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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-31
WOMAN GIVEN
SO YEARS FOR
SLAY|NG RIVAL
VERDICT IS REACHED
SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT
Jury Out Two and One-Half
Hours-No Demonstra-
tion By Spectators.

Mrs. Mary Anderson was found guilty
OF murder in The first d"grc" for killing
Mrs Janr Foster on IN" night or De-
ccnbrr e. 1917. In East Wheeling.
Mrs. Anderson shot Mrs. Foster Ms She
was leaving her house carly In tho
morning after going there I" seek her
husband whom she thought WAS on the
premises nf Mrs. Anderson Seeing MrS.
Anderson coming VI thr hall. MrS fos-
ter turned IL leave and WAS shot IN the
back.
The jury was given thr case at lP:"o
and returned tn. verdict after tw". and
0nr-hmlf hours Of dclih"rncI"n. Many
times we're they seat for hy IndG" Alan
II. Robinson, each time saying that they
would S""u bring ~ verdict The Dell
calling the sheriff Sounded at l2;lS and
nj I":I0 this morning til" verdict was
rcad ,u Mrs. Anderson. who stood erect
and llucnncrrnrd during I'll" proceedings.
Truuk l., Srruggins was foreman U1 the
jury.
Judge Robinson dismissed lh'' jury
subject to call. after thanking them for
their attention and tim" during thc past
lhrc" days
Attorney s. q. Huyrr entered plea
for a 'ucw trial. asking that the vrrdlct
he set aside. He was allowed until
Saturday. February 9th. [" prepare MS
plea in writing 10 hc presented |" the
, court.
MIR. Albert l.. Fost"r. husband of the
murdered woman. was "russ-cxam!ncd
until rarIy noon. Nothing other than
had been related Yesterday was brought
our in this cross examination.
Mrs. Anderson on Stand.
Tho afternoon session was given tn
m. testimony of Mrs. Mary Andersen IN
hrr umu hchalr. Mrs. Anderson admitted
freely that al, was In love with Foster
nnd that was ll@r reasons for Keeping
his namr out $f thr statement she gave
the morning after !h" shooting and
while In The county jail.
Mrs. Anderson admitted her love for
Foster all through her testimony and
states that the only thing between hcr
and Foster lrcing married was Jane
Foster.
Sh" stnlrd hat sh" had never said
sh.. would kill Mrs. Foster and at the
Same tim" IuId If fight she had with
Jane Foster in bridgeport. where Mrs.
Foster was hit on III" head with sun.
/ As her cStm"ny went on further she
said she had said she would have Mrs.
Foster arrested and stopped from 1ol-
lowing her. and only at tho instiGation
If Foster she cropped the matter. say
= ing tha, she did not care Ia get his
! name into publicity.
Her testimony Stuud out from the
start that Sh" iriSt""k the intruder NJ
her front door On thu night Of the muir
der for that of q man. considering lhal
IN form wore II long black nTcrcoat ana
Il cap. She stated that when she hehru
tho nnS.. IN" was du2inE i'll chair.
and awakened went for her gun. going
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Rebels Form Government.

!. STOCKHOLM. ian. 3n.-The Finnish
revnlutinnists have formed govern
nent under the presidency OF kullerwo
Manner. according IL telegram from
llclsinsfurs dated Tuesday. The men,
bers Of the Finnish Senate were not mo-
Icqted by the rrvolutionistS. Monday
night in lIclsingtnrs was calm. VI
hnrgiwus also reported TO be quiet.
The Finnish government has notified
Sweden thnt 1t cannot be responsible for
the livra of Swedish subjects. Of whom
ihcre are about 100000 In Finland. Re-
rnris from Helsingfors are c0ntradict0-
rs. but they indicate that tho rumor
that the Swedish minister had fled is
incorrect.
All nf southern Eiulan. as far as Tam
merfors, Is reported I" be In the hands
nr the Red Guards. hut the government
troops have vanQuisfrd the Red Guards
at various places IN northern Finland.
The general strike continues at Hell
singfurs, ami the Socialists arc report
ed In have made common cause with
the r"yuluti"n!Sis. The Socialists harn
issued II proclamation accusing the gov
erumcnt uf attempting 10 organize IN
armed force To crush the Finnish prolc-
larlat.
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T||D AMERICAN RED CROSS MEN !
MEET DEATH Of HEROES IN ITALY

