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VON T|RP!TZ IN
ADMISSION Of
GERMAN DEFEAT
Up to This Time, He Declares,
Great Britain Has Won
Rather Than Lost.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. Is. Tho
German newspapers contain
lengthy accounts of the speech of
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz before
thr Hamburg branch OF the Fa-
therland party. .in which IN" adj.
miral' said:
TIP TO the present in This war
Great Britain has won. rather
than lost. Peace based on the
status quo ante or on renuncia-
ton, therefore. is out Of the Ques-
ton for Germany"
With reference to the rumor
that Germany would give up Ic-
bruggr and Osteud. if the British
evacuated Calais. Won Tirpitz said:
The evacuation OF Calais would
never be equivalent TO the loss of
such first class security. More
over, the Channel tunnel will be-
come Z fact after thu war. For
real security. We should have, be-
sides Flanders and Antwerp. Ca
lais and Boulogne. The rumor in
question is screen behind which
the question of Flanders might be
permitted TO disappear.
The preteHt that wc cannot CO.
cree Great Britain and America
falls 10 the ground when We con-
slider The groEing scarcity of the
cargo space OF our ruthless arch
enemy. The time for final deci-
sion will come when real distress
begins to take place, not merely
threatening distress. That time
will come. 1t is only 4 question
Of our keepinh COOL"
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INTEREST GENTERS IN THE HOUSE
VOTE ON PROHIBITION, MONDAY.

WASHINGTON. Dec l6.-"ith an
unusual record for business accomplish
I'd ut a prr-holiday session already made
congress turns tomorrow In cleanup
Of domestic Legislation before the Christ
mas holidays. after which il proposes
tn devote itself exclusively to war prob
lens Adjournment next Tuesday untll
Thursday, January "a holiday recess
Sumrwhat longer than usual-iS PLAN
nfL under house resolution which
comes tomorrow before the senate.
Since the session began & fortnight
AGO congress has declared war against
Austria Hungary. extended the Frcsi-
dents $InN. 100000 war emergency fund.
made progress on natural resource lGcIs-
latinn recommended by The President,
passed tho s333. 100000 postofficc appro-
priatinn hill through the house, and
launched several important !nrestlga-
tions. including thoS" into the army and
navy war preparations and the sugar
and fuel shortage.
To b.. squeezed into the two days be-
fore tho recess is much other important
lcEislatinn. and during the recess con-
mttccs will proceed with Investigations
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SlIxht AuItrian aain.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN
ARMY IN NORTHERN ITALY. Satur
day. Dec. li.-(By the Associated
rress)-Aftcr Il heavy sacrifice of 1neH/
and five days Of continuous fiSht
the enemy has succeeded in making an
other slight advance. bringing his posi-
tion up To Caprilte Hi. just east OF
the Brenta river This reports an ad-y
vance OF about three uarlqers Of milo
its chief Importance being that Cap
riic Is one Of the dominating heights
:tt the head OF san Lorenzo valley. lead
ing southward TO the plains towaSd
which the enemy is perS;S;ently cxcrI
ing I'll his pressure.
As his chief effort the previous week
was 10 gain command Of The passES
west Of the Brcnta river so all his
attention in the last Week has. BEEN
given to the passes on the cast. bank
Tho fighting during the last five days
has been heavy and a: times desperate.
for control OF strategic positions.
The struggle yesterday and today
took on a double aspect. with tho Ital-4
ians attacking on the right Of Mpu0t
Pcrtica. occupird by the enemy. %hila
the AuStrianS concentrated their attRtkIs
on the left. around Mount Berctta-And :
its nciGhborns hill. Caprilie. Tho=A1-f
pinis again distinguished thcm<clYcSsin
CONTINUED on PnEe TWelve.) -iis
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GA|5T0N MEANS FOUND GU|LTLESS
OF- THE MURDER Of MRS. KING

