The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-23

New York, Feb. 22.-The effect on the export trade from Boston, Phil delphia, Baltimore. and New York, of Germany's proclamation of unre- stricted submarine war is revealed in figures made public here today by tue American Railway Association on be. half of it's car service commisson, which is cooperating with the Inter state Commerce Commission in eff. forts to relicye the ear shortage sit uation.
 The statistics, whic1 are to be placed before the government for its information, show that from February l, to February l4, the grain delivered to vesse.s at the tour ports amounted approximately to only S,000,0e0 bushels. This compares with 29,000- COG bushels throughout January, and 5S,00p,00 bushels throughout Decem- her. The deliveries have been regulat cd the association says, to correspond as far as possible to tne reduction of cargo space caused by the U-boat cam paigu.
 The statistics show further that permits were issued between Febru- ary 1 and IT, for transportation of 7, 900 900 bushels to seabOard to fill fu- ture cargo space promised This com pares with 25.000,000 moved on the permit basis throughout January and 45.j00,0 900 throughout December
 Stored at the terminals in the four ports were 12,500.G0O bushels Ga:.ns the first half month of U-boat activity, as compared with accumulation or l6, 5O0, 900 in January, and 47,400,O0 in December. A decrease in carload of al other export frieght in doubt the same proportions also is shown,
 The railroads maintain they have in regulating the movement to the seaboard through cmbargoes and the permit basis system so that inc accumulation has decreased some what in proportion to the eXporta' ton. In other words, n proportion as the cargo space offered has dWindled on account Of the U-boat campaign, so the roads, they contend, have tried to prevent grain and perishable food stuffs from becoming piled up on At lantic piers.
 The purpose of the figures, it is understood is to show that the de- creased number of sainngs from east ern ports was re ponsible, as well as inc severe western weather, for in land congestion of shipments.
 It was claimed on behalf of the rail roads that the genera, situation as re- cards food mvements was brighter to- day than during recent weeks. owing partly to more favorable weather, but due also to new car service rules which went into effect ol Wednesday It was announced that virtually all the large roads in the country had signed an agreement to return cars at once direct to the roads owning  them.
 A penalty will be impo ed, it was stated, in every case where road diverts either a loaded or an unloa | ed car over road which does not take the car back to it's owner over the shortest route. This was regard cd as d most radical move and one which would send strings ot 'empties to congested districts,
 Replying to the statement yes'er day bv J. P. Griffin, president ot the Chicago Board of Trade that prefer ence is given to freight paying the greatest revenue, the American Raii way Assoc c,ation not only denied the ruin of the assertion, but charged that Chicago grain men were concern ed not 20 much about tne general ioou situation as about the delay in th' movement of their export shipments Ii was declared that representatives of the Chicago board who appeared