Show COAL SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS WHEELS OF PROGRESS SLOWING AS FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES kev OVER COUNTRY transportation Is feeling shortage and lives are being sacrificed As coal strike continues to paralyze nation washington slowly paralyzing the tha nat nations lons industries threatening wl widespread de shortage of 0 light and heat beat athia within a few days causing increasing disorders loss of life and property damage already running into millions the rail and coal strikes have bought on an industrial clalla th tha magnitude of which was revealed in exclusive reports ports to the united press friday from coln all parts parta of the country not only are wheels slowing on the co count rys transportation systems but public utilities are closing down and actual gotual suffering because of shortage of coal Is not far fair off advices advises indicate di disorders orders are reported from coast to coast now new england carries an dounce increasing sabotage ou on marvy many lines pacific coast roads report kid unplugs and beatings hea tings trouble Is feared in western pennsylvania syl valila wet wea virginia and ohio as mines ties are reopening state troops ara am out in new hampshire Pensyl vanla and ohio serious fuel shortages due in part to tn the coal strike but to the car shortage caused by the rail show mens walkout as well are reported from all parts of the country some steamship lines on the gretat great lakes are down to four days supply cleveland tins lias only three days ration of coal for its light plant iowa fann ers are hard pressed for fuel to run threshing machines and public utilities des deg waterworks water works must close in fifteen days denver has been lilt hit due to curtailment of tourist traffic that ordinarily brings upwards of thirty million dollars annually schools at emporia Emp orla kan are without fuel while at Il Hanl anibal bal mo lighting has been discontinued business big anti and little throughout tile the country felt the pinch in illinois the slump was estimated at 50 60 per cent the steel industry at youngs towa 0 was limping down t tc scrapings confiscation and emergency men measures to import coal were announced from many states stales wisconsin expects to ration fuel i dortly hort ly threatens to confiscate private privates priva tei oat coal shipments industries at cleeland cle eland will start closing down in five dacz da unless emergency rationing Is immediately effective train service continued to feel more and more the grip of the strikes trains cume cum off on all roads road s running into chicago eastern carriers were announcing further suspension as were southern road I 1 while in the extreme west here the coal shortage had bad not made itself felt many stains have been taken off including twenty seven on the northern pacific strikebreakers have been assaulted in indianapolis I ft it wayne kansas city 1 san an francisco st paul concord N II 11 and several deaths directly due to the rail strike occurred |