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Show Freight Traffic Impeded. NEW YORK, Aug. 9 Xo freiKlH moved over the lines of the New York. Xew Haven & Hartford railroad Unlay except milk, ice and certain perishable goods. Passenger service also wjis greatly great-ly curtailed as a result of the shopmen's strike. It was announced that the number of trains suspended because of the walkout walk-out of the mechanical force had increased in-creased from 102 lo 141 and threatened to mount still higher. Company officials announced that they were doing the best in their power to give service, but they wore I'orred to take off nine of the Saturday trains that they had planned on ruiiniiig and to withdraw five more , from tomorrow's schedule. |