Fairfield, and wero tho first Arnefic1nL,A.SS M
10 be killed on the Italian front. .:2;s:Ss ~
The exact addresses 81 the two youn1s
men are lacking. but one 10 believed 10
be from Pennsylvania and the otnert
from New York. Tncy had not cnroliss4S
in the American organization, havlner
enlisted previously in the Wynne-6e9i
an branch OF the British Red Cross.t
Plat aud Fairfield mad Just arrives;
at a Red Cross hospital on motorcyc!ey
wheu the raid began. Five bombs Ioufis
in the court yard OF the hospital. knlst;
ing four persons and wounding numaS
ber Of patients. The Americans werea
killed outright. One received a fragmeqS.:
Of q bomb III thu heart while tho othlf.:
was struck by three fragments. ID tae;l
head, stomach and legs. ...sy-ss
Companions of Fairfield and PlAtt 1Atss..
thew were killed while performing sAn@s
act OF bra very. They were ut Red CroosF
camp fur out Of range OF the raid Ssn3
could have remained there safely. BUT;
with two others they decided to 80 70 I
Mestre where M raid mad already be-
gun. and to give aid and help to pPobl-.
ble victims Fairfield and Platt went 5
ahead on n motorcycle. while the 0Aa11. s
lance followed. X was just - they
reached the Mcstrc hospital to bs1iA#
their humane labors that the bombs
dropped and killed botn Of them. o.
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Arrest Of Pair Reveals
Great Plot to Evade
State Prohibition Law

CHARI.ESTnN. W. Va. Jan %"--"Ne =
have uncovered the most astounding.
cuInnlfCatcrl and thoroughly organized
ring In the state. or nation for that NAL
ter. has ever seen. md its workings nr:
Of such extent thnt the average person
cannot comprehend its vaStncsS.
This was the statement today ar Wal
ter S Hallanan. state commissioner or
nrohibItIon ut thu. court Of magistrate
nsyton, where r.. J. Wilton and jim
Robinson were nrralgncd nu the charge
OF violating the prohibition laws "f
W-est Virginia hy bringing Into the
state more than one quart "t liquor
month
The two men wcr" arrested an a
, ,,hcsHprskc & ohio train between TINS
city and Hinton by Deputy Prohibition
Drrlccr Adkins. They had twrlr" suit
cases containing "a ants Of liquor "aclL
which Is beiag sold by b"o,l"EgcrS for
81 pint.
When wilton and Robinson wcr" ar
rested napcrS were secured which show.
authorities say, that rtnln,"rS of the
prohibition law have formed II huge
r,ng. which includes railway trninmen.
Pullman conductors AMI p"rtcrs and
other officials 4 complete code was
found In Wiltous possession. while nm
expense book showed tho expenditure
Of thousands of dollars in further!ng
the scheme.
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Centralized Control Of
All Atlantic Shipping
for America and Britain

