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ilirfa and 14th, Dollar Days k Gasfezz. Local Cotton 22 Cents . VOL. XLHI. NO. 164 GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ) Weather Fair ' 'KB bb., mm - MIDDLE WEST RAM AND SEVERE WINDSTORMS CHICAGO, July 11. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Middle western states were recovering today from the effects of hall, rain and windstorms -which swept over Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas yesterday, causing heavy property dam age and a-small loss of . lives. In sec tions of these states where the precipi tation was not excessive , reports Baid crops were benefited in some places, the rain breaking excessive droughts. Heaviest damages, according to re ports, occurred in South Dakota and Missouri. A tornado at St. Charles, S. D., virtually wiped out the town of 100 population. One man was killed and scores slightly injured. Damage was estimated at $75,000. In tho vicin ity of Lake Andes, farm buildings ere destroyed and summer cottages blown down, bringing tho property loss to $800,000. , A cloudburst in the Kansas City busi ness district late lust night flooded the streets, washed automobiles away from tho curbing and overburdened storm MEDALS FOR SPEAKING ARE OFFERED FOR NEXT YEAR V - Civic Organizations of Gas tonia Offer Medals for the Best Speakers and Writers Among School Children. - Realizing that publie speaking is not a. lost art. officials1 of tho local high school and representatives from the seve-, ral civic organizations of the city are now laying plans for annual confests to determine the best speakers, essay writ ers, etc., of the school. It is proposed to hold each year in the high school a con test among tho students' literary socie ties. Four worth while medals or prizes in some form will bo given to the four students who the judges of the occasion select us the best decclaiuier, best deba ter, best reader, and best essayist. The literary societies will bo the medi um through which the plan will be in ugufatJMAw4 upon to take part in furnishing. a con-(to testant. The contest will probably bo held during the latter part of the year so any student wishing to train hismelf for the finals will have ample time. Ths societies famish ample opportunity to help, the students along the lines of pub lic speaking in that every enrolled pupil must be a member of ono of the schobl's societies'.! - The Rotary, Kiwanis,; Civitan,- and the Woman's Club, ,havb agreed to for- nlsb the : foul medals for the winners. raeu organization win nuve a rejirewu .tative to speak to the student body about the matter soon after the year has begun. ' It .is seen that . the abovo will bo cf interest , to the youth of Gastonia high. During the past . few years, the men who have been able to speak while stand ing before a body of people have been lookd up to for aid in putting on cam paigns. During the Liberty Loan drives, Red Cross campaigns, and numerous other similar drives made during the World War, thousands of publbie (speak ers were in demand. The schools ami universities already realize that no man tcr what profession a man may follow, lie will be called upon sometime to ap pear in public as a speaker. Agusta, Ga., July 11. A crowd gathe red at the police court this morning when the recorder decided to postpone the case of 27 striking railway shop men, wha were to be tried for unlawful assembling. The cases were deferred until Thursday because of a crowded docket. At a special session held Monday the board of county commissioner fixed the county tax rate at 89 cents, a reduc tion of ten cents from hist year. The rate is apportioned as follows: County schools, 50 tents; interest on bonds, 21 cents; road upkeep, 12 cents, and gen eral county purposes, six cents. The commissioners will meet again Thursday, July 20, to receive tho reports of the county list takers. MATTERS OF RECORD Municipal Court "The following cases were brought up in municipal court Tuesday morning: Edna. Smith, and Kthcl Smith, dis orderly conduct, judgment suspended on payment of costs; Ola Byers, sentenced to a term of 30 days on county roads. eapais when ordered; .ended on rmv entUa on paj- speeding, juugmnt suspen ment of costs. Seal Estate Transfers The following deeds of transfer have been filed and recorded in the office of Register of Deeds H. R. Thompson: M. A, and Stephen Stroup to Sterl ing Brick Company, two acres in Cherry ville township, consideration .1,000. Edna Jones, Trustee, to Butler Davis and wife, one lot in Bessemer City, con 6idcration, $100. . A. M. Hasson and wife to Helen Jen kins Harper, one lot on Walnut