| Show SHORTAGE AGE OF FUEl DECLARED REliEVED Dwellings and Ships Secure Coal Rail Congestion in East Partly Cleared Up t Dr Garfield Announces FRESH STORMS IS HOLD HOLDUP UP VEST l TRAINS I N Conditions Will Till B Be Nearly Normal at End of Five-day Five Period According to the i Administrate if s 's s Forecast WASHINGTON ASHINGTON J Jan Rn 19 ID A A I I marked improvement in coal fam famme nc conditions was reported by f the fuel administration tonight as a af f result of the second days day's operation of Df the governments government's fuel restriction I it order Houses were warmed ships were L bunkered and In the extreme extremo east railS rail'S railway rail ran S 'S wn way congestion was cleared to some extent fuel tue administration officials r said after going through telegraphic reports from twenty-eight twenty state fuel tuel 1 administrators In the middle west a heavy snowstorm arid and zero rero temperatures temperatures temperatures tempera tempera- tures however reduced rail movement sharply The rho only onh important change In the tho closing order made today todar was a ruling permitting all places of ot amusement to remain open on the Monday londa holidays And nd close on Tue Tuesdays daB Instead A large number of Industrial plants were add added d to the war and nav navy departments departments' ex exemption ex- ex emption list but the names of ot none were made public Work ork to Give Gl Ship Fuel A special effort was as made today Jo o provide ships with t bunker coal and Fuel uel Administrator Garfield arranged of ot the shipping Chairman Hurley oard to pool tugs and barges In each ench Atlantic port where vessels arc are held to Expedite expedite the work Pooling was suggested when t It was found lounel that some piers piel's supplied with coal had no barges to transport it and that others with no coal coni on hand were well supplied with barges r Reports from New ew York said that I thirteen ships were ere bunkered there to toda to- to day da Railroad officials reported that I coal was moving mo much more freely to toi i the piers and anel that It now was as a question question ques ques- tion only of or getting It H aboard ships To that end men will be kept hard at work all da day tomorrow take steps step I I 1 am determined to an any I said Bald Fuel Administrator Garfield to tonight toI to- to I f night which ma may bo be necessary within my authority to facilitate the thc supplying of ot ships with fuel tuel Empty Cars Lacking A new danger threatens the coal output output out out- put IUt t today da Empty cars began to roach f. f the ithe chief bituminous mining regions In diminishing diminishing- numbers numbers- This was duo it was vaa said In part to delay y attending tho the dIversion of ot coal from In Industries closed down to those permitted to run In Iu i most of ot tho the big big- industrial centers j tJ almost doubled switching work was l and vand consequently there thereas was as consider consider- ahlo confusion In distributing the tho coal that that arrived J Fuel Administrator Garfield tonight Issued a n. statement on the tho general situation sit sit sit- which said J A uA general and almost complete co cooperation co co- operation in the tho enforcement of oC the fuel tuel administration regulation curtailing Industrial use of ot fuel were reported to the United States fuel Cuel administration today tolIa Local officials of ot tho the fuel ruel administration adI ad- ad ministration throughout the tho east cast re reported rePorted re- re ported that the tho order wa wn generally general effective ve I 1 1 Public Generally Co s. s I showed 1 The Thc spirit of ot co operation co-operation plaint plainly In Jn the man many telegrams received Ib by the tho fuel administration Telegrams sIngularly free tree erl today were torn rom requests for exemption from tho the I Regulation Most rost of them ma made e tho the flat f that tho the regulation would be beI beI with in fact and In spirit I that manufacturing would be bo halt halted cd ind that merchandise will bo be kept ot off crowded railroads railroad Railroad dais dallS acting In operation co-operation with the generally fuel administration reported Improved ed transportation conditions In Iii Inthe the tiie th eastern p ut of oC tho the country countr The indicated that tho the way was wasI wasa a rapidly being cleared for tor the movement rno I 1 I of coal for Cor tho the bunkers of ot the ships now hOS' held up at Atlantic ports and anel for tor torp p keeping the countr country warm Improvement Improve Improve- enl ment was also ahw noted In I the central West West despite tho the continued zero Continued ou one ra Paso o 3 i. FUEL SH PARTLY RELIEVED r m 1 Continued From PaS Page 1 er r which has been Impeding railroad operations Ships Ships' So Supply Assured Reports direct to the fuel administration administration adminis adminis- showed that coal in transit consigned to or already arrived at tidewater tidewater tide tlde- water points for bunkering of ships i destined to American forces In Europe 1 and to the nations associated with the I United States in the tho war were today toda 4 more than sufficient to bunker the f ships skips now in port Supplies sufficient to Insure the prompt of vessels for some time to come are aro en route Upwards of