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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

far south as Birmingham, Ala. while
in North Dakota the thermometer went
to 32 degrees below zero and it was
only IL degrees hig~,er in many parts
of the Middle West.
The cold wave was accompanied by
high wind in many sections, while IN
the West there was heavy snow, when
blocked railroad traffic in several states
on both sides Of the Mississippi River
Inability Of the railroads to deliver
shipments of coal urgently needed in
many sections. particularly in Ohio and
Michigan, was expected greatly to in
crease the suffering caused by the
storm.
The snowstorm was expected to pass
tonight, the Weather Bureau reported.
and with it's abatement it was expected
that railroad traffic would soon be re-
sumed. Wire service was so demon
allied by the storm, however, that full
operation Of some roads may be de-
layed several days.
New York and New England tonight
had not felt the full severity of the
cold wave, reports to the Weather Blu
rcau showed but temperatures there
were falling rapidly and much colder
weather was forecast for tomorrow.
In the South the cold extended far
into Florida, and the cold along the
Gulf Coast was severe, the thermome-
ter registering 10 below freezing at
Mobile and 20 below freezing at New
Orleans.
The minimum temperature reported
to-day at Chicago was ~ below zero.
with colder weather expected tonight.
1t was 20 degrees below at Fort Wayne,
Is below at st. Louis and even 8 below
at Memphis. At Birmingham, Ala, it
was above,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Urge "Half Time"
Plan to Save Fuel
Jersey Officials Would Have
All American Industries
Curtail Work

New Jersey fuel administration Off
Gals suggested yesterday that the
whole United States be placed on "half
time" as regards coal consumption.
They urged it as a matter Of justice
to New Jersey. which, they declare, has
been hardest hit of all the states by
the fuel famine.
IL have been urging for two weeks
the limitation Of all industries in the
country to three working days week,
in order to conserve COAL" said state
ment issued by Richard c. Jenkinson,
state fuel administrator at is unfair
that the industries now on half time
in this state should have to endure this
handicap, while industries in other
states not SO badly affected by the coal
famine should continue full time. The
fuel shortage should be made equally
the burden of the whole country"
1t is matter of saving the labor Of
the state also, Mr.. Jenklnson declared.
The half-time power rule inaugurated
several days ago by the Public Service
Corporation affects about 1000 mills
and factories, the operatives of which,
it is feared, will seek other fields to
avoid the wage loss, which has been
estimated at nearly 100000 day.
All the industries of Newark and
other Essex County cities and towns,
which receive their power from the
Public Service Corporation, We're shut
down yesterday. Those of Hudson
Passaic, Union, MiddleseX and Somer-
set counties, which were closed Friday
put in full day yesterday. but they
tives will be idle again tomorrow.
Two more deaths, the result of ex-
posture, were reported yesterday al
Overlook Hospital for the Insane
This makes total of eighteen for the
first twelve days of January, numbe,
equal to the death roll for the entire
month Of January. 1917.
The Essex County Grand Jury is in
vestigating conditions eat the hospital
resulting from the cold weather.
The Board of Freeholders issued :
statement yesterday disclaming all re
sponsiblity and laying blame upon tn,
contractors who undertook to suppl,
new boilers. but failed to make deliv
cries on time. This failure, it was said
was due, first, to error in bids, and the]
to delays on the railroads
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
N. Y. Central Saves
Millions of Miles
Of Train Running
100000 Miles a Year Cut
of by the New
Schedules

