Show COAL FAMINE COAL FAMINE HOLDS HOLDS II UP ITALIAN ROADS By Telegrams Telegram's Special News T C Service ROME Dec 23 Traffic Traffic on the Italian Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian railroads except for military purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses is almost at a standstill The government has been compelled to withdraw over 1500 daily trains because it cannot get coal for the engines Many Ia y Italian cities and towns are without electric light and gas and kerosene kerosene kerosene ker ker- oil is also very scarce The he I industries are paralyzed because the manufacturers who do not produce war materials and ammunition cannot ob obtain obtain ob- ob tam tain fuel The entirely insufficient coal supply imported from England is sold at 50 a aton aton aton ton and even higher prices I |