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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
A Message From the .WOmen's Conn
mission or Preparedness and Survey.

After Governor Harrington has
spoken promptly at IL a. m. on Sat
urday there will be short recess for
dinner. After that President Patter-
son of the Agricultural College, will
speak, followed by Miss Pritchard, Of
the Agricultural College, who will ad-
dress particularly the women and
girls on Home Economics-Canning
Food Values, etc. We hope none will
miss this valuable opportunity to
learn about preparedness.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
LOCUST HILL.

A festival will be held at the Deel
Run schoolhouse on Thursday, May
II.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bent
Eel on Sunday, a son.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Peter Baum
gardner Sunday, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Nahia Arter anC
daughter Erma, and Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Stonesifer and daughter, Rel
da, mOtored to the home of James
Baum, at York, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cromer anG
daughter, Dorothy, and Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Rain mOtOred to the home
of Benjamin Kemper, of Westmin-
ster, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Markle and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Betchtel motor
ed to Gettysburg on Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bart s
L. B. Church held it's monthly social
in the social room of the church on
Tuesday evening.
Visitors at the home of Edward
Jones on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
David Jones and son, Chester, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Barnhart and
children, Curvin and HiIda, of Bach
mans Valley.
Visitors at the home of John Gro
mer on Sunday evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley BerWager and sons, John
and Edward, and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Kump.
Mothers day will be observed on
Sunday afternoon at St. Bartholo-
news Church by Rev. Geo. E. Shelf
fer at 2 p. m. Sunday school at l p.
N. c. E. at 7.30 p. m.
At Bart's U. B. Church-Sunday
school at 9 a. m. Preaching at 10 a. M
and p. m. by the pastor, Rev. E. L..
Hughes.
At Pine Grove, Sunday school at 8
a m
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Cross.

Walter Herbert Cross, son Of Isaac
Cross, coIored, died Tuesday at his
home on Union street, after an illness
of two weeks. Funeral services were
held this afternoon at o'clock In
terment at Western chapel. James
vi. St0ner x Son funeral dill cctOr.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc,
Transfers of Real Estate.

Katie Fritz to Blue Ridge College
conveys II acres, for $40:
Joseph A. Hemler to Melvin T. Hess
ord wife, conveys : parcels of land
Melvin IT. Hess and wife to Joseph
Hemler. convey % 3-4 acres, for
S.
Ernest B. Hanson and wife to Jas
Jenkins and wife, convey acres
for $500. n, ~
Albert Fl. Gosnell to Thomas G.
cnnn. conveys SO acres, for $4,000
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11

An ice cream and strawberry festi-
val will be held in Friendship School
house Saturday, May 10, beginning at
6 .. m. liz weather Is inclement it will
be held the following Monday, begin
ming at s p. III. Proceeds for the
school.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Carroll Reformed Charge.

o. BENJAMIN n's-Mothers' Day ser
'lce by Sunday school 9 a. m. Divine
ae[Vlce 10 q. m. st. Matthew's, Pleas
nut nut Valley-Sunday school 1.30 p. m.
aan lyme service 2.30 p. m. J. w. Rein
ecke, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Grace Lutheran Church.

Sunday school 9.15 a. M. Mothers
Day service 1890 a. III. Junior Z. T..
2.3O D. m. Christian Endeavor 6.45 p.
I'M. Preaching 7.45 p. m. Prayer meet
ing 7.45 p. m.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
BERRRTT.

Ihe farmers of this vicinity are
0usy planting corn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dorsey and Mr..
auu Mrs. John Dorsey were in West
Wihster this week
MRS Mary A. Dorsey has purchased
Ford runabout.
ReV J. w. Baughman in visiting his
laughter at Union Bridge
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Howe.

Christian F. Howe, aged 81 years,
died May at his residence in Balti-
more Funeral service and inter
ment took place Sunday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Salem Lutheran Charge.

st. John's-Sunday school a. m.
Parents Day service 10 a. m. st. Ben
jamin 's-Sunday school l p. m. Par
ent Day service p. IN. Stephen Ira
Yer, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11

Sunday is Mothers Day. Let ev-
eryone wear a white flower OF some
kind in honor of mother.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
SILVER Rim.