Alfred A. Smith, president of the
New York Central Railroad, yesterday
announced reductions in service on that
line which become effective to-day to
economic in fuel and man power.
Trains have been merged, those of least
Importance eliminated and parlor car
service reduced, with the result, it is
said, that 100000 passenger miles a
year have been saved. with minimum
OF Inconvenience to the public
Three of the through trains between
Buffalo and New York have been dis
continued, among them being the New
YORKER Two have been discontinued
between Buffalo and Wcehawken on
che West Shore.
The Empire State Express" which
has been running between New York
and Buffalo for over twenty-five wears.
has been restricted to one parlor car
in each direction. A very large num-
Der of parlor cars have been with
drawn from local service, also mum
Der from through trains. Parlor cars
between New York and Montreal. in
connection with the Delaware e. Hudson
and Rutland. have been taken off. and
passengers transfer at Albany to and
from each road.
ASIDE from the discontnuance of
obscrVatlon cars, large number Of
sleeping cars have been discontinued.
together with the compartment lounge
car. which has been running between
New York and Cleveland, also COM
partment cars.
The night train for the Adrondacks
has been turned into a local and con-
sol!dated with other service, and the
sleeping cars have been put on one of
our remaining through trains.
Through service on the Harlem divi.
sion between New York and North
Adams has been restricted to one
through train daily instead of two.
To help the freight situation on the
west side of New York City, all pas
senger service between Thirtietl
Street and Spuyten Duyvil has beer
temporarily withdrawn.
Sleeping car service from New Yorl
to Niagara Falls has been discontinued
ana passengers are required to trans
fer at Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Plans Take Shape to
Curtail Use of Coal
In Manv Industries

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Immediate
application of the Fuel Administra-
tion's plan for curtailing the use Of
coal by the less essential industries
was in sight tonight as a means Of
relieving the coal famine in the East.
Some industries may be asked to shut
down for three days a week
Wide powers have been given to
state fuel administrators in apportion-
ing coal, but the general policy is to
reduce the consumption of less essen
tial industries by voluntary co0pera-
ton. In emergency cases, however. the
local fuel authorities have been mott
fed they may take drastic measures.
To relieve shortages in Ohio and
Michigan. DR.. Garfield to-day directed
operators in the Pittsburgh, Fairmont,
Kanawha, Kenova, Thacker, Eastern
Kentucky, Jellicoe and Ohio districts
to give preferential shipments for ten
days to coal for the two states. The
coal will be distributed by the State
Fuel administrators. The following tel
cgram was sent to the operators in the
fields named:
at is absolutely necessary to in
crease shipments Of coal to Ohio and
Michigan points for a period of ten
days. At the present time there are
communities entirely out of coal and
immediate attention should be given
to orders you have on file for consum-
ers in these two states, and the Fuel
Admins tration requests your earnest
cooperation in shipments to Ohio and
Michigan and that you may discon-
tinuc, as far as possible. shipments tc
other points west. except coal Tor pub
lie utilities and by-product plants
Secretary Lane and f. S. Peabody
chairman Of the Coat Production Boart
! Of the Council of National Defence
/ have been requested to testify before
the Senate committee investigating
coal Tho Governors of Indiana ant
Iowa have been invited to appear. i
they have any suggestions to make TO
relieving the fuel shortage.
The committee to-day investigated
the fuel shortage in the national CAPT
tai
Lack of coal caused the loss of 3,81
working hours in paper mills durin
December, the Federal Trade Commits
sion reported to-day. During the las
week Of the month twenty-seven ma
chimes were idle because Of fuel short
age.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
72-Mile Wind, Snow, Rain
and Flood Do Heavy
Damage Here
Trains Are Delayed;
3 Coal Barges Sunk
Passengers Hurt When Six
Long Island r. r. Coaches
Are Derailed

