Middletown transcript., 1918-01-26

The Fuel dictator: Supported BY The
President, Takes Final Action And
Issues A Statement Declaring
That Heroic Action Was
imperative.
Washinxton.-Follow Is the text
q Fuel Administrator GarAeld's re-
strictive order:
UNITED States Fuel Administration.
washington. D. c., Jan. II. 1918.
Regulations making provision for
more adequate supply Of fuel for rail-
roads, domestic consumers. public
utilities and other uses necessary to
the national security.
1.-THE United States Fuel Administrar
tor, acting under the authority OF an
executive order Of the President OF
the United States. dated August %,
1917, appointing said administrator, In
furtherance Of the purposes OF said
order and Of the purposes of the act
OF Congress therein referred to, ap-
proved August 10. 1917. and finding
It essential effectively to carry out the
provisions Of this act, to make provi-
sion for 4 moro adequate supply Of
fuel for railroads. domestic consumers.
public utilities and for other uses nee
essary to the national security In GER
tain parts Of the United States, hereby
makes and prescribes the following
regulations:
Section I.
Until further order Of the United
States Fuel Administrator. all persons
selling fuel In whatever capacity shall,
in filling their contracts or orders now
on hand, give preference to necessary
current requirements of: Railroads,
domestic consumers, hospitals, Chart
able institutions, army and navy can
comments. public utilities, by-product
coke plants supplying gas for house
hold use, telephone and telegraph
plants, shipping for bunker purposes,
the United States for strictly govern
mental purpose (not including fac
tories or plants working on contracts
Cor the United States), manufacturers
Of perishable food or Of food for neces-
sary consumption, and municipal,
county or state governments for neces-
sary public uses. Any tonnage remain.
ing after the foregoing preferred ship
ments have been made may be applied
In filing any other contracts or orders.
STATE ADMINISTRATORS TO
DIVERT THE FUEL.
Section 2.
"On the following days-namely,
January 10, 10, 20, q and %, 1878
che State Fuel Administrator and
their accredited representatives In the
various communities In the territory
IN which this regulation applies are
hereby empowered and directed to di
vert such fuel a. arrives in such com
munities in carload lots to meet the
current requirements and to provide
IN adequate and normal supply FOL
such consumers Of fuel as are speci
Aed IN Section / hereof.
Section 8.
On the following days, namely, Jan
uary Is, 10, 20, Fl and %. 1918. ant
also on each and every Monday begin
ning January %. 1918, and continuing
up to and including March Is, 1918. NJ
manufacturer or manufacturing plan
shall burn fuel or use power derives
from fuel for any purpose, with tn
following EXCEPTIONS:
EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL
ORDER SPECIFIED.
(a) Plants which necessarily mus
bs continuously operated seven day
each week to avoid serious injury t
the plant itself or its contents ma
use only such quantity OF fuel as
necessary to prevent such injury t
the plant or its contents;
featuring perishable foods or foods 70
necessary immediate consumption.
"(c) Manufacturers Of food not PEI
lshable and not necessary for immet
late consumption may burn fuel to tn
extent authorized by the Fuel Admit
3strator {: the State in which sue
plant Is located or by his duly autho
lied representative upon application b
the United States Food Administrator
"(d) Plants necessary to the prin
inx and publication Of daily paper
may burn fuel or use power derive
therefrom as usual, except that q
every Monday from January q
March Is. 1918, inclusive, they ms
burn fuel or use power derived Their
from only to such extent as is niece
sary to print and publish such ed
lions as such plants customarily pril
and publish on legal holidays 9th
than the Sabbath; or, If such plan
do not customarily print or publi'
any editions on such legal holiday
they may burn fuel or use such pow
To such extent as is necessary to iss'
one edition on the said Mondays;
"(e) Printing establishments mi
burn fuel on January 18, 10. 20.
and %, 1918. to such extent as is nec<
sary to issue current numbers of mag
zines and other publications periodica
y issued;
OFFICES, STORES AND THEATRE
AFFECTED.
Section 4.