tons of coal Is 3 In cars for bunkering and is on the wa way to southern Atlantic ports Approximately Ap Ap- N proximately tons is in IR cars en route for northern Atlantic ports With the improved ed rail raU conditions this coal I should rapidly fill till tho the requirements for 4 tho the vessels now awaiting bunkers 1 Ruch HUlth Work ork Through Sunday Tho The United States fuel administration tion today made arrangements for tor the ther r r continuance through the usual Sunday holiday oUda tomorrow of ot the bunkering bunkering- of vessels destined to the American forces abroad or to the allies s in Eu Eu- rope Plans were perfected whereby I th the bunkering hunkering ma machinery y yc at the piers at nt 1 New c tool Vork and and g Hampton Roads will continue continuo in operation tomorrow This rhill will facilitate the tho handling of coal which ha has been hurried to tidewater b by the fuel administration and will turn o over or r to the tho railroads promptly empty cars ears to be returned to the mines At th the request of the United States fuel administrator the tho director goner gonor- on rals r- r als of railroads toda today placed an em- em Largo on the u use uso n of oC top coal cars for Cor the tho shipment of ot products s other than th fuel tuel The food fond administration was noti notified fled fied toda today that of or 1000 cars of ot coal moving mo on railroads to the cast a t. t 1000 were consigned ned to tidewater for Cor bunkering bunk bunk- I ering cring ships and 2000 wore were on the t n way to domestic consumers rs Get let COllI Coal COll I Federal fuel administrators reported report report- ed that cO coal ll was going rapidly into districts districts dis dis- for tor domestic consumption particularly particularly particularly par par- those sections where tho the need was greatest extend the It was wa found fc necessary to exemption list considerably rho Tho war ar arand and navy nav departments found that to toI I keep cep running plants for Cor which exemption exemption exemption tion alrea already hay has been obtained man many concerns supplying single parts and andraw andraw raw materials will havo have to remain In full operation The Tho navys navy's s problem arose particularly particular particular- ly h in connection with work on destroy destroy- ers cr ers Naval Xa officials vigorously are Ir I pressing the destroyer pro program ram which bad ball weather already had hind delayed for two weeks To prevent ent an unnecessary ar extension of ot tho the exemption list both departments today assigned officers to collect from their theil various arlous technical bureaus lists of oC plants plant vital vHal to their building and supply supply sup sup- up- up ply ph programs Department representatives consIdered considered consid consId- ered cred tho lists In Joint conference and pr prepared pared for the approval al of or Secretaries Secretaries Secre Secre- Dal Baker er and Daniels a final list to be submitted t to the fuel tion This list was pared to some omo extent ex extent extent ex- ex tent b by fuel administration officials One of or the chief concerns of ot the army is to prevent any tiny dola delay to the aircraft t program which is distributed through a larso large number of or plants In all parts pacts of ot the country Tho The shipping board sought and nn ob obtained obtained ob- ob exemption for tor lumber mills producing producing producing pro pro- timbers for the emergency fleet leet corporation Deliveries of timber timber timber tim tim- ber are arc far tar behind tho the schedule and antI It was was pointed out that If IC lumber manufacture manufacture man man- was stopped ship pl plants would have to shut abut down Confusion Cleared Up Many plants which had been notified notified notified noti noti- fied b by government o departments that the they could c continue operation operation- were not permitted to lo torun run run b by local fuel adminIstration adminIstration administration admin admin- of officials tic in Is who had not re received re- re notification fr from m Washington ton This confusion it was said tonight had been cleared up and that there would not be a similar recurrence Fuel administration officials expect expect- expected i ed d Monday londa closing would restrict tho the size of ot Sunday Sunda newspapers and anil in increase the size 0 of r rIonda Monday edl editions lions Advertisers Adver Adner 1 they said probably would advertise advertise advertise ad ad- vertise heavily on Monday instead of oC on n Sun Sunday a because of oC the closing of ot stores on Monday Employers in many parts of the tho country countr wore reported today toda willing to pay their workers for Cor the tho time lost during the enforced holidays Southern Mines lIn Ship n Heavily Reports from the Baltimore Ohio railroad showed showell a car supply of 1805 1505 cars available for tor coal mines in western western western west west- ern Virginia This was an nn increase of or over th the number available tho the day before On the first da day the tho restrictive restrictive tive regulation was effective the the Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- Ohio railroad moved 1100 coal conI cars consigned in accordance with the order out of the West est Virginia lnla coal fields felds This was