Having experienced an cquinoctial
thunderstorm, n gale, spring freshets
and April warmth all in the course of
twelve hours yesterday, New York and
vicinity last night faced zero weather,
predicted by the Weather Bureau for
to-day.
With the storm centre somewhere
over Easterp Canada, however, the Sc
we're cold will be shortlvcd, the
meteorologists said.
By tomorrow, it is predicted, it will
have moderated considerably, without
coming near to the record 10 below
registered ten days ago.
The official thermometer stood at SO
degrees yesterday morning at o'clock.
At last night it recorded "a degrees
At 10 o'clock it was 10 and dropping
rapidly. BY 8 o'clock this morning, the
stand Approximately at Zeroa drop Of
90 degrees in twentyfour hours, due to
reversal Of the Weather conditions
which produced the gale.
Freaky weather conditions still pres
vailed last night. 1t began showing q
little after 10 o'clock, but the fore
caster did not think this would con-
tlnue long enough to produce a Slip
perry coating for to-day.
Wind and Rain Do Big Damage
These were some Of the things
achieved here yesterday by the 72-mle
gale and the rainstorm:
Caused a washout on the Long ISL
and Railroad at Whtepor Road. where
Il siX-car train from Rockaway Beach
was PARTLY dcrailed ana six passcn-
gers injured.
Flooded waterfront streets Of New
York and New JERSEY cities knee deep.
Backed up the tide in the Hudson
River. putting ferry house floors under
water and pouring a torrent down into
the Hobokcn terminal of the Hudson
tunnels that drove passengers out in
terror.
Delayed all suburban trains and
trolley cars in low-lying sections Of
New Jersey and Long Island.
Tied up the Erie Railroad ferry SER
vice entirely for an hour and half
by flooding the Jersey terminal
Blew the municipal ferryboat Rich
mond from it's moorings at St. George,
between Staten Island and the Statue
Of Liberty until Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad tugboats got hawsers aboard
and towed the vessel back to port.
Wrecked boats and yachts in ia
maica Bay and Long Island Sound.
Floated away summer lodges. small
villas and shacks close to the water
at various resorts.
Turned the Hampstead town hall and
the Mineola courthouse into islands in
the centre of lakes hundreds of feet
wide and from one to three feet deep.
Gale ~ Miles an Hour
The storm broke just before dawn.
BY daylight troubles throughout the
metropolitan area had begun. The gale
ragged ticrcely for two hours, reaching a
maximum velocity of seventytwo miles
an hour. Patrons of the lodging houses
along the waterfront were forced to
wade knee deep through water in the
streets. Early commuters reached
riverside terminals only to find streets
and lighthouses flooded. Longshore-
men made tobacco money carrying men
and women back and forth in the
flooded areas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Big Liner in Collision

The Porto Rico Line steamship Car
DINA, outward bound with fifty pas
sengers aboard, was in collision with
an unidentified vessel last night, and
was so badly damaged about the bow
that she was beached near Bay Ridge
to prevent sinking.
. The accident occurred shortly after
6 while the Carolina was steaming
through Ambrose Channel. She was
abreast of the Ambrose light at the
time of the collision. The other yes
sci, believed to have been tramp.
at once backed away and was lost in
the darkness.
Government tugs and pilot boats
went tQ the rescue of the liner which
had large hole stove in her star
board bow With their help she man.
aged to reach the beach at Bay Ridge.
No one aboard the Carolina was in
jured by the accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
3 Killed, 20 Hurt, When
Gale Upsets Stack
60-Mile Wind Hurls Brick CHM
ney on Workers in Lynn
+ Factory

LYNN, Mass. Jan. IA sixty-milc
gale that came out of the northwest
with unexpected fury, swept over the
waterfront section here to day and sent
a big brick smokestack crashing
through the. roof at the sprague Box
Company plant on Broad Street, in
which two hundred men and women
were at work.
AS the mass of debris fell it caught
and mangled many of the operatives
three of whom were killed and more
than a score injured With the first
cries from the injured, pinned down by
falling timbers, the police and rescue
parties worked desperately. as fears
were expressed that the wreckage soon
would be roaring flame. There was
no fire, however, and this preventes d
greater loss Of life.
The smokestack, a square structure
measuring II feet at the base, towere
more than SO feet above the roof of the
factory. 1t toppled over and struck tho
roof with report that resembled n
explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Ma jor Gardner Ill
Of Pneumonia in Camn

MACON. Ga, Jan. -. = Major Au
gustus p. Gardner, of the 121st In
fantry, formerly Representative from
Massachusetts, is i'll of pneumonia at
the base hospital, and his condition is
causing some uneasness.
Major Gardner, son-in-law of SEN
ator Lodge, recently was reduced from
colonel, which he held as division
adjutant, at his request. so he could
be assigned as line officer and go to
France He was the first Congressman
to resign to enter the army when war
was declared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Small, Wife Slayer, Fails of
Retrial in New Hamnsh;re

