The Washington herald., 1918-01-18


vised yesterday and isssed last night:
for a more adequate supply OF fuel
for railroads, domestic consumers.
public utilities and other uses neces-
sary to the national security:
The United States Fuel Admins
traitor, acting under the authority of
an executive order Of the President OF
1917, appointing said administrator, in
furtherance of the purpose of said or
der and Of the purposes Of the act of
Congress therein refered to. ap-
proved August 10, 1917, finding 1t essen
tial effectively to carry out the pro-
visions of this act, to make provision
for a more adequate supply of fuel for
railroads, domestic consumers, public
utilities and for other uses necessary
to the national security in certain
parts Of the United States, hereby
makes and prescribes the following
regulations:
Section i. Until further orders OF the
United States Fuel Administrator, all
persons selling fuel in whatever ca
pacity shall. in filling their contracts
for orders now on hand. give prefer
ChOC " hCSCSSdiy
ments of railroads, domestic consum-
ers, hospitals, Charitable institutions,
army and navy cantonments. public
utilities, by-product coke plants sup
plying gas for household use. telephone
and telegraph plants. shipping for
bunker purposes. the United States for
strictly governmental purposes (not in
cluding factories or plants working
e. L.
manufacturers OF perishable food. or
OF food for necessary immediate con-
sumption, and municipal county or
State governments for necessary pub
lie use. Any tonnage remaining after
the foregoing preferred shipments
have been made may be applied in
filling any other contracts or orders.
Sec. 2. On the following days, name
ly. January IS. 10, 20, q and 2, 1918.
the State Fuel Administrators and
their accredited representatives in the
various communities in the territory
in which this regulation applies are
hereby empowered and directed to di-
vert such fuel as arrives in such
communities in carload lots to keep
current requirements and to provide
an adequate and normal supply for
SUCH COnSuHlcTS Iuel as are SDeCl-
fed in Section hereof
On the following days. namely, jan
uary IS, 19, 20, p .and p. 1918. and
also on each and every Monday be-
ginning January 2S. 1918. and contin-
uing to and including March 25. 1918,
no manufacturer or manufacturing
plant shall burn fuel or use power
derived from fuel for any purpose
with the following exceptions:
(a) Plants which necessarily must
be continuously operated seven days
each week to avoid serious injury
to the plant itself or its contents
may use only such quantity of fuel
as is necessary to prevent such in
jury to the plant or its contents;
Ob) Manufacturers or plants manu-
featuring perishable food or food for
necessary immediate consumption:
(c) Manufacturers of food not per-
ishable and not necessary for imme-
diate consumption may burn fuel to
the extent authorized by the Fuel
Administrator of the State In which
such plant is located or by his duly
authorized representative upon appli-
cation by the United States Food
Administrator.
(d) plants necessary to the print
ing and publication of daily papers
may burn fueN and use power de-
rived therefrom as usual. except
that on every Monday from January
81 to March 25, 1918, inclusive, they
may burn fuel or use power derived
therefrons~ only to such extent as
is necessary to print and publish
such editions as such plant custo-
marily prints and publishes on legal
holidays other than the Sabbath; or,
il such plants do not customarily
print or publish any edition on such
legal holidays. they may burn fuel
or use such power to such extent as
is necessary to issue one edition on
the said Monday;
(e) Printing establishments may
burn fuel on January Is, 10, 20, 21
and, %, 1918. to such extent as is
necessary to issue current numbers
of magazines and other publications
periodically issued.
Sec. 4. On each Monday beginning
January 81 and continuing up to and
including Monday, March IS, 1918,
no fuel shall be burned Except to
such extent as is essential to pre-
vent injury to property from freez-
ing) for the purpose OF supplying
heat for:
(a) Any business or professional
offices except offices used by the
United states, State, county, or
municipal governments, ,tfansporta-
tion companies. public utilities
companies, telephone and telegraph
companies, banks, trust companies,
physicians or dentists;
(b) Wholesale or retail stores or
any stores, business houses or bus
mess buildings whatever, except
that, for the purpose of selling
food only, stores may maintain
necessary heat on any of the spec
flied days until IL o'clock noon;t
and except that for the purpose of
selling drugs and medical supplies
only stores may maintain neces-
sary heat throughout the day and
evening;
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