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The daily morning oasis., 1918-12-20

Unless Italy tones down her course
on the east coast Of the Adriatic the
Jugo-Slavs are going to have serious
complaints to lay before the confer
ence of the allies. A considerable
part Of the territory the Italians have
occupied there is claimed by the new
The daily morning oasis., 1918-12-20
SONORA NEWS
NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE TWIN CITY
AND THE ENTIRE
STATE.
Manuel @. Gonzalez, Reporter)

| manuel G. Gonzalez, Reporter
In Hermosillo, Monday, Mr.. Ygna-
clio Otero and Miss Luz Munoz, were
married. The two are from most
prominent families in the city NAM
ed.
Jesus Martinez, consul for Mexico
in Chicago, has been transformed to
the consular office of the republic at
San Antonio, Texas.
Mr.. Martinez has been an incum-
bent of other consular offices on the
frontier, having served at Naco and
Douglas.
The chancellor of the Mexican con-
sulate at Nogales, Arizona, Mr.. Ar
nulfo Casasola, will tender a social
reunion TO his numerous friends on
New Years eve, and he is sending out
many invitations.
The Mexican colony in Nogales,
Arizona, is arranging for a grand
ball and dinner at the Nogales Cafe
Christmas Eve.
The Border Trading Company, now
in the Hotel Abadie, International
Avenue, is arranging to move into
the Obregon building at the corner of
Gale Elias and International.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-12-20
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS

Merchants of Nogales
are hereby given notice to
keep their places of busi-
ness open to the public until
9 o'clock p. m. Same is to
continue until January LIST,
1919.
TOWN OF NOGALES.
F. E. COLE, Clerk.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Lack of Coal Cuts
Elevator Service in
Big Office Buildings
Hundreds of Business Men
Forced to Climb Many
Stories to Work

Evidence of the paralyzing influence
or the intense cold was TO be seen
throughout the financial district and
among the skyscrapers of lower Man
haitian. Occupants of offices who found
it possible to work in the habitual sh ir-
sieeVed NeCllgee were the exceptions
rather than the rule,
The twentysix story International
Bank Building at so Wall Street was
the first big Office building 20 run com
pletely out of fuel 4 sign posted on
a big black board in tho lobby of the
building early in the morning gave
warning Of the impending cold wave in
the Offices in these words:
"No heat and few lights. Unless coal
arrives we Will have to suspend eleva-
tor service entirely"
Do Business in Coats
But there was some evidence of q
lingering warmth in the radiators. This
soon disappeared, however, and those
who had important business to trans
act In the building transacted i. In
overcoat. cap and. If one WAS so fortu-
nate as to possess them, earmutfs.
There had been partial elevator SER
vice until noon. but the failure Of the
expected coal to arrive resulted in the
shutting down OF the cars that had
been carrying passengers to the stories
above the thirteenth. "A notice was
posted once more, in which it was an.
nounced that elevators had been
stopped for lack of fuel.
(which means that we walk to the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Broadway Greets New Year
Quietly and Without Lights
Street Practically Deserted Save for Huryng omegoers
Whistles Curtail Welcome Because of
Fuel Shorag &c

Father Knickcrbocker gave 1918 a
wartime welcome early to-day and al
lowed tho old year to expire in what
used to be considered a most "unsca-
scnahle" quietude. New York, cclebrat-
ing its first New Year with the country
at war. abandoned the high revelry of
former years, discarded its horns and
rattlcrs, its flowing bowls and sumptu-
GUS fcasts and contented itself with
more modest entertainments
Broadway, celebrated centre Of New
Year celebrations, swept by zero blasts
and dimly lighted by virtue Of the cdict
of the fuel administration, was desert
ed, except for hurrying homegocrs and
few Of the hardest celcbrants as the
news Of Baby 1888 arrival was tolled
from the church steeples and an
nounced oy the steam whistles of river
craft-announcements abbreviated on
account Of the coal shortage.
Wine Fountains Dry
A more cordial although still sub
dued greeting WIS given the New Year
by diminished number of those cx-
perhnced celebrants Of the season who
patronize the restaurants, hotels and
cabarets Of Broadway and Fifth Ave-
nue.. "Hoovcy1zed" menus were the
rule at such places and popping corks
the exception. And whatever popping
~ f0
Mitchell, whose rule ended with the
birth Of the New Year, had decreed
that the wartime order Of "no drinks
after l q. m" should be rigidly OBJ
served The decree, cabaret propretors
were agreed, was we'll nigh superfuous,
for the cabaret patronage was declared
to be almost unanimous for "an early
break for hcme."
While classic dance. Tnterpreta
ton Of 1918" was being listlessly re-
garded by handful of sleepy ccle-
brants in one of the best known Broad
way resorts the proprietor ventured to
interpret the subdued spirit of the
times.
They're too old to fight; too serious
to play" he declared as he ruefully
surveyed the silent crowd
L nc Splflt or many or New OrkS s
celebrants was reflected also in the
land-otiice business done last night at
telegraph and cable Offices throughout
the city, where clerks were kept busy
receiving messages greeting soldiers
and sailors in camp, afoat and cover
A "meatless. wheatless" supper was
served last night at the McAlpin Hotel
instead OF the pretentous midnight
feast Of former years Simple music
took the place of the usual "dancing
extravaganza and knitting needles,
intended for use in making articles
tor the troops. were distributed as
souvenirs. Soldiers and sailors were
plentifully mingled in the crowds at
the various hotels. where patriotic mu-
slcal selections and rectatons feat
ured the entertainment programme.
The meatless and whcatless supper
served at the Park Avenue Hotel proved
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