tho the best movement of oC coal that this railroad has Shown in that district in sixty days From Philadelphia It was WiS report reported d that rail conditions generally on the lines between Altoona and Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia which have havo been badly hadly congested congest congest- ed were much Improved ed Harry Barry F. F Byrd federal fuel admin admin- adminIstrator administrator of oC Virginia reported d an almost almo t complete shutdown of factories in his district with consequent relief from merchandise freight to the railroads serving Virginia ports He lie said in addition addition ad ad- that enough coal had been brou brought ht immediately Into si sight ht throughout the operation of the regulative regulative regula regula- tive live order to supply the household demands de de- mands Telegrams from county administrators tors in Indiana Illinois Ohio and Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mis Mis- valley states contained the Information in information information In- In formation that this part of the country country country coun coun- try is getting warm This was taken to mean that quantities of coal held back b by reason of or the congested cong condition condition con con- of ot the railroads were now getting getting setting get set ting through to consignees S Ships Ships' Bunkers Filled Frei Freight lit Congestion Clearing New cw York Jan ID New New ew York City emerged toda today from the haze of or doubt and misgiving into which it had been plunged h by the federal fuel administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's adminis adminis- five day industrial closing order Ships Ship laden with munitions clothing and food f for r the American soldiers in France as well as supplies for tor AmerIcas AmerIca's Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's allies held in the harbor by b empty empt coal bunkers made preparations to go goto goto 0 to sea when largo large supplies of fuel di diverted li- li from suspended industries became bc bc- camo came available a to them Reports received from tho the eastern half hat of oC the country Showed that frel freight ht congestion was clearing clearing- and that increasing In Increasing Increasing In- In creasing supplies of ot coal were on their thell way a to suffering districts Comfort of tho city's s homes home and antI workers in essential Industries were assured with the thc arrival in the city of tons of oC fuel backed b by an Increasing amount at tidewater terminals terminals terminals ter ter- and on the wa way from flom mines With about industrial establishments establish establish- establishments ments 1 I t closed ed tho the supply was consid- consid ered cleu ample ampie Complaints against fifteen nonessential nonessential industries which are arc alleged to have disregarded the or order er were turned over to federal authorities to today a The rhe state fuel administration granted 10 1 exemptions toda today third one-third of oC which were fol for rood food products manu manu- fact i r rA iA A statement Issued b by A A. II WIggin state fuel furl administrator said wholesale wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale and retail stores store including department department depart depart- ment stores which have foodstuff departments departments de de- ma may remain open Mondays until noon for the purpose of ot selling food only onh I Rapid transit companies wore given permission to curtail their Monday service to to a a. point where it will ll insure tho the safety of oC the public I Chicago Gets Relief b by Closing o of 0 Plants Plains i Chicago Jan 19 19 Traffic Traffic conditions rapidly rapid arc are Improving ln and the tho coal shortage Is becoming less less- acute throughout the west and middle west railroad officials announced tonight General relief throughout hout th the country will come como a as soon as al roads east from Chicago arc are opened which will bo lie in a n afew afew few days it was said R R. II H Aishton president of the Chi Chi- Chicago cago eago Northwestern railroad and nd re regional regional re- re gional traffic director for tor roads west wesl of ot the Mississippi announced tonight that the fuel situation probably would I be cleared up within a aV V week el In Chicago the tho tenseness of the situation situation sit alt has been greatly relieved relle b by tho the closing of ot man many Industrial plants Shipments Shipments Ship Ship- ments of coal coul received are aro increasing daily dally In number Railroad Officials Held Responsible for or Congestion Cleveland 0 O. Jan hallway a 10 Railway congestion congestion con con- is laid at the door of r railroad officials themselves b by W. W G. G I Lee ee president pres pres- ident of the Brotherhood of or Railroad Trainmen who made a statement to toI that effect toda today I Indifference on the part of ot railroad operating g heads coupled with an apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent desire to teach the public an anI I object le lesson o In the need mood n ed for Increased d drates rates had been noticed by sea seasoned railroad for many mouthy mouths President Leo Lee said A general opinion prevails amon among railroad railroad workers one lIe ic said sald that the alleged al alleged al- al |
