Show COAL ON SERIOUS I 1 WHEELS OF PROGRESS SLOWING INQ AS FUEL SHORTAGE REACH ES OVER COUNTRY transportation Is feeling shortage and lives are being sacrificed As coal strike continues to paralyze nation Waa hington paralyzing the nation s industries threatening widespread shortage ot of light and heat within a few days causing increasing disorders loss ot of life and p damage already running into millions the combined rail and coal strikes have bought on an industrial cisin the magnitude of which was revealed in exclusive reports to the united press friday from all parts of the country not only are wheels heels slowing on the country s transportation systems but public ut cities are closing down and actual suffering because of shortage of coal Is not far off advices indicate disorders are reported from coast ito to coast new england carries an bounce increasing sabotage on many lines pacific coast roads report kid tapings and beatings trouble Is feared in western penn syl sylvania vanla west virginia and ohio as mines are reopening estate state troops are out in new hampshire and ohio serious fuel shortages due in part to the coal strike but to the car short age caused by the rail walkout as well are reported from all parts of the country some steamship lines on the great lakes are down to four davs das supply cleveland has only three days ration at of coal for its light plant iowa farm ers are bard hard pressed for fuel to run threshing machines and public cutill ties des moines waterworks water must close in fifteen dass denver has been hit due to curtail ment of tourist traffic that ordinarily brings upwards of thirty million dol lars annually schools at emporia 1 ban an are with out fuel while at to 1 light ing has been discontinued business big and little through throughout out the country felt the pinch in III II 11 lenois the slump sas as eti ti mated at 60 50 per cent the steel industry at youngs tow town n 0 was limping down to scrapings rationing confiscation and emer gency measures to import coal nvere a ere announced from many states wiscon biscon sin expects to ration fuel shortly threatens to confiscate private coal shipment shipments industries at cleveland will start dosing closing down in five days unless emergency rationing Is imme effective train service continued to feel more and more the grip of the strikes trains I 1 came lie oell on practically all roads running into chicago eastern carriers announcing further sus bus pension as were southern roa roads ds while in the extreme west where the coal shortage had not made itself felt many stains have been taken off in eluding twenty seven on the northern pacific strikebreakers have been assaulted in ft ane kansas city san francisco st paul con cord N II 11 and several deaths direct ly due to the rail strike occurred |