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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Manufacturers Make Shut
down Useful by Changing
Date of Inventories
Exempt Firms Closed
Factories Given Permission to
Open Remain Idle on
Half Day

A great many firms made the en-
forced holiday useful. They merely
changed their stock taking time. and
began yesterday morning to use what
remained of the Garfield vacation to
clean up their plants, overhaul the
machinery and make inventories.
Tasks that had been overlooked in
the rush Of business that followed the
outbreak of war are being done in
INC GARFIELD holiday. Machinery in
some cases has suffered from lack of
attention, and will be better when work
IS resumed on Wednesday morning.
Some firms arc doing their spring
cleaning carly.
Exempt Plants Stay Closed
Although new interpretations of the
law had made it. clear that some indus
tries which closed on Friday had a
right TO remain open, few of the ex-
empt opened yesterday morning, since
Saturday is half-holiday. The rep
resentative Of a large organization Of
manufacturers pointed out yesterday
afternoon that the restrictions on in
pearcd on Thursday night.
Among those planning to make the
best of it were the United Cigar Stores.
which took advantage of the fact that
there is nothing to prevent stores
from opening 81 Monday If they burn
no fuel. The United Cigar Stores will
open "cold" on Monday morning, clerks
having been instructed to turn off
steam radiators and use candles in
stead Of gas. even for cigar lighters.
Silk manufacturers received ycster-
day from the war service committee
of their trade association a resolution
asking them to iengthen their working
time on the days when work was
allowed in order that employees might
suffer as little loss Of wages as pos
siblc. They were advised to work to
the limit of hours allowed by the state
laws
The closing order was not without
it's blessings, even apart from the value
which Dr.. Garfield has placed upon it,
according to Alfred l.. Smith, manager
of the industrial bureau of the Mer-
chants Association. He said it was
clearing up freight congestion. Some
concerns upstate, he declared, were al
most glad to close, their stocks of coal
and facilities for getting it had run
so low.
Mr.. Smith threw out the suggestion
that Dr. Garfield might have had q
motive beyond the saving OF fuel. The
motive. he said, might be the elimina-
ton of unessential industries during
the war by an Indirect method.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Buffalo Sends Appeal
To State Administrator

BUFFALO, n. V, Jan. 19.-The stu
ton with respect to anthracite coal
became more acute to-day with the re-
currence of extremely cold weather.
Elliott c. McDougal, local fuel admin
istrator, tclegraphed A. II. Wiggin,
state fuel administrator, asking for re-
lief. The message read in part:
IF the weather does not moderate
will be compelled to prevent delivery
of all fuel to schools, armories. music
halls, theatres and churches. Cannot
you get in touch with those high in
authority in assisting anthracite
roads and get some adequate action
taken? The reported pleasant assn
RANGES given that we need have no
worry about the anthrasitc situation,
which assurances in turn have given
out to the public. have not been made
good. While realize that the rail
roads are not to blame for the weather,
the emergency is here and must be
met
The railroad freight situation, rail
road officials said. has shown immediate
bettcrmont. Between 500 and 600 cars
were released by the closing of fac
tories in the last twentV-four hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
City's Vast Coal Supply
Still on New Jersey Piers
New York Homes Not Relieved on Second Day of Closing
Order as River Transportation Fails and Supply
In City Dvvndes

DR.. Garficld's idea that closing down
industries would help warm the homes
seems to be all wrong as relates to New
York City, according to State Fuel Ad-
min;strator Wiggin. After two days Of
the suspension order Mr.. Wiggn sized
the situation up this way:
"lhe restriction order is etfccting a
saving of about do per cent coal con-
sumption by the public service COM
panes. On the whole, It looks as If
the order would be of considerable ben
eft to New York City. The chief BEN
eft to this city would naturally be
through the public service corporations,
as they consume the bulk Of the coal
that generates manufacturing electrical
energy in this city. But restriction
in their consumption of coal does not
help the domestic consumer. for he
uses an entirely different kind of coal.
lie cant utilize the coal saved by the
power, light and heat companies"
Besides. it was shown again ycster-
day, as for many days past. that New
York has plenty of coal now-only it
can't get it.
nc trouble is tnaC inc pms are N
New Jersey and the stoves and fur
naces in New York. DR.. Gariicld's
order didn't contain any provision for
improving the communication between
DIN and ireboX
Consumers Condition Worse
The actual situation, as confronted
by the domestic consumer in New York
City, was worse than ever at the end
of the second day Of the great national
surgical operation of strengthening the
dislocated joints of the coal organismI
In all upper New York, including the
whole of the The Bronx, there was
practically no coal in store last night.
The "coal lines in all parts of the
city were fully up to normal.
Forty Bronx manufacturing plants
are er< rely out Of coal
S. Trimmer & Sons. fuel dealers, with
coal pockets of a capacity of 1000 tons,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
5000 New York Plants
Appeal for Exemption;
SO Violations Reported

