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Show A Strlka ArarUri. Chicaoo, June 7. A serious strike was averted today by prompt concession conces-sion on the part of the employers. Last night the Journeymen Bakers' Council decided to order all the union bakers in this city out on a strike this afternoon if a renewal of last year's scale of wages was refused. This afternoon, however, over two thirds of the master l akers had not only conceded the scale, but further agreed to an advance of II a week to all bench hands during the summer months. 1 early 1-luo men would havp been allecled by the general strike. Two of the largest establishments, Bremner and Aldricb, employing union and nonunion non-union help, will give au answer tomorrow. tomor-row. If they accede to the journeymen, 100 men now out in the smaller "establishments "estab-lishments will, it is expected, speedily gain their point. |