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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Orders Give Right of
Way to War reight

An order giving right of way to
TODD and war materials to be shipped
abroad in large quantities during the
present month was issued yesterday
by A II. Smith, president of the New
York Central Railroad, and assistant
to William G. McAdoo, Director Cen
eral of Railroads.
The order calls upon shippers, ship
ping agents, railroad and steamship
companies to clear freight cars. piers
ana warehouses congested with domes-
NC goods and freight awaiting exnort
Mr.. Smith declared there we're 20,0oo
carloads of foreign and 12.OOO ~ 800 49,
nestle freight which would con,a wv W.
der the order in the New York n or
olS s'II alone. The order follows:
The accumulation of export and
domestic freight on piers, in pier.
sheds: IN warehouses and in cars y,
New York railroad terminals has been
ana is interfering greatly with The
forwarding Of freight required ovar-
seas. oNer-
1T is imperative that these cars and
the space IN piers and warehouses he
promptly released to permit of The
expeditions handling of food ans
other freight that must be eynorta ~
during January. p'' 'o'
:.Deslgnees and steamship represent
stlves are urged to give immediate
disposal orders. Those having domes-
PROMPTLY"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Annual Auto Show
At Palace Opened
BY the Governor
Whitman Praises Work
Done by Industry Since
War Was Declared

As betting the serious times, there
was more formality to the opening Of
the automobile show yesterday in The
Grand Central Palace than has beer
the case in earlier. days. Governor
Whitman's talk was preceded by g
blarc Of music that drew every one tc
81 place from which the Governor coulc
be heard.
Governor Whitman spoke in prais
ing way about the industry and the
important work it is doing directly ane
indirectly in war time. In speaking
great displays draw public attention
very forcibly to the magnitude OF the
business and at the same time offer an
opportunity of comparing various adj
justments and rival forms of ingenuity
Governor Whitman was introduced
on the floor Of tic Palace by Alexander
J. Hcmphill. president of the Automo-
bile Club of America.
The show itself is one Of the most
interesting of all the motor car ex-
hibits that have been held. In almost
every display space there Is hanging q
service flag to tell the numbers that
have gone from the factories to serve
y ruling by the management limits the
size Of these flags to small dimensions
80 that no one is able to Overshadow
his neighbor. Then, too, it is to be
observed that not every company de-
cided that in this serious epoch it
would be as we'll to present for public
view only sober appearing machines
done in dull cclors.
On the contrary, there are some
strikingly colorful cars. In the Briscoe
space is a touring model done up in
red, white and blue. Stars are scat
tered all over the bonnet and stripes
run from stem to stern. Not far away
the Velie company has a bright red
sport model. with brass exhaust pipes
leading, in the earlier racing style, out
of hood openings.
There is no lack of cheer in the
Eeighborhood Of the Franklin space
The upstate builders have made up a
special lot of solid color exhibits. Mar.
mon cars arc bright color spots, too.
A novelty on the upper floor wa:
the Mllburn electric, built to look ex
actly like one OF the new Packards. as
far as body goes. There is no water
IN the radiator" In fact, it is a sort
or camouf1age touring car. with ap
continents to make it look like a gaso
line automobile.
an extent for opening day. In severa
spaces not car was to be seen. How
ever, before The afternoon session was
entirely over some of these space
We're filled. In the yard back of the
faiace were many trucks, waiting te
unload the belated exhibition automo
biles. ''o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Ice Floes Block Hmbor;
Shortage of Bunker Coal
Ties Up $50 Ocean Craft