q greater attraction than the manage
set wherever room could be found and
an extra orchestra impressed. AT that
most of those who came after 11:lo
were turned away.
Many of the New York clubs elmi-
mated the usual New Years Eve dance
for tho first time in years last night.
Private dances, similarly, were fewer
in number among the society celebra-
tions of New York. The Meadow Brook
Hunt Club, ut Meadow Brook, l.. l.. has
cancelled Its customary New Year
dance during the period of the war
Service at St. Johns
While the intense cold tended to rc-
duce attendance at the Watch Night
services at the various city churches. q
capacity throng filled the Cathedral Of
st. John the Divine. where special
organ recital featured the midnight
service.
Dean Robbins, in his New Year ser
mon, urged his hearers to "the limit of
self-sacriiice for country and tho
right"
The service at Old Trinity Church
Rev. DIR. j. F. McComas of a message
to the people from the Rev. Dr.. Will
lam T. Manning, rector of the parish,
who is voluntary chaplain with the
9o2d Engineers at Camp Upton.
In his message to the congregation
DR.. Manning urged prayers for the Al
lied cause, the fighting men of the
country and the homes and families of
our soldiers and sailors. At II O'Clock
the Trinity chimes greeted the new
year.
No less inspiring than the services
at Trinity were those at Old John
Street Methodist Church. The Rev s.
Parkes Cadman delivered an address on
"The Hope Of the Ages" n patriotic
discourse, in which he virtually pre-
dicted Allied victory in the coming
year because Of the engines of war now
under construction in this country
After DR.. Cadman's address the mem
bers of the congregation welcomed The
enlisted men who attended, and the
hour from II to midnight was devoted
to PRAYER
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Hylan TO Begin Office
With Movement to Aid
Those Who Need Coal

One of the first official acts Of Mavor
Hylan to-day will be to preside at
special meeting Of the Board Of Esti
mate to consider means of Immediate
relief Of the suffering caused through
out the city by the shortage of coal
during the cold spell. The new Mayor
sent word to the members of the in
coming board yesterday to get together
as soon as they could after the inau-
gural ceremonies.
The special meeting was called after
a conference at the Business Mems
League between Judge Hylan, CLARK
Williams, Deputy Federal Coal Admir-
istrator; Arthur S. Williams, Federal
Food Administrator, and John Mitchell.
State Food Commissioner. The confer
rees discussed methods Of relief from
the coal famine.
1t is understood that the suggestion
was made for the purchase and sale of
coal by the city in an effort to relieve
the present suffering and that the pro
posed plans called for the use Of the
Police. Fire and Street Cleaning De-
partment vehicles for the distribution
OF the coal. 1t was further proposed
by Judge Hylan that the schools and
police stations be thrown open to tbs
public for shelter during the cold.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
225 Alarms i'm
A Day Exhaust
City's Firemen
Yesterdays Record Almost
Up to Sundays, When
There Were $50 BIazes
By BRIGGS

