Evening journal., 1920-04-15
.2,66SP.R. R. men
ON STRIKE TODAY
CONTINUED from First pase.,

duty This morning. This detection In
the ranks n the strikers. II was expect
ed. would be likely to lead 10 others
and reports this afternoon will be
scanned closely.
Against this gain In workers In the
freight and passenger service. the Penn
syNania officials today admitted total
OF f.25S men out at the Wilmington car
shops. including the car and locomotive
units At 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the number OF men who had quit was
iii2. showing that the strikers had
gained ii6 men over night The total
number OF strikers at the shops-i 25S
reported this morning Is out Of total
OF I M employees al the shops
Adding the number Of men who have
quit on the division and those In IN,
Wilmington car shops gave a grand 10.
tai today OF 2G6S men out on the South
ern Division. Wh le this figure appear
ed large, the railroad officials declared
1t was not as large as they had an
tlcipated in view OF the sudden bresl
in the car shop men yesterday. Tho
increase OF only ii6 strikers at the
shops over night they asserted, was
relatively low IN comparison with
what the leaders OF the strike move.
ment anticipated. The return, too. OF
the i2 men on the railroad line proper
the officials. viewed with much salts.
faction as indicating the strikers hac
got out all the men they were able anc
the tide had turned toward return Il
work OF the men out
II was reported shortly after noon 10.
day That the entire force at the VIII
mingtOn car shops had qu work. This
however. was denied by officials, who
said there had been no change In ths
figures givCn out this morning
Emphasis also was lalc today by the
Pennsylvania officials that the crews In
the Bennings yard at Washington
which Is on the Southern Division, had
reported for duty again today, as they
did yesterday.
AS 10 traffic. the Pennsylvania officials
said the situation was considerably bet
ter. The embargo on perishable food
stuff and livestock between Whining
ton. Chester and Philadelphia had been
lifted. releasing quantities OF provisions
The road today also was accepting per-
lshable freight from Southern connec-
tions for New York.
Some freight trains also now are be
ins made up at the Edge Moor yards
The officials said. and cars are being
placed IN position for unloading In VIII
mingion and Chester.
As for passenger service trains were
declared to be running according "a
schedules. with very few delayed. north.
bound from Washington 10 Philadel-
phis and New York. SOuthoound from
New York, all passenger trains for
Washington were declared running ex.
cept two. These two trains still oul
are Nos. 1856 and ii9. No 1856 is due e
leave Wilmington southwark al i2il
p. m. and No. ii9 al i.57 .. m.
The Philadelphia and Reading lin,
here today reported the situation a.
fine" The officials said they now hai
four switching crews 10 their West yarV
and that last night they sent Out thei
regular freight, No. 80. and this morn
ing their freight No. 10. Both thes
trains run TO Birdsboro, Pa. A freigh
train arrived last night from Joanni
Pa. near Birdsboro, and went out agai
this morning.
3 The Reading officials asserted ther
had been no serious trouble on the
passenger service in Wilmington an
they no longer looked for any. Abou
50 per cent OF The yard men are Ou
they said. The shop men. they dc
clared. were loyal 10 a man. The on
clals added they looked for return {
entirely normal conditions by Sunda
or Monday.
I Members OF the railroad brother
hoods who have stood by the com
panies, resumed their endeavors toda
10 get members OF their organization
who have quit work, 10 go back &
duty. Frequent conferences were he'll
/ throughout the morning at g.
BnotherhOOd headquarters, No. sos Mar
ket street. A special effort Will be mad
this afternoon 10 induce BrOtherhOO
employees OF the Philadelphia & Read
ing who have quit work. 10 return
their Jobs.
Baltimore & Ohio officials toda,
merely stated that the situation Ol
their lines In Wilmington was un
changed from that OF yesterday. Their
was a report This morning that fv
more crews on the road had struck, bu
at the Offices OF the line It was said
was news 10 them."
Passengers arriving on a Pennsyl
vania train from Trenton this mornin
reported that the train had been stone
on the outskirts OF Trenton and ais
Philadelphia. No windows were broker
they said, nor was anyone hurt.
Thus far there has been PRACTICAL
no disorders reported in Wilmington o
vicinity. Il was reported here thi