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Show ' STRIKE IS SPREADING I Dock Laborers at Superior Su-perior Walk Out When Their Demands Are Refused State Will Reduce the Military Force in the District VOf Dulutli Minn.. Aug f. The dock H' laborers strike on the Alloeuz docks I Ck at Superior spread to the Dviluth, Mugabe Mu-gabe & Northern docks here todav when the day shift quit. The de-hj de-hj mands of the men hae not yet been tri preientC'l, presumably they will be r, the same as those of the Alloeuz workers The number out is esti mated at frotn 4u0 to 800 W F H Little, a worker for the I 4X W., who has been involved in the Alloeu. strike, has been working to kt get the Mis -able men to go out Hand bills were a potent factor. 19 The strike opened here in orderly fashion The night shift completed their work and the day shift refused ? to R" to work, stopped work at the tl . docks Officials of the eompany claim the ! men ilgned an agreement made at the ! DM beginning of the season to work I """T through the season for the scale of Hr wages specified at that time. i , The demands of the Mloeuz men. which probably will be a.lopted by the l Dulnth men also are for $2.75 for days, $3.00 for night, $3.50 for Sun-j days and 35 cents an hour overtime j The Two Haruors men who are ex- 9, pected to strike, were still working J at 11 a. m. To Reduce Military Force, tie Calumet Mic h An; r. Reduction ' J of the military force in the eoppei j J mine strike district was planned to-lb to-lb day bj General P E. Abbey. Those ' IT soldiers whose presence at home is B most imperative will be allowed to Dai f,,arl back within a day or two and as the ranks of the various units are . depleted pn. visional companies and fan battalions will he orgameed. I'M Practically all rotads in the district lead tcsard l.aurium today 'Mother 'Moth-er .tones was to make his first ityj spee b there and men, women and 52 children of all walks of life came on a special troile1' cars and trains to hear I her. The mass meeting was sched-p. sched-p. uled to '-How a big parade late to- |