Sundays record of $50 fire alarms
was nearly equalled yesterday. There
were 10 alarms in Manhattan. 80 in
Brooklyn and Queens and 25 in The
Bronx.
The tiremen have been almost con-
atantly at work for forty-eight hours
Most of the time they have been in
cased IN ice, and last night six mem
bers Of companies called out for Il
cellar fire at SIP Broadway collapsed
from the cold. Several others We're
overcome by smoke.
Families Driven Into Cold
A succession Of fires before dawn in
Manhattan and Brooklyn drove hun
dreds OF thinly-clad men, women and
children out Of their homes into
street temperatures ranging down to
s below zero.
The Raymond Street Jail, in Brook
lyn, sheltered a majority Of forty fam
llles who fled from their homes during q
a fire which destroyed the Hewlett
Tempany printing blishment, at
ZIG Willoughby Avenue. and damaged
a gas fixture works adjoining. This
fire occurred shortly after the battle
ships and other craft moored in Brook
lyn had sounded siren alarms for a
tire IN the Navy Yard, concerning
which naval officers said yesterday
there was nothing to give out"
Crowds which congregated on Brook
Ign Bridge despite the intense cold
witnessed fire at 273 Water Stree.
from which Miss Anna Fickler. a
young stenographer, of 102 West 1Osth
Street, was rescued by fellow-em-
ployc.
Slid Down lce-Covered Fire Escape
William Keegan, Of lsl Bergen
Street. Brooklyn. saved himself from
the same fire by sliding down an ice
covered fire escape The flames, fed
by large quantity OF lubr;catng oil
stored in the building, We're finally eX-
tinguished by the fircmen. who worked
armored in ice formed By the freezing
spray from the hose nozzles.
SeventN-iIve FAM lies in the renements
IN the vicinity Of Ais East ll5th Street
The Bronx. were driven out shortly after
noon by Il fire which started in bot
tilng works. They were sheltered in
nearby buildings until the flames we're
eXtinguished
A saloon porter trying TO thaw out
frozen steam pipes in the cellar OF a
tenement at 1902 Third Avenue started
a fire which sent six more families
scurrying to the street.
Glazed with ice. tiremcn last night {
fought a two-alaim blaze in seven
story loft building. at 60 Grand Street
which did $4,000 dam age TO the stock
of dress and leather goods manu-
facturers before it was extinguished.
Guests Of Robert Chandler. an artist
danced the old year out at 147 East
Nineteenth Street, while fire that start
ed in defective flue at l45 East Nine
teenth Street ate its way under the
floor toward them. Some one discov-
cred the blaze and the firemen put j,
out in jig time. with $1,000 loss.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Drastic Action Taken to
Preuent Coal Famine Here
Continued from page !

to make arrangements for the use Of
the Pennsylvania tubes.
State Fuel Administrator Wiggin &C
cordjngly telegraphed MIR. McAdoo for
permission to use the tubes devoted en-
,irely to passenger service. Mr.. Wiggin
in Mis- message said "the situation in
New York City is very distressing"
and pointed out that by using the
tubes. coal could be delivered through
out Kings and Queens County three to
ten days earlier than by river floats
1t is proposed to shoot long trains of
coal cars from New Jersey to the Long
Island freight yards at night when
passenger train schedules arc light.
In ordering six lightless nights a
week, Mr.. Wiggin acted on the advice
of the fuel adminstrati tions advisory
committee, composed of representatives
of the heat, light and power companies
Of greater New York. headed by Louis
b. Gawtry. vice president Of the Con
soiidated Gas Company Mr. Wiggin
decreed that Saturday should be the
only white night of the week. and that
all other nights be as dark as Sunday
and Thursday nights az at present.
In connection with the new and moro
drastic lightless night order. the gas
companies showed what a drain the last
few days have imposed on them. In
appealing to tho public to use less gas.
the Consolidated Gas Company stated
that its output Sunday. December %
was 04,000,0O0 cubic feet. while last
Sunday 142,oO0,0O0 cubic feet of gas
was used by New Workers. Last Sun
days output was 47-por cent greater
than on the corresponding day last
year, when New York City was on the
brink Of a fuel famine and did not
know it. The Consolidated Gas Com
pany has had to draw heavily on its re-
serve stock for some time past.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
T EN- Perished in the Cold
In This Citv Yesterday

