The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
IT WAS OFFICIALLY STATED
AT WASHINGTON TO-DAY
President Feels That the Country Will
Be Satisfied With the
Necess
GAR .ELD'S ORDER
GIVEN IN FULL

Washington, ID. c., Jan. ls-Adminis
traitor Gariield's order restricting the u.s.
of fuel, operative at midnight last night
was as follows:
United States Fuel Administration, Wash
ington. ID. c.. January II, 1918.
| Regulation making provision for a NOR
adequate supply Of fuel for railroads, domesti,
consumers, public utilities and other uses nee
essary to the national security.
| The United States fuel administrator, act
ing under the authority of an executive order
of the president of the United States, dated 2S
August, 1917, appointing said administrator IL
furtherance of the purposes of the said order
and of the purposes of the act of Congress
therein referred to. approved 10 August 1917
and finding it essential effectively to carry ou,
| the provisions of this act to make provision for
more adequate supply of fuel for railroads
other uses necessary TO the national security in
certain parts of the United States. hereby
makes and prescribes the following regulation
SECTIoNI.
Until further order of the United States
fuel administrator, all persons selling fuel in
whatever capacity shall, in filling their con-
tracts or orders now on hand. give preference
to necessary current requirements of: Rail-
roads, domestic consumers, hospitals, charitable
institutions army and navy cantonments pub
lie utilities, by-product coke plants supplying
gas for household use. telephone and telegraph
plants. shipping for bunker purposes the Unit
ed States for strictly governmental purposes
mot including factories or plants working on
contracts for the United Statesl. manufacture
ers of pershable food or of food for necessary
immediate consumption and municipal. county
or state governments for necessary public uses
Any tonnage remaining after the foregoing
preferred shipments have been made, may be
applied in filling any other contracts orders.
SECTION IT,
"on the following days namely, January is.
10, 20, 21 and %, 1918, the state fuel adminis-
traitors and their accredited representatives in
the various communities in the territory in
which this regulation applies are hereby en-
powered and directed to divert such fuel as ar
rives in such communities in carload lots to
meet the current requirements and to provide
an adequate and normal supply for such CON
surners OF food as are specified In section I
hereof.
SECTION III
"On the following days, namely, January IS.
10, 20, 81 and %. f9iS and, also on each and |
every Monday beginning January 49, 1918, and |
continuing up to and including March 25. 1918. |
no manufacturer or plant shall burn fuel or /
use power derived from fuel for any purpose, |
with the following exceptions:
''(A) Plants which necessarily must be con-
tinuously operated seven days each week to
svoid serious injury to the plant itself or its
contents may use only such quantity of fuel as
S necessary to prevent such injury to the plant
,r its contents.
"tB) Manufacturers or plants manufactur-
ng perishable foods or foods for necessary inn
Mediate consumption.
"(C) Manufacturers of foods not perishable
md not necessary for immediate consumption
nay burn fuel to the extent authorized by the
uel administrator of the state in which such
liant is located or by his duly authorized rep
'esentative upon application by the United
states food administrator
I'D Plants necessary to the printing and
publication of daily papers may burn fuel or
fharaf -
hat on every Monday from January 2l to
darch 20, 1918, inclusive. they may burn fuel
r power derived therefrom only to such
xtent as is necessary to print and publish
uch editions as such plants customarily print
nd publish on legal holidays other than the |
abbath or. If such plants do not customarily ,
rint or publish any editions such legal hol-
lays. they may burn fuel or such power to
1ch extent as is necessary to issue one edition
n the said Mondays.
"(E1 Printing establishments may burn fuel .
n January 49, 10. 20. 21 and %. 19l8 to such /.
Stent as is necessary to issue current numbers
I magazines and other publications periodical I
issued. La
SECTION ". {
"On each Monday beginning January 2l. 6
'ls, and continuing up to and including Mon
~. March rs, 1918, no fuel shall be burned
Except to such extent as essential to prevent e
jury TO property from freezing) for the pur- v
'se of supplying heat for:
"(A) Any business professional offices, ,,
icept offices used by the United States, state
unity or municipal governments TRANSPORTS h
on companies, public utility company tele-
lone or telegraph companies, banks, trust :,
physicians or dentists. =
'(B) Wholesale retail stores or any 9TH q
stores, business houses or business buildings q
hatever. except that for the purpose Of SELL =,
g food only stores may maintain necessary
at on any of specified days until ~ o'clock
ION and except that for the purpose of SELL Il
z drugs and medical upplies only stores | b
rN hon fhr..gt hn4tt h
" and evening. ~
'(Cl Theatres, moving picture houses bowl D.
g alleys, billiard rooms. private or public 81
nee halls or any other place Of public al
'DSee"' SECTION Il
"On each Monday beginning January 2I !"
ls, and continuing up 10 and including III
arch 25. 1918, no fuel shall be burned for the a.
rpose of heating rooms in which intoxicating n,
uor is sold or served on those days.
Nothing in this regulation shall be con- -
-ued to forbid the heating of restaurants no. b.
$ or other places in which meals are served. X,
wed on the said Mondays.
SECTION VI p,
mo fuel shall be burned on any of the Mon -,
" specified in the foregoing section for the =
rpose of supplying power for the movement ce
surface. elevated. subway or suburban cars co
trains in excess of the amount used on the
nday previous thereto. m,
SECTION VII en-
Nothing in this regulation shall be con- tn
ued to apply TO or affect the operation Of sh
y mine or plant producing fuel. nor shall :
: regulation be construed 10 forbid the heat VI
Of such rooms or Offices. or such portions ha
buildings as are used in connection with the
,duction. transportation or distribution Of
]. n
SECTION VIII n
State fuel administrators and their reprs-I
tatives specifically authorized so 70 do are
thy empowered 10 grant such relief as may
essential 10 prevent injury 20 health or % -
vent destruction or injury TO property hy NJ
or freezing
SECTION TX.
This regulation Is effective throuEhout tire
tied State cast q the Mississippi river in
ding the whole of the states Of louisiana
Minnesota.
SECTION x "a
Any rfrsuu. IN. associafiun er corporatiun OF
ch violates Or refuses % conform with the mi
rc rxf-uiasio1 nay - iiuhlc fe the penalty =,