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Show LABOR BATTLE IS 1 STARTED 1H GOTHAM : NEW '' YORK, May M. Between 10,000 end 12,000 men belonging to the Rockmen'a and Excavators' union-have been locked out by the Contractors' Protective association asso-ciation In this city. By tomorrow It Is expected ex-pected that the lockout will be extended to 16,000 members of the union. The workmen work-men already locked out were employed on 100 contracts In various parts of Ahe city. v t . -; For several woeks the men have been threatening to strike for various concessions conces-sions and the contractors Anally decided to force matters, apparently with the object ob-ject of putting an end to the union. . a . . . . |