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.-Centralized
contral Of transatlantic shipping was
established today with the creation OF
ship control committee to nave SUI
premc charge Of the operation OF all
allied and neutral
and leaving American ports.
The committee was named by repre-
sentatives OF the shipping board, The
war and navy departments. the food
and fuel administrations. the director
general Of railroads. the British govern
ment and ship owners, who met to de-
wise some plan for speeding up the
movement of supplies 70 Europe. 1t
+. ~ S. Franklin Of the In
tcrnational Mercantile Marine. chair
man; r. II. Raymond, head OF the Clyde
and Mallory lines. and recently made
shipping controller Mt New York. and
Sir CunnDp Guthrie. director Of British
in this country.
shipping hoard officials, In effect Gre
atcx Il pool Of ships moving supplies to
Europe. Goods destined for overseas
will he loaded in available ships
whether operated by thc United States
or the allies. With the aid Of the rail-
road administration the committee will
divert TO southern ports much OF tho
supplies that heretofore have clogged
the port of New York and incoming bes-
sells will he directed by wireless to
proceed 10 the ports in which mate
rIals IF the most Importance await
shipment.
The plan yet has 10 he approved by
the British and by the other allies. but
officials to-day received the assurance
Of Sir Cunnnp Guthrie and Sir Richard
Crawford. Of the British embassy. that
this would he forthcoming. Approval OF
the ncutrals is not necessary inasmuch
MS neutral ships operated by the United
States an dthe allies arc operated under
charter. The British long ago urged AT
arrangement OF that kind and months
ago sougf 20 have the United States
enter the in,- --allied charter!ns confer
cncc. The centralized control authorized
today virtually creates such a confer
ence on this side Of the water.
In connection with tn" action Of Off
cials attached particular significance
to the decision 10 despatch abroad Ray
mond BB. Stevens. vice chairman Of the
(conttuusd on PAgs Tsn.)
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No HELP FROM
SWEDEN FOR
BRAVE F|NNS

In Finland. the tr"ubI" between the
government forces and rrr"luti"n.Tts
continues To grow in extent The rero-
lutinnists ARE declared 10 hay formed
Il government Uf their own. All SOUTH
eru Finland il said TO he in tho hands nf
the Red Guard, while the government
forces IN the north arc asserted TO nave
defeated aud diSarncd the rer0lutJna-
rIcs ut various places and I" hay" start
cd southwark to give bnttle TO the ele-
mcnts nf disaffection there. The So
cialists have taken hand In the trouble,
having issued Il manifesto declaring
that the Finnish government desires 10
rule the proletariut.
Although Finland has appealed To
Sweden for military aid. such aid is not
likely to lie rendered. ON the contrary.
Sweden apparently has shown its desire
to keep aloof from the controversy By
closing tho frontier to prevent tho Red
Guard from obtaining weapons.
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rrauscending In interest even
the great victory Of the italians
over the Austrtans on the northern
italian battle front Is the political
and economic situation in Ger
many.
Here, apparently, large part OF
tho country is In the throes Of q
great labor upReaval, due to DIS
satisfaction by the working classes
over tho progress Of the peace ne
Rotiat.ons and over internal pontt-
cal conditions generally. Through
out the country thousands upon
thousands Of tho working classes,
both men and women, have struck,
and many Of tho great manufactor-
les and industries are affected.
In Berlin alone nearly half MILL
lion persons are reported on strike,
and hourly those who have quit
work arc receiving retn1orcements.
Likewise in Kiel, the great ship
yard center, at the Hamburg IRON
works and in tho Rheniah Westpha-
phalian mine region workers have
thrown down their tools and left
their jobs
Leaders Of the Sociaist-both OF
tho Independent and majority fac
tious-evtdsntly are In control OF
tho movement, and for their pains
a number Of tho independents have
been ordered imprisoned. Hugo
Haass Of tho independents and
Philip soheidenann. tho majority
Socialist leader In tho retchstag,
arc heading their respective follow
ers.
Advtces received by way Of Swift
erlaud arc to the effect that the So
cialists have delivered an ultima
tum to tho government demanding
tho conclusion Of general peace
without tndeinnlties or annexa-
lions, participation by the work
mon in peace discussions, amenora-
ton of the food situation, the right
of public assembly, the release OF
all political prisoners and the IN
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KA|SER'S. MESSAGE
TO THE GERMANS


AMSTERDAM, Jan 3o.-The
German emperor: replying to birth
day congratulatiou from the king Of
Saxony, sent tho following mes
sage, according to the Lokal An
zeiger:
"You know how sympathize in
the sacrifices and distress which
these hard times have laid. upon our
people, but 7 begin the now year
full of confidence. Despite many
difficulties, everything goes to show
that our superior military comman-
dershtp Of our splendid peoples
great power OF resistance will BREAK
our opponents war will aud create
the foundation Of a good. happy and
safe future. God grant 1t.
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No DANGER Of
FLOOD IN THE
OHIO JUST NOW
Freezing Weather and Water
Held By Gorges Pre-
vent Disaster.
Special to The IlteltSercsr.

