Idleness Caused By The Coke Strike

Pittsbubgh, Pa., May 16.- The General Executive Board, Kmghts of Labor, has issued no order in reference to the coke strike, and now the coke workers say they will stand out for the next six months Meanwhile the strike is causing a reduction of 34,000 tons a week in the pig-iron production of the Mahoning, Bhenandoah and Allegheny valleys. lt is estimated that fully 500 men outside of the coke región have been thrown idle by the strike.