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Show . C:::::j '.'ill I ."-.Id Vr ca llau-facturers llau-facturers "VTlio Sell Goods ta Then. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. May 14. A commercial com-mercial war which, it la said, will extend ex-tend throughout the country, has been started by the grocers of this city against manufacturers who allow their goods to be sold or demonstrated la department de-partment stores. Henry W. Schwab, president of the Milwaukee Retail Grocers' association, says the action Is the beginning of an open warfare against department stores that enter Into competition with the retail re-tail grocers by conducting grocery departments. de-partments. He predicts that the action of the MHwaukee grocers will be followed fol-lowed by every one In the forty-one States In which the national -association has branches. ' ' |