Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-25
NO SHIPS ARE HELD
FOR LACK OF GOAL
Official Reports Improved Condi-
tons at New York.
M'AD00 ORDERS AN EMBARGO
All Freight Except Food, Fuel and
War Munitions on Three Roads
Barred Bad Weather
Delays Traffic.

AChAeAld W OC NCAANA "a tAAN ~~t0 VI AAOAC
in the New York harbor which had
empty bunkers week ago, according
to j. f. Parsons, director of fueling Of
vessels here representing the United
States shipping board.
"Of the IL ships. none of conse-
quence is being prevented from sailing
for want of ccal, said Mr.. Parsons.
Many Of them are awaiting cargo and
therefore would not depart even
though they had been coaled. Seven
+ teen ships were bunkered. We consid-
er the coal situation satisfactory. con-
sidering the weather and other abnor-
NAL conditions.
Embargo Ordered by Mc.Adoo.
Washington, Jan. 24.-An embargo
on all freight except food, fuel and war
munitions on the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburgh, the Baltimore &
Ohio east of the Ohio river. and the
Philadelphia & Reading was author
lied by. Director General McAdoo.
The action was taken on recomm end
adon of A. II. Smith, assistant dircct-
or general In charge of transportation
in the East. No reference was made
to a recommendation of 81 embargo
submitted by Fuel Administrators Gar
field. The embargo Is temporary and
is expected to last only a few days.
Bad Weather Forces Assion.
"On account of the extremely severe
weather which has particularly affect
ed operation of railroad crossing the
Allegheny mountains" said the rail-
road administration announcement,
director General McAdoo. upon the
recommendation of Regional Director
Smith, has authorized him to place an
embargo upon all freight, except food.
fuel and such war munitions and war
supplies as are specifically approved by
the war department, upon the Pennsyi
vania lines east of Pittsburgh. Balti-
more & Ohio east OF the Ohio river.
and the Philadelphia & Reading Cor
the purpose of enabling those lines,
which are the heaviest bituminous coal
carriers to continue specializing upon
coal for the double purpose of sup
plying the acute conditions in New
England and the harbor Of New York
and elsewhere and In the provision of
empty cars for mines and coke ovens.
This embargo is a temporary one.
1t should las. but few days IL the
weather moderites.
Local Embarqoes Previously on.
The practical effect of this order win
not greatly change conditions Of the
last few days, it was stated by rail-
road administration officials. since
local embargoes already have been de-
clared by many eastern railroads.
These have been made on the initiative
of individual railroads with the gem
eral approval of Mr.. Smith.
In many cases also an embargo
practically was in effect because Sc
we're weather conditions prevented
railroads from supplying cars to ship
pers.
An embargo on everything but food,
fuel and munitions has been under con-
sideration for several days. Up to
Tuesday night, however, the director
general was not favorable to general
embargo. believing that railroads soon
would be able to move the entire vol
ume of accumulated freight.
Snowstorm Skaters Hope.
This hope was shattered by the con-
tinuation of bad weather and snow al
most everywhere east Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi and by the consequent breakdown
OF locomotives and slower movement
of coal and food shipments.
Industries Resume Operations.
American industries idle for the last
Ave days under the fuel administers
TONS closing order resumed opera
lions In the face of congested trans
portation situation east of the Missis-
sippi threatening daily 20 become
worse from adverse weather. condi-
tons.
At the end of the fve-day l,estric-
ton period no official could say Just
what were the effects Of the Industrial
shutdown except that IL had got csal
to seaboard for ships. Dwellings IN
many parts Of the county still are
without fuel, although at tlse fnel adj
ministration IT was said that com
plants Of lack Of coal for household
needs were fewer than they had been
for weeks.
Railroad congestion has not been
much relieved, but it is impossible to
say whether the closing order helped
or not. Bad weather nullified much of
the good effects the general closing
might have had In clearing the rail-
roads and there is wide difference
of opinion as TO whether the shutdown
would have assisted materially In NOV
ing freight even If the weather had
been good.
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