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New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
McAdoo Orders
Coal Sent Through
Penn r. r. Tubes

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Director
General McAdoo spent a busy New
Years day. He broke railway pre-
cedents by ordering that the Penn
sylvania Company's tunnel under the
Hudson River, heretofore restricted
to passenger trains, be used to hasten
coal supplies into the heart of New
York City. The orders are to be fol-
lowed even if they interfere with pas
senger schedule.
This action was considered signif-
cant by railroad men, not only because
of the direct results, but because it in
dicsred how determined the government
is to use all facilities to their utmost,
regardless of previous practices. to re-
licve congestion and promote efficiency.
Coal trains went forward to-day un-
Ger new government orders, based on
the belief Of Director General McAdoo
that railway congestion, rather than
actual shortage, is responsible for the
fuel famine i'll many districts.
Upon receipt of reports that hun
dreds of loaded coal cars we're stalled
on sidings behind long strings Of cars
containing shipments Of higher prefer
entail rating than coal, all existing
priority orders for the entire country
were suspended by Robert S. Lovett
Priority Director of the War Industries
Board, on recommendation of the Di
rector General. This is expected to re
suit II, quicker movement Of the en-
tire mass Of congested freight, Whose
sluggishness has been caused largely
by multiplicity of priority orders.
At the first conference of MIR. Nc
Adoo with his advisers and executive.
in the .~new year, it was decided to pu
addit' <nal ships now controlled by tn.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Capital Toasts
The New Year
With Grape Juice
Pop of Champagne Cider
Cork Startles ''Celebra-
tors" at the Willard
BY BRIGGS
Staff Correspondence


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-An almost
bone dry New Years celebration was
Washington's lot. Perhaps "cclebra-
tion" is too strong a term, though there
were noticed feeble efforts at some of
the hotels and restaurants last night
Memories of other New Years seemed
to cast damper on such celebrations,
however, for very little gayety was dis
cernibe.
Many years ago, at dinner given by
"Gry" President. one of Washington's
older statesmen remarked that "water
flowed like champagne" Last night
mineral water and grape juice at
tempted to cheer those who really de-
sired eggnog and Tom and Jerry with
very poor success.
One merry party at the Willard or
dcred quart of champagne cider. The
pop" of The cork resounded through
the room which proves the exciting
gayety in the dining hall at the time
and Jared the merrymakers. Wild ap-
plause greeted the once familiar sound,
and then painful rcverie ensued,
which reminded a spectator more of q
q. A. H. campfire than a Joyous New
Years Eve.
Alcoholic refreshments flowed, how
ever. though not publicly At many
private homes open house was main
tanned. and eggnog defed the food ad
champagne, and even little hare!
liquor. But this was done very quietly
and was frowned on in high official So
ciety, none of the homes of the Cabinet
ladies'. so far as could be ascertancd
for publication. countenancing any
thing of the sort. Dispensing a!co.
kolic refreshments is no longer cou.
sidered good politics.
In the lower strata of society .hcrt
was also a little quiet inlbibing. as
indicated by five arrests for drunken.
ness. One unfortunate. according K
the police, attempted to cheer up TIL
community a little by selling liquor
but fell into the tolls.
This was also Washington's FIRST
"war New Years" which perhaps ac-
counts for the lack of gayety, despite
crowded restaurants.
Even the whistles and bells. which
usually extend g. noisy greeting to the
new year, were &lmost totally lacking
The noise was Sc faint that it could b.
excluded altogether by merely walking
indoors, and It continued only about
minute. Most of the bell ringers ant
whistle blowers had gone to bed Ion,
before. and with no prospec. of morn
ING after" heads.
As rapidly as the train service woul,
permit, the real determined merrymak
ers struggled back into asb;ngto,
this afternoon end TONIGHT from Bal
timore, where they had enjoyed rea
Monumental CITY hotels. They brough
almost unbelievable stories of pre-
miums Oh restaurant tables. for tn
cro,'d from Washington exceeded BuG
timorc's capacity almost as much q
on that neverto- -he-forsotten occasio
when Wilson WAS nominated in tina
itv u, 1919
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Coal Famine
Broken With
McAdoo's S Aid
Continued from page 1