York. where Mrs. King had resided Cor
*"v"ral years. and whore Means had
handled her business affairs. and a
search of the apartments there nf Mrs.
King and her sister. and Mr.. and Mrs.
CASTOR B. Means disclosed. according to
New York officials. that Means had mis-
appropriated the "w0maa'S money. and
also that hc was councrted with Ger
man agents.
Mrs. King had inherited approximate
ly tl.00G.n00 from her second husband.
the iatl james e. King. of Chicago. and
during tho trial New York and Chicago
witnesses declared nearly all nf this sum
had vanished" during tho INC Near
was connected with the woman's affairs.
II also vas assorted that Means was
preparing to offer for probate nm alleged
second will Of James {. King. which
would give an additional s".00o.nnO to
Mrs. King.
North Carolina officials rc-opencd tho
Investigation. and al. n hearing here last
September Means was bound over to the
grand jury. anu later indicted
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CONCORD y. G. Doc. l5.--Gaston e.
Means wc> a"Tuitt.'! h.rc to-day nt 4
:harrc cf Staying Mrs. Maud:i.t. King.
;li.. Wealthy Ny YHrii ;,:,,t Chicago wild
rw. rh. iu"% ;"c".v.d The rgs': las.
night. hut after ~" hours d"libf ration
announced verdict would not hc re-
turned until To-day.
Mrs King was killed * EiacKwclri"-
Spring. 4 lonely spot IN the country near
here, AIruS: -. last. wh"n with Means
and l party pt friends she had stopped
on an auto:n"bil" drive /" prar:iC" H:S-
tol shooting. Means and th' woman
wers aion" 1T the ;:mc. Captain w. :.
Bingham and Alton Means. brother It
CASTOR Means. having walked down the
road TO shoot AZ rabbits.
y coroncr'S inquest accepted tho
statement of CASTOR Means that she
shot herself accidentally. II ~aS rot
until the woman'S body was taken 10
Chicago for burial that charges OF foul
PLAY were made. There tho coroner )
physicians declared that the wound IN
the back ui the wonans head could no;
have been srit-in:i;cted.
The Investigation shifted 10 New
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path Of tho invader apparently
more insurnountabie even. than
the mountains across which the
enemy hat fought his way, and
these natural obstacles have been
fortified as probably has no other
place in Europe.
Human ingenuity has outdone
itself to provide floating tortresscs
armed with huge guns, which, ca
mouflaged and concealed cunning
Iy from spying airpIanes, can slip
from point to point, never offering
a mark for the invaders, and yet
always able to bombard the enemy
as. he attempts nightly to build
pontoon bridges across the river
Piave.
Skilled engineers have ferret
ed out every bit Of solid ma ir!and
in the vast 'swampy area north OF
Venice, where batteries, large: and
small, according to the distance
from the Austrian lines, have
been established. They never re-
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iiCn& We mustered with tho medical
corps. approximately go mcn. and about
he Same number uf horses. II was an
imposing. rladSnm" sight.
"Rnut" order" camr the command he
.fmrr we had rrn" short dISIanc" from
The camp. 1t meant for tn" riEIdity or
