The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-09
, 'At,S;SStNGER SERVICE ON
THREE BIG LINES OUT OF
CHICAGO IS CUT DOWN

Chicago, Aug S.-Curtailment of pas.
senger service on many of the large
railroads of the country is believed by
rail officials TO be forecast in the an.
nouncement today of discontinuance OF
many trains by two eastern roads ana
one western road, as the result of the
nationwide strike of federated railroad
| shopmen.
Railroad officials predicted further
curtailment of passenger service, unless
the shopmen respond TO President VIII.
sons appeal and return to work within
short time, pending a settlement of
wage demands
Freight traffic on nearly all lines
continue to be hampered by the walkout
of the shopmen. and it was asserted by
railroad officials today that the notice
to accept shipments subject to delay"
would be changed into an absolute EN-.
barge ON many commodities unless con
ditions improved shortly
Reports to the officials of the dis.
trict council here, which called the
strike against orders of the grand lodge
officers of the federated railway shop
men, showed today that the ranks or
the strikers We're being increased rap.
idly while in only a few cases had the
men returned to work in response TO
an appeal of the grand lodge officers.
The railroads which announced dis
continuance of trains were the New
York, New Haven K Hartford, the Ches
apeake Il Ohio and the Chicago &
Northwestern The New Haven an
nounced that 102 passenger trains would
be dropped, all dining and parlor car
service discontinued and the existing
timetable suspended. The Chesapeake
& Ohio announced that "a passenger
trains had been discontinued, which
notice was preceded by one of a limited
freight embargo throughout the system.
The Northwestern ordered II trains
cut from its schedule, 10 of these su.
burban and seven running to Iowa and
Wisconsin points. ] was stated that
prospects of ain early settlement of the
strike would result in restoration OF
of the II trains Immediately.
Officials of the New York Central.
the Nickel Plate and the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific railroads stated that
service for passengers on their lines
would not be disturbed for "a hours, but
after that, time the condition of the
locomotive would determine train 1
schedules.
Forty additional passenger trains
were cancelled today by Chicago rail
roads as a result of the strike of feder
ated railway shopmen.
Washington, Aug. S.-Officals of the
railroad administration declared today
that no nation wide curtailmcnt in pas
senger traffic as a result of the shop
mems strike was in contemplation. Such
Z, policy has not even been under con.
it was said. Discontinuance
,f more than $50 trains by three rail
'oads was said to have been ordered
ocalIy by the managements of those
'oads based on conditions peculiar to
hem.
Boston, Aug. S.-Annulment of sub
Urban passenger service on the Boston
Maine and the New York, New Haven I
Hartford lines, on account of the ,
hopmen's strike, Interrupted rapid ,
ransit between so cities and towns and
his city today. The Boston & Albany
abroad started its suburban business
S usual, but officials said it might
ave to be curtailed later.
Upward of TO-, 600 mechanics employed
n shops, rOundhouses and terminals in
New Hampshire, Rhode
sland and Connecticut, who struck yes.
srday expected % be joined by several
housand Others today. They demand
n increase for mechanics from 6S cents
II hour to S5 cents with an increase
Jr helpers from As to 60 cents ,
New York, Aug. 8. An embargo on q
il freight on the New York new Haven +
Hartford and the Central New Eng -
md railroads was announced this morn -
lg, because of the strike of shopmen. :,
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. S.-Respond +
lg to the appeals of the heads of their :,
ltional organizations, striking railway
lopment of the six federated crafts, at -
mass meeting here today, voted to re
lrn to work Immediately. Local labor ~
aders said the men would resume work !,
once, ~