From early yesterday morning until
nearly midnight last night the Federal
fuel administrators we're busy hearing
appeals for exemptions from the Gar
field closing order. The Offices, at 65
Broadway, were thronged all day.
There were more than 5000 applica-
tions, 1876 exemptions and less than so
complaints of violations.
Nine cases of violation were reported
to United States Marshal Mccarthy by
Reeve Schlcy, Fuel Administrator for
New York County. The other cases Of
violations in Manhattan were reported
to the Federal authorities by volunteer
Investigators Two complaints were
made in Queens and about twenty in
Brooklyn. This was a remarkable
showing, Mr. Mccarthy said last night.
Among those who sought exemption
yesterday as vital industries was a
casket factory, a private institution,
which purported to give preliminary
ground training to prospective aviators
and a pin manufactory. All three were
turned down.
Exemptions were granted to the re-
ceiving departments Of industrial and
mercantile establishments, so that
freight, which is being rapidly moved
to relieve the congestion of railroads,
might not be left to longest piers or
warehouses.
Other exemptions granted included
manufacturers of dental supplies, OPP
teal manufacturing plants, makers of
aeroplane parts and gas masks and a
number of manufacturers of food prod
ucts and food containers. Partial ex-
emptions were granted to several to-
bacco manufacturers, who pleaded that
stocks already in process of manufact-
ure would otherwise spoil.
Mr.. Schley, speaking generally, said
that all establishments which closed on
July 4 should close on each of the next
ten Mondays if the Garfield order is to
be observed both in letter and in spirit.
Among the cases Of alleged violation
of the industrial closing order were the
College Press, printing establishment
at 1876 Broadway. which advertised that
st would be open throughout the tive
day period, and tenants of a loft build
ing in East Thirty third Street. Mr..
Schlcy said last night that he had mott
fed these alleged violators that their
cases had been referred to the United
States marshal.
Mr.. Mccarthy said last night that
VI lhe ioity VI HltH complaints re-
ccived only few appeared to have
been justified, and that these few ap-
peared to be mostly unintentional
No arrests were made. but Mr. Nc
earthly will have about seventy-fve
deputies on the watch to-day, to-mor-
low and Tuesday These, he said,
would be assisted by volunteers and
by the police, although Mr.. Schley said
last night that Mayor Hylan had not
replied to his request for the co0pera-
ton Of the Police Department in the
enforcement of the fuel administra-
ton order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Spanish Ships Seek
Coal in Cuba or u. S,

HAVANA, Jan. 19.-Thc Havana
agents of the Spanish Steamship Com
pany have received a cable message
from Spain asking them to ascertain if
it is possible to obtain coal here and in
the United States for their ships. II the
coal cannot be obtained the company
says it will be forced to suspend ser
vice. One of the company's largest
vessels, which is expected to arrive at
only enough coal to bring her into port
and will require 300 tons for her re-
turn journey.
The agents report that unless a coal
supply can be obtained the liner Reina
Maria Chrstiana, which should leave
Spain next week for Cuban port, will
not start on the Journey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