that some of the shops here might have
to shut down for some time on account
of the impossibility of getting coal. At
five workmen met death either at the
mines or in the yards where cars are
being unloaded. Four men were killed
at one Jersey port on Saturday as the
result of an explosion. The railroad
officials say that whenever it becomes
necessary to work with undue haste
Immediately jumps up.
Mr.. Peters said it was entirely out
Of the question to draft city employees
to the work Of unloading cars at tide
water points into barges. Since the
fuel shortage became acute. he said,
the roads have depended largely on
their expert wrecking crews for this la
Dor. Gangs Of Italian railroad workers
from Paterson and other cities in Jer-
sey, every man hardened by the tough
est experience at the most arduous
1t was pointed out that what the city
owes to these men with blackcncd
faces and muscles Of steel will proba-
bly, never be fully appreciated or re-
warded.
However, Mr.. Peters agreed that the
White Wings and other city laborers
could be used to good advantage in un-
loading cars in the Sunnyside yards
Of Long Island City. The work, he said,
would not be so difficulty as at tide
water. There are many things, he said,
declared they would be wholly useless
in breaking frozen coal.
All the ctal now being received at
tidewater is frozen solid and either has
to be broken up by hand or by steam.
Mr. Peters said the steamng process
was tremendously expensive and, more
over, somewhat slow.
The advantage in using the Pennsyl-
vania tubes, according to Mr.. Schley
and Mr.. Peters, lies not only in making
distribution in Brooklyn and Queens
easier, but in supplying both Manhat-
tan and The Bronx. The Sunnyside
yards are within stones throw of the
Queensborough Bridge terminal, and
the coal can be hauled in trucks over
the bridge for distribution in these two
toroughs.
Deputy Fuel Administrator 0. B
Stanton, jr., and his assistants yester-
day opened fourteen cellars of East
Side coal dealers who had refused tc
sell at the prices stipulated by the fuel
administration. From two to eight
tons were found in the cellars. The
coal was sold in small lots, and police
men were stationed at each cellar te
. see that no applicants were turnet
away.
William J. Shea, of the firm of Will
lam Farrell 6; Son, coal dealers. re-
ported yesterday that the Harlem ant
Gouverneur hospitals were almos
t without fuel. and would be forced tt
shut down unless supplied immediate
ly He criticised the fuel administra
} tion for not taking care Of these places
~.
: Criminal Courts Building to operat
l one elevator during the inauguration
( of Edward Swami as District Attorne.
= and his staff.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02

tho same time Mr.. Semon made no
suggestion as to how needed coal could
be got, except to say that he was dong
the best he could.
But coal conditions are not the only
ones, with the country trying to get on
war basis, that are not right here.
had long talk with one of the bosses
in the Remington works shortly after
arriving here. In view of the job the
nation has on it's hands, he told story
as amazing rs any told to Senator
Chamberlain's committee in Washing
ton. ! asked him if the Remington
works had been shut down for long.
de replied:
Cali Of the plant. thirteen buildings,
have been shut down only since
week ago Saturday. The employees
were let out in order to enable the
company to put in machinery to make
the, new Browning gun. We all 60
back to,morrow. But h;n the n'ght ;h sn,t, narI
of the plant. has been out for about
a month"
"Do you mean to say I asked, chat
the Remington Arms plant has not
been running to it's full capacity for a
month ?"
Night Shift Laid Of
Just ABOUT, was tne Tcply. we
make 1000 rifles day of twcnty-four
hours. The night shift makes about
third of them. They are the rifles
ordered for the Russian government.
hear our government has taken them
over. l don't know why the night
shift was laid off. You'll have to ask
the man higher up"
/ did I asked Charles c. Tyler, vice
president of both the Remington Com
pany and the Union METALLIC Cartridge
Company. This was Mr.. Tyler's reply:
"This issue involves a discussion of
altogether too many side issues that |
do not care to go into. l could not
discuss all of them anyway. l am not
familiar with them. l have to do only
with the work inside the plants
And so we find here, not only a
shortage of coal, but, short time ago.
an apparent shortage of work in great
rifle plant. And the Chamberlain COM
mittee has found that the new National
Army is wofully short OF rifles. In
some countries the making of war is a
weird enterprise.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Heavy Snow Is Falling
Throughout Middle Wes'

