Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1919 — Freight Embargo. [ARTICLE]

Freight Embargo.

Cincinnati, Aug. 7. —Reduction of passenger service due to the strike conditions among the shop and yard mechanics was announced today by the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. A freight embargo is already in force (throughout that system; Altogether thirty-four passenger trains will be drifteontiinued * until fuifther orders. Part of the reductions are effective today and the remainder will be in effect (tomorrow. Four Cincinnati trains are among those to be ehminated. The others discontinued are chiefly in West Virginia. A freight embargo to Columbus, 0., and all points east was announced by the Pennsylvania railroad today. The only exception is food for human consumption to Columbus proper. In addition to the freight ban on the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Pennsylvania railroads, embargoes also are in effect on the Louisville & Nashville add the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western railroad.