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Show UNITED MINE WORKERS STRIKE ORDER OBEYED CHARLESTON', W. Ya . July 2 ' Keports early today from all sr. tions I of the Williamson coal field shov.o. I that the strike of miners, called by thi United Mine Works. wa obeyed In the region north of Tug river. I On the Kentucky side of the river. j It was said only three mines were effected. ef-fected. Several other miners' strikes. In no' ' way related to the Williamson walkoul i wore reported to union headquarters here today. Union leaders announced , thai several hundred worker on Coal and Elk rivers had quit work becaUM of the absence of wage contracts between be-tween operators and minors. According to operators of the Williamson Will-iamson district, there an- S3 mines In that section operated by 55 companies, I and of these 29 were In operation , 'rhec said the day's tonnage would equal the average of the last two weeks |