CHICAGO, Jan. Practically 81 ~
the Middle West between the The .ss
Lakes and the Ohio River and from Ms. IL.
western Pennsylvania line to the Ia. Ia
sissipri River is under deep S.a.'e;
OF snow tonight. and the sno" ne
still falling. The storm. following knsr-
spoil Of severe cold, is badly han'ps,,
ing all transportation lines. Easss., Esar,
trains were late to-day, some OF 'hs''
six to ten hours. ~,on.
In and around the Calumet re.,uss'
including the cities OF hammo.ns.
Gary. East Chicago and other big %s.s fsss
ufacturing centres there is TWO 'so ~
Of snow, and trains are staiiea ea.Ass
much behind schedules. pisPa.sss
ments Of coal trains had been ~ ~.
pended and that householders wsfs = =.
periencins trouble In getting foeo '
liverod.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Commuters Trains
Not Greatly Affected
BY Cut in Service

Railroad companies, in reducing their
passenger services to meet the coal
shortage and war transportation needs,
VIII try to avoid cutting down rush
hour commutation trains, according to
railroad officials yesterday
A statement from Philadelphia that
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
had dropped 1o4 passenger trains In
two days has been followed by similar
announcements by other lines
The Lackawanna Railroad has fur
ther curtaled its suburban schedule.
already much reduced, and has dropped
one train & day each way on its main
line
eve dropped forty-two suburban
trains last July and twenty four more
last Sunday" said traffic Official of
the Lackawanna last night "We nave
also cut off the 6:07 through train from
New York and the 3 a. N. from Buffalo
The dropped suburban trains were
mainly those in the middle OF the day;
the rush-hour trains are not affected
and do not sec how they can be re.
duced."
1t was announced at the New YORK
Offices Of the New York, New Haver
& Hartford that Several trains" Ger
tainly would be dropped. TIE number
it was stated, will be decided at con.
ference at New Haven to-day. -
The Erie reduced service consider
ably early in the summer and no fur
ther reduction is planned at present. il
was announced.
Revision of the passenger trair
schedules on all divisions of the Penn
sylvania lines east of Pittsburgh ans
Erie was under discussion by traAit
and operating officials Of the road a
conference at Philadelphia yester
day, it was announced at the New Yorl
Offices Of the company. 1t was statet
that details of the changes might b.
announced to-day
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Boston Is Icebound;
Harbor a Skating Field

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-For the first time
in many years skaters we're gliding to-
day over ice six inches thick in Boston
Harbor. With the exception of the
main ship and ferry channels, which
were kept open by a small flotlla of
tugs. the whole upper harbor WAS an
ice field. Much shipping was icebound
at the docks.
The rivers on which are located the
principal coal docks here were frozen
over, and mariners said it would re-
quirc some days for tugs to break q
path to the wharves for the fleet of
coal carriers reported on their way
here to solve the fuel problem.
Although to-day was a holiday, the
coal yards were open by request Of the
fuel administration. Hundreds of pco-
pie with baskets, baby carriages, small
wagons and other conveyanccs carried
away small quantities Of the precious
fuel. 1t was estimated that at one
time there were 1,500 men, women and
children at a single coal yard in the
South Boston district.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Relief From Cold Due
In This Section To-day

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Relicf from
the cold wave in the East was promised
to-day by the Weather Bureau. 1t will
begin to grow slightly warmer tonight.
While the East is suffering from the
except in the Pacific States, is enjoy
ing decidedly warmer weather. with
temperatures from to 35 degrees above
the seasonal average
In the South tempe raturcs below
freezing are predicted for tonight, cx-
tending into Central Florida.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
What Is Going On To-day

Free admission TO The American Museum Of Nat
urA History. the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
the New YORK geological Park. the Van Cor,-
lsndt Park Museum. tho American Museum Of
Safety and the Aquarium
Poultry Show Madison Square Garden
Convention OF tho New York City Woman Suffrage
party. Hotel Astor
OIsnnS Of school BY Jewish Board for Welfare
Work In the United States Army and Nav for
training Of field workers. Central Jewish in.u-
tute. rs East Eighty nth Street.
Public hcsrinS on West Side improvement Cham
Der OF Commerce. 2 y m
Addresses BY Professor James Ford and NJ Fain-
berg on How the Cooperative Movement Nav
Sove tho Problem Of The High Cost of Living .
~ the meeting Of the C1vitas club ia Pierrennt
Street, BROOKLYN p m
Public lecture; under the auspices OF the Board ef
t>iucation by Frieric OK w johnson on Cana
dian Wonders" Public School 95. West Houston
aud ClaIkson streets. ! Is .. N.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
King George and Poincare
Exchange New Year Greetings

