The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-02-09
ASKS EMBARGOEs
ON THREE ROADS
Fuel Chief Would Give Food and
Coal Right Of Way.
CONGESTION MUST END SOON
Pennsylvania Lines in the East, Balti-
more & Ohio and Reading Desia-
nated--Holidays Ordered for
Cities In Iowa.

Washington, Jan. pa general en-
barge upon three railroads against
shipments of oil freight except food
and fuel and certain war munitions
and supplies was requested by Fuel
Administrator Harry A. Garfield.
The request was contained in n
memorandum sent by him 10 Director
General OF Railroads McAdoo. An
embargo was put on the Norfolk x
Western.
Mr.. Garfield would have the embar-
go apply 10 the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburgh, the Baltimore q
Ohio and the Philadelphia & Reading.
Garfieid's Memorandum.
In his memorandum Mr.. Garfield
said:
1.-THE press reports show that the
Pennsylvania railroad, with the APP
proval of A. II. Smith, placed an EN-
barge on Monday upon all freight ex-
cept food and fuel. II will he observed
that these exceptions are practically
the same as the exceptions made In
the order with respect to the use OF
fuel.
The action authorized by this one
day embargo should be taken for sew
cral days. adding 10 the exceptions
certnin war munitions and supplies
not only upon the Pennsylvania lines
east Of Pittsburgh but also upon the
Baltimore & Ohio lines and the Phila-
dolphin n Reading lines which form.
with certain Baltimore 4 Ohio lines,
through route to the seaboard. Such
an embargo would be especially effec-
tive II II could follow Immediately the
five days covered by the January II
order
Car Shortage Was Acute
During the last two months Of 1917
the car shortage on the lines men
toned was increasingly acute.
ut nputrali2cd every effort for in
creased production 1T the mines. I.a-
Dor difficulties were adjusted ana
prices resulting lhrrcfrom We're fixed.
Without cars. however. coal could not
be- produced. The empty cars were
not at the mines. The congestion of
the tracks was such that the loaded
ears did not reach their c0nsignees.
while the railroads were operated
plan, they seemed 10 have found II i'm
possible 10 remedy this situation, and
since II director general of railroads
has been appointed we have had moth
ing but unprCCcdpntcdly severe
weather, almost multiplying his efforts.
''To relieve present congestiOns and
10 speed up the movement Of coal
and coke ears 10 and from the mines
and ovens, IL seems apparent that
there must, for II few days. be an al
most entire cessation, particularly on
the roads mentioned. Of all freight,
with the exception above noted"
The fuel administration issued
summary of the result Of tho five days
in which the factories OF The eastern
half of IN" country have been shut
down
Order Serves Its Purpose.
The summary follows:
cur reports show that the prime
purpose sought to he accomplished by
the rcguiatiOn--thc bunkering Of ships
and rhe supplying 0f domestic consum-
ers andpublic utilities with coaI-has
been greatly served.
Local officials Of the fuel admins
trntion in all parts Of the East report.
ed that domestic consumers, rublic
utilities and other consumers on the
preferred list In the industrial curtal-
ment order were being given the full
benefit Of the coal moving into the
consuming territory.
"As n result of the patriotic coop
Grafton of American industry, cap
ital and labor the way has been cleared
for the prompt bunkering Of ships
which long were tied up Mt Atlantic
ports waiting to carry vitality needed
supplies to the American forces abroad
and to the nations associated with the
United States In the war"
The necessity for some new meth
cd Of dealing with the coal transporta-
ton problem was emphasized by scores
Of reports that weather conditions
were as bad or worse thnn ut any
time since the unprecedented period
Of coal and stormy weather started
nearly two weeks ago. Heavy snow
throughout New York and New Eng.
land, In Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and elsewhere made traffic movemen,
extremely slow and cut the supply OF
empty cars to coal mines far helow
even fhe subnormal supply OF the last
few days.
Holidays In Iowa Cities.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 23.-Charles
Webster, fuel administrators for iowa,
issued closing order affecting the
cities Of Keokuk, Fort Madison. Burl-
ington. Davenport, Clinton and
Dubuque. The order puts the Monday
closing regulations. general In Illinois
and the East, into effect in the cities
mentioned, In order to avoid discrimin-
alton against Illinois river towns.
tionors Roumanian Queen.
Paris, Jan. 22.--The Academy of