The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

washington. Jan. 1g.-Thousandg OF
tons of coal arc pouring into ths
ships tonight. Porte all along the
Atlantic seaboard are moving the fuel
practically as fast as IL can be shunfea
from the side tracks where IL has been
pilng up for the last few weeks.
Fuel administration officials predict
tonight that the situation will be ms
tsriaIly relieved within the fortnight
II II actually is not back TO as nearly
normal as could bs expected la the
present emergency,
Coal 10 being delivered today ana
tonight to the fuelless homes, particu-
LARRY 10 the pneumonia sections@
throughout the Eastern and Northeaat-s
ern sections of the country. Thous-
ands OF tons of coal have been diverted
today into these channels.
At Pittsburg, where shipment OF
1909 cars of coal arrived. the full
quantity was diverted by the state and
local administrators to the consumers
In the South In the Norfolk region
where the Norfolk 4 Western feeds
large section. 5000 tens OF coal wAs
moving In this afternoon. and OF this
quantity 1000 tons was diverted TO
the use Of the suffering persons In
the neighboring districts.
Keeping Country warna.
This action was paralleled In other
sections of the country on other rail-
roads. but the SPECIFIC quantities Will
not be announced by DR.. Garfield prob
ably until tomorrow night. when his
stan has had time to tabulate the wi,ols
delivery. The suffering OF the people
is being reported continually by tho
state health authorities: these reports
are Immediately turned back to the
state and local fuel administrators
with instructions TO divert the avAii-
~. - Ln rfxxf prs4
Promising reports are coming to the
fuel administration of a iessening OF
the crush from Various sections OF the
East, like at Norfolk. Baltimore. PhilA-
delphia and particularly New York.
A. II. Smith. assistant to Director-0en-g
eral McAdoo. In charge OF transporter
ton of tho Eastern district, repoyteds
that the bunker ship situation 10 be-
ing ameIiorated greatly in the New
York district. Bunker coal 10 coming
through the ten-mile zone OF eongeefed#
freight faster than 1t was anticipates
would be possible so soon after the is-
suance of the original shutdown orr
der.
Congestion In West.
Dr. GARFIELD. 1t is stated. has hit the
crux of the situation already withtnS
forty eight hours of the issuance ok
his orders despite the protests that
have centered on him from vArt0Oos
directions While there 10 relief IN the
East the situation is bad In the MA
die West New snowstorms have con-s
Sested that whole region.
Tho local and state adr1inistyAee1u
have received orders to do Al they
can to get coal into the tied-up ctetea-
But the fuel administration sees eone
hope even In this situation ~ It viii
hold back somewhat the movement OK
coal into the East and thus give feW Y
A. IN, uht
uation along the coast
DIR. Garfield issued new order -
day making also a fueliess Tuesday.
This will apply to theaters and otheE
places of amusement. It y doQN
partly because the theaters 4ppeAleAs
to be allowed to keep going on IT,
old custom of Monday a. the opening
night and partly to AFFORD places o.
amusement for the thousands Of peE~&
sons who will be put out Of th1ex*
factories and other places Of voxk~
ing on Mondays. If the theatsrs were
closed Monday their list Of patr00o
would necessarily DO cut down. ~
now besides the present period Of eu1-&
pension there will be frellcos Mcns
days for general observance ana fuet.
less Tuesdays for amusement eutR-N
prises up to March as. The new go
der also includes cAbarets.
Fuel TOR Heat ana lA8Ws II
The new prohibition upon ne -
Of fuel for heating such places 90
amusement for Tuesdays includes ehe2
use Of fuel also for lighting.
The regulation issued today roAAD. u
Regulation making the proy1e-
ions of section of the fuel ~
nalnistrator's regulation Of Janur
,ary II. 1918. applicable " the~
ters and other places of Annuee
ment. referred tYs4n parA@yAD1
(c) of said section. upon Tuao- ~
days instead OF Mondays: SS
an order to accommodate pue.
lie holiday attendance. fueI 1av ~
be burned on any Of the Mo-
days beginning January II, 1919. @
and continuing up 10 ana tuclu1
Ing March rs. 1919. Tor the pUR
pose Of supplying hsa& fov ~
aters, moving picture 49,
bowling alleys. bilIla& II u
private Or pnh11e AaNo 1n1
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