under this head: Cost of leisure to
spend available cash"
Just what the cost Of leisure will, -,
must remain a mystery until tho ov,
ers OF the city's cabarets. theatres ord
SNa''hg rinks have more spare time "a
count their profits than they found ves
,erday: Judging from present ind;ca
''ons ,h's opportunity will come only
WIN the conclusion Of the first COW
scrvation period wa
INDUSTRIAL leaders agreed that an.
p'uN,ha,e'y l,2oo.oo0 workers in the
M'1..ropoi''an district were possessed OF
.ne'r time and Approximately ono
weeks pay check each vcstcrdav
nroauway's money millcrs were almost
equally unanimous in their assertions
mat exactly that number had visited
or sought admission to the streets
white light resorts.
iractlcally every institution for the
sale OF drinks where dancing space is
available to the public boastcd of ca
paclty business and line at the doors
throughout the afternoon and evening
IN spite OF this additional business
owners of the biggest cafes and cab
arets insisted that there WAS no addi-
tional expenditure of fuel or light
~.P~'>'aa games &uuTCHlii StOutIN main
tanned that the greater crowds meant a
reduction III coal consumption.
Our crowds furnish their own heat
he said. Gill up restaurant with a
happy crowd and no further heat is re-
CURED. Why. it is the practice at my
place to turn the steam off at | o'clock
IN the afternoon and leave it off the re-
ma'ndcr of the day No heat is re-
quired after that hour
The restaurant man made this plea
IN an argument before local fuel admin
istrators. thus agreeing with B. II. T.
oftclaIs, who previously had argued that
every passenger was potential car
heater. the only problem being to get
enough of them into a car to keep it
warm.
Other places of amusement than cab
arets were among those favored by the
temporarily idle. Cold homes appeared
to offer few charms to residents Of the
East Side and other districts where the
roll of the idle included a large per
centage of the inhabitants. Outdoor
skating spaces, the parks and even the
waterfronts were visited by those seek
ing recreation during the day. Park
skating resorts reported the largest at
tendance during the winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

had less than 100 tons on hand ycstcr-
day afternoon.
Burns Brothers total distribution up
to the middle Of yesterday afternoon
was only 5000 tons, as compared with
daily normal Of $1,000 tons.
4. The line of communication between
New York and New Jersey bins and the
cley was not much improved yesterday.
Out OF approximately 300 tugs i'm the
harbor available for all purposes sew
cnty-four were out of commission on
account of injuries sustained in the
battle with ice
More Coal Reaches Jersey
Coal continues to pour into the New
Jersey terminals in immense ouanti
ties, but 1T is OF about as much benefit
TO the city as pork and beans to a
dyspeptc
However, the coal dumped at the end
OF the first tWcnty-four hours of .he
Harlleld order was about 200 cars, or
10000 tons less than the day before.
There was an abundance Of coal, if the
local transport hadn't been in worse
situation than ever.
1t appears from the official railway
waiting for coal yesterday than the day
before. There was decline, however,
in the numbc- of bargcs loaded AMI
waiting to be towcd, which probably
accounts for the speeding up of the
coaling of ships.
Thirteen ships were coalcd yesterday
which is three better than the average
and it is expected that the daily ra.e
will hereafter be between fifteen and
twenty The waiting list is down to 40.
The steamship Architec left Hamptoa
Roads yesterday morning with $685.
tons of coal, and other coal ships are on
the way.
There are 10000 tons Of coal en- route
to New York and within twentyfour
hours of the city, and there are $4,000
tons more within forty-eight hours
In addition, there are $4,000 tons of
coal in cars standing at the terminals.
New York has coal "to burn'-n a
hgurativc sense. There it is over in
New jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Pennsylvania Railroad
Takes Extraordinary
Measures to Move Coal

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19.-In order
that the movement Of coal on the Penn
sylvania Railroad may be free and UNI
impeded on Monday, fuel will on that
day be given the right of way over all
other freight traffic except livestock.
Officials of the company are every
where concentrating their efforts solely
with the view of taking advantage of
the respite provided by the order of
DR.. Garfield and clearing the lines
everywhere Of the winters accumula-
ton of freight
The movement of food and other nee
essaries will be provided for, also the
transp ortation of freight needed for
the war industries, but in view Of the
serious fuel situation it is felt by the
managers of the Pennsy lvania that that
article must receive first consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
.City's Big Stores
Agree to Close
Doors Tomorrow
Members of Retail Dry
goods Association Will
Obey Garfield Order
Employees To Be Paid
Suggestions Made for a
Change on the Remaining
Nine Mondays
Employees To Be Paid

