New York Gets Coal Priority Amid War Crisis
Government directs coal for domestic use and vital utilities in New York District to have priority transport, with food shipments second and coal for ships third. Officials warn widespread factory curtailment may follow, as ice jams and port congestion threaten essential supplies. Navy to use government tugs to break ice, and McAdoo signals possible broader fuel plan.
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McAdoo Pushes Preference Orders Aimed at Normal Conditions
McAdoo, head of the railroads, announced preference orders to relieve a coal shortage and stabilize New York Harbor supply. He outlined a three tier plan prioritizing coal for domestic use, food, and military shipping, urging public cooperation to restore normal conditions quickly.
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Shift Blame for Freight Delay Amid Coal Shortage
Crippling harbor conditions and road washouts delay 300000 tons of coal at terminals with only 30000 reaching New York. Schools closed affecting 225000 Brooklyn children as harbor tugs cripple rail movements and complicate deliveries.
Coal Crisis and Railroads Buck Pass at Tidewater
With 800000 tons of coal at tidewater only 80000 reached New York yesterday as coal supply frays the city. Railroads claim to move coal to barges. the Fuel Admin and Dock Director plan to speed unloading at New Jersey ports. Weather impacts worsen traffic, while officials assign blame and press for 24 hour unloading efforts to avert shortages.
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Big Shakeup in Berlin Predicted Amid Clash in Parley
Pet rograd January 14 The Constituent Assembly issues a manifesto denouncing the Bolsheviki as usurpers and predicting civil war. Social Revolutionary signers call for demobilization of weary troops, a new volunteer army, federalism, and the abolition of private land ownership with nationalization of mines and resources as Russia faces upheaval.
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Kaiser consults his chiefs as peace party unravels
Reports from Berlin and Amsterdam on January 14 indicate turmoil in German leadership. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Chancellor Hertling, and foreign ministers face a likely reshuffle. Rumors point to resignations, new appointments, and planned political changes after critical conferences with Reichstag leaders.
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Germany faces rising threat of military dictatorship
Telegrams from Berlin report intensifying internal complications in Germany with signs of a forthcoming military-led regime. Resignation pressures on Foreign Minister von Kühnmann and Chancellor von Hertling emerge as power factions argue over peace terms, annexations, and the Crown Prince’s influence, signaling a decisive struggle between militarist and peace factions.
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