tho battery In relax. The drivers wrrC
permitted to carry. tn" r"irS rs th"H
rlcas'd. and assum" the most C"mfor'a-
hlr poSlurc> upon the horses. Cannon
rrra We're allowed t" hop down from the
rnissun% and walk along tho r"nd To
warm up. for tn" duy wn% ruld and
dr"ar, Il dri2zliuC rain falling.
Tho rortrgr kept we'll 1" TN" right or
the road leaving IN, left side free. We
passed nI:ny uA teams drawing prtm!-
tive wagons and now and then big
French army truck or an autotnohIl"
containing officers. When il was IN"
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ON THE LOWER PlAVE
RIVER, NORTHERN ITALY, Sat
urday, Dec. 15.-ey Associated
Press.-countless square miles Of
desoIate marsh land, interspersed
and cut into numberIess islands
by sluggish lagoons. and land in
undated to the depth OF several
feet. line after line Of stationary
batteries Of guns Of from three to
fifteen inches In calibre, and deep,
muddy trenches filled with men
determined that the enemy shall
not advance any furthcr-such
arc the impressive and apparently
we'll nigh unasaIabIe defenses Of
Venice.
The character of the warfare all
along the lower Piave line, and
particularly the methods en-
pIoyed to defend the "Queen Of
the Seas" from Aus:ro-German in
vasion, undoubtedly are unique
even in this war Of novelties.
Nature has placed barrier in 'tSe
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h"arcr If 'hr pix" hryluG al i'S upper
end the small red flag marked with ytl-
low characters with III" lci''r "f ihr
battery and tho numh'r "f III" regiment.
H.. once worked AT IN" kniCf"rh""k"r
Hotel in New York .iIy. and rIarm,
George L'uhan. tho arior. among his
friends
Sp"ad out tn" battery !ill"d an" miic
uf roadway. rh"r. were Iii" four Eurs,
lh. ten caIsSnns and tx" arnnlunlt Inn
wagons. one wagon and f"rS" InHh"r
one storage wagon ami Timber. unr t'I"
phone and reconnaissance wagon. on"
rolling kitchen. three suppl: wagons ana
Il purk wagon: twcnt.-fuur vehicles nj.
together. The three Junior li'utcnarI:'
and tn" sergeant" Gallnnrd mp and down
the line. srcirc that thr orders htSl"h
by the trCmp"tcr from til" "B. 6. We're
bcing carried out b. thu chirfS ut sec
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rumble md cr"akinE of III" guns. m"
ctisSOns and IN" wagons. Hnd the swish
Of tlyinS water as the "i%ht-hnr$" hitch
cs SpllShcd along .hc winding road.
'fhr drivers rode Hs If nailed i'll their
saddles. They DRIVE with on" hand.
holding the r"inS snug In their lett
fingers and cont r6linG the movements OF
the off horses with their short artillery
whips. Long before had learned thai
thc first pair uf horses was tha lcad
team" the second tn" lead swing. M
third the "whi'"i swing" and the fourth
the wheel team"
Our "R. g." mounted. headed tn" c"l-
uulu liz. is IN officer nui Of thr North
::rSt OF German american stock hat
runs back to I'll" I"eri''L h"I"r" III" Key
olutiUnary War. II" has an raSv way "f
getting on with thr NELL Behind him
rode our "GlddH." or Suia"n carrier the
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Samme Welcomed BY French En- Route the Front

