Show SUFFERING SEVERE SEVEREIN IN NORTHWEST Ten Trains Carrying Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- Thol- Thol sands of Passengers Are Lost Lost I Minneapolis apol Minn Jan Jail l 12 Tim No Northern r t ii emmi t trans ra rn os-co os con mm t I ii t n I ta a I ml railroads I ron us O L practically up against t It II I and no than ten Pacific trains carrying car car- thousands of or passengers ns ng r which shou should 11 hn have c already ahad reached this elt city 01 O are arc due within the next twelve hours are snow sno bound In Montana an and North Dakota The hl Northern Pacific an and Great t Northern roads are arc suffering greatly In Montana while the Son SOD road officials declare that thai a blizzard which is raging In orth Dakota Da Pa kota is 19 the worst vorst In Iii the tho history of the road und and I that bitt two or I three i rains are arenow arenow now blockaded rl between htwe n and Valley City Wire VIre communication has bt been 1 cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off in lit numerous cases by the tr breaking of the 11 telegraph wires vIres The Tho coal situation In North Dakota too has reached an alarming point according to information received here hero Time The following notice has mas been sent sont nt to tp agents along the Great Northe North orth- e iii Railroad to Distribute Distribute- Coal ConI Superintendents have ho e been In Instructed lii- lii 11 and authorized authorised to furnish coal to tu army any station on the th Great Grat Northern where whre the they are arc art short horl or actually ac rue- suffering for fOI lack of mel fuel If I your our station Is Ii out of coal you should promptly notify your YOU superintendent A prominent North Dakotan In speaking of or the fu fuel 1 famine said If I th these con conditions continue Indefinitely ludell- ludell supplies of provisions lonN will wi soon oon be bo exhausted anti and this will wi nel add to time the prevailing distress s Let Ld me mu suggest that hul you at al once communicate with wih th the he heads of oC railroads to push Juh relief trains Into thO those I districts where whAr fuel and supplies art are mo most t Helel needed This should hould b be done donI oven en en at ot cost o t of abandoning aban aban- other traffic and without re regard rt r gard garti gall to 10 the time tl expense or ci personal flee fice It I was learned today that the interstate Inter Inter- state slate Commerce commission was 18 ns fully uly ulyn n advised of all al telegrams coming from North Dakota while the they 61 wore were in Chicago anti and conferences were held with wih James James' ant J J. J Hill JI null and other of roads passing through th time state and n roal mIne th they were urged Ii to 10 o the fuel fa- fa a- a 0 1 Mfr rI ll 00 |