Higher temperatures yesterday in
creased the tie-up of traffic in the
lower bay. The ice foes from the
North and East rivers moved down the
harbor. Some piled against the jam
which is holding scores Of vessels fast
on the South Brooklyn shore. Other
foes moved down with the tide into
the channel and Raritan Bay, adding to
the difficulty of getting coal to the city
or Of getting garbage out OF it..
More than 1875 deck scows and barges.
filled with ashes and refuse, are tied
up at city dumping boards on Manhat-
tan waiting for the ice to break up to
allow them to be towed to sea. For a
week no garbage has been taken to sea
tor dumping, and the recent fire in the
municipal garbage plant on Staten ISL
and comDllcates the situation.
Ice noes fourteen incnes thick were
reported yesterday in Newark Bay,
while South Brooklyn's crust was from
seven to eight inches in thickness and
extended out a mile from shore. The
channel used by transatlantic liners
was opened yesterday for the first time
tugs. 1t was feared, however. that
with the ebb tide last midnight the
channel would be blocked again by
river ice, and plans were made to keep
1T open by sending tugs through all
night.
With the ice drifting downstream the
East and Hudson rivers were compare
1 T,, y, open t, to small boat traffic again.
~ ne moran Towing and Transportation
Company, one of the largest of the
local concerns, was able to get six tugs
IN use for river transportation.
The ever growing fleet of liners and
other ocean-going craft tied up here
increased to total of 15O Yesterday
Lack of bunker coal has held up some
OF o, the vessels as long as a fortnight
thelr passengers being forced to re,
main here. The vessels must load
enough fuel to carry them to F,urone
and back again '"'ope
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Garfield Gives Wav
To McAdoo on Priority
Staff Correspondence1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.~Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield to-day took the
oath OF allegiance of Director General
OF Railroads McAdoo. Dr.. Garfield
promised to mend his ways and in the
future refrain entirely from issuing
priority orders.
Up to this time, when Judge Lovett'.
priority orders have not pleased the
chief of the fuel administration, he
has put forth priority orders of his
own. In response to numerous queries
regarding the continued effectiveness
of priority orders issued by. the fuel
administrati ton, DR.. Garfield stated to-
day:
"By direction of Director General
McAdoo, all priority orders heretofore
issued with respect to transportation
have been suspended, and no furthe,
priorites may be claimed Hereunder
Future orders for priorities will be
issued in emergencies under Mr.. Nc
Adoo's direction, as occasion may re-
uuire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Bar Association to Urge More
Pay for Federal Court JUDGES

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Higher
salaries for Federal Court judges will
be urged by the American Bar Associa-
ton. At days meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the body it was
stated that all of the committee and
big majority Of the eleven thousand
members of the organization favored
an advance; nevertheless, action on
the question was deferred and the
matter referred to subcommittee of
winch Senator Sutherland, of Utah, is
chairman.
While the Federal judges receive
but $4,000 a year. it was stated thar
Supreme Court judges in New York
draw $1,000 each, ard the Common
pieas judges in this state are paid
$1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Wastage of Coal.
I'm Loading Cars
Laid to Garfield
Attorney, at Senate Inquiry,
Says Ton and a Half Is
Often Lost in Transit
lStof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-,-Fuel Ad-
m'n'strator Garfield was accused to-
DAY or permitting wastagc of coal
through overlooking railroad cars. Tho
attack was made by Stanley Il. Houck
attorney for the Northwestern Traffic:
service Bureau, before the Senate Com
mlttee on Manufactures.
mr.. Houck complained bitterly of be-
ing unable to get DR.. Garfield to net
on a complaint about waste. He DO
ciared that, through some mysterious
order purporting to have cone from
,he government. coal cars were over
loaded at illinois mines In some in
stances, he asserted. as much as a ton
and half was lost between tho noints
OF origin and destination.
"A check on shipments to nv clients
m the Twin Cities" Mr.. Houck said.
showed that from Az to s per cent
was lost in transit. The dealers must
~ cents TOM
Members of the committee appeared
to be much interested in the charrc
mat Or. Garfield had failed to stop this
waste. HoucA said he had begun COM
Pialhlng IN Septcn. Der, and that he still
was protesting.
ihe fact isn't disputed" he contin-
ucd' The fuel administration people
ten, me = they vii put stop to it, but
Mr.: Houck also complained Of lack
of tribunals where justice could be OBJ
famed, and also of inability to find out
the powers of state and county fuel
administrators. ~'
1T you have wrongs give US some
SPECIFIC instances" Senator Jones, Of
New Mexico, interrupted.
n 81
Houck replied, "for selling coal at the
price they paid for it, plus their Job
bcr's commissions" wv
The telegram telling of the arrest
was exhibited and Senator Reed, Of
missouri, asked questions which
elected the information from Mr.
Houck that. through dock dealers and
retailers, who, previous to the Presi-
dents proclamation. had contracted for
coal at a price higher than that fixed
by, the President, were permitted to
sell at a figure based on the cost, but
that Jobbers were not
"Somebody ought to be arrested in
stead of your Client" Reed interiected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

