Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-01-31
NOTICE TO THE MANUFACTURE
ERs OF PUTNAM COUNTY

1ANhiinioti dloi, H. n. GdIuelu, re
quires that all manufacturing plants
regardless of the articles manufac
Itured cr the kind of fuel used, close
their factories on each Monday un-
It'll March 25, 1918, except
'1st. Those having a written ex
enlption from the War or Navy De
partments.
End. Manufacturers of food, who
will bepermitted to make sales only
until noon, but may manufacture all
day
Any overtime running or other
manner of attempts to regain this
lost day will be tt eated as viola
tion of the letter and spirit of this
order.
To the Business and Professional
Men Of Putnam County
The closing order of U. S. Fuel
Administrator, HI. A. Garfield, re-
quires that all offices, shops and
stores of all kinds and character be
closed on each Monday until March
25, 1918, except
1st. Government, State, County
municipal, Doctors and Dentists
Offices.
| End. Offices of any r. R. Co. or
of any public carrier.
3rd. Telephone and Telegraph
Offices. "a
4th. Banks or Trust Companies.
9Th. Food Stores (for man or
beast) which will remain open un-
It'll IL o'clock. noon, for the sale of
necessary food only.
9Th. Drug Stores, for the sale of
medicines and surgical dressings
only.
7th. Printing Shops, only for
necessary work on periodicals.
9Th. Hotels and restaurants (food
and beding only.)
9th. Public utilities.
10th. All places of I. amusement
will close on Tuesdays instead of
Mondays.
Candies and soft drinks cannot be
sold on closed Mondays.
Automobiles and motor vehicles
of all kinds come under the head
of public utilities. Therefore, gar
ages may remain open, but automo-
biles. cannot be sold.
Horse-shoeing is allowed.
In so far as is possible, let all of
those who are exempt close their
Respective business bolses, that
these Mondays may be made day
of rest, sacrifice and meditation.
Show to your people, that while
not required by law to close your
doors, you are willing, with them.
to make sacrifice for your soldier
boys and for your country.
Patriotic citizens are asked (noi
required) to continue the pay of all
employees during these days.
Forty degrees of heat shall be per
mitted to prevent freezing.
Nothing in this order shall be con
strued to prevent or interfere with
the production or distribution Of
fuel.
To the Public:
You are asked to stay away from
all KINDS of business houses on these
days. Do not tempt your Druggist
by asking for cigars, or your Grocer
for soup, it might result in per
mancnt closing order to him or pos
sibly to fine and Imprisonment.
Look with suspicion upon the
business man who disobeys these
orders. They are intended to aid
your Government and relieve the
want and suffering of your soldier
boys in camp. If such an one exists
in this county, and will violate these !
orders for the small profit he may
make on your transaction, what
would ne do for the large sums paid
to German spies?
The following orders from he
State Administrator to County Ad
will please be noted:
Local Fuel Administrators should
be permitted to divert only coal as
signed to his county, and only in ex-
treme cases to relieve human suffer |
ing.
when so diverted satisfactory /
for the payment of said !
coal should be made with the shio- ,
per.
your people must take up with /
you all matters pertaining to fuel,
and must not send them to the State !
Administrator at Nashville. At |
tempts to. take up such matters with
the State Fuel Administrator will |
result only in delay, as ii, all cases
they will be referred to you.'
BUSINESS people of all classes are !,
urged to have shorter business
hours on all days, thus conserving I
fuel Local Committeeman are re. !