Show I STRIKE IKE GAINS GROUND Company Reports Show Decrease De Dc crease in Number at Work W WALSENBURG Colo Cob Dec 3 By the Associated Press A A decrease Inthe in iii the number of oJ miners reporting for work today at mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company as shown by the company's reports was taken b by Frank Hefferly International organizer for the United Mine Workers of AmerIca Amer Amer- America ica as pi proof h he said aid that the miners' miners strike against a 30 per cent reduction in wages is steadily gaining graining head head- wa way Company officers on the other hand declared the decrease In workers at work today was due to a heavy snow snow- fall taU The total number of diggers re reporting reporting re- re I porting for work at the five company mines in the Trinidad field today company company com com- re-j re pany reports showed was compared with yesterday In the Walsenburg Walsen- Walsen burg district reports showed today against yesterday Charges that the company is padding its reports were made today by Organizer OrganIzer Or Or- We Ve know that there are not as many men working as the company reports h he said He declared miners from Colorado Fuel and Iron company mines attended the regular union meeting here last night and said all who at attended at- at tended are on strike I at-I |