Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-10
GREAT SUFFERING IS
REPORTED IN z STATES
Even California and Oregon Are
Included in the Zone Of Cold
and Storms.
SITUATION IS DESPERATE
AS COAL MINERS DTCKEP
Tremendous Cut in Train Service
Throughout the Country;
Western Cities Dark.
By Associated press % Evsry Evani1r

By Associated Press 70 Every Evnni1E
Chicago Dec IO.-Belov7 zero tern-
peratures prevailed today IN virtUall- al
sections from the Nissippiss Valley - tho
Sierra Nevada mountain region and 'hc
cold wavc began ts eastern invasion vlth
sub-normal temperatures II 70 - I'D
degrees tn parts 81 the western country
already hardest hit hy the fuei shoTfago
brought about hy The strike n b.tuminous
coal miners raany small cities and town
we're destitute 1f coal and much SUFFERING
was reported Montana and Nor- hprr
Idaho we're the chief sufferers
That condition served N haichten 81
terest in the action n the miners Vagp
scale committee meeting n Indianapolis
Ind tn consider President Wilson, pro
posal for settling the strike after falling
To reach an agreement Yesterday.
GREAT CIT IN TRAIN sERvr~E
AS further coal conservation measure
the raost severe cIrtailnnent ri passenger
tram service ever known was efecrive t--
dav with extension 81 the Federal Rail-
road Administration 3 saving order 81 I'll.
eastern region The order already WAS
operative Ii the other raiiroar rar-onS
It was estimated 5000 tons ot coal would
be saved dalv bv it and -hat unrl thr
sarv "a save an additional -G0 900 train
miles daily.
DISASTROUS FLOODS IS SOUTH.
PresaglnC extension of the cold wave
into the east and southeast heavy ram
storms were prevalent through thos- sec-
tions yesterday with extensive property
damage il Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi and loss of three lives near Ar-
service was seriously handicapped Ind
city streets inundated hy the almost I'M
precedented rainfall
In the western country where almost
record snoWfaIs accompanied -Ee a-
seasonable cold. raI ana wire communl-
cation also was Interrupted
sNow I7 CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
In Washington and Oregon one 81 rhe
worst suoWstorms IN 4 decade was re-
corded
About Reddine, Cal, FIVE .nches 81
snow had fallen today, an unusual amount
for that region. II gradually ceepeuea
a0rthward ID Bend, Oregon, where 3
inches. the heaviest since 1881, fell. Near
Astoria, Oregon, logging camps were
forced 70 close by the heaviest snow ia :
years.
Two Portlsnd Ore, shipyarGs were
forced to shut down by the snow and coi1
and the schools there nave been closed.
4 heavy storm was OF the Northern
Pacific coast and storm warnings have
been displayed up ana down the coast
today
RECORD BELOW ZERO COLD.
No general moderation wss forecast
for today, although IN some sections 81
the west, weather bureaus said that Jem-
peratureS would rise by tomorrow. The
vide range of the cold weather was ,nul-
Gated 1y reports below zero readings trom
these places. Lander Nyo. - below
Havre, Mont so; NlllS-an Mont 5U
Helena and Miles City Mont. sue
Cheyenne. Nyo., =. Devil Lase
Mnn. 26: North Platte, Neb -
Pueblo and Denver, Col, 20. Minucapo-
lis and spokane, :, Omaha and Con-
eor,.ia. Kan, s. ana Chicago. 3
In New York City, Lewis Nixon, public
Scryioe commissioner, SAID he had taken
steps to enforce the fuei saving order end
it would be pat into effect immediately
New Nork'S White Light district was
ablaze with almost its normal glow, aul
in the retail stores and hotels lights were
not dimmed to noticeable degree
CHICAGO DARK AND COLD.
Ia Chicago downtown streets were 4
semi-darkneSs, lighted only BY The street
lights and lights IN stores and restaurants.
where business MAS not curtaiied hy iucl
restrictions Patrons rode "a stnart cars
that we're unhca,ed despite 3 temperature
that hoyercd about zero.
FitIsburg felt its first 6gAt.e>S ugaL
due to the miners strike. last nigh when
all electric signs Were cut o.f
Kansas Clty'S amuScmeuts toj3y We-s
permitted to open for four hours 4 eav,
7 70 j p rn. under a new ruling rs he
coal committee which had closed such
Continued ou pasoe
Convince voursti as t1 prise aud
quality Bicycles 9l5 Shpct st cCt
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