Avenue, consideration $300. . . H. B. Hovis and wife .to W. T. Hors ley, one lot in Crowders Mountain town tjliip, consideration 22o. A.' E. Wultz. Truep, to B. T. Robin son, on lot in Loray Heights, considera tion $900. C. A. Rudisill and wife, to Canton Yarn Mills, Inc., twenty-four and one Lalf acres in Clierryrille township, con tiieratict $5,25Q, ;" . SWEPT BY HIAL, sewers. Lighting systems in Kansas City and vicinity were severely ham pered. . ' " . ; Two persons were killed near Sar geant, Neb., as a result of a heavy wind, rain and hail storm last night. Rivers throughout Missouri and Ne braska are reported to be out 'of their banks with farm lands under water. Flood warnings have been issued.' The ' storm ended a 43-day drought in Chicago and vicinity. Only slight damage resulted from the high wind which accmpanied tho downpour. General rainfall was reported over Wisconsin and several lives were lost as a result of . electrical storms. Crops generally were benefited by the rain. Kansas and Iowa both reported heavy rains and in the latter state property damage was reported with a small loss of life due to falling buildings and elec trical disturbances. Belief from the heat wave which has been sweeping over the middle west, and local showers are predicted for this district today. Poincare Invited to Discuss Reparations LONDON, July 11. (By the As socated Press.) Premier Poincare, of France, will probably be invited to London . immediately for discus sions with Prime Minister Lloyd George on the reparations questions as affected by present conditions in Germany, according to official circlet here. PARIS, July 11 (By the Asso ciated Press.) The French govern ment is opposed to an immediate meeting of the, allied powers to dis cuss the reparations situation and it will only consent to such a meeting as a final step. This was made plain in official circlet today after a, con ference between President Dubois, of the commission, and Premier Poin care. WINNER of BOUT HAD TO COME ACROSS (By The Associated Press.) pay nearly $10,000 out or Jus ow pocket for the privilege of wearing the bantamweight championship crown a gain. When the receipts and expenses of last night's fight in which Johnny Buff was dethroned, was checked up today, it was found that the gate was 19,150.35 short of the guarantee of U0,000. Under the terms of agreement Buff was to receive this" sum if he lost his title. ,' .if , There were 14,23 paid admissions but by 'tlx! time the expenses, government and, statirlasies were paid there was not enough left! to make lip tho guarantee to Buff.1 Boning authorities saiil it was the first time in ring history irt America that a fighter won a( title without re reiving a cent; to siiy nothing of -paying a big sum to the defeated man.- MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY j IS THOUGHT PROBABLE I PARIS, July 11. (By the Associated Press.) A moratorium on Germany's cash payments for the remainder ot this year was thought in circles close to the reparations commission to be quite probable as a result of a confer ence this forenoon between DiJ Fischer, chairman of the German, war debts com mission, and all the members of the commission in a hurriedly .called in formal sessino. ARMED MEN ATTACK -7 . RAILROAD GUARDS 'Bv Tb Associated Press.) MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 11. Two Chicago and Northwestern railroad guards were .attacked by a band of 12 armed men with stones and clubs early this morning, according to George Law rence, chief of the Northwestern 's special ppolice. The guards were found in a semi-conscious condition when ; motor-, cycle ppolice and anbulanees arrived. In another disturbance last night ono man was injured. . ' REPORTED THAT ELMR DOVER HAS RESIGNED (Bv The Associated Press.) . WASHINGTON", July 11. In formation was received at the Capitol from Treasury b. .cials today that El mer Dover, of Tacoma, Washn., as sistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of customs and internal reve nue, and one of the principals in the Blair-Dover controversy, had submitted his resignation, effective July 15. the Cabinet meeting and Mr. Tw.. .. f f u;a ;,.. Thi. in- fflrmfltinn u-fiih was roirarilel as fair- v nnthoritatiw that althoueh Mr. Dover asked to be relieved of his pot. July 15 efforts . were being made 1 have him remain for an addition, sixty or ninety days., COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKETS NEW YORK July H.-Cotton fu tures clwsed steady. Spots qquict, 5 points up. July 21.89 October T21.S1 ; December 21.81; Jonuary 21.50; March 21.38; May 21.17. Spots 22.15. