The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Operating Committee of
Vice Presidents Replaced
by Director S Own Staff.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
WILL BE RESTRICTED
Great Bush Terminals at
Brooklyn Communicated.
Ships Provided for Fuel.

Director General McAdoo took
drastic steps last night to relieve
the consequences of railroad con-
gesdon. developed under private.
operation.
He abolished the railroad war
board and the operating commit
tee of vice presidents. which had
been set up under private control,
and substituted a directing staff of
his own.
He suspended all priority orders
and released the IAN on traffic all
along the line.
Coal 70 BE Prevfdod.
He ordered immediate stems 70 re-
lieve the coal fsmines in New Eng
land and New York City. and com
plete relief is promised within a fort
night.
lie took preliminary measures 10 do
away with all Unnecessary Passenger
tranic. decreeing that essential
freights-food. fuel and the raw "a
terlals for munitions--De given the
right Of way.
lie tackled ths probe n OF waT.ss.
and, under a slogan that contented
iabor Is cheapest in the long run,
promised fair hearing to the BROTH
erhoOds on Thursday. An increase IN
wages for some OF the employees is
practically certain.
starts Coal Moving.
He gave orders which started 1.So
oosi-laden cars moving Immediately
TO New ENGLAND. and. On conferences
with Shipping Board and railroad o.
ncialS arranged for the Northeast
States to get their minimum require
ment. by land and water. Of s.eo.eos
tons a month.
AT this sane conference IL WA ee-
Jermined that immediate stems ha
taken 10 divert from New Work Iar..
quantities Of freight now going 20 ttas
terminal for export, and to seuS fr
10 Baltimore, Norfolk aud ether
Atlantic seaports, where there is less
congestion
A special committee to handle this
problem will 6e hcadei by Mai. Cen.
George W. Goejhals. L. 5. A, rem
resenting the War Department. and
representatives Of the Food and Fuel
administrations. the navy. the shin
PING Board and other interested de-
paTtments
Bush Terminals Taken. -
Secretary Baker announced that the
War Department had comnlandeered
the great Bush Terminals in Soutb
Brooklyn as one OF the radiatiny
points for coal shipments. This sy-s-
lstn VIII Ne co-ordinated at once ~
the Director General of Railroads for
the movement Of coal. il also viii
be used for the shfpn1eDr Of r,uuf-
lions. The terminals viii give the
I government snOrmOus facilities for
/ sending munitions overseas with -
, little rehandlinC as possible.
| Chairman Hurley OF the SHINING
Board, agreed to turn over al one.
i've ships to the task Of carving soTl
1 coal 10 New England fTum Norfolk
! and Jersey coast ports Three OF
these have been engaged in Beluian
relief work.
/ In addition to these five shins FOR
the CCaStwiss movement Mr. Hurn.v
/ announced he was arranging q uro-
I vide five more in The near future
| Furthermore. Ne Shiwrinc BosFI
chairman has directed Charles 4.
| l'iGz. general manager Of IN, Emgr--
/ EenCy Fleet Corporation. 10 taka sJoe.-
/ Immediately or the ue esouIyss Of in
/ land waterways with view 10 hav-
ing the government engage in the
! creation Of enormous baTEe fleets 20
travel the rivers and canals. rplity-
ing some OF the traffic burdens %
( the railroads.
Daniels Helps People.
! Secretary Of the Navy Daniels is
sued orders TO all navy yards TO re-
lease surplus coal on hand for i'm
mediate shipment to New England
to relieve the famine there. lie or
dered commandants at all the yards
to make Immediately available for
the poor living in the neighbOrhood
all the cord wood the yards could
I spare.
Half the enormous coal pile -
the Boston Navy Yard was oro "a
turned over TO meet the needs of
the people.