The big department stores here will
be closed all day tomorrow, but have
asked the Fuel Administrator to permit
them to remain open on the nine fol-
lowing Mondays. All employees will re-
cc've full pay for the lost day, TIE
managers announced.
After conference of the members
OF the Retail Dry Goods Association. at
II West Thirtyeighth Street, Horae
Saks, the PRESIDENT made public the
decision Of the department stores st,
comply with the spirit Of the Garfield
order" He also declared that the SO.
cicty had drawn up substitute con-
scrvatlon measure for the nine follow.
ing Mondays and had submitted it to1
the approval of the Fuel Administration
"A narrow Interpretation of the Ga;.
field ORDER" said Mr. Saks, "would per-
NIT department stores to stay open
Mondays, we believe. But we have
looked at the matter in broad and
patriotic light and think the spirit Of
the decree requires us to close We
shall do so next Monday.
Owners Suggest Change
"Our constructive suggestion is that
retail stores in the succeeding weeks
affected by the decree remain open
from 10 a. m. until 5 D. m. for six days
a week instead of from 8 a. m. to
6 p. m. This reduction would save
twelve hours weekly, whereas closing
all day Mondays would only save nine.
We have made minute calculations for
tho Fuel Administration to show that
our proposal would be Just as success
full as conservative measure and
would not seriously interfere with bus
mess conditi,ns."
In discussing the relation of the Gar
field order to department stores Albert
II. Wiggin. State Fuel Administrator,
said: "Thcrc is nothing specifically in
the order to prevent the stores from
keeping open, but to keep open would
be contrary to the spirit Of the order. y
Stores That Can Remain Open
County Fuel Administrator Reeve
Schlcy. in enumerating exemptions UNI
der the closing order, said that retail
stores, including department stores
which sold food. would be permitted to
remain open Until noon on Mondays,
for the sale of food only. In compli-
ance with 'equest from the Mer-
chants Association, he announced that
the receiving departments of CONNER
cial houses closed tomorrow could re-
main open to help relieve the freight
congestion.
Although the large retail clothing
stores took no collective action yester-
day, many Of thtm announced that they
would be closed Monday. Brokaw
Brothers said they would merely use
enough steam to Keep their pipes from
freezing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Canada's Governor General
Bars Wine From Table

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 19.-Alcoholic
beverages have been banned at Rideau
Hall, the official residence of the Duke
of Devonshire, Governor General of
Canada. The cellars have been sealed
until the close of the war
The action of the Governor General
has been determined by the decision of
the government to bring Canada under
general prohibitorv law. He has de-
cided that Rideau Hall shall not be an
exception in dry dominion. The new
regulation will apply to all functions
at the Governor Generals residence
Including formal state dinners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Japan Now Seeking Wool
Supply in This Country

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 1S.-Iho en-
largo on the expectation Of wool from
Australia has caused Japan 10 look TO
the United States for IS supply, Dr..
lssa Tanimura. japanese Commissioner
OF Livestock. declared to-day in adj
dressing the Fiftv-fourtll Annual Con
vention OF the National Wool Growers
Association.
Dr.. Tanimura said while it was true
to say that food viii win the war II
was more so to say that "shocp viii
save the world"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Navy Hearing Before House
Committee to End Next Week

WASHINGTON, Jan 80 Chairman
Oliver of the House Naval Sub Commit
tee announced today that investigation
of the navy would be completed next
week.
1t is understood that the committees
report will commend the navy's pre-
paredness, but will make some recon-
mendations looking to improvement. and
will recommend. it is said, that the
navy man ali American merchant ships
going into the submarine zone Tho
navy now mans ships carrying mum
tions and troops to Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Massachusetts Saloons
Will Go Beyond Order
And Close Tight Monda,