A Sunday School Convention will
be held in St. Mary's Reformed
church Sunday afternoon, May 10
Everybody welcome.
Visitors at the home of Mr.. Henry
Koontz on Sunday last we're: Mr.. Oil
YER Koontz and family, of Mt Pleas
ant; Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Ware
hime, of Frizellburg, and Mr.. and Mrs
Wesley Lippy, Of near Littlestown
Pa.
Mr.. Edward Flckinger attended the
funeral of his niece, Mrs. Swank, at
Dannsville, Pa, last Thursday
Mrs. o. NJ. Copenhaver, Mrs. Sallie
Ports, Miss Minnie Copenhaver, Mr.
Earle Ports and Masters Horace
Ports and Earle Flickinger, ali of
Hanover, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Copenhaver
Mr.. VIM. J. Zacharias moved his
household goods to Hanover, Pa, on
Monday last.
Misses Sarah Hoover and Nan Stout
fer, Of Lancaster, Pa, spent the
weeks end with the formers brother
Mr.. |. G. Hoover, and family.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Harman and left them
a fine boy of which they are very
proud.
Miss Maggie Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Washington Jones, died al
her home Sunday night, May 9Th, after
a weeks illness of pneumonia, aged
13 years, ) months and q days Fun
eral was held Wednesday morning in
St. Mary's Lutheran church. Rev
Huges. of York, and Rev. S. c. Hooy,
er otticiated. She is survived by her
parents and the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Denton Leppo, OF
Silver Run; Mrs. Edgar Berwager, OF
Christ Church.; Mrs. Clarence Hum
bert, of Westminster; Misses Bessie
Celia and Ettie Jones, at home; Messrs
George and Sneak Jones, near Silver
Run, and Rufus Jones, at home.
The Minister'S Wife's New Bonnet,
musical entertainment will be given
by the senior Bible Class of St. Mary's
Lutheran Sunday school in Silver Run
Hall, Saturday night, May II, p. M
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
$M ALLWOOD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Nagner
gave a party in honor of the bride
and groom, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Car
onge, who were married on May 5th in
Baltimore. The rooms were decorat
ed with potted plants and apple bios
SONS. The guests were welcomed by
Mrs. Wagner After all had ar
rived games and dancing were indulg-
ed in, all taking part in making the
evening an enjoyable one. The
young people tripped over the floor
as light as fairies to the strains of
music from violin and guitar played by
Chas. Wagner and Walter Wagner. Ice
cream and cake were served, after
which the guests resumed their merry
making. In the wee sma' hours the
guests returned to their homes wish
ing the bride and groom long happy
and prosperous life and thanking Mr..
and Mrs. Wagner for their pleasant
evening Those present were MeSSrs.
and Mesdames VIM. Caronage, of Bal
timore; Charles A. Wagner, Clarence
Bitzel, Richard Baker, Edward Miner,
George Arnold, Augustus Saddles,
Mrs. Maggie Conaway; Misses Elsie
.Conaway, Virgie Davis, Amelia Heagy,
Mary Heagy, Baltimore; Eliza Buck
ingham, Carrie Buckingham, Mae Car
onge, Nettie Miner, Pearl Lockard,
Lily Davis, Miss Selby, Cleadie Will
liams, Lille Lambden, Martha Davis,
Messrs. Beard Arnold, Chester Will
liams, Wesley Shipley, Tivis Buck
ingham, Walter Wagner, Martin Welk-
art, Baltimore; Robert Shipley, Fred.
Frick and Morris Heagy..
Do A IL I,n1F
it's next meet on the last Thursday in
May at Mrs. Bertha Shipley's, at Bird
Hill. They will be entertained by her
and Miss Lizzie Williams Jointly.
The G. E. Society of Deer Park
church will hold a special service on
May 20th at night, at the church Dia-
logues, recitations and music will be
the features of the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Caronge, Miss
Amelia Heagy and Master Morris
Heagy, all of Baltimore, were week
end guests of Mrs. Julia Paynter.
Miss Mary Heagy, Mae Caronge and
Master Weikert visited Mrs. Wagner
Sunday and Tuesday of this week
Mr. Albert Frick and Willie Logue
have returned to their homes after
working for several months in Balti-
more.
Mr. Howard Logue is on the sick
list.
Mr.. frankie Wagner came home
this week from the hospital in Balti-
more. His doctor said he is getting
along fine. He was visited daily by
his mother while in the hospital and
was visited also by Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Magin, Mr.. and Mrs Leonard
Frick and Mr. Fred Magins.
Miss Viola Logue spent several days
in Baltimore the past week.
You can see from the State road the
new home of Mr.. VIM. o. Lockard,
which is nearing completion. John
Beard is the contractor.
Our soldier boys, Mr.. Howard Cop
persmith and Oscar Baker, visited
their parents and friends this week.
The entertainment that will be held
at Smallwood Hall on May y by
school No. Z, will be pleasing to all.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
Kemp.

