Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
DADS HERE
PLACE EbIBARGOES
Foodstuffs and Live Stock
Excepted From Cen
eral Order
THESE SUBJECT TO DELAY
Drastic Steps Necessary in View
of Threatening of Strike
Tie-Up of Lines

All three railroads in this city have placed
esnbargoes on freight with the exception OF
foodstuffs and live stock The Philadelphia
and Heading Railway, however, will accept
Z Shipments for stations on its own lines, sub
ject TO delay
The embai goes OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
went into effect last night. Drastic steps
such as taken, which will affect the city
very seriously. have been made imperative
railroad officials say. because of the threat
ened rail strike. scheduled for O'Clock
tonight.
Whatever discomfort the city may suffer
from the embargoes will not extend to the
food supply. Offcials of the railroads as.
sured this fact today in explaining the is
suance of the embargo orders.
Baltimore and Ohio officials are already
making efforts to reduce the effectiveness
Of the proposed strike They refused, how.
ever. to discuss the plans by saying that
they did not care to reveal them to the
broth erhoods Placards have been posted
in all the stations with a personal appeal
from Preside at willard for the men to re-
main loyal.
Realizing the gravity of the situation,
Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania.
and Agnew T. Dice, president of the Read
ing hurried to New York yesterday to take
part in a conference of railroad presidents
The decision to call the railroad presidents
20 the front came as one of series Of
last resorts to end the strike controversy
peaceably. Charles II. Ewing, general man
nf a uh ha hoe
senting that road in the conference Of man
ayers in New York, returned to the city.
and, after a short review of the situation
left on the 10 o'clock train with Mr.. Dice
An hour later Mr.. Rea was on his way
EMBARGO PUT IN FORCE
The embargo. effective at o'clock D. m
yesterday. was placed by the Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington
and West Jersey and. Seashore Railroads
This action. the companies said. was neces.
sary to avoid the possibility of heavy con.
gestion at the commencement of the strike,
should one be made effective.
The embargo notice reads as follows:
Effective at the close of business Fri
day. March Is. on account of the threat
sned strike. the Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington and
West Jersey and Seashore Railroads EN-.
barge all freight of all xmas from all
points for all. destinations. except live
stock and foodstuffs for human and ami.
NAL consumption (domesticp, shipments
consigned to officers Of the United States
Government. fuel and supplies for COM
pany use and news print paper.
All freight. as above described which
may be in transit will not be accepted
from the New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Cumberland Valley
Railroad. Cornwall and Lebanon Rail-
road Susquehanna. Bloomsburg and Ber-
wick Railroad. Pennsylvania lines west
OF Pittsburgh or other connecting lines
at any junction point after date and hour
above named. regardless of date on which
shipment was accepted as indicated by
date on billing.
All bills OF lading issued on and after
Saturday, March II, 1917. and until
further notice, must bear the following
notation:
This shipment accepted subject to de-
lay, loss and damage account Of threat
ened strike"
STRIKE ACTION HERE HELD Up
1t is extremely unlikely that any strike
action could be taken by employees of the
Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh be-
fore tomorrow night. The four chairmen
Of the local bodies will leave tonight for
the Smoky City. where they will meet a
representative of the Grand Lodge. who will
issue instructions to them.
William Park is the local chairman OF
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers j.
b. Hendricks occupies that position in the
brotherhood of Conductors, while the Train
men and Firemen and Engineers have c.
f.. Musser and II. e. Gore respectively as
their local representatives.
The Baltimore and Ohio brotherhoods
have their offices at Baltimore while one
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Brother
hood officers lives at Harrisburg and the
other at Reading. Pa.
1t is not known just what action is going
to be taken in Pittsburgh. but it is said
BY those conversant with the situation that
when the conference is over strike plans
will have been perfected to the minutest
detail