BOSTON, Jan. 19.-Thc closing of
saloons in this state on Monday, Janu-
airy 81, in order to still further aid in
the conservation of fuel, was recon-
mended to-day at a conference at
tended by leading representatives of
all lines engaged in the trade.
In statement, it was explained that
repre- sentatves Of the breweres, hotels
and wholesale and retail dealers had
agreed that, while saloons were per-
mitted to remain open on Mondays,
they could better observe the spirit of
the fuel administration order by clos
ing.
After talking with railroad officials
to-day Fuel Administrator Storrow
said there had been no decided i'm
provement as yet in the freight situa-
ton, but that he believed results would
be apparent Monday, when the holiday
passenger schedules go into effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

TO the heavy snowfall. The River Fulda
has overfowed its banks and Cassel
is half under water. In Hesse several
villages are submerged The Rhine -
threatening Cologne Hanover is also
seriously threatened.
The Berlin tram service has been
stopped by the snow, which it has been
FOUND impossible to remove owing tc
the lack OF laborers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

in Eastern Tennessee and Southeast
ern Kentucky, it is expected that $4,000
to $4,000 miners in this section will
work eight hours on Sunday This, it
is estimated. will produce about $4,000
to 10000 tons Of coal.
WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 49, Will
lam Applegarth, secretary of the Pitts
burgh Vein Operators Association. said
to-day one-half the coal mines in East
ern Ohio were closed for want of cars
and the remainder were operating only
20 per cent of their capacity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

be bringing some Of the results cX-
pccted.
Emulating the example of Eastern
Connecticut workmen who. forced to
leave their machine and lathcs, went
wood chopping in the forest lands and
used their employers trucks to bring
home the fuel, Hartford workmen to-
day planned to utilize their vacation
hours. Under the direction of Mayor
Frank A. Hagerty all the workmen who
wish to help will begin Monday aiding
the New Haven road to unload hun
drcds of freight cars, and then the
corporations trucks will be used to re-
lieve the stalled freight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Plan to Release Freight Cars

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-As a meas
ure to release freight cars at terminals
the Lehigh Valley Railroad to-day
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to establish
rules to unload and place in public
warehouses freight not unloaded by
consignees at the end Of the two days
free time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Government Is Asked
To Fix Prices for Zinc

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Fixing OF
prices for zinc by che government has
been requested by zinc producers.
At conference with officials of the
Council of National Defence to-day the
producers represented that in order to
stabilize prices government action was
necessary. The request was taken I'M
der advisement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Broadway Reaps Rich
Harvest From the
Idle With Money

Those statisticians who cndeavored
iacompute the loss to workers because
enforced idleness from fuel con-
ssrvstion did not reach the most i'm
p'''Ant item on the list until yesterday
afternoon. 1t probably will be listed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Connecticut Workers
Help Unload Coal Cars

Especial Correspondence
HARTFORD. Conn, Jan. 19.-Con-
Garfield order. and even the most caus-
tic critics admitted that it seemed to.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Floods in Germany Menace
Many Towns and Villages

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 10. Serious
floods are occurring in Germany. owing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-11-04
TERMS OF AUSTRIAN ARMISTICE
Continued from Page One)

all Allied prisoners of and internal subjects of civil
uaons evacuated from their homes conditions be laid
down by the of the forces associated
the various fronts Sick and wounded
be removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by
ra Hungary personnel who will be left the with the medical
material required.
definite ,nforna
ton to be the
chips
of
and neutrality
garian
and the
he United
Three-surrender
boats mine layer six Danube tors to be DESIGNATED by the Allies
and Of America surface ships including
plete placed supervision of Allies and United States
whps merchant ships of
territory Of
shall the right all
ndcSed
navigation the Danube tn" Allies
of America shall empowered to occupy or to dis
Notifications defense works
Fve-The existing blockade conditions SET up by re leo u as
remain unchanged and all
remain liable to capture exceptions
which made by commission nominated by the es ana e
sh-AI mpaionisened
INSTRUMENTATION of all the
naval materials equipment and materials for inland na
Egb-occupauon United States Of America of
the islands which form the defenses and
o yards and arsenal at Poa . .r ,,ou g.. .,o
held by Austdungary belonging the
and associated to be re turned" -.
ships materials to be permitted before eTacua
Iion,s restoration =. A. Ana, -,
powers hands to be returned without