Mrs. Rebecca Kemp, 50 years old
wife Of Edward Kemp, a retired farm
or, of this city, died late Tuesday
night of pneumonia after a brief ill
ness. She is survived, besides her
husband, by two brothers, Frank
Kemp, of Reisterstown; and William
Kemp, of Arlington; also a sister,
Miss Julia Haughey, of Reisterstown.
The funeral took place yesterday aft
ernoon, at 2 o'clock, from the under
taking establishment at Reisterstown
of ]. F. Eline.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-11
TaWney.

James Tawney, Of Grand Valley
Carroll county, Md, who died Sunday
evening from a complication of dis
eases, aged "a years, was buried We'd
nesday, at VENTS meeting house,
(Mt Zion). The Rev. S. B. Daugh-
erty, of the United Brethren church
officiated.
He is survived by his widow, three
sons, Harry, of Dayton, Ohio; Cletus
and Milton, and one daughter, Mrs.
Austin Stonesifer, all of Grand Valley.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10

The different camps are attracting
many from here. Miss Reba T.o-5
with a party of friends. went IN Con
cord Camp on last Sunday and on
MONDAY Miss Reba was a Bowers
Beach visitor with her mother.
Mrs. Helen Phillips and her son
George, from New Haven, Conn. are
here visiting her sister, Mrs. c. R
Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Wiley. from
Chester, Pa, are guests at the home
Of John McIlvaine.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
Late Hatehsd Chicks.

Although the Matching season proper
should be considered at an end by May
/, it may be feasible in some sections
Of the northern and northwestern part
Of this country to continue Matching
until July. Chicks hatched at that
time, with proper feed and manage
ment, will frequently begin laying in
January of the following year. The
maturity Of fowls Matched late can be
greatly increased if the mother hens
are confined untilathe chicks are wean-
ed. In this way feed that is furnished
the chicks produces growth instead Of
energy to follow the mother.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
GREENWOOD.

Greenwood is having a business
boom. for the Snider Preserving Com
pany is employing about 250 men
and women. and putting that much
more money in circulation, while the
Records Canning Company is employ
ing men and boys who are getting
ready for the busy season, now not
far off.
Charles Smith is i'll at his home
here.
Horace Reynolds was taken sudden
ly i'll at his home on Sunday evening,
but is now improving.
Miss Blanche Dimes, of Bridgeville,
who has been attending her father at
her home here, on Sunday evening
started down the stairs and tripped
at the top and fell heavily to the bot
tom, hurting and bruising herself
badly.
Laurence Wiley suffered injuries
at the Snider Preserve plant on Mon
day evening last, when his sleeve be-
came caught in a belt, wringing his
arm and shoulder and throwing him
to the cement floor. His is suffering
from bruises.
4uA - A4dANs DAoANA VI 4NEhs e d
Taylor, was suddenly called to the
bedside of her father, who was taken
seriously i'll.
Samuel Wiley, with his mother, of
Woodbury., N. j., are here visiting
relatives for an indefinite time.
Isaac Baker and family of near
Milford, were guests at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth Long on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
PROFIT IN POULTRY.
Farm Floeks Can Be Increased Without
Much Added Expense.

Farm Flocks Can Be increased Without
Much Added Expense.
Increased attention given to the pOul-
try industry will prove one of the
country's greatest defenses against food
shortage, declare the poultrymen at
Iowa State college. Poultry can he
kept protitably on practically every
farm aud on many town and city lots,
they say. They can be more quickly
increased than any other important
class Of farm animals without increased
use of valuable foodstuffs, for they uti-
lie wastes.
Adding a hundred hens to every farm
iOck would involve no extra labor and
would be a profitable move for every
farmer. Then the adoption Of better
poultry practices with flocks on haad
will tremendously increase the coun-
try's supply of poultry products and
the profits of those who adopt them.
Early hatched stock will undoubtedly
Law more eggs next winter than late
hatched. for well matured pullets make
the best layers. These eggs will prOba-
bly, bring the highest price ever, real
lied. But good feed and care will do
much TO overcome the handicap Of late
hatching
Poultry parasites are costly guests.
To oust the chicken mite whitewash
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
POULTRY POINTERS.