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 1.--Reuter's
Limited Agency here has received the
following dispatch from Paris:
"King George and President Poin-
care exchanged New Years greetings
by telegram, in which the King paid a
tribute to Frances magnificent courage
and assured the President of his un-
shakable confidence in a victorious end
to the great struggle.
"Presdent Poincare, in replying. said
that the longer the war lasted the
firmer) was his confidence in the final
success Of the Entente Allied arms"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Philadelphia Marching
Clubs Hold Annual Parade

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. ALL that
the selective military draft has left
of Philadelphia's marching clubs.
which have 4nade the New Years pae.
cant an institution here. swept through
Broad Street to-day in the annual
mummers' parade.
Thousands Of Philadelphians and
many from out of town braved the
intense cold and cheered the march
crs, who cavor.ed for prizes as usual.
although the temperature froze many
instruments to their hands
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
LONG DEATH LIST
Again Marked Waterbury's Fight
Against Epidemic.

Waterbury, Oct. 2l.-Five more
deaths occurred over the week end be-
cause of the epidemic. Miss Agnes
Spellacy, a nurse at the state hospital.
died Saturday afternoon. She was the
daughter Of the late Martin Spellacv,
and she is survived by her step. mother,
two own brothers, Timothy and Harold
Spellacy; two half brothers, Harrington
and Martin Spellacy, and one half-s
ter, Elizabeth The funeral was held at
st. Andrews church to-day, with inter
ment in Holy Cross cemetery.
Miss Alice Folsom died last night at
the home Of j. f. Somerville, where she
was employed. She was the daughter
of the late George Folsom of Waitsfeld,
and she leaves her mother who was Lu.
Gina Kellogg, and several brothers and
sisters The remains win be taken TO
Waitsfeld
Mns. Carl Stowell died at the Emer.
gency hospital yesterday, a day after
the death of her infant child. Her hus-
band is very i'll at the same hospitals
Mrs Stowell was the daughter of Milo
Ravlin
Doris Gingras, aged seven years, died
a short time after the burial of her fa-
ther, Edmond Gingras.
Everett Swasey, who was home after
being seriously burned at a chemical
plant in Montreal, is very i'll with bron.
ohial pneumonia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Several Hundred Millions
More Than the S6,O00,-
100000 Asked For
ABOUT 25,0O0,000
BOUGHT THE BONDS
Returns Are Yet Far from
Complete in Wash
ington

Washington, D. G., Oct. q Estimates
and figures showing the success Of the
fourth Liberty loan poured into the
treasury to-day, indicating that there
were about 25,OOOOOO Subscribers dur
ing the campaign, which closed Satur-
day night, and that the six billion dollar
goal was passed by several hundred
millions.
All orders for coupon bonds are be-
ing filled Immediately and plenty Of
registered bonds will be ready al fast
rs requisitions for them, accompanied
by the necessary information concerning
the individual owners, reach the treas
ury
Thirteen hundred clerks were at work
to-day examining, counting and shipping
bonds as fast as they came from the
bureau of engraving and printing. They
were received in huge bundles, carefully
wrapped and sealed, and went to the
federal reserve banks in much the same
form.
Although the exact number Of bonds
sold will not be known for many weeks
officials estimate that it exceeds thirty
million. In the third loan, slightly less
than 25,000000 were bought.
Reports from all of the reserve dis
tricts early in the day show the honor
roll Of subscribers bear 22000,000 names
as minimum and probably will be
found to have several million more.
Owing to influenza, peace talk and the
fact that many participants in the third
loan now are in the army, the number Of
subscribers in the Boston, Philadelphia
and possibly some other districts prob
ably is no greater than in the preceding
loan.
1t is apparent, however, that at least
20 per cent Of the population Of the Unit
ed States bought bonds. record equal
ling and probably exceeding the percent
age record of the British Victory loan Of
1917, which had 100000 subscribers
The S5.000,000,000 subscribed to that loan
is exceeded by more than a billion dol
lars. Thus all records both for size and
Of war loans are broken by
the fourth Liberty loan.
The first Liberty loan had about 1900
600 subscribers, or per cent Of the posi-
lation. The second had about 100000
or Q per cent The third had ls,30000a
or about III per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
NEW OFFICERS SCHOOL.
Is to Be Established at Camp Fremont.
Cal.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2l.-Estab-
lishment of an infantry officers train.
ing school at Camp Fremont. Cal. to
open Dee, !, for enlisted men and civil.
ians was announced to-day by the war
department. Graduates win be com.
missioned second lieutenauts. Those
eligible are draft registrants between is
and 40, who are physically qualified for
general military service, except regis
trants in class one physically qualified
and who registered prior to Sept. II.
and registrants in deferred classification
on account of occupation, Industrial or
agricultural gro1nds. A high school ed.
ueation or its equivalent is essential.
Major Roy S. Brown has been detailed
at the war department to receive appli.
cations Of civilians who wish to be ad.
mitted to any OF the officers training
schools now maintained by the army.
Civilians may make the applications to
the army officer on duty at the nearest
educational institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
YANKEES ARE
IN FIERCE FIGHT
Forced to Give Ground at
First, They Counter-At-
tackled Successfully
BATTLE OCCURRED
IN BOIS DE RAPPES
Germans Are Constantly
Bringing Reinforce
ments