Walt until General Grant starts bark
Ing
IA he pattcd III" side Of the big 49,
ccntincter gun ~ added: "hta boy: Alta
boy
No gun IS called General Lee"
and No. = 'Tinn"rnl Grant" half and
half for the North and South. while No.
2 and M. 4 guns have been given the
rrspcctirs French nicknames Of AL
phonsc" and "GRston." \ battery OF
heavy artillery is no Sunday school.
It Is \ perfect reflex in miniatur" or
the people Of the United States. all
kinds. all sorts and nil conditions. but
full of pep. wit and nerve.
The French knew the battery was
on it's way to the front because nf the
brown helmets worn by the men ana
the gas masks slunE over their necks-
Our helmets arc Identical with those
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Terrific Fighting in Italian Highlands
Nets Small Gains for Teutonic lnuaders
Italian Monitors On the Pave Front Hold Back the Ausrans

lax their vigilance in watching for
the enemy The same engineers
have cut away the dikes that Tor
merIy controlled the water to trri-
gate the fertile italian plains, cre-
ati?s a vast lake.
The. inundation has made fhou'
sand peasants homeless, but it pre-
scnts an almost insurmountable bar
ricr TO the Austrian artillery from ito
source Of vantage points, and trus'
tratcs every attempt OF the Austrians
10 steal across unnoticed. Finally IN
addition 10 the foremost infantry lines
in the Inundated section, large and
small batteries are scattered every
where, and floating monitors constant
ly are on patrol. Thus far the enemy
has been prevented from bringing his
big guns up 10 a position from which
he might lombard Venice. The trip
through the defense system OF Venice
and along the lower Piayc which tho
Continued On Page Twelvs.)
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car Of n general there w"rr two stars
pasted or painted IN the lower right
rrrn.r ur tho windshield. The battery
made it's FIRST halt. for n rcst nf ten
minutes. ut the end Of tho first hour.
This gave the horses n respite and al
lowed opportunity for the adjustment
Of harness and tho tightening uf
girths Out nf every succeeding hour
on the road ten minutes WAS put aside
for similar purposes.
Despite thr weather there waS an
enthusiastic outdoor welcome for us In
Nil the French villages VIC passed
through. Little children waved tiny
hands toward US. Mothers and old
men came to the roadside and gave the
.hoym greeting. I heard "Scotty." COM
mandcr OF No. " gun. yell AT the figure
Of grandfather framed in doorway
cIusr TO the road: Cheer up old guy
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PILOT BOAT SENT TO
BOTTOM BY BIG Liner

AN ATLANTIC FORT. Dec. lathe
Maryland pilot boat Pilot. while caught
IN n submarine guar! not off this port.
was rammcd and sunk by tho steamer
Errkshir". nf the Merchant and Miners
line. M lives were lost. Tho Bcrk-
shire WIS only slightly damaged.
The Pilot &as bound /" tho city carly
today for coal and supplies and bccan"
rntunGlrd in the submarine net In trying
L. enter the inrcr hurhor. The Berkshire.
inbound from SRA. in mist. rhmncd
the Pilot nearly umidSh!pS nnri sent her
Ia tn. hnitu,n in about sixty fret uf
water y coast guard launch took off
the Pilots crew.
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OPTIMISM MARKS THE
WEEKLY WAR REPORT
BY SECRETARY BAKER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-"No element
in The military situation should lead lis
10 conclude that tho initiative in the
west has passed from the allies TO the
cnrny." says Secretary Baker IN MS
weekly review nf military operations
made public Tonight. and devoted large
lv TO the German advertising OF an I'M
pending great offensive.
During the period OF the TcvicW
(wcck ending Yesterday the general
mjlitury situation in the west has re-
maIncd unchanGcd'' the review says.
"Rumorb Of great preparations on the
narr If lh- Germans with u view 10
achieving sumc major strategic SUCCESS
in the west. continue TO reach us.
'E.noris nf n,assrd hostile 'conccr ira
lions in those sectors whcrc the enemy
urnros.s 10 break through tho French
front and roll hack tn" allied line on L
broad scale are numerous.
Must BE Prepared.
For the past two years the Germans
have hccn on thr defensive in the west.
The bold advertising Of an imposing OF
!cnSivn on the part of the enemy. which
while in the realm Of possibility and
therefore should not be neglected nr
overlooked. must in no wise be interprc-
ted 10 mean that the increased strength
Of tho hoslil" forces will result In any
permanent strategic advantage to the
Germans.
"SurvcvinE tho outlines OF tho general
war strategy on all fronts, We find that
both bclliEcrcntS have hccn on the Of
fcnSivc during the naSt six months.
The Central powers have taken the
initiative in the eastern and Italian the
atrcS; tho allies along the major front
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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and drafting OF appropriation bills TO
follow in the New Year.
The Prohibition Amendment. :.
Chief in interest now - the nation
wide prohibition question 10 h: votcd.qa
by the house tomorrow afternoon At )
o'clock. Prohibition, odvocat:s aro con.
fdcnt IF approval by considerably moro
than the necessary two-,hirds majority,
at the resolution for submission 10 tho.
states OF national prohibition amend.
ment to the constitution. The rcanlu-
tion was adopted August I. last By thu
senate by Il vote OF IS TO 20. Action by
the Statcs-threc-fourth nf which must
approve before the amendment becomes
effective. is required in seven years BY
the house resolution and six years un-
der tho senate resolution.
II the house arts Tomorrow tho Diff
ference must be adjusted in conference
and the conference report adopted by
both bodies before the resolution il tGub--
mitted 10 the states. Lively debate u
expected in the house. with a demon-
stration by thu prohibiaion forces which
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WAY TO THE PLAINS :::::..:.5 -:
BARRED BY LAINS
Comparative Quiet Continues
on Western Front-Frcach
Repulse Germans. -.

