New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

1 Adoo
 The action was taken on the recon mendation of A. H. Smith, assistar director general in charge of the Eas The embargo is temporary and expected to continue a few days. McAdoo's Announcement.
 "On account of the extremely sd were weather which has particularI affected operation of railroads cross ing the Allegheny mountains" sai the announcement Director Gel eral McAdoo, upon the recommends4 tion of Regional Director Smith, he authorized him to place an embarg1 upon all freight except food fuel an such war munitions and war sun plies as are specifically approved b the war department upon Pennsy Vania lines east of Pittsburgh, BaItu more and Ohio east of the Ohio rive and the Philadelphia and Readin for the purpose of enabling thesl lines, which are the heaviest bitlN nlinous coal carriers to continl specializing upon coal for the doubU purpose of supplying the acute col dltions in New England and the hq : bor of New York and elsewhere ar iE the provision of empty cars fro mines and coke ovens
 This embargo is a temporary on 1t should last only a few days the weather moderates'
 Local Embargoes in Effect.
 The practical effect of the ordd will not greatly change conditions the last few days, it was stated ,.G.SI T o..,4-, local embargoes already have been d clared by many eastern roads The have been made on the initiative individual roads with the general d rroVal of MT. Smith. In many cas also an embargo virtually was in d feet because severe weather preverl ed railroads from supplying cars shippers.
 An embargo on everything b food, fuel and munitions has be under consideration for several dayX up to last night, the director ge eral was not favorable to a generH embargo believing that railroads sod would be able to move the entire yc tune. of accumulated freight. TIT hope was shattered last night by t continuation of bad weather alma everywhere east of the Mississip and by the break down of locom t1ves and slower movement of co and food shipments.
 A threatened serious coal shorta in New York also is said to ha caused the decision.
 Americas industries, idle for past five days under the fuel adni istration's closing order, resumed O erations in the face of a congest transportation situation east of Mississippi threatening daily to Id come worse because of adverse weat CT conditions
 At the end of the f1ve-day restricti period no official could say inst wl the effect of the shutdown was q cept that it had got coal to seaboa for ships.
 Homes in many parts of the count stlll were without coal although at fuel administration 1t was thoug complaints of lack of coal for hous hold needs were fewer than in se eral weeks.
 Bad Weathea Interferes
 Railroad congestion has not be much relieved, but it was impossit to say whether the closing ord helped or not. Bad weather nut ned much of the good effects the ge eral closing might have had in cles Ing the railroads and there was wide difference of opinion as whether the shutdown would ha assisted materially in moving freie even if the weather had been aood
 With the directors general, pr. e. field set about today to devise scheme to eliminate cross-hauls 2 send coal from the mine to the ca sumer over the shortest route. tails of the plan will be worked by committee of two officials fir the railroad fuel administration spite reports of the office at tha r, administration that such steps wo, move freight more rapidly than ls week and coal was going in 1ara quantities to domestic consumers necessity of quick dealing with X transportation system was e1npf