The sun., 1916-08-31
EASTERN ROADS
ORDER EMBARGO


Continued from Fret PdJe.
each instance would be modified az
circumstances would permit. 1t will be
impossible for any Of the roads to give
shippers any Information on this sub.
ject until after next Monday. when the
officials will ascertain how many men
they will have to operate their roads.
The Pennsylvania road and its as.
ISOLATE lines at present are burdened
with freight Of all classes. which IL
being moved as swiftly as possible to-
ward the largely populated centres. One
OF the principal reasons Of the present
enbargocs issued by the roads Is TO
clean their lines Of all the freight now
ready for delivery at points Of destina.
ton.
In event that the strike order should
he cancelled by Monday the roads are
ready 10 cancel Immediately all ems
bargoes by wire.
No %per!shable or inhammable freight
on the Pennsylvania Railroad and its
associate lines will he accepted from the
New York. Philadelphia Railroad. and
Norfolk Railroad. Cumberland Valley
Railroad, cornwall n Lebanon Rail.
road. Sparrows Point and Baltimore
Railroad and the Pennsylvania lines
west Of Pittsburg or any other con-
Meeting lines or junction poinN after
September 3 regardless Of the dates that
appear on the billing.
Station agents OF all the Pennsyl.
vania lines were notified yesterday TO
make earnest efforts to remove from
railroad premises or cars Of the lines
any explosives before 8 p. NJ. on Sep
TENDER 6.
EVnraSs Snhl~CH AA nAnA
The PENNSYLVANIA has notified the
Adams Express Company that after to.
day all shipments over it's lines would ba
subject to delay. and that no live stock
should be accepted by the express COM
pary unless 1t could reach Its point of
destination before September 2. Notice
also was given that the results Of the
next few days would show whether 4
complete embargo would be placed on
al! express matter.
The road also instructed its ticket
agents IN all lines east Of Pittsburg to
post announcements that all tickets sold
and delay EN- route and at junction
points after I A. NJ. September 4.
The New York Central issued the fol-
lowing last night:
I'm view OF the threatened nation
VIE strike OF employees In freight train
and yard service the road .nstructs the
following embargo:
Il. Effective midnight Thursday
Embargo all p%erishable freight and live
stock except such shipments as move ex-
clusively within territory west or east Of
Niagara frontier or Clearteld. This
covers either local or connecting line
traffic.
"2 Effective midnight Friday, Sep.
TENDER i-Embarso all freight except
anthracite and bi,uminous coal and iron
ore originating on our lines or coming
from connections. regardless Of des;ina-
ton.
80. Effective midnight Saturday, Sep.
tembe ~2-Embargo all freight original.
ing at points on our lines or oming from
connection lines. regardless OF !;s des-
t'nation."
MIX trahic is excepted from the above.
New Haven Warns Employees.
Edward G Riggs. executive assistant
to the president OF the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. which road
announced an embargo on freight Tues
day, added to the announcement yester-
day. The New Haven advised the pub.
lie that the strike would affect not only
freight trans, hut milk. passenger and
express trains AS well.
The New Haven also called the atten.
ton OF the public TO the fact that In the
detailed instructions to the railroed en-
ployces issued by the union they we're
Informed mat the men working on the
mail trains had AS much right to strike
- those working on freight or milk
trains.
The New Haven yesterday sent a
printed announcement TO all Of It's EN-
ployees calling their attention to the fact
that they, as we'll "a the road. had a
tutv TO perform to the public that the
~C'ticia's OF the road had done everything
TO BRING their grievances before a fair
board Of arbitration. and that the en-
p.o,ees who struck thereby sacrificed all
rights and privileges. including seniority.
After the strike the employees Renter.
inc the service Will be compelled 20 pass
again the necessary examinations. and
only those not IN rged with improper
acts would bc considered for reemp.oy-
irplt.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and West
err ais1 placed al embargo on freight
last night. to take effect Immediately.
Freight agents were instructed to refuse
all perishahie food products. =. J. Flynn.
vice president. said every effort would be
made tc have a.! food shipments already
on illeit lines delivered. so that the road
wcu!! b. clear by noon Saturday.
Passengers Are Warned.
The I.ackawanna also began u poster
campaign of warning to it's passenger
ut neon yesterday. Thousands Of half
sheets were sent from the railroads ex-
csutive offices to be posted throughout
the right in the company's stations on
all their lines. The warning OF q pos |
sinic strike was signed by George A.
Cullen. Iassenker traffic manager Of the
La'lawInna. and read
THE passenger tra!nmen Of this COM
pany may go on strike at Z A. II. Mon
day, September 4. in sympathy with the
freight employees. whose leaders have
refused the arbitration Of their demands
bv nn impartial tribunal to be selected
by the President OF the United States.
In view of this situation the travel
ling public IL respectfully warned to
make arrangements to complete any
necessary journeys before that hour and
date"
The Erie did not issue any embargo |
orders yesterday. but at its executive Of
fees it was said a complete list OF the
embargoes would be made to-day. ON ,
cials Of the company were at work on
II Yesterday The Erie ordered its
freight agents TO inform shippers all
classes of freight would be subject TO