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Receipts none 22 cents Price offered YOUNG PEOPLE OFJ KING MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERY HOLD BIG RALLY HERE Three-In-One Conference at - the Armstrong Memorial Church Monday. 250 VISITORS PRESENT Sunday School, Young Peo ple's League and Christian Endeavor Meet Jointly. The opening session of the Young Peoples conference held at the Charles B. Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian church. Monad under the direction of the committee on iSunday School and Yong Peoples Work of Kings Mountain Presbytery, found twenty-one Sunday schools represented, with 159 accredited delegates and fully 100 more visitors, to take part in tho first of tho Young Peoples activities, the Sundav school. Rev. T. G. Tate, of Olney presided at this session and the devotio4 period with address of welcome was delivered by the pastor of tho Armstrong Memo rial church. . The outstanding features of .the Sun day school period were the splendid piano playing of Mr. C. W. Mainwaring, field representative of the "Bob" "Johnson evangelistic party, and tho splendid ad dress of Rev. W. A. Murray, of Shelby, on " What Constitutes A Good Sunday School." Mr. Murray said there were three fundamental truths necessary in order to have a good Sunday school, 1 That it be a SCHOOL. A real' school where teachers teach and learners learn. Talking, lecturing, preaching and asking qquestions are not teaching. Teaching is imparting some truth to al earner and a teacher must have something to teach and be able to impart something of the j will of God. 2 That it be a SUNDAY I SCHOOL. A school on the Lord 's Day when the Word of God is' brought to the hearts of tho pupils. 3 Teachers ' must have passion for winning souls of their pupils. , Reports from the schools represented 1 wejJieard.a44a4 iMragtesa, nedMMl aims, attr which recess was taken to the Armstrong Memorial park Where a boun tiful andjibundunt supply, of good things to eat were partaken of in true picnic J styio ti.na To the accompiament of class yels arid slogans. Immediately after supper' the Young Peoples League of the Presbytery. went into session with Mr. Dave Hall, of Bel mont, presidinir ami; MiSs' Marv JRafcan of tGastouia, . acting secretary. ( Tris ses sion was opened. by a 'devotional period led by Dr. J. AS Hendcrlite. The out! standing features of this, session was the echoes from Davidson College Con ference of Young People, doliirhtfulv sounded by Bessie Cox. Frank Kincaid. Marion Wise, Kathleen Lewis, Earle Shannon, tMattio Hand, Mabel Normand, Ernest llouser, Thelma Titman. and others, and a short bbutf inspiring ad dress by Dr. J. II. Henderlite. Sixteen churches and Sunday schools were rep resented, at this conference by 199 dele gates. At 8:13 p. ni.1 the Christian En deavor Sotictifu of the Presbytery went into session with Ilev. Itoswell C. Loug presiding ayd Miss Melva Gullick, of Belruout, as Secretary. Prominent features of thbj session, notwithstanding the luteness of the hour were the echoes from the State Convention at Charlotte, "what the delgateg heard that stayed -with theni". These echoes were cheer ful! sounded by a laige uuniber of volunteers and brought out the real worth-while features of the State Convention and the stirring and In spiring address of Rev. "WV W. Akers, recently called pastor of the Lincolnton l'resb.vteriaii church. Mr. Akers handled bis subject, "What Constitutes a Jod Christ ia n Endea vor Society" in a masterly manner' Ilia address was interspiced with il lustration and reminiscences of his personal connection -'with State and Dixie- Christlau Endeavor. Mr. Akers said he considered there were three outstanding and vital truths neces sary to constitute a good Eildeavor ScKiety. 1. That It be filled with members iusplretl with desire to help. 2. That members bo willing to let tho Lord make them chanuels of blessing. 3. Filled with young peo ple who have vision. Vision with task, said the speaker, makes heroes, vision without task makes dreamers and task without vision makes bur dens. Mr. Akers is a delightful and Interesting .speaker and was heard with pleasure by all. Mls$ Helen Reinhardt, also of Lincolnton; sound ed tho clearest and best echo of the Charlotte Convention. With renew ed effort, consecration and devotion the entire body of young people promised to o forward under God's mighty band to greater accompllsU irents for" His Kingdom and the blg gtst and best Young Peoples Confer ence In the history of the Presbytery! cam to a close with tha neitl Attacked a' - v : V Maxmlllian Harden, Berlin pub licist and bitter foe ot militarism and reaction, Is in a serious condi tion from an attack made on blip by thugs who are believed to hava been associated with those who assassinated Dr. Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister. Program of Band Concert This Evening at Community Park The following program will be rendered by the Pythian Band at Community Service Park this evening at 8 o'clock: March, Semper Fidelia .... , . . Sousa Elena Polka, cornet duet. ... .Keif er Harbin and Dellinger Overture, Grand Superba, . . . .Dalby Oriental Roses, waltz . . . . .Ivanovici Overture, Princess of India. . . .King Hosfrauseros, march ...... Chamber BAPTISTS VERSUS A, R. P.-' AT LORAY PARK TODAY The First Baptists and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian teams of the Gastonia Sunday school league will jilaj this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. The First Baptists arc at tho top of tho association's standing-while tliu .A. U. P's are second from the bottom. A ,HWtt. Ililtho Jlaptists.. will keep them hi their position, but if they happen to discover, the Seeeders . to bo their Jonah, they will be 'crowded out of the top hole by tho Main Street Meth odists., , "A good game is promised; -TWO two managers of the respective clubs stated, this morning that the game would start promptly at the above hour, Seven innings wilt, bo played, weather permitting. , LOCAL BANK PRESENTS INTERESTING STATEMENT The Citizens National Bank has in stituted, a very interesting new method of publishing their statement when culled for by tho comptroller1 of tho cur rency. Instead of tho old cut and dried rows of figures, which has been the fashion among banks for years, ami which to most people mean nothing, they-have gotten' their' statement up in such a. way that anybody can under- j Stand it. Their statement as of June 30 ap pears elsewhere, in this issue, and it should ' prove of interest even to those who never read a bank statement. -.'PROGRESS (Hickory Record) Gastoniu's tax rate has been fixed ct $1.15 for .the current year, the school rate being increased to -10 cents. The total taxable property in Gastonia i estimated at 20,fl00,l)00. Tho-teachers will cost, the city $1 15,J07,"00." City budgets ore growng heavier each year, but people demand improvements. meeting scheduled for the First 1 rcsbyteriuu church of Gastonia in October. .-.' The Christian 'Endeavor of Cnton Church was awarded the banner for the largest Her centaue of member ship present. Eighteen societies were represented by 150 delegates, many living in Hie country and at a dis tance having returned to their homes. Wilson, Slain Marshal, Buried With p f .f-i Vvrf) Irr V v r " The funeral cortege at Ljndon of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wtlaon. assassinated British military aid poUlcal leader. The coffln is mounted on a gun carriage, followed by Jhe marthal's rMrtss rttrawr. yyt officers ber on e!t tsbkms.th9.rflrstal's bates, 9lali aad orders, INCREASING DISORDERS, TRAIN SERVICE CURTAILED AND MORE TROOPS MARK PROGRES OF STRIKE Norfolk and Authorized to Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes Called Out Norfolk ' & Western Runs From Norfolk to Cincinnati and Columbus. Descendant of Asp That Bit Cleopatra MEXICO CITY, June 26.A de scendant of the asp which bit Cleo patra has just been found near Jalapa, Vera Crux, by a party of exploring naturalists. To confirm their statements they have brought the reptile to Mexico City where it is on display at the department of agriculture. The snake in question is distinguished by having two horns and, according to local authorities, these protuberances brand it beyond question as some distant relative of the historic asp of the Nile. STRIKERS INTERFERING WITH MAIL TRAINS (By Tho Associated Trcss-jr WASHINGTON', July 11. The de termination of the -Federal government to maintain ' transmutation ' of mails, and interstate commerce during the railway shopmen's strike failed tc cheek today the stream of reports to the .. PostofTtee of interference by strikers wit h mail trains. , t, : H. H. Crisler, sperintendent of rail way mail service ut St. Louis, re ported in telegrams to Postmaster (ieneral Work that U.000 . miles of railway mail servico on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway were not being oicrated. Mr. CriHler added that the fuel situation was serious because of tho apparent impossibility of getting coal moved over foreign lines from tho mines for use by tho road. :; ' .:, The St. Louis-Han Francisco .Rail way ' Company notified the Department it had is) intention of withdrawing mail trains. No further troublo was reported from SpringfieM, and other pointf