian and German pacts are out of the way. The reply to the German counter proposals agreed upon by the peace conference" heads refuses the Ger man reqtiest for a mandate for the former German colonies, it was learned today. Partition of Turkey Already Accomplished Paris, June 11. Turkey's fate is still clouded in mystery. Although a Turkish delegation is. expected to arrive in Paris Thursday, it seems impossible to learn from any mem bers of thellied delegations exactly what plans, if any, have been out lined for dealing with Turkey. It has been made clear by the entente delegations that the Turk are coming to Paris on their own suggestion. They come as con sultants, or expert advisers, not as plenipoteniaries. France and Great Britain are now in control in Constantinople. Turkey in Asia is thoroughly dom inated by Greek, Italian and British troops and the feeling is growing in Paris that the partition of Turkey is an accomplished fact. Detroit Strike Settled. .Detroit, June 11. A temporary settlement of the street car strike was effected when the city council and officials of the Detroit United Railways reached an agreement un der which operations are 40 he re sumed immediately, leaving a final settlement of the fare controversy to arbitration. VOL. 48 NO. 308. Governor Urges Citizens to. Observe National Flag Da Lincoln, Neb., June 11. Gover nor McKelvie, in a proclamation is sued Wednesday, urges all citizens of the state to observe June 14 as National Flag day by displaying the national colors from 9 o'clock in the morning until evening. His proclamation follows: It needs no encomium on my part to glorify the flag of our country for the reason that it is loved by all its; friends and re spected even by its enemies at home and abroad. During the past year our flag has been in the front ranks and , has received a 'new baptism of fire on foreign soil, in the great war waged for the preservation of the principles for which our country, stands and bat at all times beea read to M uml-ilm nlbr May 28, 1 90S. at P. O. w ttt t Much S. IS79. Labor Unions Disapprove of Wartime Prohibition By Vote of Seven to One Resolution Passed by Delegates to Convention in At- lantic City After Bitter Fight ; Mrs. Rena Mooney Addresses Members in Interests of Husband Con victed in San Francisco Explosion Case. Atlantic City, June 11. A resolution expressing organ ized labor's disapproval of wartime prohibition and strongly urging that 2 per cent beer be exempt from the provisions of the eighteenth amendment to the constitution and from the wartime prohibition measure which goes into effect July 1, was adopted by the reconstruction convention of the American Federation of Labor. A bitter fight was waged against the proposals by dry elements, especially delegates from Seattle, who based their arguments on the benefits they said their city had found through prohibition, but it was carried by an overwhelming vote of 26,475 to 4,005. The voting is proportional to the membership of the unions represented. The resolution will be sent to President Wilson and congress. Nearly all the big labor organiza tions of the country voted for the resolution. The blacksmiths, spin ners, stereotypers and delegates of the teachers' federation of America, all voted against it. The boiler makers and iron shipbuilders, the longshoremen and the typographical organizations split their vote. Aside from Seattle, Chicago was the only one of the big city labor organiza tions that voted "no." Few Vote Against It. In the list of state federations, Florida, Missouri, Kansas and Vir ginia voted against it. The railway clerks' delegation refused to vote at all, giving no reason; while the dele gation from the Illinois state feder ation of labor declined to vote be cause they announced their organi zation had taken no stand on the matter. Immediately after the passage of the resolution, another was offered providing that the convention should suspend its session Saturday in order that the delegates might go to Washington on a special train to participate in the great demonstra-, tion to be held in front of the cap-' itol there as a protest against war time prohibition. This resolution was adopted almost unanimously, the delegation from Seattle being the only one to vote against it. At the outset, the resolution dis approving of prohibition cites the provisions of President Wilson's ex ecutive order stopping the brewing of beer on December 1, 1918; the provisions of the war emergency bill establishing wartime prohibi tion and the 18th amendment.