Are you doing your Bit toward keeping the
pullets growing these hot days. Remember, if
they are allowed to lag for but a single day you
will be the loser when the time comes for them to
lay. By doing your share toward caring properly
for the health. comfort and growth of the pulets
you are likewise doing your bit towards feeding
the world during these strenuous war times This
particular commodity is much in demand. and the
supply greatly limited.
When entering the poultry business. remember
that you should show profit on a small number
of hens before taking on a greater number. Much
money has been spent foolishly and many failures
are the result of persons entering the business on
too large a scale at the beginning.
Keeping the birds in condition means greater
profits" will be the subject of our next week s
article.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10

the poultry house. If necessary, apply
crude oil to the rOOsts or stream Of
boiling salt water to nests and other
fixtures. To rid hens Of lice apply to
the abdomen and sides of the body
under the wings Of each mature fowl
a pea sized amount of mixture Of equal
parts blue ointment and vaseline. To
treat scaly leg dip legs and toes of
fowls in a mixture Of equal parts OF
sweet oil and kerosene.
A tremendous loss among young
chicks can be avoided by following
the homely suggestion Of keeping them
from getting chilled, Overheated or
crowded and by feeding a palatable,
clean, well balanced ration in limited
quantities only for the first few days.
lnfertile eggs must be tested from the
incubator or from under hens. Skim
milk and buttermilk are the greatest
known preventives of bowel trouble
and insure good, healthy growth.
Better care of eggs produced on Iowa
farms to prevent the present prevent
able annual loss would mean an in
crease in the nations egg crop greater
than the average yearly production in
each of half the states Of the country.
"Swat the rooster" provide plenty Of
clean nests, gather eggs twice each day
or oftener during warm weather and
once a day at other times, keep them
in a cool, dry, clean place and market
them often without washing, is all
good, common sense advice, which will
turn the trick
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
Poultry clsanlinesn.

The poultry house should be clean
and sanitary, and the fowls free from
insect pests, thereby preventing disease
and mortality. It is estimated that
nearly 100000 worth of poultry Il
lost each year through disease alone.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10

There is one thing we all strive to
dO-Get Results. The one sure way
to get results and get them quickly
Is By usIn- the @Cent-R- Word" column
Of the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
LATE AGAIN?

Why carry an unreliable watch and be
necessarily annoyed by its falsity, when
a good dependable one can be bought at
a reasonable price. Let me show you
my line. Stokes, the Jeweler.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10

The Silver Gray Dorking is one Of
the oldest breeds Of fowls. While
extensively bred in England, 1t was
not so popular in America until re-
cent years. The Derking is a fine
table fowl, and the hens lay large
white eggs. The bird pictured is a
Silver Gray DorkiRg cock.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
AudltOrium-GreenwOOd, Del.

If you have indigestion or a crouch
or a case of the "blues," we guaran-
tee after seeing Sam Bernard as Poor
Schmaltz, in the comedy of that
name-a laugh from start to finish
money refunded if you are not pleas.
ed-that you will be a changed per-
son, feeling better and happier. Don't
forget Wednesday, August 18th.
On Wednesday, August 22d. we will
present another two-hour. side-snlit-
ting play, Are You a Mason" bv
John Barrymore. Don't miss this
either.
Our regular Saturday evening show
will be "The Girl and the Game +"
Prices as usual, 10c and SC.
S-1O-lt j. L. HOuseman. Prom
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
.OBB STILL BATTING LEADER
 AMERICAN LEAGGE
y Associated Press.

y
 CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-T'yrus Cobb. he Iloi of baseball fandom, is st!li ioldng to his lead in the tIttinh lists .nr the American league, although tn ! ,, dsOn is more than half o"e. and a number of players have devt lopcd re- narkable batting stle k.
 1t appears that wheneVet another ptaye" takes an upward jump in the la.t3ng lists the veteran Cobb lets mt another kind and distances tie new aspirant for batting honors by a S;,fc margin. Cobb has now advanced his average to three eighty five If tohb maintains his lead for the re-
 llmder of the summer it will be the nth season in which he has held q monopoly of the high batting average.
 Last year Cobb finished the sea son with the splenddid average of S7i, His highest average was 42O made Tn 1911. In the following year he also crossed the 400 line by end - ing the season with an average of ii0. Last year Speaker led the Am erican league with an average of 3S6, with Cobb in second place.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
DECLARES MANY DETECTIVES
 CAN BE RECLAIMED
By Associated Press.


 NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Nineteen per cent of the men who are rejected by the government as unfit for army service on account of physical dis abilities are reclaimable for the ser vice, according to Dr. John Quayle of this city. Dr. Quayle asserts that by placing the rejected conscripts under proper courses of treatment, the government can secure nearly one fifth more men for army service than is possible at present.
 The doctor hs the author of a bill asking for an appropriation of one hundred million dollars for th1s pul- pose which was introduced in the senate yesterday by Senat tor Pomerene of Ohio.
 The bill provides that recruits suf- fering from the slighter defects and disabilities shall he placed m govern ment institutions where they can re- ceve proper treatment until relieved of their infermities.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
UNIFORM FACTORIES UNDER INVESTIGATION
By Associated Press,

NEW YORK; Aug. 13.--Secrctary of War Baker has ordered an investi- gation of the labor conditions obtain ing in several frcto,les gagged in making army anl navy uniforms for the government.
 The investig t,icn is tte result of charges mad" bJ tho AmaiSamated Clothing Makers of America that the factories are working young girls un- der sweat shop conditions and for wages which in some cases do not exceed q per s.cl;.
 The clothing makers investigators declare that the working conditions in several factories are mtolerahlc in the extreme. It is also charged that many of the girls employed in the sweat shops are under the legal age for employment. Baker has announc- ed that the charges will he thorough Iy sifted.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
 DESTROYS EXPLOSIVE PLANT
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 CARRY. Ind, Aug. 13.-A fire which is believed to have been of incendiary origin destroyed the half million dol lar plant of the Aetna Explosives O., plant near this city last night
 Two of the employees of the plan: have been arrested by the federal officials on an open charge and their actions prior to the fire will be sub iected to a close scrutiny.
 Tine plant was engaged in working on government contracts for ammun- tion and war supplies.
 The arrested men are suspected of pro German sympathies and are be- lheved to have recently been in com mmunication With several persons who have been placed In detention for infringcments of the government alien law.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13

French positions at that point The advancing German waves were met by q whitening artillery and machine gun fire which cffcctnally prevented the .-n",,n.' "..""hiae, 'l. I'----.-i. r----i.i-----
 The Germans also attempted an ad- vance in the Claiborne plateau region .t wuhou, success. The attack at
 po.u WuS broken up before at
 ;a,n% momentum.
 Eaiding operations constituted the activities on other sections
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
CEN'L SALAzAR
 KILLED THURSDAY
By Associated Press.

JUAREZ, Mex, Aug .1s.-Home guards. protecting the Mexican town of Casas Grandes, in the Ascension district are officially reported to have killed General Jose Ynez Salazar the revolutionary leader m the course of skirmish between the guards and a small force of revolutionists. Salazar was formerly the chief of staff of the rebel leader Villa. The killing of Salazar occurred Thursday near As- cension. Villa, himself, is thought to be in the Casa Grandes district and is reported to be suffering from with the government troops.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
K. c. STRIKERS WRECK
 SCAB MANNED CARS

l1onium 10 lowed a5 the s'riki r. car Che of tla cars ":S pract .Ca'ly de
 molished and the o'fcrs were ,,adly damaged by stones and bricks hurled by the or ".:ed IF ,b of cal .ier Pu-
 , eco, rese"' G wer> hur,iel to the scene but were unable to stop the strikers in their efforts to wreck the the cars. The scab operators were badly mauled in spite of the efforts of
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
By Associated Press.

PARIS, Aug. Predetermined ef- forts of the Germans to retake the trenches captured by the French fos,es tt,e Aian, ,.iso,. f.ani ia t.a fighting Saturday were frustrated by the French artillery and failed com pletely, according to the war office communquc tMS morning.
 The German efforts were directed to the FaYat region and several hard attacks were directed against the
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13
BESSIE BARRIScALE-.DREAM.

A snappy play. featuring dainty Bessie Barriscale, as chorus gil, "The Reward" will be presented at the Dream tonight. The trials and fully exposed. also the result of fol- lowing the bright lights" Scenes behind the curtain, in dressing rooms, where the supper party" is framed are carefully portrayed. With Arthur Maude and Bessie Barriscale in the leading role it wfll prove quite a novelty here. A funny comedy "The Fighting Four" will send all away in a good humor.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-13

the police.
 The treatment accorded their first efforts to resume traffic apparently discouraged the traction officials and no more cars have since been sent out, although the company has a hun dred or so more men from other points locked up in the car barns. which are under heavy guard.
 The traction officials still refuse to consider the demands of the strikers.