Show Us have lost the contest bt bouts louts july 10 national director M J elleott admitted today that so far as st louis and vicinity Is concerned the 11 U has lost the contest according to director elliott fully one third ot the strikers have returned to crork these with the new men employed almost fill the vacancies the sita atlon is the same on both sides of tue river the strikers are making every effort to get back to work bat so far as can be ascertained folly 10 per cent are permanently oat of jobs so far as their former are concerned while a large number of men will to wale until business picas up |