- It then continues: "Whereas, All the foregoing is principally intended to deprive the WINNIPEG MAYOR. TO CALL MILITIA IF RIOTING STARTS Strikers and Sympathizers Remain Quiet During Wednesday. Winnipeg, June 11. Mayor Chas. F. Gray made formal announcement that any further street rioting of a serious nature will be the signal for him ,to call upon the militia. He intimated the question of invoking military aid was discussed Juring Tuesday's disturbances at a confer ence with Gen. H. D. B. Ketchen, comm-nder of the Manitoba mili tary district, and Col. J. Stearns, commanding the Royal Northwest Mounted Police forces stationed here. It was stated at the city hall that the street fighting resulted in a large increase in the number of- ap plicants for special constable duty. Mayor Gray declared the city would accept another thousand nun: in fact, would "take every eligible man applying for police duty." T. S. Morson, special returned soldier constable, was accidentally shot in the leg. He and anothci special policeman were set upon by strike sympathizers and were de fending themselves vigorously when a citizen ran to the scene to aid them, pulled a revolver, aimed for the legs of the rioters, but hit Mor son instead. defend. On the battiefields in France, on the ocean and in the xair, in the hospitals and camps here and over there, our men and women have served and thou sands have laid down their lives in defense of the Stars and Stripes. For a number of years. June 14 has been recognized as Flag day by most of the states, and .hat it may more generally be celebrated this year, I make special mention of the day and request that it be observed by all the public insti tutions of the state, public and private schools, wherever in ses sion, the churches and the private homes of the citizens, by the ap propriate display of the national colors from 9 o'clock in the morn ing until evening on SaUfrday the 14th day of June. 110.; OMAHA, THURSDAY, uu workers of America of the means to secure legally a glass of beer af ter a day's work, and, "Whereas, All this restrictive and sumptuary legislation has the effect of destroying part of the American labor movement and is seriously crippling many international organ iations affiliated with the American Federation of Labor; therefore, be it "Resolved, That the American Federation of Labor, in convention assembled in Atlantic City, express es its disapproval of wartime pro hibition and that a strong protest from the delegates to this conven tion be forwarded to the govern ment at Washington, setting forth in a most emphatic manner the opinion of the delegates to this con vention that the present mild beers of 2-4 per cent alcohol by weight should be exempted from the pro visions of the 18th amendment to the constitution and also from the provisions of the war prohibition measure; and be it further "Resolved, That the executive council of the American Federation of Labor be and is hereby instructed to convey these expressions through a committee to the president of the United States and to the congress and to do everything iri its power to preserve to the people of the United States their freedom, liberty and democracy." Mrs. Mooney Speaks. The Mooney case also came up. Mrs. Rena Mooney, the wife of the convicted man, was given permis sion to address the convention from the platform " - Mrs. Mooney, a small, rather plump woman, discussed all the evidence in the case which, she said, tended to prove the innocence of her husband of any connection with the San Francisco explosions. The delegates listened in silence to her recital and at its conclusion there was considerable applause. Numerous delegates tonight at tended a "discussion on the Mooney case," at which, among other speak ers, were Dan Murphy, president of the California State Federation of Labor; Edgar Hurley, member of i the California state legislature. INDIANS REFUSE TO ACCEPT AID IN 'TUT CASES So Sunk in Lethargy Epidemic May Carry Off the " ' Entire Tribe. Salt Lake City, June 11. Six Pahzant Indians at the tribal camp, three miles from Konosh, 150 miles south of here, died Tuesday of in fluenza, according to a long-distance telephone message received here. Several deaths occurred Monday. Not more than 35 members of the tribe survive. Every effort of per sons residing near the camp to have the Indians submit to medical treat ment and to combat the disease have been futile. The Indians are reported to be sunk in a lethargy from which it is impossible to rouse them. White neighbors say the tribe is doomed unless medical aid be given. Alaska Epidemic in Hand. Washington, June 11. The influ enza epidemic in Alaska now is well in hand, a dispatch received by Sec retary Daniels said. "Y" Worker and Officer Among U. S. Prisoners Brought From Overseas New York, June 11. An army captain sentenced to serve a virtual life sentence, for refusing to lead his company over the top and a former Y. M. C. A. worker" accused of hav ing embezzled 65,000 francs were among , the 30 prisoners brought back on the Cap Finisterre today. The names of the prisoners were withheld. Berger Starts Fight to Retain Seat in House Washington, June 11. Victor L. Berger, representative-elect from the Fifth Wisconsin district, chal lenged, through counsel today, the right of the house of representa tives or one of its committees to deprive him of his seat. The question of jurisdiction was raised after Chairman Dallinger, in opening the hearing, had explained it was the committee's purpose to go into the case 'rom the beginning, and njrmit the introducTlon of evi dence by the defense which was ex cluded .fit the trial in federal