city. He. called attention to the fact
mat the huge figures Of unloading of
Coai cars at tidewater as given out by
Deputy Director General Of Railways
a. II. Smith, while true, might be. mis-.
leading to the average reader Of "A
newspaper, inasmuch as only part of
this supply was for New York City.
Mr.. Schley said that Friday was the
worst day in the fuel situation, but
shape. He said that the Philadelpha
d Reading had only TOO carloads Of
coal at Port Reading, while the normal
supply there was 1000 cars. The rail
roads, he declared, were beginning to
1eel the shortage of gears due to labor
difficulties here. The emptics have not
been brought back to the mines as fast
as they should.
Kill van kull Blocked
Harry T. Peters, chairman of the
fuel conservation committee, said that
the Kill van Kull had become blocked
again, this time with ice foes, which.
he said, were almost as difficult to dea
with as solid ice. Several tugs towing
bsrgcs Of coal were halted during the
day by broken propeller blades Mr..
Peters reported that ninety-four cars
had passed through the Pennsylvania
'upeS 10 Long Island early yesterday
morning, and that shipments by this
route would be continued.
Deputy Director General of Railways
Smith reported that labor and ice CON
ditions had improved greatly during
the twentyfour hours, but great diff
ilculties were yet in the way of harbor
movements
Mr.. Smith said that 227, 500 tons of
coal were waiting to be dumped into
barges at tidewater terminals, that
101 400 tons of coal were in transit
and within twenty-four hours of tide
water terminals, while 1853 carloads
were within fortyeight hours of the
terminals.
This coal is not all for New York, how
ever but must be distributed to New
England cities, said to be suffering moro
kcenly from fuel shortage than New
York. Boston was yesterday reported
to be almost without coal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

$1,000 Tons Received Here
Mr.. Schley. in announcing tina. about
$4,000 tons of anthracite had been re-
ceivcd in New York City during the
day, said that 1880 tons had beer
loaded into harges at tidewater. ter
minals and was being towed to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
when the demands Of the 1000 down
town buildings will be exceedingly

when the demands of the 1000 down
town buildings will be exceedingly
small
Only the "tail-ends" of the service
districts suffered last night, according
to Charles A. Gillian, manager of the
company Buildings in the Murray Hill
section got the least steam, he said
"Our storage yard in Newtown Greek
is still ce-bound," he continued. 1--WE
have been able to get only one barge
out to-day. But we obtained, through
the fuel administration, enough fuel to
keep going.
1--WE expect to get more Sunday, and
with the downtown service merely
nominal owing to the holiday, We will
be able to bring the uptown residence
and apartment house service to normal.
After that it all depends upon the
weather. Conditions will improve if
the weather grows warmer. They will
become as bad or grow worse if it
grows colder"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
New York Steam Co.
Gets Barge of Coal
Power and Heat Concern
Hopes to Resume Schedule If
Weather Moderates

The New York Steam Company.
which supplies heat and power to 1000
office and residence buildings in New
York, managed to get one coal barge
through the ice of Newtown Creek yes
terday and maintained it's. service, al
though it was considerably below nor
NAL. If the weather continues to mod
crate officials of the company hope to
catch up with their schedule to-day,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
New Mail Truck Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Within
three months the Postoffice Depart
ment's motor truck parcel post service
will be extended, it was announced to-
night, to routes totalling between 5000
and 1000 miles.
One chain will extend from Port
land, Maine, to New Orleans; one will
cover large stretch of territory in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and West Vir-
gina, and others will serve several
California cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Four Icebound Ships Are Safe

