The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17
CIllSt:i.!Jy5-Tn.ES
TO SAVE COAL
u. 5. Orders Plants to Shut
Down Five Days.
THE ORDER AFFECTS ALL
Mondays to Be Holidays For Ter
Weeks-CoaI to Be Rushed &c
Homes, Ships and Public Utilities.

Washington, Jan. 17-For five days
beginning Friday. every manutactur
ing industry, except fCodmakng, in
the United States east of the Missis
sippi river, and including war indus
tries, must close down.
The state OF Minnesota and Louisi
ana are included
This is the command set forth in
the most drastic and sweeping fuel
priority order ever issued by the gov
eminent. It's purpose is to meet the
serious coal famine.
The same order fixes every Monday
for ten weeks as a holiday. o. such
days all theatres and other place OF
amusement are required to close thel1
doors. Other non-esSential businesses
must curtail their activities. News
papers are limited to a single edition
An official statement explaining the
scope of the order reads:
The unprecedented adverse wealth
or conditions of recent weeks and the
inadequacy of the present coal supply
and transportation facilities to meet
the enormous wartime demands have
made necessary immediate restrictive
measures as to the use of coal in
that part of the United States east
If the Mississippi river.
"The movement of coal in transpOr
alton must be so directed as II aid
The director general of railways In
dealing with the railroad emergency
.:reated by recent blizzard cond ii rs,
Domestic consumers of coal must be
Kept warm and other absolutel~ neces-
sary consumers must be supplied
"All industries must be equally re-
etricted in its use of coal in or ler
tlat the available supply for the re
rlainder of the winter may be prop
orly distributed and may be made SUI
fcient for absolutely essential needs
during the remainder of the winter
"To meet those necessities the fuel
administration has ordered as an i'm
mediate emergency measure that on
the days of January IS. 10, 90, 81 and
% preference and priority in the de-
livery and use of coal shall be given
only to those consumers whose CIV
sumption of coal is absolutely neEe
sary.
"These include, in order: Railroads,
domestic consumers, hospitals and
charitable institutions, public utilities
ships at tidewater for bunker pu IS
es, United States government use, mu
nicipal and county governms MT for
necessary public use and manu- ac
of no
imme hate consumption.
During the five days Of Janu ry Is.
49, 20. 81 and % designated, n" manu-
featuring industry shall be allowed to
operate even if it has its Goa supply
on hand BY this means all industries
will be placed On an equal footing,
and each will be called upon Go make
its share of the sacrifice necessary to
maintain the nation at the highest
possible point of economic and mill
tary efficiency for the prosecution of
the war.
"In addition to this emergency re-
striction over the designated five days
the fuel administration has ordered
that all use of fuel except by coneum
ers classed as absolutely necessary,
shall be prohibited on Monday of each
week from January IS to March %;
that is, on January %. February 4,
II, 1S, IS, and March 4, II, IS and %.
"The order under which these re-
strictions are made is designed to dis
tribute with absolute impartiality the
burden of patriotic denial. All classes
of business are treated alike.
Except on the days covered in the
order, the normal supply of coal to all
consumers will be maintained. The
necessary consumers designated in
the order are given preference and
priority in the delivery and use o.
coal at all times. as well as on the
DAYS when other use of coal IS pro-
hibited. The United States fuel ad-
ministration counts upon the com
nlete patriotic cooperation Of every
individual. firm and corporation az
fected by the order in is enforce
ment."
State administrators will be permit
ted to issue special permits for the
use Of coal if it appears necessary to
meet grave emergency. THIS, how
ever will not be blanket exception,
and it will not be permitted to be
abused.
To plan received the approval Of
President wilson after its need was
submitted to him by Doctor Ga field
and Secretaries 8pker and Daniels.
Warning W. given that DIT visions
Of the Lever food control BIZ. unde'
which the order is issued and wAic'
carries a penalty Of $4,000 for viola
ton, will be vigorously enforc q. TIC
bill gives power to forbid thu use o.
delivery of coal.
Doctor Garfield expects to s~v 20
100000 tons of coal during the te"
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