court in wh,ich Berger was convicted and given a 20-year sentence for viola tiou of the espionage act. JUNE 12, 19191 FURIOUS T FIGHT IS FORESEEN Opponents of League Hopeful Senate Will Give Warning Treaty Cannot Be Ratified in Present Form. Washington, June 11. After a period of comparative quiet, the senate fight over the league of na tions appears certain to be resumed Thursday or Friday with a fury that may eclipse all previous struggles growing out of the controversy. It is around the resolution of Sen ator Knox, republican, of Pennsyl vania, proposing to put the senate definitely on record regarding the revised covenant of the league, that the next chapter of the fight is to be- written. Supporters of the resolution hope to gather enough strength to give warning to the Paris conference that the treaty cannot be ratified here in its present form, an eventuality which the treaty supporters exect to fight to a finish. The foreign relations committee decided to take-up the resolution Thursday morning, with the pros pect that it will be brought into the senate as soon as it meets at noon. It is considered Hkely the fight will begin when the resolution is called up for passage Friday. Even its friends do not expect a roll call that day and some senators are pre dicting there will be none for many days to come. Senator Knox will make every ef fort to bring it to a vote before the treaty is signed at Paris -and in this he apparently will have the backing of Republican Leader Lodge. PROBE OF LEAK ON PEACE PACT. "FLIVVERS" OUT Elihu ' Root Testifies He Showed Copy of Treaty to Senator Lodge. Washington, June ll.--How the peace treaty reached private hands in New York and thus stirred up a sensation in the senate was estab lished Wednesday at a . two-hour hearing before the foreign relations committee. Senator Lodge revealed that the copy he saw was shown him by Elihu Root, a former secretary of state. Mr. Root told the commit tee he got it from Henry P. Davi son, a member of the Morgan bank ing house and head of the Red Cross, and Mr. Davison in turn tes tified it was given him in Paris by Thomas W. Lamont, another Mor gan partner attached to the Amer ican peace mission. J. P. Morgan and Frank A. Van derlip, retiring president of the Na tional City bank, also before the committee, said they never had seen a copy. With that . the committee ad journed, without setting a date to continue the hearing and with met.'i bers on both sides of the treaty con troversy saying privately that the investigation was over. Not Used in Financial Way. Mr. Davison said he secured, the copy to clear up the status of the Red Cross under the league of na tions, and never had used it in a financial way. He had shown it to no one except Mr. Root, he contin ued, and had sent it to him because he knew the former secretary was (Continued on Pace Two, Column Two.) The Bee Asked to Help Boy Scout Committee in Its Drive for Funds As the campaign for funds . for the Boy Scouts draws to a close the members of the committee find that they will be unable to see hundreds of prospects who are undoubtedly willing to contribute to -this cause. In order to assist in the move The Bee has been asked to work with the committee. Mail subscriptions for $1 or more can be sent to the Boy Scout com mittee direct by mail or mailed in care of The Bee, and will be trans mitted to the committee. This plan will give every.one an opportunity to aid this cause. The drive will continue until Sunday. Bolshevists Capture Ufa. London, -June 11. Bolshevik forces on Monday captured Ufa, one of the cities recently taken by the troops of Admiral Kolchak, after three days of sanguinary fighting, according to a Russian wireless dis patch received here today. COW By Mall (I iw), Oally. $4.M: Sunday. 12 W: Dally and Sir.. MM; auUlda Ntk. MitiM antra. Teamsters' Union Heads Believe.Employers Will Accede to Their Plans Some Firms Said to Have Already Signed Agreements With Men; Heads of Locals Wrought Up Over Alleged Unfair Methods of Western Union Telegraph Company to Dishearten Strikers; No Violence Reported as Result of Walkouts. No violence h&a as yet resulted from the walkout of the 1,200 teamsters and truck drivers and helpers and the 250 telegraphers. The teamsters struck .Wednesday morning following three weeks of fruitless negotiation with their em ployers, city officials and state labor mediators. ,At the same time -the telegraph operators, messenger boys and female operators of the automatic telegraph ma chines walked out in accordance with the orders issued by Jl J? 1 1 . j I 1 m . - me national president oi tne Aitnougn pickets are stationed at every point of vantage in the city, police officers have encountered no difficulty in controlling the men and women doing picket duty. It is the belief among officials o theteamsters' and truck - drivers' local that the employers will come to terms in the near future, despite their statements to the contrary. Committees of -the men have been sent to every employer of team sters or truck drivers in Greater Omaha. More than 70 firms had signed agreements