The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-02-23

Washington, Jan. 17.--For five days,
beginning Friday, every industry In the
Omitted States east of the Mississippi
liver, including even the war indus
tries. must close down.
The states OF Minnesota and Louis.
lana are included.
This Is the command In the most
Jaw every issued by the government.
Hts purpose Is To meet the coal famine.
! The same order fixes every Monday
from January % 10 March %, inclu-
blve, as a holiday. On such days all
kbeaters and other places Of amuse-
snent must close. other noncssential
business must curtail their activities.
Papers Held to One Edition.
Several exceptions were made with
segnrd to Industries like blast furnaces
which would be- ruined by any stop
page OF their plants, and manufactur-
hrs OF perishablc foodstuffs.
Newspapers are excepted entirely
from four Of the five coalless days be-
tween January Is and 80 inclusive,
but are limited to holiday editions OH
9he nine Mondays designated. hclud-
ing next Monday.
On such days they may only print
such editions as they are accustomed
10 issue on national holidays. Those
bapers not accustomed To- issue any
Editions on such holidays may print
not more than one edition.
To Protect Business.
Every effort viii be made by The
government 10 carry out the order
without undue interference with bust
ness. ....
The priorit! order was issued fol
lowing q conference al the White
House attended 10y the president Fuel
administrator Garfield, Secretary of
War Baker and Secretary % the Navy
Daniels. ...... #,
Between temporarily suSpcuding tho
vital war industries AMI meeting The
drastic severity of the coal fauiin"
President Wilson chose The latter
course. .....
Administrator Garfield said that Tho
order Will not only prevent delivery of
coal 10 MI industries for the fye-,lay
period mentioned, hut will prohibit the
use On these days Of any reserve sup
plies. This Is done IN order that per-
manent relief may be obtained by re-
stocking supplies available for house
mold and public utilities use.
v. S. Urges No Lay.oH.
At the some time IL * the urgent
desire Of the government that the in
dustIies affected shall not lny on their
employees during the interim. III Sc
lecting the days ii took into consider
alton the fact that one is Sunday and
another Is Saturday, which III some
Industries Is II hall holiday.
Text Of order.
The text Of the administration rDnl
priority order Is rs follows:
Until further orders of the United
States fuel administrators all persons
selling fuel In whatever capacity shall
give preference 60 orders for necessary
requirements:
"(a) OF railroads.
"O) or domestic consun.rs, hos.
pitfalls, charitable institutions and army
and navy cantonments
"(c) Public utilities, Telephones and
telegraph plants.
"(O or ships and vessels for bunk
or purposes.
"(e) or the United States for strict
iy governmental purposes, not inolud-
ing orders from or for factories or
plnnts working on contracts for the
United States.
10 or municipal, county or state
governments for necessary public uses
"(g) OF manufacturers Of perish
able food or food for necessary !mme.
diate consumption. ~
This order further provides That on
january Is, 10, 20, 81 and 22 Of 1918
no fuel shall he delivered 10 any per
BON, firm, association or corporation
Tor any uses or requirements not In
GUIDED In the foregoing list until the
requirement Included in the list shall
have been first delivered.
Coailess Mondays Outlined.
ION January 1S, 10. 20, 81 and ~
of 1913, and also on each and every
Monday beginning January 2S, 1918.
and continuing up to and including
March rs, 1918, no manufacturing
plant shall burn fuel or use power de-
rived from fuel for any purposes ex-
'cept:
"(n) Such plants MS from their M
fure must be continuously operated
seven days each week to avoid serious
tnjury 10 the plant itself or its con.
tents.
"(b) Manufacturers Of. perishnble
food. ,a+ =, i. !
"tc) Manufacturers Of food non per
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