QUEBEC, Jan. 5.-Four American
steamships which were caught in the
ice fields off Cape Chatte several days
ago are as yet unchanged. Four other
American vessels have Seen ordered to
winter here, because Of the dangers Of
shlpwrecl; in the ice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
Alvin Kennedy sustained a broken
arm Sunday while at play. Both
bones Of the left arm were broken be-
low the elbow. DR. M. A. Bailey set
the injured member
VIM. Reeter and sons r. L. and
Ralph and VIM. Richmond, all of
Wauzeka, have been helping put up
John Napp's new barn, to replace the
one demolished in the tornado. The
neighbors all helped at bee on Sat-
urday and the barn is about complet-
ed.
Fred Swallow of Lancaster, was in
Fennimore, Wednesday, marketing
his wool. He brought in 40 pounds,
for which he received "a cents
pound, netting him the sum of $262.40.
1t is too bad more Of our people do
not make a business Of sheep-raising.
August Bohm returned home Tues
day from a week spent at Highland
with his father, August Bohm Sr. The
latter is enjoying good health but
does not get about as much as he
formerly did. Augustus injured knee
is much better although he is not
sufficiently recovered to resume his
carpenter work.
Miss Melba Roach came home Fri
day from Waupun where she has
taught the past two years: Miss Mel
ba has done considerable work for the
county council of defense and has un-
der consideration several opportuni-
| ties to engage in war work for the
government one of which will take
her to Washington. So anxious is
she to do her part in this war that her
home visit will only be for about one
week. She has made a number of
addresses on woman's part in the
war, and on Sunday evening gave
splendid address along this line at
the M E. church.
Last Sunday more than 500 per-
sons witnessed the most beautiful
and edifying services at st. Mary's
church where % children were ad-
mitted to solemn Communion and five
pupils of st. Mary's school received
the 8th grade certificate of attainment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
BELGIAN WOMEN SUFFER
AS PRISONERS OF GERMANS

Tell the allies not to make a bad
peace. Tell them to fight on until we
are safe"
An aged Belium woman serving a
fifteen year sentence in a German
prison, sent this message out by the
Belgian Countess Goblet d'Avriella.
The Countess has been a prisoner
herself until last month when she was
exchanged for an important German
prisoner. Her account Of life as a
prisoner of the Germans in Brussels
was told to American friends at the
Hotel Petrograd-th Y. w. G. A.
Hostess House of Paris.
Thirty Belgian women are shot by
the Germans every month-an aver
age of one a day"-said the Countess.
I'VE are punished for everything. The
heaviest penalty falls upon those who
aid the men to escape from the Ger
mans"
'The most trivial offenses of pris-
Oners bring awful punishments. One
thing for which we are continually
under severe penalty is trying to
communicate with the men in our
own army. Many and many a woman
is serving from one to fifteen years
in German prison-for sending a
letter to her man. Multitudes of our
women have not heard from their
men since the war began-they do
not know whether they still live,
whether they were killed years ago,
or are prisoners. The men know no.
thing about their wives, daughters,
and mothers left behind
1--WE Belgians are very tired of war.
But Americas help has cheered US
more than you can know. We have
lived so long in the sound of cannon
that when it dies down we miss it;
we say: Are the Allies forgetting
US" When the noise is the greatest,
we know that the bombardment is
heavy and here we say: The Allies
are fighting for US. Perhaps they will
come today Do not feel that it is
all tragedy in Belgium. Our courage
and hope have never wavered.
eve are very tired. We do want
peace. We want our homes again
and our men back-so much. But
more than all we want to be a free
people. We beg you not to stop I'M
til we are again in possession Of our
own land"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26

and with other relatives and friends
We are always glad to welcome
Madge back, as she was one of "our
girls" as we love to call her. Her
husband is in Uncle Sans service
While passing another car on the
dugway south of town, Thursday ev-
ening, John Harris car turned turtle
down the bank, and some of the oc-
cupants were imprisoned under the
car. Mr.. Harris, wife and baby and
an emplOye of the Harris farm escap-
ed unhurt. Miss Carrie Milham, an
other occupant of the car, sustained
a scalp wound and returned to town
to have the injury dressed.
A gentle rain yesterday morning
gave the surface of the soil a needed
soaking. Crops are booming. Corn
is making an especially good growth.
Saturday evening Theo. Dagenhardt
marked stalk of corn and twenty
four hours later found that it had
grown exactly Az inches. Ed Orr
had twelve acres left to plant the first
week in June. Exactly two weeks af-
ter he planted the corn it was up and
had been plowed once. Many fields
will be more than waist high by the
4th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record saws:

