Show I t. t ROADS TO HAUL ONLY f FUEL AND FOOD i r J f. f on General Freight Ordered by McAdoo l to Relieve Coal Famine i t. t j ZONE ZOINE DISTRIBUTION t I SYSTEM I PROPOSED t J Railroad and arid Fuel Administrations Administrations Adminis- Adminis rations Now Acting in in II Entire Unison If I W Washington ton J Jan n. n 23 An An An unofficial embargo on all freight except food and fOel practically was in effect t ht east enst of ot the tho Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers a ap a L reS re- re suit of or Director General McAdoo's au authorized iu- iu S I embargo o today tOlay on throe three e vat ast- astern em ern trunk lines Althou Although h tho restriction don tion was wag applied formally only on- on onto to the Pennsylvania and tho Baltimore Ohio cast of or Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Reading other railroads accepted freight tod today particularly It If It lyas as destined eastward This situation probably trill vilt continue Until milder weather permits railroads to begin to move tho great reat quantity of or general freight accumulated d durIn during the past weeks wools of ot winter storms Factories oI Remain rua Closed d. d n ft hiitt t. t k hA ere the priority t of ro movement t i for coal o 1 and nd foodstuffs and the continued preference nC In coal deliveries given hen to do- do consumers consumer ships and certain war Industries which were exempted from tram the fuel administrations administration's general clos- clos ng order The ban on coal consumption consumption consumption tion was officially lifted at nt midnight last night but scores of m manufacturing plant planta unable to divert coal from tho stream tream lowing flowing to tho the more essential Industries remained closed or prepared to suspend operations in a n. day or two when hen their available coal stocks are gone cone This fact tact and the the- knowledge atma of at ma ranny nany y shippers that ordinary freight Stood little chance of ot prompt delivery delhery tended to curtail the tho shipment offer offer- today Zone Planned To reduce railroad mileage In haul- haul lag coal some sort of ot a zone system bt coal distribution probably will be put Into put into operation h by the thc railroad and fuel administrations within a a. week eek Plans for such an 10 arrangement were discussed in a conference between DI- DI clor General McAdoo and Fuel Ad- Ad Qt Garfield both of whom announced an- an that the they were working working- In entire en- en tiro tire unison in developing a plan of or greatest efficiency for tor coal transportation tion tIon- Although tho the weather remained cold over most of ot tho the east toda today the lack of ot now new snowfall enabled tho railroads to make mako a a. slight improvement In the traffic situation Tho flow of oC coal eastward ast was somewhat greater and tho tho supply of ot empty c cats cars ks to mining res re- re s glons ons was larger Jarger Nowhere No was there thero near approach to normal conditions condi condi- lions however and railroad adminis- adminis officials pointed out that the full effect of ot the low Jow coal production and distribution would not be felt for tor several days The number of ships awaiting bunker bun bun- her ker coal at Atlantic ports was smaller ut freezing of ot coal in the cars still hampered dumping and ico leo in harbors Interfered i t with rage The embargo put Into effect toda today win wili not Q apply ply to shipments of ot munitions muni muni- or at other ether er war supplies specifically approved by tho war or navy department departments depart depart- ments ment and the shipping chipping board The Tha trat- trat lie fie directors rs of ot these departments will furnish to railroads definite information Information tion on shipments shipment which they wish to tom m promptly I |