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Show I ; Men Wanted For Jobs As Guards In Harems j , CONSTANTINOPLE. July 11 (By Associated Press) Constantinople harem attendants have gone on a strike for more money and' short or j hours. Many of the capltol's tinest harems have been left unguarded and their owners are trying dislractractedly to find suitable substitutes for the strikers. Numbers of Russian refugees have volunteered their I services, but It was found they were not fitted for the Job. 1 he strikers Insist lhat their 24 hour day'" and the unceasing vigil they are required to keep on the women of the harems justify better re-j re-j numeration, especially during the present hard times. Many of ihem protest that then wages have not been paid for more than a year, and in several Instances they have appealed to the American committee on relief In the Near Kiibl for aid The fact ls that their masters mas-ters who, in most cases, are officials or employes of the government, j have not drawn any salaries for months. The strikers Include the eunuchs and other attendants |