notwithstanding the terrible
losses they have sustained, TIE .
German and Austro-hunsari1n~;
armies in the mountainous rsslen.
of northern Italy continue thslf -9:-'
forts to break the italian line AID
open passaseway to the platn1 : :
below. In France and Belgium !:
there is little military activity O4-!.
cept for small engagements by cut I,
posts and raidino eontInSents and
artillery duets. The nearest aP.;
proach to attacks in force Were: !.
made by the Germans Saturday
night In the Champagne reaisn
of France and to the north Of tho
Chemln Des Danes. In both Of. .
these the Germans were worsted ;,
by the French. A small BrttlsA Z,
maneuver south of Cambrai re.
suited in the capture Of few Ger
man prisoners and a machine gun. z
Between the Brenta and Piave
rivers, in the italian highlands,
hard fighting continues without
cessation. The enemy to the east
Of the Brenta has been able, hy;,
throwing huge numbers Of HasR:'
into the fray, and seemingly dis !.
regarding the enormous casual.
ties that are being inflicted upon
him, to advance his line to Cap.
rille Hill, a dominating point at :.
the head of the San Lorenzo VAL
ley, which leads to the Venetian
plains. Here, however, he has@
been forced to stop under the ter.
rife defense Of the Italians, who
evidently have n,assed their foetes
In order to bar the way to a FUR,
ther ADVANCE In the e'valIey itself,
and on the slopes on either side, Of.
it, we'll tried Alpine regiments are
stationed to exact 4 heavy toll for
every inch Of ground that is taken
from them. -.
Prior to gaining the summit Of
caprilIe, the invaders twice were
sumamriIy reputsed. but for their
final attack they brought up I1rat,
numbers of fresh reinforcements,
and the valiant defenders were
compelled to give ground.
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Acute at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Md. nrr l6.--Th"
coal fHmin" in Elltim"r" continues 70
bc acute. Hundreds pt homes have not
even n part nt u ton in their collars. IN"
lighting and power company and the
Unitcd Railways company operating all
the street and suburban railways. have
only a days supply. From day to day all
Ih"S" hIg plants ar" operating or onlY
just ruoueh fw"l {" k"-p -rnnInC. TndAc
and tonight thr car service" WAS cur'hll-
cd forty percent. All heat and nearly
All lhr light X"r" turned off the cars
and passengers shiv"r"d III darkrncd
cars. Will" tho Penn Mar stool plant nf
the E"thi"hcm company has rrcctved
a.0nh toms IT coal part nC tn" plant
continues closed dawn and 900 men
will be idi. tomorrow.
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British Tobacco Plant
Burned By InCendiariGS

NOEFOLK. VH.. Dec. l6.--Firc to-
night destroyed with n lass Of about
$500. 900 the plant Of the Eritish-Am"r-
lean Tobacco company. devoted cNclu-
sirrly tc the marufacturr of cigarettes
for c>lmriarinn 10 England and France.
Officials think il was I'll" work "f an
inc"nd!ary. For i time tho federal GUS
tom house i1rarhy WIS Threatened, and
q .nnrd OF mnrinrS< was cHlIod out.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. le.-Fo

WASHINGTON. Dec. l6.-Forecaat:
West VIrginn--Falr Monday and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
Western Pennsylvania-Fair Monday;
Tuesday fair, followed by snow In the
afternoon or by night, not 80 cold.
oMo-Fair Monday, not SO cold In tho
southwest; Tuesday snow with rising
Temperature.
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Armistice Between Germany
And Russia Has Been Signed
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
NOW TO BE TAKEN UP
Trotsky Declares Agreement
Does Not Permit Transfer
of German Troops.

