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Show flffllFlffiS : wnn rap K . iSystems in Ohio and Illi-I Illi-I nois Paralyzed by La-bor La-bor Troubles. vtV YORK, Aug. 13. New York Ci-v faced today tlie possibility of a trai'ion strike more far-reaching' than t o recent walltotit in Brooklyn. The i.jleat of a strike to become effective hWn'Jav morninfr unless a wage increase "f ;o'pc-r cent is granted, instead of hhc 10 per cent announced 'Wednesday, made bv the inolormcn employed on the subway and elevated lines of ,he 'intcrboroufih liapid Transit com-wnv com-wnv who are members of the Km- Ulove'cs' brotherhood, fostered by the come-any. Announcement that the company had refused the demands was promptly met with a statement issued to the public vt, jfavor Hymn i" which he charged the Vrike was being engineered by col-hioii col-hioii of the company officials and as iart of their program to force higher fares from the citv. ( i.tT ST. I.Ol.'IS. lib. Aug. 13. Street JmrVrvlr in liast St. Louis, Alton. Bc!!c- . .-, an'l near-by cities was paralyzed VoPie-tb' todav- as a result of the car-H car-H stl.':'p. officials of cities affected ,'et with officials of the East St. Louis aid Sabrlan Hallway company and rep-irWative rep-irWative of the C.'irmcn's union this Lit'eirioon. h'lt no settlement was reached. Railroad officials toid the strikers they rould not prant tiie demand for a 50 per jmit inrreiuw unless they were permitted 10 Increase fares. Approximately 450 mo-'torrnen, mo-'torrnen, conductors and shopmen are out, s'it was sale!. COLUMRT'S. Ohio. Aug, 15. Service r'o-er practical! v every division of the O'i'o Kiettric Interurban railway, operating oper-ating throughout Ohio and eastern Indi-'Ip.na, Indi-'Ip.na, r;me to a complete halt this niorn-! niorn-! j"',"' hen 500 trainmen went on strike, c'Aiar.dinrr an increase in wages, f Trie trainmen ask an increase of 10 S ms "an hour, overtime pay for over ten , iours and recognition of miscellaneous 1 Men as members of the union. Company ' o'fi.-ials offered to increase wages of the "trainmen 3 cents an hour. They now re-;v.ve re-;v.ve 42 to 45 cents. PITTSBURG, Aug. 15. Receivers for tie Pittsburg Railway company in a K-.atcment Issued tonight told the 3000 y striking motormen Jind condi;ctors who ivaikc'J out last midnight that if they 'would not abide by the recent decision of. th'i tiaiional 'war labor board, which awarded them a T cents' an hour wage: increase, they would be compelled to adopt , tiie old syHtein of dealing with all employees em-ployees aa individuals. The men. who -anked 12 cents advance, It is alleged, with tiie receivers to abide by the ! boa rd 'a decision, following the suspension jof the strike, last May. I The strikers announced they would petition pe-tition tlx1 federal court, either with or i 'Aithout the consent of the trolley com-1. com-1. 'inny'.H receivers, to grant the 12 cents an Lour increase. I l,OS AXGELKS, Cal.. Aug. 15. Em-j Em-j ',(tyof!S of all branches of the Pacific J K tclrii; rnllway interurban system will H z'i on strike tomorrow morning at 2 k n'.vick, according to a statement made a: noon today by H. B. Titcomb, vice ;j;i'Mdent. of the railway. Mr. Tit comb, made a written statement ' y tiii.s effect, after he had refused to "inK(e demands made by the strike committee, com-mittee, whicii, he said, "were heyond the a : i 1 6 1 - of tho company to meet." - KnifiioyoeH of the T-os Angeles street Mihvay system were also taking a strike vrjtr; today and leaders among the men -.'.tid liie indications were that al) platform plat-form men nf that company would join tlie strike, thus effectually tying up both ''iiy and interurban traffic in and about I.'Vi Angeles. |