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Show Strike of Shopmen I Improving in East CHICAGO, Aug. 13 RailwRy officials offi-cials today reported continued improvement im-provement in the railway shopmen striko situation in practically every .-ection of the country with the Qxcep tion of Boston and Chicago, wh re i large majority of the men refuse to return re-turn to work. Offivrs of the Chicago district cour. , oil ot the Federated Railway Shopmen who called the country-wide strike in! defiance of the orders of the interna-! itional representatives of the union, received re-ceived word today from Director Hiiies that the government would not nec i tiate any settlement with the locil body. Representatives of striking-shopmen striking-shopmen from every section of thr-' country arrived here today to attend the mass meet inc to be held tomorrow aj which it will be decided what action will be taken in regard to President Wilson's demand that the men return to work immediately and defer a set I lenient of their wage demauds. oo |