The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
SIZE0F PAPERS
IS0RDEREDCUT'
War Board Sets August 12 as
Date and Puts Enforcement
Up to the Mills.
PENALTY TO BE NO COAL
Drastic Reductions in Sunday
ISSueS-NO New Publica-
tiOns to Be Supplied.
PENALTY TO BE NO COA]
Special Despatch 10 TIE Sex

Special Despatch 10 THE Sex.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-A marked re-
duction in the size OF newspapers both
on week days and Sundays, was ordered
to-day by the War Industries Board.
These reductions will be effective in the
case Of daily papers on August IL and
for Sunday newspapers September I.
While the board has no direct power to
control the size of newspapers, the ac-
ton Is practically mandatory in that
the pal per mills OF the country are di-
rected to exact pledges from the news
papers they supply that they will COM
ply with the recommendations of the
board or pay tire penalty Of having their
coal supply cut OF. The mills following
this order will be listed as essential in
dustries ana will be rated in the fourth
class for coal priority.
The reductions. as approved by Chair
man Barucn to-day, call for 15 per
cent. cut in the size OF daily papers and
a 20 per cent. cut in Sunday editions.
They agree in the main with the recon-
mendations OF the newspaper publish
ers committee. The pledges which the
hS"opdpcts uust NiSh " SCI thC'i popSa
are now being printed. One copy is to
be filed at the paper mill and the other
with the War Industries Board.
All Wasteful Practices to End.
The statement issued to-day says:
THE war committee of newspaper
publishers believes that this curtailment
should be accomplished by the elimina-
| ton of all wasteful practices and by the
reduction of size. of all newspapers, and
to this end have made the following
recommendation to the pulp and paper
section Of the War Industries Board. IL
by October 1 the above reductions are
not accomplished. additional curtailment
will be put into effect at that time.
These recommendations have been ac-
cepted by the pulp and paper section OF
the War Industries Board as controlling
the week day and Sunday newspapers:
1-piscontinue the acceptance or the
return Of upsold copies. Exceptions
Employees Of newspapers who are en-
ployed directly at the home office by a
newspaper. as wholesale distributors to
newsboys. news agents and newsstands
may topics' pioN'sSN SAN.'
unsold copies have not been in the pos
! session of retail dealers. newsstands or
newsboys. Such employees cannot take
| back, under any consideration, papers
which already have been distributed
for sale.
2-Discontnue sending paper after
date Of expiration of subscription un-
less the subscription Is renewed and
paid for. (This ruling to be effective
October /, 1879
Free sampIins Prohibited.
3-Dlscontinue the use OF all samples
OF free promotion copies.
4-Discontinue giving copies to any
body except for Office working copies or
where required by statute law in the
| case OF official advertising.
EXceptions-Copies may be given free
| to employees Of newspapers IL such Is
the present practice OF the office.
Copies may be sent free to former EN-
| ployees who are in the war service. and
| copies may be sent free to camp libra ries
| OF institutions recognized by the Gov
ernment such as the Y. NJ. c. A., X. OF
1
! Individual soldiers unless formerly EN-.
ployed by the newspaper.
Copies may be sent to the Library
OF Congress and TO State and other
public libraries, which will agree to
| bind or otherwise permanently preserve
the files Of the paper; also to Govern
ment departmental libraries.
Copies may be given free in return for
actual services rendered.
Copies may be sent free to clipping
! bureaus which render an equivalent SER
| vice TO the newspapers
Copies for service purposes only may
be sent free to newspaper correspcn-
dents and press bureaus.
Rule ON Advertisers' Copies.
5. Discontinue giving free copies to
advertisers except not more than one
copy each for checking purposes.
| Exceptions: Any advertiser who GUS
tomarily places advertisements with the
newspaper in at least four issues each
week and advertising agencies from
whom the publisher receives advertising
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