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Show Northeast Cities Coldest in Nation; Northwest Is Warm WASHINGTON. Feb 17. North d eastern T'nlted States was sheeted In ice today as a result of a cold sn ip of unusual severity, according to ri - ports to the weiiihir bureau whoso forecasters would predict little relief before Saturday On the other hand, the northwestern sections, which normally nor-mally would be enduring the coldetoi period of the season, was said to have comparatively hi?rh temperature. The coldest spots in the United) States were Canton. N. V.. North field, VI., nnd Greenville Me, wMOrc the thermometers shivered around 2-' degrees de-grees below zero. New York City, I with a temperature of flat itro. weather bureau officials all. prob-j prob-j ably was underRoing "more cold J weather" than cities with lower re,- ister. because of the abnormnllty nf Me li temperatures In the metropolis and a moisture laden wind. ; The 1 old wave was In effect today 1 far below the Mason and Dixon lino, ' several cities reporting record low temperatures. |