Those who succumbed to the cold
yesterday were:
BRENNAN, Mrs. Rose, seventy years
old. 214 West Seventieth Street
BLACK, Mrs. Adelphia eighty two
wears old, 60 Sullivan Street, Brook
IN.
CAMPBELL. lanes F.. thirty-two years
o'd. 2ol Bay Thirtyfrst Street.
Brooklyn.
DRAGONE, Guy and John. brothers.
found dead in their garage, at 1863
Morris Street, Newark
DuGAN Walter, twenty-five years old.
d57 Quincy Street, Brooklyn.
CALVIN, Mrs. Ellen. sixty-fve years
old, 1876 Avenue f, Beyonne. n. j.
RullL. Henry, eighty-four years old,
so7 Ashford Street. Brooklyn.
STACK, Mrs. Mary, ffty-seven years
old, $50 Evergreen Avenue. Brooklyn.
UNIDENTIFIED negress about for+v
years old. found in hallway at 1925
West Thirty-seventh Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Newark Streets Dark
TO Saue Gas Supply

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. Commits
sloner Thomas l.. Raymond directed to-
day that all gas street lamps remain
unlighted until further notice, in order
to conserve the gas supply. which has
been reduced alarmingly by tho de-
mands entailed by the cold snap and
the coal shortage.
The Public Service Gas Company no
tificd it's 900 consumers in North
ern New Jersey to economize in the
use of gas. or cessation Of service
would result. Tonight tn the company's
tanks held only 20,00Q,000 cubic feet,
instead Of the normal 2,COO, 900
The gas supply in West Hudson was
cut off for lack of gas. and several
thousand people arc suffering new
kardships in consequence. All con-
sumers Of more than 100000 cubic feet
have been asked to use no gas for two
days. The Soldiers Home. in Kea1ny.
\. j., in whose kitchen gas is the only
fuel. is in danger of having no New
Years dinner.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Children Frolic at Annual
Produce Exchange Circus

At the annual New Years celebra-
tion on the floor Of the New York
Produce Exchange yesterday the usual
entertainment was given to children
who live south of Canal Street. About
LOO were present, including $50
cripplcs.
A band of twenty-onc pieces and
Starrett's circus furnished amusement
for the children, who shouted with
glee at the antics Of the clowns. George
W Blanchard. member of the board
Of managers, acted as Santa Claus, and
as the girls and boys fled out handed
each his or her share from the list Of
gifts which had been donated by the
exchange.
The distribution Of tickets of admis-
sion TO the frohc was made through
the religious and charitable organiza-
tions that are represented south of
Canal Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Court Refuses to Dispossess
Families in Extreme Cold

White the present cola spell lasts
not dsposscss warrant will be issued
BY Justice Murray In Tho Third Dis
trict Municipal Court The justice
made this announcement yesterday
when he found on his calendar sixty
four cases OF families facing eviction
because Of their failure to pay rent.
"Not a dispossess warrant Will be
signed by me-" Justice Murray an
nounced. "All these sixty-four families
who appear before me to-day are going
to receive New Years present in the
shape Of assurance that they are not
to be turned out into the streets as
long IS this bitter weather endures."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

Rivers. however, are blocked with ice.
This will mean delays in delivering
coal and other supplies there, but the
cold snap will have to be prolonged
consde erably before the ice will en-
tirely prevent such deliveries, as the
tugs in twos or threes are still able
to charge through it.
Policemen who have seen twenty-five
years service in he Harbor Squad
recolected no period when the ice foes
in the Hudson were SO numerous. In
their opinion spell of mild weather
would multiply the foes and render
navigation even more hazardous. A
tug which was ice-lockcd more than
twelve hours off Dyckman Street was
extricated yesterday by several others.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Miners Stick to Their Work
In Spite of the Bitter Cold

POTTSVILLE. Pa. Dec. 31.-All the
colIiers were working normally in the
Schuylkill district to-day in the face
OF the lowest temperature in years.
The thermometer went to 20 degrees
below zero Sunday and it was G degrees
warmer than that to-day Many miners
cut coal Sunday in order to have a
good supply on hand for the breakers
today
SCRANTON. Pa. Dec. 31.-The Their
mometer went to ! degrees below zero
this morning, hut in spite of the cold
weather. the mines of the Lackawanna
Valley at noon were reported to be
working nearly full handed and get
ting out The average production. The
miners all will report for work Now
Years Day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
New England
Gains Relief IN
Coal Shortage

