The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
BLIZZARD DEM0RALIZES ALL
 RAIL TRAFFIC THRU MIDDLE WEST; AFFECTS LARGE AREA
Associated Press)

CHICAGO. H., Jan l2.-The greatest snowstorm in tine history of the middle western states has completely para lyzed the city of Chicago and the entire middle west No running Many stalled and there whereabouts unknown.
 All communication is practically of, and unless there is quick break in weather conditions much suffering Is result The railroads endeavoring to blow their way through the deep difts but 1t sow heartbreak ing work, and much is being accomplished Food trains made up waiting the word that way has been cleared them carry supplies to trans lost somewhere Ill the sllowbound territory.
 The de1noralizaton to traffic is the known Every railroad train schedule shot pieces Thousands o head of livestock held up behind the dred tracks and feared that they will freeze unless relief reaches them shortly.
 In this city all business has stopped Schools closed down. Thousands of workers unable to reach their places of employment The blocked with snow drifts Tomorrow every pastor in the city will ask the greaons to assist in shoveng the snow from the streets
 The city has appealed to every ableboded citizen to aid in the work of cleaning up The fuel administration has iii order to prevent disastrous fuel famine
 GIVE COAL PREFERENCE
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan l2.-Director General McAdoo tonight wired all railroad executives all coal shipments first during the great storm which has the middle in its grip Coal shipments to be treated preferential freight in all cases.
 The weather bureau that the coldest weather since 189o extends from the Rocky mountains the Atlantic and to the Gulf reg ions. From many large cities throughout the country appeals for fuel shipments.
 OMAHA STORMBOUND
 OMAHA Nebr., Jan. l2-This city is isolated tonight all outside points, The great blizzard which broke the middle this morning has the country in its grip and has blocked every railroad entering the city No transconnental trains moving. In rail road officials unable located their trains of wires going down under the heavy snowfall.
 EARLY REPORT
 CHICAGO, Jan. 12-One of the blizzards in the history of Chicago raging here and has completely isolated the city from all outside points, All train service has been suspended for today.
 The business of the city parayzed of the high winds and the cold weather The temperature stood fourteen degrees below Snow is falling in sheets, and there feet of the level with huge drifts ping up in the streets.
 The present storm is than that of last Sunday which halted all business for several hours The drifts sutng from that have all been cleared away and with the additional todays traffic will be severely ham pered for several days.
 STORES CLOSED
 CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-On of lack of fuel all the big department stores of the city closed this afternoon o'clock and will reopen until there moderation o weather conditions There is considerable uneasiness the fuel situation tonight The fuel administration has urged that every possible method of conservation be used make the present supply last until additional supplies be rushed here
 With the blizzard still bowling, there is telling when the rail blockade will be lifted The extends from Chcagoto the Gulf coast and is causing much delay to all train movements in the affected section