With the American Army Northwest
OF Verdun, Oct. 81, (noon) (by the As.
sociated Pressl Fierce fighting took
place to-day in the Bois de Rappes on
the western end of the American line
In the face of terrific machine gun fire
the Americans were forced to fall back.
Batter they counters attacked and re-
gained the part of the wood that had
been lost.
Washington, d. c., Oct. Germany
Is drawing heavily upon other parts Of
the western front fer reinforcements to
scheck the Americans north of Verdun.
General Pershing's eommunique for sun
day says During the heavy fighting of
last week constantly increasing mum.
Der of German divisions have been
brought up and are bitterly contesting
every foot of ground
The communigue follows:
West of the Meuse our troops have
continued their pressure on the enemy.
East OF Bantheville in the course of 10.
cal fighting in the Bois des Rappes they
captured over one hundred prisoners On
the entire front north of Verdun there
has been heavy artillery and machine
gun fire Severe counter attacks have
been thrown hack with heavy losses to
the enemy.
During the heavy fighting OF the past
week north of Verdun, we have drawn
from other parts Of the western front
constantly increasing number of German
divisions, which are bitterly contesting
every foot against our strong attacks
in order to secure the retreat OF the Ger
man army, the position ef which has
been compromised by the attacks from
the south and west
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
BRITISH BROKE DOWN FORMIDABLE
POSITIONS NORTH OF LE CATEAU AND
TOOK MORE THAN 5000 PRISONERS
BRITISH CAPTURED
OYER DOZEN VILLAGES
Third Army Is Headed Toward Mons,
Fourth Toward Maubeuge-Fifth
Army Has Practically Cap
ured Tournai.

Paris, Oct. 2l.-The allied forces, while
pushing farther into central Belgium on
the north, are fighting on the south to-
ward the Belgian border south of Val.
encennes. Sunday the allied troops had
to hight the elements as we'll as the Ger
mans. II drizzled continuously and the
soldiers were soaked and blinded by
the rain, while airships were of little
use.
With spirits unhampered, the allied
troops continued their efforts and in
Flanders they got little nearer to the
important city of Client and are ap-
preaching very close to the west bank
Of the Scheldt.s On the right of the front
IN Belgium the British fifth army has to
all intents and purposes taken Journal
an important railroad junction
Farther south the British third army
has crossed the Selle and is headed to.
wards Mons by way of Quesnoy and
north Of the Normal forest, while Gen
eral Rawlinson's fourth army has
reached the Sambre.0 0ise canal and is
advancing around the southern end of
the Normal forest up the valley Of the
Sambre towards Mauheuge. The net
result OF the efforts of the fourth and
fifth British armies was that the pivot
on which the German retreat across Bel
gium swings was badly shaken. The
British also captured a dozen or more
villages. On the British right General
Debeney is outhanking Guise and is
marching towards Hirson for the pur-
pose Of taking the Hunding line in the
rear.
At the same time Generals Mangin
and Guillaumat between the Serre and
the Aisne and north of Sissons are at
tacking the front of the Hunding line
Finally General Gouaud and the
Americans are fighting in most difficult
country against determined and strong
resistance. They are making slow but
solid progress in the task Of pushing the
enemy towardF the southern Ardenues
and up both banks Of the Melise.