in Missouri, where strikers were al leged yesterday . to have intericrreu with the movement' of mail matter, ami the situation at Kansas City was reported today to bo improved. Post master Genera! Work received from C. W. tialloway, vice president of the Baltimore & Ohio Kaidroad Com- panq, tho following telegram today: "The - Baltimore & Ohio -Railroad- Company was l)llgetlr lo annul mo operation of its tram iso. in irom Flora, Ills., to "Shawnee Town, IH. yesterday inorliiug and on that ac count was unable to perform United States mail service between these points on account' 'of action of strikers, who would not permit our officers ud em ployes who were on the fliRind at Flora to make up trains. This has been brought to attention of post office department authorities in that sec tion. The railroad company had equipment in -proper - condition and force "necessary to opera to this ser vice but was prevented from doing so by failure of local authorities K maintain order and provide protection for our employes. I am bringing th to your personal attention in view oi the possibility of more extensive ana serious differences in that section." The Postmaster General said In had instructed tho superintendent . -Of. the railway mail service here in Washington to have divisisional in; spcetors sent to all points where rail-: roads had -.reported disorders bj strikers and to make reports to make reiorts to Washington at Once. Western Clerks Join The Strike CINCINNATI, July 11. A strike of railway clerks, freight handlers, express and station employes on the Norfolk & j Western Railroad has been sanctioned i by grand president E. H. Fitzgerald, ac. cording to' I. D. Mumhy. assistant to ; Fitzgerahi, ut the niquarters of the ; Brotherhood of Railway Clerks here to day. Mumbby stated that sanction to strike j authorized about 1,400 members of the ; brotherhood on the Norfolk & Western to leave work at 10 A. M. tod; ft, the I time fixed by the brotherhood's general j chairman of tho system at Roanoke, Va. j The sanction, ho said, was given in a telegram to Richard P. Dee, vice persi i dent of the brotherhood, who had gone to I Roanoke to investigate the situation juien , The Norfolk & Western runs from Nor I folk, Va., to Cincinnati and Columbus, and the strike calls out tha railwav clerks, freight handlers,, express and station employes on the line in those cities and all other cities on the line. iMumby also stated that headquarters of the brotherhod has been advised that the executive board of tho brotherhood on the nesapeaice Ohio system was to present resolutions to tho officials of tho road at Richmond, Va., at 0 A. M. toady protesting against a cut in wages and demanding full time Vacations with out involving extra hours of work. The brotherhod has 2,200 members on that system, it was stated. SIGNAL MEN NOT TO STRIKE AT PRESENT CHICAGO, July il. The Brother hood of Railroad Signal Men will not strike for the present, at leant, accord ing to' u statement issued this morning by D. W. Belt, president of the organ ization. The . decision was arrived at after a conference between tho execu tive board of the union and tho Kail road Labor Board. Mr. Belt's statement said that the signal hum would take up all questions of disagreement with tho roads sepa rately and in case an understanding eould not bo arrived at tho matter would bo taken up again with the United States Railroad Labor Board. 35 OUT AT WINSTON , WINSTON SALEM, N. C. July 11. . Thirty Ave of the 42 clerks in the em ploy of the Norfolk Western Railway here thin morning at 10 o'clock joined the strikers at other points on the ystem according ' to ' railroad officials. No ex planation was given as the reason for tho walkout The Southern Railway and South Bound clerks aro not affected. NOT A CLERK STRUCK AT ROANOKE OFFICES ROANOKE. Va., July 11. Not a single clerk struck at the general offices of the Norfolk k Western Railway here this morning at 10 o'clockk, the time set by Chairman C. B. Lane for a general walkkout authorized by Grand President Fitzzgerald of tho clerk 'a union, accord ing to a statement made at the office of the railway president at 10:30. Infor mation regarding effect of the strike call at other points along the system was not available. ' "V BEAT HIM UP AUU8T.A, Ga.. July il. That a band of men carried him to a lonely spot tt lever's Lane, near the city, rolled him in the mud and beat him with a stick, and warned him to move on and 'neve undertake to secure work in a no unio,n shop, is the story told the local lolice last nisht by William. P. Garri son, of 610 Ellis Street, employee of aj local ppluiuhing estabblishment. Military