with the union by noon and approximately 250 strikers returned to work this morning. J. Devering, organizer for the In SHIPPING BOARD LINER RAMMED OFF SANDY HOOK Message to Wireless Naval Communication Service Says Vessel Had Six Feet of Water in Engine Room. New York, June 11. The team ship Graf Waldersee, a former Ger man liner taken over by the United States shipping board, was rammed 38 miles off Sandy Hook, at 11:45 o'clock Wednesday night ' by the steamship Redondo, a cargo boat, according to a wireless message re ceived by the naval communication service. A later message said the Graf Waldersee had six feetxof water in her engine room. Washington, June 11. Reports received at the Navy department from the commandant at the third naval district, indicated that the steamer Graf Waldersee, rammed by the freighter Redondo off Sandy Hook, was not in serious danger. A number of vessels, including the Leviathan, were reported close "by, and were going to the rescue. The vessel was outward bound. A wireless message received at 1 a. m. Thursday said the steamer Patricia was taking off passengers and crew of the Graf Waldersee. The engine room and fire room of the former German liner were flood ed, but the messatge said it was be lieved the vessel would remain afloat, and a request was made that tugs be sent to it assistance. House Agrees on Further Reduction in Size of Army Washington, June 11. Further re duction in the size of the army to be maintained for the next fiscal year was tentatively agraed upon by the house in deciding to baie appro priations for pay and maitenance on an army of 300,000 men, instead of 400,000 as recommended by the house military committee. The war department has recommended provision for an armyof 509,000. Schleswig-Holstein Aims at an Independent Republic Copenhagen, June Jl. A move ment has started in Schleswig-Holstein aiming at the creation of an independent republic, Berlin news papers say. The'rpublic would be separate from Prussia and would cede no territory to Denmark. Spiritual Marriage Proves Unsatisfactory to Husband New York, June 11. Recommen dation that a marriage be annulled on the ground that it "was a purely spirituaLexperience" was made by Referee Charles F. Hoffman, who filed a report before Justice Leon ard A. Giegerich, in a suit brought by John Sherwall Conaber against his wife,' Florence W. Conaber. In his suit for annulment, Conaber stated his wife believed in the the ory that children were the gife of God apart from human influences. He said that she refused to recog nize a state of matrimony as com monly understood. Mr. Conaber had urged upon his wife that she have children, but she refused. Mrs. Conaber in answer to suit declared the marriage was meant to be only "spiritual." According to the love letters cited TWO CENTS. wmm . Telegraphers union. ternational Brotherhood of Team sters, Chauffers, Stablemen and Helpers is in this city conducting the strike. Officials Wrought Up. Officials of various locals in Oma ha are wrought up ver the alleged unfair and dishonest tactics being employed by heads of the Western Union Telegraph company in an ef fort to minimize the strike and dis hearten the strikers. W. V.. Angell, international or ganizer for the boilermakers, speak ing before an assembly of more than ISO of the striking telegraphers and their helpers at the Labor Temple (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) JUAREZ EXCITED OVER REPORT OF HEARING REBELS Name of Villa Heard Fre quently on Streets; All Officers Wearing Side Arms. Juarez, June 11. Five hundred Mexican federal cavalry, well armed, left Juarez through Comercio ave nue, one of the main business streets, at 8:30 p. m., moving east ward. Reliable information is to the ef fect that unarmed Villa and Angeles men have been trickling into Juar ez during the evening. In a skirmish between Mexicaji federals and advance forces of Gen eral Angeles, a few miles east of Juarez Wednesday afternoon, some federals are reported to have been killed. The federals were picked off by snipers. There was no report of any casualties on the rebel side. . At 8:30 p. m. Wednesday a Mex ico Northwestern railway engine and several stock cars were moving south of the station. It was a mi'i tary train, but information as' to where it was going could not be obtained. The city on the surface is quiet, but feeling is intense. ' The name of Villa is heard frequently on the streets, something unusual since the Villa-Carranza split. All officers, even quartermasters and paymas ters, wore their side-arms tonight.' 