LONDON, Dec. 1G--A Russian
government wireless message re-
cetved hero says:
Ensign ,Krylcnko Commander
In chief Of the army) In a pro
clanation addressed to all the
army commands on all the fronts
and. the military revolutionary
committees, announces that IN
consequence Of the signing OF
tho ar7ntirtice, which begins De-
eernoer II. 7 propose, until re-
ce1ving the full text OF the
treaty, to cease all military op-
erations.'"
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worn by the British rommicS They,
are mushroom shaped. some Of our
soldiers have already learned to e. re-
move the leather head harncss inside
tho helmet. and turning II over. uss
the casqun in q practical way for
wash basin.
1t was we'll into the carly part Of the
evening when Is battery reached the
military key and was forced to halt
along the road In the seas Of mud out.
side until 4 hntt"ry OF the same%IAEl.
mrnt mad pulled out. Tho loading plat.
form was uncovered. To add to our
difficulties came tho presence into the
sky above OF Zeppelin and two Ger
man planes. We did not sec them. but
were informed they were there. IN pro-
lection OF the Inhabitants OF th,, local
rrr,r%inusH I'm YnNN RlAHOn ~
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By RAYMoHp G. cARRoLL,
Special Correspondent OF the Public Led
ger Syndicate Officially Accredited to
the American Expeditionary Forces
Abroad

On the way-October c0.-"Drlvcrs
and cannoneer$ prepare TO mount. came
the sharp command from the young bat
,erv commander. Is Battery sttffcncd and
looked business.
Right d. sections was IN" next
command. AMI We were on thc way 70
the west front.
There is nothing IN military appear
ances to me as snappy ard thrilling as n
hat,cry Of field artillery on the march.
D Battery. I long brown cobra. coied
out OF the training camp 1T attention
which means tina; the men neither ;alk-
ID nor smoked. All one heard was the
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WIFE Of B. & D.
CONDUCTOR IS
SHOT IN BACK
SENSATIONAL ATTACK
BY ANOTHER WOMAN
Follows Alleged Visits Of AL
bert Foster to Home Of
Mrs. Anderson.
WIELDER OF PISTOL
REFUSES TO TALK
Victim at Ohio Valley Hos
pital Where Recovery Is
Despaired Of.
WIELDER OF PISTOL
REFUSES TO TALK

AS she raised her hand to knock
upon the door where she suspected
her husband was with another
woman, two shots from a .32 call
bre revolver rang out and she
staggered from the house shot in
me back. Such was the scene
enacted yesterday morning at S
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Mary
Anderson of 1928 Baltimore street,
who is in the Ohio county jail
charged with the shooting.
Mrs. Jane Foster, aged So. wife
Of Albert Foster, Of 1856 Wetzel
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Detroit SeiZcs Coal,

DETROIT. Mich. nrr. li.--N X.
Pruddrn. Staic fuel administrator who
yesterday srizrd ZOO TONS nf coal pass
Ing through The Detroit river on the
fContinued on Page Twelve.l
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Lose 4,COO,Oo Tons.

WASlIINI;TpN. l'rr. lG.---L"SS "t
about four million iouS IN hiuuinnuS
pr"dl!.',,,r during ia" past "'''h Was
u;IrIinll"d III j statement tonight hy ihr
national coal dissertation I" car shortage
and congestion. augmented by uniav"T-
able weather.
Mines IN rhju. rTrt;;.!arly. were rH-
ported Handicapped ly lack OF cars. III"
loss in production lh"r" amounting T."
som" @nv0V6 toms in "n" district. In
four days one district received -" cars
Ia haul i possible production Of i.i1N
car loads.
In tn" Pittsburgh field Il loss i'll pro-
duction "f al'"ut half l. million tons was
rci"rtrh. ANA similar REPORTS cam" from
most "i thr hthrr great producing iEldS.