The Record says:
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnell Oates rejoice
in the arrival of baby girl at their
home.
Ivan Edwards, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Elliott Edwards, writes relatives here
that he arrived safely in France with
the soldiers of his command.
Friends in this city were surprised
and shocked to hear of the death OF
Mrs. H. G. Brookens at her home in
Wyalusing Monday night. She was
a native of this village and passed
her girlhood and early married life
here.
Thos. Harris Of Brodtville, last
week lost four head Of horses from
an infection contracted in the pasture
DR. Kennedy, who was called on the
case, is having specimens examined
to determine the exact nature of the
infection.
Grandpa Monroe celebrated his 83rd
birthday on June IA He is very spry
for one of his age and is able to at
tend to his garden and his flowers
Of which he is justly proud. We hope
he may be spared to spend many more
years among US.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl BOhringer mourn
the loss Of their infant babe, who ar
rived Saturday and was too tender &
bud for this world. The little one was
laid to rest in the NagIe cemetery
Mrs. Madge Newis) Ionic and
sweet little baby girl of Presho, S. d.
are visiting at the Name Patch home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
FILL THE SHIPS WITH WHEAT
Food Administrators Appointed in each
Warning Country.-Food Control
or No Food to Control

The Wisconsin Food Administration
asks all households to refrain from eat
ing more than pounds of wheat flour
per month per person. Thousands Of
Wisconsin homes have already volun-
teered to do without wheat until our
own supply is replenished with the
coming harvest.
Those who resent the food regula-
tons should realize that it is a ques-
ton of food control or no food to con-
troll. The worlds food supply is meas
urable in definite units. At present
there is definite shortage. War has
played havoc both with production and
distribution. With the great spring
drive to repulse, the armies must have
nourishing food. Wheat is most needed.
To meet this war emergency and to
make the limited food supply reach as
far as possible, Food Controllers or Ad-
ministrators have been appointed in all
warning countries.
Over here the United States Food
Administration has labored to do its
part by reducing waste, preventing
boarding, combating prOhteering and
eliminating illegitimate trading. In the
case of the wholesaler this has been
accomplished thru the license; with
the retailer by a refusal on the part
of the wholesaler to sell him goods.
But with the individual consumer,
conservation and food sharing has
been entirely volunteer matter. The
spirit of voluntary cooperation has in
creased with an increasing conscious
ness of the seriousness Of the situation.
Stringent measures have been taken
abroad to prevent waste. A woman
in England was fined 500 and jailed
for 80 days because she threw away
one-half of rice pudding, and baker
was sentenced to jail for six months
for throwing away two pies. 1t is re-
ported that the European housewives
even pour water into the vessel in
which food has been cooked, strain it,
and thus save the food which original
ly adhered to the side of the vessel.
Let's fill the ships and send them
more food, and more and more!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
PLATTEVILLE.

The Journal says:
The new smoke stack at the normal
school that has just been completed,
stands 10 feet, inches in height. It
measures IA feet and 6 inches in diam
eter at the base. 1t is about 25 feet
higher than the NJ E. church steeple.
1t is said by those who have been Ito
the top that SPLENDID view may be
had Of the surrounding country and
Dubuque may be seen on a clear day.
The body of Grace Lucille earns was
brought to Platteville from Aberdeen,
Miss, for interment, which took place
Monday. Suitable services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Hardcastle The child
was daJ Ehter of Frank earns, who
recently n4~ved from Big Patch to
Mississippi to superintend a farm.
Several members of the family were
recently stricken with typhoid fever
and this child succumbed to the NAL
ady. The father and other members
Of the family are still in a serious
condition. Our sympathies go out to
the bereaved ones, some of whom are
still unaware Of the loss that has
come to them because of their own
illness.