South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-14
MIDDLE WEST
POkES HEAD
OUT Of SNOW
Traffic Begins to Move Slowly
After Complete Tie-up
Over Sunday-Temper-
ature Rises.
International News Service :;

International News Service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE middle
west poked its head up out of the
snow drifts today and began opera
tiOns on a basis more nearly normal
than at any time since Friday. I'm
less further storms arrive it is ex-
section of the United states will be
released today
Trains that were due last Friday
are beginning 10 arrive this morn
ing and trains are being dispatched
for the first time in as hours. Traf-
fic conditions, although still far from
normal, are no longer paralyzed and
it is expected will be restored TO
normal by tomorrow.
The danger Of food and fuel
famine is for the most part passed.
although a fuel shortage still exists
in several places.
Release of Chicago from it's snow
drifts was accomplished by the
heroic labOrs OF more than 1OO,O
snow shovelers.
ShOvelers at Work.
The army Of snow shovelers is
still at work today for only the
more important arteries have been
cleared and there is stiu much snow
TO be removed. The forces were
augmented today by 60,OGa school
boys working in organized units.
Chicago schools will remain closed
all this week and boys of the upper
grades and high schools will shovel
snow.
The most serious problem faced
by Chicago today as a result of the
storm is a shortage Of gas. Unpre-
cedented use by house eholders has
cut down the reserve supply until
a famine is feared. Steps are being
taken to renew Immediately the al
most exhausted supply
Six persons lost their lives in Chi
cago since Saturday as the result Of
cold or injuries caused by the storm.
These with others reported previous
", brought the toll of the storm in
Chicago 70 more than a dozen.
Traffic conditions in Chicago and
throughout the middle west are not
terly paralyzed.
Trains Straggle In.
Through trains, most OF them
hours. some more than a day late,
began 20 straggIe in today and out
going trains were dispatched al
though passengers were notified they
travelled at their own risk and no
assurance of the arrival OF the trains
at their destinations were given.
The Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, which Saturday cancelled
its schedules for the first time in
years, announced today that out
bound trains were leaving on sched-
uled time.
A limited train service TO eastern
points was put into effect this
morning, the first train 10 leave
being the Metropolitan express for
New York at s:45 o'clock. One
train for Pittsburgh was sent out
by the Pennsylvania railroad at 1895
o'clock last night
The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, Of the New York Central
lines, dispatches the goth Century
limited and other through trains as
usual.
Limited Schedule.
on the Monon, Illinois Central
and Michigan Central lines no at
tempt was made yesterday 10 oper-
ate trains but a limited schedule
was inaugurated today The Penns-
ylvania has resumed its Pan Handle
service, sending out its Atlantic
train 20 New York, Pittsburgh, Co
lumbus and Washington.
Scores of trains bound 10 and from
Chicago. however. are still snow
bound at outlying points. Ii is esti-
mated that 500 snowbound passen-
gers are being fed at the expense Of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Fort
Wayne Ind. while in other sections
trains and passengers have been
snOwbound for many hours.