SpeC1a1 20 ue A~AsoAAAo SA~'
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 60
Although several Monongahela river
xorges broke to-day, carrying away
considerable river craft, there Is 10
danger Of a tood FOR Ohio river
towns. according to Local Forecast
or Henry Pennywitt. Freezing
weather, which has Set In over the
leadwaters. prevented general
thaw aud held back enough water 20
check the Threatened food.
Monster gorges have formed IN
the Monongahela. principally AZ
Brownsville and Poin. Marion. but
danger Of; their breaking within tho
next few days IS slight. according
20 tho weather Sureau.
The water Is passing beneath the
gorges now, and backing mp Of water
into West Virginia towns ceased
carly to-day. Near brownsville,
however, the water rose rapidly, in
undating lowlands for a quarter Of 4
mile from the river and causing zoo
miners to Gee frGm two shaft mines
(Continued on Page Teu.)
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Face Coal Famine;

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-LarGe sec Z
tions Of the east face coal famine :
within the next few days as result qts
furthr hampcrlnE OF railroad transpoIH
tation by to-day's snow and Ice stornA
Reports reaching the railroad ana toel@s
administrations tonight showed NsWs
England and parts Of PennsylvAnia AID
districts along the Atlantic seabosrd ~
worse condition, and there were tndicer
tions that many industries would be q
forced TO stop operations for few d144t
for lack of fuel. .,e..:i -:
Alrady the railroad administration has
done all possible to meet the emerxneNy.
it was said. and developments must .4e.5
mend almost entirely on weather conNes:
lions. Forecasts OF these gave no hoetAs
of hope for snow was promised 5oH
most Of the country east Of the AiSAtess5
sippi tomorrow. 2s-ti. 2s,-i. sitg5ssis
No General Shutdown. X - Z. <:
/ No new orders for general indua-
trial shutdown are planned by the -!
administration, but the preferenti4ls
treatment Of coal shipments for domes- I
tic consumption for ships and essential
Industries will continue. An eHteusfo1
of the freight embargo might be .con-f
sidered BY the railroad administration
TO assist railroads to move coai, N HAa9
cynIained. except for the fact that very
Iitile general freight is now DcinS ac--
c,nted fer eastward movement ~ as:yg;;
lines
Reports to Director-General hcAdc0
indicated that the westbound movement-!
Of freight today was nearly ten keE:
cent under that Of yesterday. AoetEoL
this WAS coal. The return novemens soEs
empty coal cars to mining districts
slightly better, except in West FlrEfnie1
Kentucky and Virginia. where floeAsj
still restricted transportation sertouS!y.5T
Floods in the balance OF the couEet2,ss
which had been feared yesterday. 49,
nostponed by continuing cold Weathes.sa
New Ingland'S Xught. .,s1E
The plight of New England was d147'
cussed with Mr.. McAdoo by Fuel Aess
,rinistra,or Garfield and J. J. StoFfox,s
fuel administrator for that section. 49,
More moderate weather at HampDn4
Roads the last few days has helle
thaw coal formerly frozen in cara ha
assisted the dumping and coanng Ot1:
vessels. s:::.;ssi .:;:::.;s
weather conditions and railroad cqn.5
scs,lon have .interfered seffouAy HNs:
shinbuildins activities, according TO ~
norts today n the shipping board. Detls;
snow has made 1t impossible for nenet
70 keeu at work. In addition. the freiGhtt i
congestion has curtailed the supply OF:
materials to great extent ING :.,sSsts
shipyards nre entirely without matetA:s:
The new zone sygtem OF diStr1ootinks' q
coal will be put into effect next ~
b,t officials do not believe ehAt nsMaS
effect much saving OF handing u tis1GI
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ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY, Tuesday, Jan.
The Associated Press)-Two
attached to the Red Cross
were killed at Mestre Sunday night by
bombs dropped by German raiders. They
were William Platt and Richard Cutss
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GENERAL BREAKUP =
IN RIVER PREDICTED

