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Show EXPECT RESPOND Strikers in Many Sections Sec-tions Shown? Faith In Wilson. WANT DEMANDS MET Officials Declare Situation Situa-tion Appears Extremely Extreme-ly Encouraging, j CHICAGO. Aug. 9 While some signs of improvement In the strike of! federated shopmen were indicated today to-day by reports from central west points, others indicated that at some' divisional points die men were disinclined disin-clined to heed the advice of President Wilson and their grand lodge officers to return to work pending a wage set- ' tlemenL From cast .south. BOathwest and far west came reports that the men had decided not to return to work until their wage demands were met. No freight was being received by ! the ('fci(;i;-ij and Northwestern for1 points west of Clinton, Iowa and the Wabash declined freight except to points on its own lines. On other roads merchandise was accepted fori shipment only as subject to delay.1 Embargoes on freight were continued on a number oi roads, but the most pronounced freight regulations inn-dental inn-dental to the strike were on the New England line , Encouraging R. H. Aishton. northwest regional director of railroads, said: "The situation appears extremely encouraging. We are hopeful that the president's action will make the men realize how ill-advised their course has been. There is no immediate occasion oc-casion for the public to be alarmed. The trains that have been cancelled1 are those which may be easily dis pensed wiih and the purpose Is merely ti' keep the engines in repair for hauling haul-ing foodstuffs, milk and Ice in the ; event of a really critical situation." Hale Holden, central western regional region-al director, took a similar view. Although officials of the Chicago district council of Federated Railway shopmen insist that 275, oho men are out and that not. more than 1:5,000 have returned since President Wilson declared the demand of the men for. increased wages would not be consid-l ered until (hey return to work, railroad officials declare that the total number of men on strike does not exceed 40,000. They say that the men are re-, turning in small groups throughout the country and arc unwilling to estimate the number who have gone back since Pr sidenl Wilson issued bis edict. Officers of the international unions who came to Chicago yesterday to urge the men to return to work, con - i tlnued their efforts today. Hundreds) of telegrams were sent to cities in the, middle west and south ordering the i strikers to go back to their posts. The strike called August 1 by official! of-ficial! of the Chicago district of thej fedi rated railway shopmen's union has not yet b,. n called off. it is said. La-i bor officials of that organization de- lined to discuss the situation further than they deny that large numbers of the men have returned to work. oo LONDON, Aug. 8- Peace has been made between Great Britain and Af-ghanlstan. Af-ghanlstan. A peaco agreement wasi signed at 11 o'clock this morning. It was officially announced this afternoon. |