Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-26
BATTLE LINE IN
 STEEL STRIKE IS
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 For several days shots have been fired into the American Steel and Wire plant at that place and today the state police, according to reports from Farrell, located the house whence the shots came and the kill ing followed.
 A march of strikers and sympath- izers from Donora to Monessen was prevented today by state police. Strike leaders received information that the troopers used violent meth ods in breaking up the march, but this was denied by local authorities at Donora and Monessen. who said the strikers dispersed without disorder.
 Mayor E. " Babcock, in response to an inquiry, tonight gave out a statement summing up the strike situation in the Pittsburgh district: "I am glad to report that good or and vicinity throughout the whole week." the statement read. "Only slight disturbances have occurred. Credit is due the men themselves for helping to keep peace and order.
 Say Men Are Returning.
 Based upon reliable information received daily, it is my opinion that an appreciable number of men are returning to their posts with few, if any, additional men leaving their work. This applies not only to the city of Pittsburgh, but to all Alleg- heny county. Nearly all plants are running, and as far as the public is concerned, there is no evidence of labor troubles noticeable" Late today the strikers national committee received the answer of the Bethlehem Steel company, to whom an ultimatum had been sent by the committee giving the company until ] D. m., today to make an answer or a strike would be called against it's plants Monday. A subcommittee of the national committee met tonight to consider the answer.
 Arrangements were made today to hold a mass meeting of strikers in a mining town two miles out of Clair ton in defiance of the sheriff's pro- clamation forbidding such gatherings Mother Jones will speak. The date for the meeting was kept secret. The activities of the state police in this district were closely watched all day by union representatives. Developments in the zone of action yesterday were:
 1.-Pittsburgh district: Neither side claimed any great gains, al- though each contended the flow of labor was going it's way.
 2.-Chicago district: A number of plants showed an apparent increase of activities, but claims of employers that several thousand men had re- turned were stoutly denied by strike 1 leaders.
 3.-Ohio district: Industry has been almost completely paralyzed but skilled and semi-skilled workers in the Mahoning valley have called a meeting for today to vote as to returning. 4.--Buffalo district: Three unions of Great Lakes steamship workers voted for sympathetic strike.
 5.-Colorado district: Conference
 held last night at Pueblo between workers and officials of the Colorado
 Fuel and Iron Co.,, to seek basis of settlement.
 Yesterday was marked by absence of serious disorder. Interest was aroused by the arrival in Pittsburgh of William J. Flynn, chief of the bu- reau of investigation of the depart ment of justice, said to be investi- gating charges of "radicalism,' J against strikers and "of intimidation against employers.