WASHINGTON. Jan 3o.-rhe fol-
lowing In taken from the general
conditions" bulletin, issued tonight
by tho Weather Bureau:
The Ice in tho Ohio river at Gin
cinnati broke At 10 A. m. Wednesday
on n stage Of % feet and tho river
rose to 80 feet by noon. Indications
now point to a general break mp Of
ice In tho lower Ohio within the next
two or three days. The flow from
tho southern tributaries from which
most OF the water IS coming win be
checked somewhat Thursday by rsa-
SON Of low temperature.
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HALF MILLION MEN
AND WOMEN STRIKING
Socialists and Independents
Make Radical Demands
on Government.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3o.-Tne
German censor has ordered the
Berliner Tageblatt, the vorwaerts
and the Berlner Post to cease
publication, according to dis
patch received here from Berlin.
Tho ban was placed On the news
papers owing to their attitude
toward the striking workmen in
German, says the dispatch.
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Will Not Intervene.

LONDON. Jan. 30.-A Stockholm dis
patch 10 the Times says the Finn!nh
government hns sent Il representative to
Sweden with IN appeal for military
help agninst the revolution!sts. SO far
as II is possible to foresee. the dis
patch says Sweden will not grant :he
request.
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British Statement.

I0STmlN Jan. %n-"I.aSl night one
rr our latrnIS successfully attacked Il
German post mort hraSi "f linrrtn"ourt
uuu killed n: took prisoner number ~
,I,, rn,my'S yarrisuu," ilr war office re-
rurix "rurth"r casualties We're In
i,i,ucd ON the enemy IN patrol cnc"unr :
.rs in the ncighh"rhnod oc Iiull"cnurt.
where We captured machine gun.
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MONTE BELLA
CAPTURED BY
THE ITALIANS

The Italian success against the NUS
trianS in ih~ maintain region OF north
ern Italy mas been extended ny IN" cap
turc- on Mont" Di NHl RrllA. another
dominating height On III" Tsiag" pla-
,cau. An INTENSITY" artillery duel Is now
in progress along The "ntir" front lhe
Austrians humbarding tn" Italians III
tncir new positions and the ltaliaE'S
pourine an uvalan"h" of shells on posi-
tions hch!nd ;hr cm"!ry's line. Two, AUS
1rIau divisions wtr" almost completely
wiped our during the fighting for rh"
hciyh, positions. anu more than c'o"p
prisoners. six guns and one hundred ma
chine guns fell into the hands of the
Italians.
Mutual hnmbardmcnia and small raid
iur encounters continue IL feature the
fighting on the other fronts.
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western Psnnsylvszia-S1ow ~
rhnr.day, ooldsr In soGthi fsaAs1 ],
fair, colder. S!5
west virT1nis-1ooA n0U 49,
colder rhursdAy; Friday fatf, eo1AeEyi
ohio-Local SHOWS ThUEsAAy, eelaS
sr south and wssti Friday taf -
colder. E.FM
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Austrian Statement.

VIENNA. Ian. an,-INia I'"nd M -
Thu Italians which ar" aitHrKinE on the
northern front "rc being r"ini"rcrh con-
StAntly by large Numbers "t troops. says
lo-dav'S official announcement. After
stubborn struggle. In which the Aus
trton troops are said tn har" made Il
heroic. defense. tho. were forced to give
mn Mont" niva1 Rclln and ral Del rosa.
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Wharimase Jeff Frame prediction that the frozen ONO re
would eak no al Wheeling Wednesday Night Thursday
morning of the present week bids fair to be realized.
At midnight with eleven feet of water on the marks ana he
river rising at the inches hour since and Win
c certainty Of at least the maximum on the
was considered inevitable Wharmaster Frame that the Ice
would begin moving about daylight this morning
CONTINUED On Page Seven)
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italian Report.