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31-Quick mea-
sures to relieve the New England coal
shortage were taken here to might after
the situation had claimed the attention
during the day of four Governnien. de-
partments. The problem was taken up
jointly BY the Fuel Administration. tire
Navy Department, the Shipping Board
and the new Director General of Rail
roads. These relief measures we're an
nounced:
The Shipping Boaid ordered nine
steamers 10 proceed Immediately d
Hampton Roads for coal cargoes 70.
New England and directed them 20 re.
main in the service lntil the shortage
Is over
The Navy Department pu. at the dis
posal of the fuel administration part
of large store Of team coal at the
Boston Navy Yard and arranged 20 en-,
ploy idle naval tugs and golfers IN
transporting coal from Hampton Roads
to New England ports. 1t also instruct
ed navy Yard commanders 10 distribute
to the poor scraps OF timber at the
yards.
1900 Cars Released
The Director of Railroads released
1000 cars Of coal standing on the Penn
sylvanla Railroad tracks between New
York and Harris burg. Penn, and d.
rected that they so mcdiately to Ne*
England cities.
The entire fuel situation and its re-
laton TO railway and water transpor-
tation was gone over at length TO-DAY,
by Secretary McAdoo, Director General
Of Railroads; Fuel Administrator Gar
field and Chairman Hurley Of the Ship
ping Board. q
Authority granted by the Directo
General to- day to railroads to disre
gard priority orders when it is neces-
sary to relieve car congestion is eN
pected to expedite the movement OF
coal priority orders. officials say, have
hnmpered rather than hurried coal
movement Under to-night's order raii :
road traffic men will use their laas-
ment as to what to move first, always
bearing in mind that coal and 1000
must move rapidly.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
SO Below in Yukon;
Too Cold for Funerals

DAWSON, Y. T, Dec. Eighty
six below zero is the record for this
season for the recent cold, which be-
gan several weeks ago. This was at
the mouth of Pely River, $50 miles
up the Yukon from here. At White
Horse r. degrees below. mas been
registered.
Tho thermometers in Dawson have
registered between 80 and 60 below
for month. Hospitals are crowded
with pneumonia cases and many
deaths have occurred. No funerals
are possible until the weather mod
crates.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Hudson River Icebound
To Fort WASHINGTON Point

The Hudson River is frozen entirely
across above Fort Washington Point
at l77th Street, and even yonkers will
have to get its coal by rail until a
thaw comes
Traffic in the Harlem and East
Rivers, f1arbor Squad B reported, has
kept those channe.s open. Most Of the
slips along the Harlem and Eas,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
What Is Going On To-day

Luncheon Of no S>rueis Club OK New York. Waldorf
Astoria. 1880 p.
Ncs Years cl.cn house celebration OK the Dedford
Branch Young Men Christian Association. Brook
ln. to =. N.
New Years open house celebration Of the IVES. s.do
Branch Young Mems Christian Association 9l8
West F1fty-seventh Street. to 10 D. m
Nov Years dance o< the New York War Camp com.
muntty serviee. Grand Ccntral Palace
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
rench Candles for
France Diverted to
Warm City's Poor

Trench candles, made by thousands
of patriotic women and college girls
throughout the country for the dueouts
Of the fighting men In France were d.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Seventeen Below in Yonkers

YONkERS, n. Y. Dec Samuel
Intermycr's thermometer at his home,
Graystone, in this city, registered II
degrees below zero to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

Mr.. t'oy's discourse came Just after
wholesale dealers had announced that
from 10000 to $4,000 bushels of po~
tatoes had been frozen and DESTROYED in
freight yards Of Manhattan and Brook
lyn.
John Mitchell. chairman of tho State
Food Commission, and Arthur Williams,
food commissioner for New York City,
conferred yesterday at the admnistra-
tion's headquarters, 22o West Fifty
seventh Street, on preliminary action
in the campaign for legislation licens-
ing all retailers in food
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-30

seditdon before IL has . chance Il
propagate and II viii result IN Amer
icaplzing the people VINO now speak
4German only By compelling them u
study and speak the English language
Several business houses have made
sacrifices by losing the trade OF Ger
mans. but they tell me they are glad
to do 20 to further the cause
zone German merchant who huns
up q sign in his store said to me. II
will prevent the Germans hare from
being insulted when they attempt q
speak their language So, you Sc,
II works both ways"
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell Field presi-
dent Of the American Relief Legion.
in commenting on the campaign Al
her residence said:
I'VE are heartily in favor OF this
project. and the women who are
members of the American Relief
Legion will see to IL that the signs
20 into all of the best shops of New
York. And as we represent q men,
bership whose purchasing power IL
considerable have no doubt that
fact will lend additional weight with
the merchants who might otherwise
hesitate to carry out the patriotic
action"