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Show Men Generally Return to Work on instructions Sent by Officials INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . Dec. 13 Repor 3 received at hcadauartn-5 of tho United , Mine Workers of America here todrw Were to the effort thnt ttio miners pn- , erally throughout the bituminous re glons have responded to thr- instructions I sent out by miners' officials to return I to work Immedinteh In the few dla , trlets where the men hn e been slow tn point,- hack to work the ddlay w.iji atirib- , cited by union leaders to delay in re-rcivinc re-rcivinc the Instructions, or to miain lr- ' .standing of the Indianapolis :ipreem?n Federal agents are continuing their preparation for a Rrnnd jury invcstlet-tlon invcstlet-tlon of eharpres tigam&f miners and 00-eratora 00-eratora of violating a Jyvver fKl ron'rol net and anti-trust laws. The craml jury will be impanelled next Wednesday Rigid Rules Partially Lifted WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The nati. found impartial relief today from the riicM restrictions on coal consumption enforced through the railroad administration as a result of the fuel hoard caused by the strike of soft coal miners Regional fiV rectors of railroids over practically thb entire country have modified the restric Hons by authority of Director Genern Mines who Issued an order leaving enforcement en-forcement of the regulations to that' discretion Where local conditions permitted th directors after receiving the order. 10-o!;.-.l th. r. striciions on coal and pvn merchants an opportunity to reap the harvest of the he.iv Christmas trade. The 'order of the director general was taken as nn indication that the government govern-ment regarded the strike as practlea"v settled and that soon coal would lie pour-i pour-i inr from the mines In normal volum RIGID RULES RELAXED. CHICAGO, Dec. 13 Partial relaxation re-laxation of the rigid restrictions on the use of fuel, optimistic n:p'ris regarding re-garding rc.aimp'ion 01 production in Irtuall) all fields and substantial restoration of passenger train service in manv sections brought to the public the greatest measure of rollef since the coal situation became acute. At some mines, workers still expressed ex-pressed dissatisfaction with the terms of President Wilson's proposal which l.d to the ending of the strike officially of-ficially and the central Pennsylvania operators were displeased, but of Hcials regarded indications as pointing toward a return to nearly normal production pro-duction early next week. Severe Cold Adds to Suffering. Continuation of the severe weather of the paSl few days In the Pacific-northwest Pacific-northwest and a return to sub zero temperatures In the plain states and central and southwest states With rapid spread 1-1 today added to the suffering and discomfort resultlug 'from depleted coal stores and fuel restrictions re-strictions In Washington and Oregon Ore-gon record cold weather reigned and below zero weather gripped Idaho. 1'tah, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming I the Dakotas, Colorado, Iowa and Min nesota on toward the east. A strong north wind swept into the southwest (bringing a cold wave that was expected ex-pected to send thermometer-, to ten 'degrees below zero today In thai section too, manv communities were reported without fuel and with scant ! supplies of other fuel. Kansas, in the northwestern part of which much suf ! ferine hns been reported, was the first l to feel sub-zero weather after two I days' relief from readings that were 1 low. I In the plain states, west and north-1 north-1 west snow interfered with wire and rail communication. Union Pacific-transcontinental Pacific-transcontinental trains were ten to twelve hours lale because of Wyoming blizzards In South Dakota and northern Nebraska a similar situation prevailed. Action by the department of justice a6 a result of an examination of prices charged by coal operators since government gov-ernment control was restored because of the miners' strike today was a pos-I pos-I sibility. Dissention from the strike selUe-Iment selUe-Iment today seemed to be greatest in jOhio and Illinois. Several thousand miners In Ohio ot.-d to remain on Leiriko tuid a number of locals io j i Illinois maintained theii expressed de termination to remain away from the mines until more than agreed 14 per 'cen4 wage increase was forthcoming 'Union leaders in both states, however , were optimistic regarding an early re-jturn re-jturn to work by the disgruntled men. Trains Restored to Service LINCOLN Neb, Dec 13 Missouri Pacific passenger trains recently annulled an-nulled to conserve fuel will be restored re-stored to service December 15. ac cording to a telosrnm received a the company's office here today from El lis Farpsworth. division passenger agent at Kansas Cli3 The or lei np-plieo np-plieo to the entire Mlsouri Pacific system, it was st&ttd. Full Passenger Service. CHICAGO. Dec. 13. Full passenger sen ice over all railroads in the north west region will be resumed at 12 01 o'clock next Thursday morning P. S. Buslis chairman of the Western Passenger Pas-senger association, made this announcement an-nouncement after conferring with R. H Aishton, regional railroad adminis trator here today. Chic voo. Dec. n. Orders removing all restrictions on the use of light, h.-a' and power from bituminous coal in tho niir. riorthwesf region were Issued this morning by T w P Proctor and G. W. peed of the regional coal committee. Th--orders will take effect at 12:01 o'clock Monday morning. The orders were sent lo all public utilities and railroads in the region. - NEW YORK, Dec, 13. All restriction! on the use of bituminous coal in th? eastern region comprising all territor... east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river, were r mo ed today by A T Hardin, regional fuel and railroad director. direc-tor. Train service will be resumed virtually vir-tually as usual Monday with the except or ol the Twentieth Century Limited, be- j tween New York and Chicago. Lights may be burned as usual. Coal for All nldustrles WASHINGTON Dec. 13 All Industrl-s mS) be supplhd with eoal for thoir emergency needs as far as coal is aai'-able aai'-able In any section for that purpo?. under orders Issued today by the centrit coal committee This order removed the restrictions which have denied eoal 'o all industries except ttiosr in the fiv.-preferred fiv.-preferred classes The committee announced that com-panies com-panies must continue to make application to the roads which hav been supplying them with fuel. It is expected that the new order will result In almost complete resumption of manufacturing next ireak |