ROME. January. 50.--Murr than ?GuO
prisoners havr h"ru taken by the ltal-
inns I'm their successful attacks upon
the Austrian lines on the ASlago l!a-
j.nu. the w.ar office announced today.
Six guns and 100 machine guns also
nave been captured.
The Austrlans have hr"n bombing
,riIh cNtr,ma Viulrnc" tn" positions cap
lurrd hy tn. Italians. Til" Italian fire
has been powerfully conferred on points
bchind thc enemy lines.
FNtrrmrly heavy losses were suffer-
I'd hy tn" AuStrirnS. .t"" "f their d.
Visions being almost c"n1lct"iE wiped
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Ernnc1, Stntenlent.

PARIS. Jan. 90 -"Trrnch rntrols.
carrying "uI operations h"rth ~ the
Aisnc. brought hack prisoners. th' war
Office announces In the Nosgrs the
artillery lighting was continued vtgor-
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German Report.

BERLIN. Jan. %h--tNla London
Thr Italians retained possession OF Col
Ir"l Rosa and M"ntc Dival hella on the
mountain rrGnt utter renewal Of their
rItarks with strong forces. army n"ad-
quarters announced lU-riaI.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. 80.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Jan. 30
Richard Cults Fairfield. son Of
Mrs. James &. Barr Of New York.
Joined the Wynne-Bevan amou-
lance corps. M English orEaniza-
ton connected with the Red
Cross, shortly after he had on
tered Harvard University last
fall. He was 10 years Of age and
the Youngest Of five Americans
in the corps.
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BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 30.--
William Pttt was the son "f the
late William y. Plntt. OF Ralti-
more. He went IL Europe last
summer 70 drive an ambulance
at the battle front. He was 26
years Of age.
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Great Uprising
By the Germans

LONDON JAN 3O-A dispatch the Daily Express from Geneva
reports that clashes between soldiers and strikers
the Berlin which lives lost The dispatch adds
that refused fire strikers.
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RUSHING FUEL I !. /
To NORTHEAST" !. !. I. ]. !.
hIh gs51&
-
MhR ,..,::;
FAMINE IS On
SHIPS AND TRAINS ARE Sc
BEING REQUISITIONED
sin
Snow and Ice Storms Agsn..
Cause Scarcity Of Coal
in the East. =. =:

BOSTON,, Jan. 3o-ArT1vAis Of
coal BY rail- and water wars 70 uHkoG
today that the city fusl cons1nttseo:st
WAS seriously oenstdsHnG toHtE1ls
An extension Of ths AZ hour Dono4 y
which sg1ns 1T 4 O'Clock this nact3sss
ing and during which rotSu ooefxx
dealers have been forbidden 20 MAKE IS
deliveries Of coal to Office 6o11d0ep# a
stores and factories. -
There was only 3a,6l1 tors Of coal.
on hand in the city tonight, AecordcA
ing to James 3. Noyss, head Of tbs K
distribution department OF the easEes
fuel committee. The ctty'6 normal
consumption now u between 6ooos
and 10000 tons daily.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.-In responsa
10 an urgent appeal from ]. J. Storrov,
New England fuel administrator, thu
Shipping Board tonight directed that
coal piers at Hampton Roads ports Gtvt
complete right Of way for loading du!ina
4 72 hour period beginning to-morfsN
morning to a fleet Of SO steAmSpe
,chooners and barges waiting theres p
take coal for Boston. -
At the same time Director-GeueAl
McAdoo instructed the railroads to gf!l
priority Tomorrow to twelve coal trathe
Of 26 cars each to supplement the usual
movement of coal to New England, and
TO meet emergency demands at Boston
Secretary Daniels ordered the command.
ant Of the navy yard there to turn oysl
S 900 tons of bituminous coal to the CITY
fuel administrator. ~