Evening journal., 1918-01-18

UNITED STATES FUEL ADMINS
TRATlON, WASHINGTON. D. c..
Jan. rs. i9ls.-Regulation max
ing provision for a more ade-
quato supply Of fuel for railroads,
domestic consumers. public utili-
ties and other uses necessary to the
national security.
The United States Fuel Admins
traitor, acting under the authority
Of an executive order Of the Presi-
dent OF the United States, dated
August %. 1917, appointing said ad-
mnstratOr, in furtherance Of the
purposes Of the said order and Of
the purposes Of the act Of Cong"es
therein referred 10 approved Au-
gust 40, 1917, and finding it essen
tial effectively 90 carry out the pro-
visions Of this act 10 make pro-
vision for a more adequate supply
Of fuel for railroads, domestic con-
sumers 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;
Orders TO Fuel Dealers.
Section 4. Until further order Of
the United states Fuel Adminlstra-
tor. all persons selling fuel In what
ever capacity, shall, in filling their
contracts or orders now on hand,
give preference to necessary current
requirements Of railroads, domestic
consumers, hospitals, charitable In
sttutlons, army and navy canton
menis, public utilities, byproduct
coke plants supplying gas for house
hold use, telephone and telegraph
plants, shipping for bunker purposes.
the United states for strictly Gov
ernmental purposes mot including
factories or plants working on con-
tracts for the United Statesl, manu-
facturers Of perishable food or Of
food for necessary immediate con-
sumption and municipal, county or
state governments for necessary
public uses. Any tonnage remain
ing after the foregoing preferred
shipments have been made may be
applied in filling any other contracts
or orders.
Section 2. on the following days,
namely, January IS. 80. 20, 2i and
%, 1918. the State Fuel Adminlstra-
tors and their accredited representa-
tives in the various communities In
the territory in which this regula-
tion applies are hereby empowered
and directed TO divert such fuel as
arrives In such communities In car
load lots to meet the current re-
quirements and TO provide an ade-
quaie and normal supply for such
consumers Of fuel as are specified In
Section 1 hereof
Exceptions From Orders.
Section 3. on the following days.
namely, January Is, 10, 20, q and
p. 1918, and also on each and every
Monday. beginning January p, 1918,
and continuing up to and including
March %, 1918, no manufacturer or
manufacturing plant shall burn fuel
or use power derived from fuel for
any purpose, with the following eX-
ceptions:
(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 injury to
the plant or its contents
lB) Manufacturers or plants man
ufacturlng perlshable foods or foods
for necessary immediate consump-
tion
(Cl Manufacturers OF foods not
perishable and not necessary for inn
mediate 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 ap-
plicaton to the United States Food
Administrator
Rules For Printing Plants.
ID Plants necessary to the print
ing and publication Of daily papers
may burn fuel or use power derived
therefrom as usual, except that on
every Monday. from January q to