OSSIPEE, N. H., Jan 12.-Chief
Justice Kivel of the Superior Court to-
day dismissed petition for "a new trial
for FREDERICK l.. Small, sentenced to be
hanged at Concord, Tuesday, for the
murder Of his wife.
A special meeting of the Governors
council was called for Monday after
noon at Concord to consider the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Storm Stops Sale of
Pennsylvania Tickets

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 1.-THE Penn
sylvania Railroad announced tonight
that it had placed temporary en-
barge on the sale of tickets to all
points on its main line between Pitts
burgh and Chicago, because of the
storm "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13
Nation Swept by
Worst Cold Wave
In Nineteen Years

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The coolest
weather experienced in the United States
since 1899 tonight extended from the
Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast
and from the lakes to the Gulf. Zero
temperatures were Registered almost as
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
U. S. TROOPS TO FILL GAPS
Allies Aim To Make This Decisive
Year of Wr,


Washington, April 4.-While the
battle Of Picardy halted In a lull
that may only foreshadow the break.
ing OF more terrible storm, Amer.
ican troops were Fastening to Join
in the fray.
Formal announcemnt from London
that these units would be merged
with the Allied war machines, indi-
Gated to afficials that the losses OF
the Allies would be Immediately
made good with vigorous young
Americans, keen for battle and for
a counter offensive. Officials look
forward to aggressive warfare with
out pause until the German invader
shall not only be checked but hurled
back to ultimate military defeat
President Wilson has predicted
that this will be the decisive year OF
the war. In the opinion OF the mill.
tary officers here-American, French
and British--he has now taken the
decisive step toward making his
words good
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
GAS MASKS DEFECTIVE
1900 Out of 5000 Deficient as
Shown by inspection.
That German Spies are Active in In.
reference With Manufacture Is
Charge Made by Senator.

Washington, April 4. Charges
that German spies are interfering
with the manufacture of gas masks
intended for use in France were made
in the senate by Senator c. S Thorn,
as OF Colorado, who declared that in
one factory 1900 out of 5000 masks
were found defective Even after the
defective ones had been discarded a
numbr of them later were found pack
ed with those that had passed in
spection, he said.
Senator Thomas declared the
masks had been damaged by small
perforations and asserted the work
was done by persons in the factory.
He said this is only sample OF the
work being done by German agents
I'm this country. 81
Serious Situation.
Senator Thomas declared the Uni
ted States faced serious situation
The German drive, he declared. has
not ended.
Declaring that union labor is re-
responsible for the Kansas City labor
troubles Senator J. A. Reed Of Mis-
souri,. said 1t would be a very dar6
day for organized labor" II it inter
feres with war industry.
Denouncing the I. w. w, Senator
Atlee Pomerene of Ohio said the or
ganization was a fertile field" fol
professional agitators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
LENROOT IS ELECTED
Republican Candidate Chosen
Senator From Wisconsin.
Estimated Plurality Over Davies 10
About 9,5oc-6erger, Socialist
Runs Last

Milwaukee. April WISCONSIN has
voted TO uphold the United States In
the war against Prussianism and mas
gone on record as declaring that all
holders of high Office must be 100 per
cent loyal to America and its institu
tions.
Irvine l.. Lenroot, Republican candi-
date for United States Senate, has
been elected over Joseph A. Davies
and Victor f. Berger.
Belated returns confirmed the vic
tory of Mr.. Lenroot for senator His
plurality at noon was 9,S75.
Election Assured.
With 10 counties complete and com.
paratively full reports from all but
four others, the vote stood: Lenroot,
l30,50S; Davies, Democrat, 12l 1888 !;
Berger, Socialist, ss,O3S. The missing
counties we're Bayfield,. Clark, Iron and
Shawano. These will maintain Len.
roots winning ratio as they are safe.
ly Republican.
The strength OF Davies in the nor
thern and western part of the state
came as surprise to the Lenroot
managers who rapidly scaled down
their claims as the returns dribbled
in. Early predictions of landslide
for Lenroot were based on his
strength in Democratic communities
which were as usual the first to re.
port. In the northwest the plea Wi
son Wants Davies" cut into the nor,
NAL Lenroot strength.
Berger led the field in Milwaukee
county and Mayor Hoan, Socialist
candidate for Mayor, was reelected
State Demonstrates Loyalty.
AS Davies and Lenroot in their
campaign pledge support of the wal
administration of President Wilson
Wisconsin expects the rest of the
country to accept their combined vote
as the loyalty vote of the state, leav
ing to Berger the onus of polling ,he
disloyal vote. His platform calls for
immediate abandonment of the war
and for this reason is labeled dis
loyal by patriotic Germans OF tho
state in common with their brethren
OF other ancestry.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04

