The sun., 1918-09-09
us. ANNOUNCES
PRIORITY LIST
OF INDUSTRIES
First Four Glasses Have Not
Complete Zine Of
Cleavage.
LOWER PRICES PREDICTED
Individual Plants May Get
Special Rating Above
Their Division.
LOWER PRICES PREDICTED
Special Despatch 10 TIE sux.


WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-The War In
dustries Board made public to-day a
detailed list OF preferred industries
which will be regarded by the draft
boards as necessary to the military
establishment or national welfare and
therefore will form the basis for de-
forred classification for those neces-
sary to the upkeep of these industries.
The essential industries are grouped
IN the order Of their importance into
FOUR classes. Chairman Bernard NJ.
Baruch OF the War Industries Board
and Edwin B. Parker. Priorities Com
missioner, have scheduled the indus
tries in groups according to the rela-
tive importance they bear toward
helping win the war. Great care and
much time and study have been taken
in making up the groups.
In class / are plants upon which the
military rces directly depend for the
prosecution Of military operations and
the disturbance Of these plants Is i'm
probable at any time. for upon their
continuance depends the work at the
battle front. Glasses 2. 8 and are re-
earded as essential, but In the event of
the nation being later pressed to exert
its maximum man power under great
strain class would be invaded in ad-
San.o of class 3.
Presentation of Claims.
Men who form necessary part of the
IT. ferred Industries are expected either
t. claim deferred classification or have
their employ US claim 1t for them. 1t is
planned to have a representative OF the
Provost Generals office. n representative
of the War Industries Board and rep
resentative of the War Labor Board
take care OF the Governments Interest
IN the district board.
Employers in the preferred industries
probably will be asked to make out lists
of men regarded by them as essential te
the upkeep Of the industry and to for
ward the lists to these Government rep
rescntatives. The lists, when approved
will be then sent to the local boards and
will serve as guide in classifying
roelstrants employed In these industries
rhe man employed in a preferred in
dustry may make his claim for de-
he Is a necessary part Of preferred In
dustry and have this claim supported
By an affidavit from his employer. The
list forwarded by the Government rep
resentatives will serve then to check uI
on the claims for deferred classification
made by the individuals and simplify the
work of the boards in classifying thu
men.
Tho preferred In t,strieS included II
the four classes are - follows:
CLASS ONE.
Plants principally engaged in produc
ing aircraft, supplies and equipment
pmmunition for the United states ant
lac Allies. ordnance and small arme fol
the United States and the Allies. chemi
calls for explosives. ammunition and air
craft used In chemical warfare. metal
lurgical coke and by-products. includ
ing toluol. explosives for military pur
poses, feed for livestock and poultry
food, including cereals and cereal prod
ucts, meats. including poultry, hsh
vegeta bles, fruit, sugar. syrups, glucose
butter, eggs, cheese, milk and cream
lard, lard compounds. oleomargarinc ant
c:her substitutes for butter or lard
vegetable oil. beans, salt coffee, baking
lOWOer, SOud staSb' anu
for refrigeration. fungicides, oil ant
natural gas for fuel or mechanical pur
poses uncludng pipe lines and pumping
stations) toluol (gas plants). ships
other than pleasure craft or vessels no
built for the United States or the Allie
or under license of the Shipping Boar.
steel plants. plants producing solel!
steel ingots and castings by the various
processes domestic consumers OF fue
and electric energy for residential con
sumption, including homes. apartment
htuses, residential flats, restaurants an'
lotels; coal mines, arsenals. canton
lrcrts ana camps OF the army and nav!
Yards. railways operated by the UNI .e'
States Railroad Administration, mainte
rar.: and operation of ships, excluding
rirosure craft, not common carriers an
maintenance OF public buildings used n
hospitals o, sanitarfums
CLASS TWO.
Plants principally engaged In produc
ing locomotive or travelling cranes
rolling and drawing copper. brass an
other copper alloys. coke not otherwls
classified and listed, ferro alloys, ma
chine tools and wire rope, blast furnace
producing pig iron, steel rail mills (pro
ducing rails over ffty pounds yard
construction work OF the war or nav
departments in embarkation ports, har
bors. fortifcations, flood protection
operations. docks, locks. channels. inlan
waterways and In maintenance and re
pair OF same. mines producing metal
and ferro alloy minerals. street raj
ways, electric lighting and power CON
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