2,000 Angry Italians Demand That Detective Be Taken From Force Denver, June 11. More than 2,000 Italians, angered by the action of- court authorities in releasing on bond Detective George Klein, head of the police liquor squad, charged with the murder of Jerry CorbeHa. a discharged soldier, marched in a body to the city hall and demanded that Klein be placed in jail and dis charged from the police force. Policy reserves were called oui and efforts of Chief of Police Ham ilton Armstrong and Roman Catho lic priests finally quieted the throng, the men showing their appreciation of Chief Armstrong by lifting him to their shoulders and cheering. by Mrs. Conaber, the marriage was to be regarded as one binding the spirits only. "I love you dearly, Florence, my only child the only one I will ever have," Conaber wrote during the courtship. And at another time: "I believe that marriage is legal ized lust. I thank God that I have risen above that plane." Conaber admits that he might have held that view once but that h,e had gotten" over his "schoolboy" attitude. He said he told his wife he was the last of the family and he wanted a child, at which she be came hysterical. . - She exclaimed, he said: "God. not the human race, is the creator of children. Love and mar riage are purely spiritual." After four years of spiritual ex istence, the .two separated. . .7 ..7 KEY MEN'S PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC OFISSUE Union Leaders Say First Day's Response to Call for Walk ' out Satisfactory; Com-,, panies Deny This. Chicago, June 11. Union leaders; said the firSt day's response to tin call for a nation-wide strike of com mercial telegraph operators gavt promise that the tie-up will be com- , plete in three days, despite claims ' of company officials that the strike has failed. v Reports received by the Associ ated Press from many towns in various sections of the country indi-, cate commercial telegraph business was not seriously . interrupted in . mnct rlicfrirtc A statement by President Carl- , ton of the Western Union Tele- . graph company that only about 166 persons, 121 of them operators, an swered the strike call in Chicago'" brought from S. J. Konenkamp, in-v; . : i r j i. e . t- - r- wnercial Telegraphers' Union of America, a remark that more than that number of Western Union em ployes in Chicago alone had jinc4 the strike by noon Wednesday. ' Says East Shows up Well , Reports up to late Wednesday - point to a 90 per cent response in i the Postal Telegraph company service and a 70 per cent response ' from Western Union employes," ' said Konenkamp in a statement to the Associated Press. "The , east has 6hown up surprisingly well, and : . u i l. . i .t . . i i of strikers now exceeds 3,000. Ttt ephone workers have added to the strikers' numbers ' in Philadelphia, - isiew Orleans, Columbia, a. C, u... ........ ...i r:. u;k.N electrical workers go on a nation-1 wide strike Monday additional--, telephone workers also will go out. ; Railroad telegraphers in all parts of the country are refusing com mercial business and trouble anew is impending in Canada because of refusal of Canadian telegraphers to handle American business." Says 30,000 Not Involved. In a statement declaring only, a few Western Union operators nad quit, Edward F. Wach, deputy vice o i . . r . i a .t picsiuciu ui iiie association oi Western Union employes, said the 30,000 members of that organization were not concerned with the C. T. " Us A. demands. Sixty-five per cent", of all Western Union employes are ; represented in the association he ' said, ; ' Later Mr. Konenkamp said his re-! ports definitely showed more than 9,000 telegraphers out, with the in dications that the number approx imated 18,000. By Thursday, he said, he expected that 75 per cent of the Western Union forces would r be nut. ',! "We're well satisfied," he said, "but we have realized only a des perate strike would get us any thing." As to Postmaster General Btirle- j son's itatenjent that he could not;' go beyond the rulings of the war labor board. Mr. -,Konenkamp said! ; ' "If t- D..1 LJ 1 . M, j.1 wi. uuucsuii nau ucen win- ing to abide by the decisions of the ' war labor board there would have -been no trouble. It conies with poor grace from him now to try to hide behind the board." ' , "Without Justification." V ! Washington, June 11. Declaring: the strike of wire employes which began today was "wholly without- justification," Postmaster Burleson said in a statement that "no amount of pressure' will avail to make the -wire control board extend or go be-' yona rules or reeulations affrtimr employes iam ciown auring tne war by the national war labor board. ' ..... Mtiuvauii oa HI Ilia I1IIU1 I1!&10!1 was that telegraphic traffic had not' and would not be delayed. Govern-. ment business, which makes up the bulk of that handled by the tele-v ' graph companies here, was reported moving as usual today and at the " State department it was said there " had been no interruption of cable communication witji Europe. i AU Fail to Respond. . - ban Francisco, June 11. Pacific coast commercial telegraphers in the Western Union and Postal coin-? (Continued on-Tage Sli, Column Three.) t MISSING AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT FOUND. Paris, June 11. Robert Minor, an American newspaper cor respondent and cartoonist, who recently mysteriously disappear ed from Paris, has been located in Coblenz, where he is in charge of military authorities. The reason for his detention' is not known. Hugh C. Wallace, American am bassador, is interesting himself in the case and the expectation is that Minor will be released.
