The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
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array rs civilians. and wear the Bit
Ssh Uniform. These wOfkGfs must 5e.
Ioag ~ tise union, End are Modified
fof fiye purpose " unloading carg0es
III any section me government elects
out N g,e7s miles Vt railroad in
JaDAn, ali bat zG5 miles IRE owned
W the government. The Japanese
z1vernmeas plans 10 construct 101
miles 0f r4eu railroad each rear. III
a German briekgarti employs MI
oslanlealfy operated fatamer, 10 pT u
piles If brick from y platform sipoH
tic boiY of motor truck 70 rave
fime IN loading.
Automatic safety gates ire said ~
be more efficient than human flag
men, They ars operated By electricity
aUd IN e,CO0 tests they failed only
fOHr times.
The labor 0f handling hollow tils
has been leagened by the invention IT
m Easaped tool, By which they are
Dlcked Up sud carried, instead Of IN
tho hands,
Portable windmfls are used On
Wegterp firms. They are mounted On
gklda aud NIFTY be drawn from point
~ point, wherever their services are
desired
There are ,2J00O0 British women In
industry who heretofore were not en-.
aaRcf in manual labor. The women
are joining the trade union movement.
Detroit Bakers union hag added
four shops to the union roll, raised
wages 50 week and Increased over
time rites from 40 10 u cents an hour
A. Bellany, president Of the British
National Union Of Railway Men, has
predicted that woman workers on the
railways have come to stay.
~, Louis (Mo) Jewish bakers havg
signed m agreement with employers
which reduces the workday from ten
10 eight and half hours.
Az II result Of the Russian upheaval
~ members Of the Houmanlnn parIi-
hmcnt met to organize labor party.
An agreement has been arrived all
between the master bnkerg Of East
Cork, Ireland, and their men
Organized laundry workers en-.
pI0yed In French laundries ut Frisco
have secured n nlne-h0ur day.
More than 40 women we're employed
IN demonstrating and selling motorcars
nj the recent Boston show.
Louisville (Ky) hodcarrlers have
been successful in enforcing their new
rntc Of 45 cents nm hour.
Time and piece workers in all the
British ghipynrds will receive an nd.
vance Of $i.25 week.
All the distllleres in Ireland have
now been closed down for the period
Of the war.
Athone (Ireland) town council has
raised the wages OF all the laborers ia
It's employ.
l1l Pnso tTexns) city council has
passed mn ordinance which prohibits
picketing.
Pittsburgh Pa) Bartendcrs' union
hng reduced the work week OF ~ and