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Show iSix Railroads Refuse Outright to Deal With New Yar taetfs Union Railroad officials have ilirown down the gauntlet to their striking strik-ing employes. ' Supported by the federal government's contention that the strike ; which tor the past week has partly demoralized the freight and pas-. pas-. senger service of the country, was planned by radical agitators with ! ulterior motives, six railroads in Columbus, Ohio, have refused out-1 right to deal with the Yardmen's association, which is conducting, the strike in their territory. In New York, railroad executives warned the representatives of ' the railroad brotherhoods that they would be given until noon Satur-i Satur-i day to get their men back to work. If the strikers are not back by ! that time, the railway managers announced, they would open their books for a period of 24 hours to register men "acceptable" for reemployment, re-employment, reserving the right to refuse to reinstate those who by their actions and utterances have shown "unfitness for further service." ser-vice." Drastic action also has been taken by governmental agencies. In ' Chicago 25 leaders of the insurgent switchmen, including John Gru-nau, Gru-nau, whose dismissal started the flood of railroad men's walkouts, were under arrest last night on charges of ha.ving violated the Lever food act. Two hundred additional warrants were expected. Federal prosecutors in other sections continued to accumulate evidence against strike leaders and more arre3ts are expected within the next j twenty-four hours. Meanwhile, members of the newly created labor board, whose nominations were confirmed yesterday by the senate, have beer, summoned sum-moned by President Wilson to meet in Washington today and organize. or-ganize. Small defections in the strikers' ranks continued yesterday with the main body of strikers in territory east of Chicago and north of I Pittsburgh holding firm. Railroads entering New York were fast resuming normal passenger service, but freight service in the east, while showing signs of improvement, was still disorganized. Freight embargoes are beginning to have a serious effect upon industry, especially in the east, where shortage of coal and raw ma-' ma-' terial has resulted in the shutdown of several factories and mills, throwing thousands out of work. The food situation continues ser"-I ser"-I ious but nowhere are there reports of famine conditions. Military train crews have been pressed into service to move government gov-ernment supplies stalled in northern New Jersey terminals and sid-I sid-I ings. Bodies of soldier dead, arriving from abroad, also will be moved in trains manned by soldiers. Motor trucks are still being util-l util-l ized to move civilian food supplies in eastern territory. |