Baltimore, April 4.-Rejecting the
pleas and proposals OF Mayor James
III. Preston that they return to work,
the City Laborers' union formally
voted to strike at once to enforce q
demand for SO day for laborers in
all departments. The city offered
s2.76. Two thousand of the men had
already quit and $500 are now out
In speech to the men. Mayor Pres
ton said the city would recognize. the
union. but he declined ell PROPOSE
tions laid before him for the wage
increase demanded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
Kansas City Strike Settled.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 4.-The gen
eral strike here growing out OF the
demands OF laundry workers, ended
when laundries took back their strik
ing employees with an increased mini
mum wage. but without union recog
milton. The general walkout involv
ed 10000 workers and tied up indus
tries for seven days. A minimum
wage Of 80 q week was granted inside
laundry workers. but no increase wal
giveA drivers. Mayor Edwards and
Federal MsdiAtor Patrick Gill sffAots(
tAs sstaleQsa&
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
TO STRENGTHEN ALLIED LINE
Americans to Play Noble Part in
Death Drains, Lane Says.

Washington, April 4.-American
troops will thicken the Allied western
line, now thin, the climax of the great
drama OF death will find America
playing a noble part, contributing
much by her sacrifice and devotion 10
beating down the German menace
So declared Secretary of the Inter
ior Lane in a speech opening the
"Americanization conference here.
1T is thin line that holds the
kaiser back he said, but it Is line
in which there is more of spirit and
more of resolution than in any line
the world has seen, because II has
more to live for and more to die for
than any group of men ever gathered
together"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04
Demand Made On Congress For
Priority For All Legislation
Pertaining to Conflict.
ACCELERATION ASKED
Congressman Kahn Emphasizes I'm.
portance of Speedy Action
on All Win-The-War Leg
islation Pending.

Washington, April 4.-Representa.
tive Kahn of California, ranking de-
tive Kahn of California ranking de.
partment commander of the house OF
military affairs committee, has de-
manded an acceleration of war legis-
latiOn.
Kahn introduced a resolution max
ing military and naval bills preferred
legislation for the rest of the ses-
sion. They are at present submerged
beneath masses of special and non
essential bills, he said One example
is that the naval appropriation bill
will have to wait its turn under pres
cnt plans until the rivers and harbors
bill is acted on.
Kahn is to appear before the House
rule committee in support of his reso-
luton.
Is Administration Aide.
Significance of Kahn's action lies in
the fact that. although a Republican.
he Is the actual representative OF the
administration In matters Of the first.
military importance. lie is TO take
charge OF the administration bill fix
Ing quotas for the next draft. due To
the opposition to II OF Chairman
Dent of the military committee This
repeats the experience of the original
draft act which Dent opposed
Kahn declared that the United
States must begin at once to send
an army 10 France OF 100000 men.
He said when Secretary Baker re-
turned from Europe he would bring
with him plans for a vastly increased
military establishment.
when everyone agrees" says
Kahn, that our first task is TO win
the war. it seems peculiar that Con-
gress should adopt any other program
than giving military and naval bills
complete right OF way.
Would Give Laws Priority.
"My resolution. which I shall ask
the rules committee to act on favor
ably at once, would result in win
the-wal legislation having the same
priority In the House as win.the-war
freight has on the railroads This
great German drive should bring
Congress sharply to its task We
should not delude ourselves, America
must furnih the manpower that will
first check this drive and then bring
victory.
Before the Russian collapse,
said frequently that the United
States must put in Europe at once
100000 men Now | have changed
this figure to 100000 men America
Is the last great untouched source of
man power
when the aggressive passes from
the German to the Allied forces. as
it must before we win this war. it is
America who must furnish the masses
Of men to insure victory.