The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
THIS SECTION, EFFECTIVE
wHIS MORNING
Baltimore and Ohio Will LIKELY Garry
Passenger and Pennsylvania
Freight TO East

The FIRST war measure To effect pas
sonrcr trains was rnc"iV"d III Wh""l-
ing last night eliminating number
ur trains on tho Pennsylvania railroad
At once.
orders were received last night from
the federal authorities. directing that
certain number of trains carrying pas
scugcrS h' ;ak"n of NJ once. FOLLOW
ins the ur.i"r the officials directed thai
tho following trains II" taken on. begin
ming this morning: Passenger train No.
$40. leaving Wheeling Al H:"O y. VI Tor
piltShurSh. he discontinued; tram No
5ll. arriving al Wheeling Al l2:l1 !.
NJ. from the East. also be taken on
and that train Ma. lo4n departing from
here at 80 O'Clock A. NJ. be d'scon-
tinurd.
The order also reads that there Viii
he no parlnr cars operated on any Penn
sylvania train bet W.rn Wheeling AMI
pittsburgh. Neither will there oe any
slecpers Attached 10 any train departing
from here for the cast. Il Is reported
that dozens Of passenger trains enter
ing Now York and other large stations
on the rrnnSN lvaui& road hay" been or
d.rsd discontinued. while thcre will he
practically no parlnr cars operated "u
the road. as II war measure In curla'!-
ment Of operations. {" allow moving tx
war munitions and troops with ma
greatest rapidly. The sleeping car ser
vice will hr greatly reduced.
Order T,ur-Reaching.
This is one Of the most far-reachtng
and effective orders OF the kind ever Is
sued by the PENNSYLVANIA officials al tho
instigation OF the federal government.
The Psunsylvania Officials have assured
The federal authorities that they Will
make every effort possible 10 work ia
con1unct ion with the government I'm cou-
yeying war material. carrying troops
and rnunttion shipments with tha srea' =
est degree of speed and safety. In dis
ontInuing passenger trains all over tho
great system il will assist materially
in the movements az freight f"r wRr.
1t was stated at The local office az
the Baltimore ( Ohm al : o'clock TINS
morning that no orders have been re-
ccivcd disseminating any passenger
trains or parlor cars. An othclal or inc
road said /, is probable that his road
would not receive orders similar 70
those issued to the Pennsylvania 20 be
applicd III this section. as 1t Is possible
that the Baltimore & Ohio road will he
DESIGNATED TO take care Of the princi-
nal passenger traffic between here and
Pittsburgh. anu. The Pennsylvania me
freight end Of the proposition.
No Advance Notice Given.
The official said that this was only
his personal surmise OF the matter. we
NAV receive orders at ANY moment 10
discontinue. certain trains and eliminate
our parlor cars" said he. TIE FHd-
oral officials give little advance notice
OF what action it Intends To take IN
war time. II Is simply case OF issuing
I'D bc rIilr,n1S chewing IN EN-,
concluded the speaker.
The railroads IN this section. as we'll
as IN all parts OF the country. are UP
against a difficult proposition. They
are doing all In their power 10 assist ths
government in these war times. but are
handicapped by the lack OF men to oper-
ate trains. to work IN shops. 70 repair
their badly damaged rolling stock ana
engines. The federal law prohibiIs any
tr,inmcu from working hui limited
number Of hours a day. During the past
| few weeks with all kinds Of difficulties
| in moving troops and war material tho
heavy SHOWS have drnornl;z"d the op-
Grafton of trains. All passenger trains
! from the East arriving her" have been
! of schedule for some time. while the
| freighls and running many hours be-
hind time.
! Freight Congestion Reduced.
! It was stated a. the Baltimore ana
Ohio office last night that since the
! cr hargo had been placed on all freight
several days ago that X was surprising
! how much freight congestion mad boon
! reduced Tho embargo covers practice
ally every kind OF freight except war
! munitions. coal coke. fluxlnC ston" and
. Iron ore which AFRO badly needed Al this
/ time" in many parts nf thr country. X
! was further stated that il the embargo
! is continued for tho next several weeks
! that the congestion will be entirely Oh
! minated and, that trains will be got
back on schedule provided th"ro ar"
| no more heavy SHOWS in IN" mountains.
No embargo orders have hoe nreceir-
Oh hy the Pennsylvania ur to carly this
. morning. so far as could Re learned. The
failure 70 receive such orders In q mca-
sure substantiat"s the statement ahov"
nv the Baltimore and Ohio official. that
the PENNSYLVANIA road Will he used ny
the government principally for carrying
, freight between here and PITTSBURGH
and points East. while the Baltimore and
Ohio will take care "f tn" greater part
/ Of the passenger traffic. It is said that
tho Penns ylvanla is in much hotter
shape 10 handle freight. as tho Bal'i-
! more and Ohio hns encountered "onsid-
terahlo trouble with it's engines for some
slime, and especially during tho past few