Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-14

of trains were operated by volunteer
crews, but there was no indicationi
Yet Of any decided break in the strike.
Chicago April 4.-Improved
freight traffic conditions we're report
edstoday in the central west with in-
surgent railroad fsnaen returning to.
work at several points but the indus
trial -sltNa asinh in. hto and MtchieRn
reached afcrisis as = result 81 stop
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reported stalled In southern Califor-
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Both insurgent leaders and officials
of the loyal brotherhoods predicted
the battle ofithe strikers had arrived
at a stage where 1t would be a Elm
gering affair" but brotherhood heads
declared the insurgents gradually
were losing, strength. !, 4.
/, Railroads in the Chicago area con-
ceftrated every effort to move
freight and ~declaredathat 30 per cent
of the switch engines in the district
were operating. The roads announced
that further influx &: Of loyal
brotherhood men from other cities
had occurred. |s.
strikers Make Progress. J.
Slight progress was made by strik-Y
ers who went out at Cincinnati. the
Il
Coal on tracks at Toledo was be-
ing confiscateds under q federal court
order to maintain operation of street
cars and heating and lighting plants.
The court order instructed tnat forty
cars be .confiscated. daily. There twas
no Weakening of the. strikers forces
in Toledo ana several large industrial al
forced to'close unless fuel was forth
coming. Several roads reported Sad-
ditional men at work at T. Cleveland
with some freight moving butt the
situation apparently remained I'M
changed. Warnings to travellers
against attempting long trips east,
west or south because Of possibility
service were issued by the railroads.
Serious interference with passenger
traffic extending toM overland trans
was reported on the Sante Fe route
Z in Southern sCalifornia and the sit
uation became increasingly serious.
les showed continued Improvement.
!. Sante Fe official at San Bernardino,
Cal. said '.ten soratwelve'' trains were
stalled between Barstow and AL
buquerque, N. Nj; and three passenger
trains were reported abandoned az
Winslow, following refusal OF train
men to do swi itching. ;3a,5ys
4 Eve Trains Tied Up.
\ Five, eastbound trains on the Sante
He, Including; the California Limited.
were tied up at Needles, and new
san Bernsrdino and Barst9W, Cal.
.tt.Announcement9 of 4 strong embargo
onS al pefishable fruits at San Ber-
nafdinos caused" alarm among growers
OF oranges and lemons. 5s 4. 1. a, 3sg At
AT Los .Ang Is. freight han.
diers and clarks walked out itGreAs-
inE the sertopsles OF the freiEtit TIE.
strikers II HUBBARD. Warrington.
near Spokane, net today TO vote on
ending the Malkout and thd tnsursents
/ ats Everett, wash returned to sWOrk
I llst nigfi Return OF strikers s at
sparks. New: opened the Southern
Racific's & channel from Sacramento.
AZ ashland. Ore. g new ikant oc-
/ 5.A 4 msstinr % Il all rtrike Ike Leaders 81 81
the Pacifts eof q Was called for " today
slsslief y Reported. ssss
sight reltef from freight ccnges-
& fiSH WA4 reported ~ kansas City ana
n e IT. Iolits the saituat ION sws4 pro-
b &n0unceds unohah Ged Z with prsdictions
n NJ aaly0a tfvel that the strtke
sgld e ssasd By ths end e sn tns =,
sesds y Nlshita: ~. { 81 Il, wasS sst ; ior s
4 ssvsnsy t,ys frsssht e sand1 etSrs
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