Pomp Ranks of Strikers Are Recruit ed By Clerks From Nor folk & Western. U. S. MARSHALS ON DUTY New York and East Begin to Feel Effects of the Strike When Erie Trains Stop. (By Tho Associated Press) CHICAGO July 11. Increasing dis orders, curtailment of train service ami aditional troops on duty at several trou ble centers marked tho progress of the rein strike today. Ranks of the strikers also were recruited as the clerks of the Norfolk & Western were authorized to strike at 10 A. M. today. Troops were on guard over railroad property at Bloomington, and Clinton, Ills., Parsons, Kas., and New Franklin, Missouri, with other units under arms ready to entrain. United States marshals were protect ting the mails on south-western lines and guarding, the Burlington shops at An- rora, ins., which had been surrounded, by 1,000 pickets. Many rail centers were blanketed with' injunctions issued by Federal courts resi training strikers from interfering witfc. operation of trains and shops. Picketing was general throughout the country. New York artd the cast began to feel tho combined effect .of the strike of coal miners and railway shopmen. Twen ty one passenger train9 on the Erie and all double sections of the JWest Shore, were discontinued, and all express trains on the Norfolk & Western were said to have been delayed three to six hours be cause of the shortage of locomotives ami coal. Labor leaders predicted that fur ther curtailment of service was imminent because the roads had been unable to re place their striking repair experts. The soldiers were grectd with jeera as they patrolled the shops and yards of the Chicago & Alton. Machine guns were trained in the direction from ihich a few shots were fired at the soldiers Barly, today, but the fire was not'returhed. . The tense situation at Blooininfttok was aggravated by the clerks, woo buie work after they had announced they would refuso to continue while' troops we on guard in tho shops. Ofhccials of tho train service brotherhoods also protested ugainst the presence of sol diers. - Officials of the striking slujp 'crafts renewed their protests against thchmlil tary occupation but promised Chkrnel Culbbertson, in command; that;" they would do all that was possible to' avdrt trouble.. - ; v ' ' '! Deputy United States marshals guard, ing tho International and Oreat North em arrested two strikers at Lorado, ,Tex.j ofter a strike breaker was badly beaten. Passenger trains on the Fort Worth and Denver and the Santa Fe sideswiped each other at the Fort Worth junction. Both engines were badly damaged, bat no one was hurt. Road officials said tha accident was due to a mix-up in signal lights, and blame was not attached to the strike. The strike and resultant cancellation of trains has interrupted the United States Senatorial campaign in Missouri, candidates ' being compelled to reviia their itineraries. . " ; '..,-.' Fresh acts of violence occured in Cali fornia. At Koseville an employee of the Pacific Fruit Express was shot while on duty at a car icing plant. Armed strike sympathizers were said to be oecn. pymg positions commanding the ic plant. One. man was in jail at Red Bluff, Calif., ami another was out on $5,000 bond, charged with kidnapping Patrick Gallagher, a boilarmker, enmlyed in tho Southern Pacific shops at Gerber. At New Castle, Calif., attempts were made to dynamite one of the largest water, tanks on the Southern Pacifla system. No inilicaeioni" of peace could be ob served early today in either the attitude of the railroads or that of the strikers. The railroads are generally endeavor ing to operate their shops and union headquarters stands firm in its determi nation not to weaken, in the face of railroad ultimatums. SOLDIERS ARE FIRED UPON BY SNIPERS BLOOMINGTON, Ills., July 11. (By the Associatetl Press.) More than 300 shots exchangel by state guardsmen and snipers marked the first night's control of the Chicago & Alton shops by troops. Two men hidden in , a gulley north of the shops fired twice at sentries shortly before 3 am. Three hundred v rounds from automatic rifles were iwured in the gulley. At daylight the place was searched, but no trace of sinned at 7:1) this morning wneu snip the snipers found. Shooting re ers fired on a sentry at the northeast edge of the shopyarda. No one wss wounded oa the soldiers' sidq. during the night. It was unofficially reported that two more companies of troops would arrive today. " It is al.o nn lerjfood at ron union workers will arrive from. C'hkag i today. Arrangements have bo-a ma la to meet their train with to eotnpiai S ct troois to enrort them to work. THE WEATHER Partly clondy tonight;