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Show NO STRIKE I ORDERED j I Machinists on Harriman 1 Line Held Back by Ljl Their Leaders , '' ! 1 Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 27. Tolo- ,M IH graphic orders, restraining workmen ' 1 t H of tho various railway trades on the 1 ( ' Illinois Central and other lines from ' H talking out today, wero sent out from ' H Davenport this morning by authority H of the International presidents. H According to President O'Connell j H of the Machinists, no strike has yet H been ordered, and will not bo until after a conference between the inter- " H national presidents and Harrlmau of- H ficials. J! It is understood that the various ' H locals on the Harriman lines anticl- h H pated the strike order and beganto - H walk out last night. H . ,i ACTED HASTILY 'd Chicago, Sept. 27. Machinists em- ( H ployed by tho Illinois Central railroad ' H at Memphis, who arc already on ' i M strike with the railway clerks, acted I ' on Monday before the order restrain- JH lng them bad been issued by their 1 fl international officers, according to of- I M fleers of the Illinois Central Machin- - ) H lets' local here at a conference today. J J. H. Gore, president of the ma- JH chinlsts had gone out before the res- J training order was received. ' 'M Two hundred non-union men were H sent south early today by tho Ill.inols ' fl Central railroad to take the places of H striking clerks and messengers 'who M are out at Memphis, New Orleans and ( H other points. Hl KRUTTSCHNITT SILENT . H New York. SepL 27. Vice PresI- M dent Julius Kruttschnltt of the Harrl- A H (man' railroads declined today to re- ' H celve reporters who sought to Inter- ' H view him on the labor situation on , his lines j' M Mr. Kruttschnitt's attitude for the j H present, his secretary said, was i H summed up in his declaration that he 'Jl had nothing to say. H "Mr. Kruttschnltt .may or 'may- not , mako a statement later," his clerk ''rl T ') DENIES THE RUMORS i Vl'l San Francisco, SepL 27. E. L. Re- H guln, president of tho San Francisco , TH local of the Federation of Shop Em- . uH ployes of the Harriman lines, denied s fH the truth of stock exchange rumors, r xM current today that a strlko has been 1 declared, or Is Imminent on the Harrl- ijl man lines. A report that a strlko bad 1 been declared this morning was car- ll rlcd on several western brokerage - 1 "I know I should have been Inform- ;H ed of this," said Mr. Reguln, 'and I H am absolutely sure that the rumor H Is unfounded. 'H CLERKS OUT AT CAIRO M Cairo. 111., SepL 27. The entire , force of freight and yard clerks in the ' H employ of the Illinois Central railroad ' here struck this morning. H ' (Continued on Page ElghL) M H NO STRIKE ORDERED H ..(Continued from Page One.) Hj " TAKES fAVORABLE VIEW. Hj Chicago, Sept. 27. J. W. Kline. H president of the International Block- H smiths and Helpers, said today that H the Illinois Central shopmen, who H -walked out in anticipation of a strlko Hj order, would remain on strike. H President Gore, of the Memphis mi- 1 chlnlsts' local, gald tho conferenco here today was the annual meeting of union heads of the Illinois Central and was without authority to take action ac-tion on tho strike. "The federation of all the Ghopmen on tho Harriman lines will meet soon In New York, the headquarters of the general managers' nssoclntlon." he said. "I think the prospects for recognition rec-ognition nro bright nnd I don't bc-Hevo bc-Hevo thero will be any strike." WALK OUT IN SYMPATHY. New Orleans, Sept. 27. The firemen fire-men and shoot metal workers employed employ-ed In New Orleans by tho Illinois Central railroad went on strike today In sympathy with the Btriklng clerks of that road. A total bf 410 men walked out |