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Show IfH GDURTS : TO E! 'TIE-IIP Detroit Completely Without With-out Street Car Service as t Result of Strike. j ( PKTROIT, June S. With the city completely com-pletely without traction service, and no j promise of a settlement of the three-cornered controversy between the .Detroit I United Railway company. its striking carmen and the city council, state officials of-ficials ton i g!it threaten court action to ! relieve the situation, fearing expansion I of the tieup to Include a largo part of ; southern Michigan. The strike became j effective last night. ; Thousands of automobiles impressed ! for private use and hire today were totally j Inadequate. i The striking carmen demand a wage , increase of 27 ' cents an hour, but are I understood to be willing to accept a 10-j 10-j cent increase, which the company denies : it can give unless three-cent fares on I certain lines and reduced workingmen's tickets are recalled and a straight five-I five-I cent fare, with one cent for transfer, granted. The council has agreed to re-' re-' call the three-cent fare and extra tieketfi : on surrender of franchises, but refuses to , j grant the transfer charge. j |