The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
Three FACTORIES
CLOSED DOWN
BY FUEL HEAD


have begun to move back yet to the
coal mines.
Enough bunker coal will reach the
docks within the next three or four
days, it was said, to supply all ships
now awaiting fuel. Bunkering, how
ever, depends largely on handling ia
ci1ities after the. coal is unloaded on
the piers.
Fuel administration officials pre-
dicted that it would be at least a
week before coal mines began to re-
ceive enough empty cars to keep pro-
duction at maximum. Confusion
resulting from diversion of coal at
destinations is slowing up the move
ment of empty cars back to the mine
districts.
1t was made clear that industries
producing materials on which NUM-
ton plants are dependent are except
ed from provisions of the closing Or
der. This permits operation of vir-
tua1ly all mines producing metals
and ore.
The fuel administration ruled today
that lumber producing concerns work
ing on orders for the emergency fleet
corporation and for the air craft pro-
duction board are exempt.
Fuel administration officials said
the tone of communications was en-
tireIy different from those OF yester-
day and that most OF them either ap-
proved the governments action or
expressed willingness to cooperate
Boston, New York, the West and
ofh coa4i0nc o1ncinr a7-
has solved the fuel problem and con-
ditions are fast improving.
The domestic supply moving to
New York was said to be greater
than in three or four weeks. NIilder
weather, which facilitated water
transportation between New Jersey
points and New York, aided the
movement materially.
The city is prepared to observe its
first Monday holiday and Admins
TRAITOR Siemon is ready to enforce its
purpose. Having no official inter
probation of the law. Siemon admitted
this morning that it did not state
specifically that commercial and in
dustrial enterprises should close, but
said: THE spirit of the law is that
they should close"
Administration Siemon authorized
these exemptions today: Public
garages in sufficient capacity as to in
sure public safety in event of wrecks,
etc, but which must not cater to c.
accommodate private automobilists.
Newsrooms for the sale of news
papers only.
Drug stores for the sale of drugs
and medicines only.
In making these exemptions Siemon
specifically requests those affected not
to sell cigars. The request also ap-
plies to hotels, salons. restaurants.
lunch rooms, or any other place, be-
cause Siemon says, 1T will be great
injustice to the cigar store proprietors,
who plan to keep closed all day.
Schools, the public library and the
city hall will be open as usual.
Thomas P. Flynn, president Of the
Liquor Dealers association, announc-
ed that saloons would open and re-
main open until such a time when
daylight is lacking. Each saloon
keeper has been requested not to burn
any fuel for heating or any other
purposes and that in no event should
an electric lamp be burned.
All department stores, cigar stores
confectionery stores, barber shops
and all other stores where light and
heat are required to operate, will be
closed. Undertakers' establishments
may remain open, but must not use
any more light or heat than is alb
solutely necessary.
Stores selling foodstuffs are allow
ed to keep open until noon, at which
time all are prepared to close.
All dance halls, bowling alleys,
pool rooms, and all other places OF
amusement, where heat and light are
necessary for operation will be closed
all day.
Administrator Siemon g-ve per-
mission to a number of factory heads
today to keep up suf1fheffiient steam
in their plants to prevent heating
and Eprinkling systems from freez-
ing,
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