Show I SHORTAGE SHORT AGE FUEL OIL ALARMS THE NAVY Y Washington Feb 8 A prospective shortage of or fuel for oil burning naval craft prompted Secretary Daniels to issue a call can toda today for a a. conference with representatives of tho the war commerce and interior departments next nett week to discuss the situation Mr Daniels was In conference to toda today today to- to da day with Admiral Benson recently appointed ap aj- aj- aj pointed to tho the shipping board and Van IL lL Manning director of ot the tIle bureau of mines A statement issued by b the secretary later ter said A serious condition with reference to the ships had arisen and called at attention attention at- at to the fact tact that thal the shipping board had hall received ed offers for tor only a no little over o a n million barrels of ot fuel Cuel oil when it a advertised recently for bids on forty million barrels for Cor its ships ship I Bids will be opened early next month and aTIl the conference today toda decided that the oil situation must be fully tully re reviewed reviewed re- re viewed b by ball all government Co agencies I interested ed |