The Washington herald., 1918-01-17

Newspapers Excepted
Newspapers are excepted entirely
on four of the FIVE days between
January Is and ., inclusive. but they
are limited to holiday editions or
the nine Mondays DESIGNATED. includ-
ing next Monday. On such days they
may only print such editions as- they
are accustomed TO issue on national
holidays. Those papers not accus.
toned to issue any editions on suct
/ holidays may print not more than
one edition.
An official statement explaining the
scope OF the order reads:
The unprecedented adverse weather
conditions of recent weeks and the
inadeQuacy Of the present coal sup
ply and transportation facilities to
meet the enormous wartime demand
have made necessary immediate re-
strictive measures as TO the use OF
coal in that part of the United
States east Of the Mississippi River
The movement of coal in trans
portation must be so directed as to
aid the Director General Of Railways
in dealing with the railroad emer-
gency created by recent blizzard con-
ditions. Domestic consumers OF coal
must be kept warm, and other abb
solutely necessary consumers must
be supplied.
All Industries Restricted.
All industries must be equally
restricted in the use of coal in or.
der that the available supply for
the remainder of the winter may
be properly distributed. and may
be made sufficient for absolutely
essential needs during the remain
der of the winter.
To meet these necessities the
Fuel Administration has ordered, a.
an immediate emergency measure
that on the days of January is, Is
20, 81 and % preference and prior.
ity in the delivery and use OF coal
shall be given only to those con-
sumers whose consumption OF coal
is absolutely necessary.
These include. in order, rail.
roads. domestic consumers. hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions
public utilities, ships at tidewateI
for bunker purposes. United States
government use, municipal and
county government for necessary
public use, and manufacturers OF
perishable food or food for imrne-
diate consumption.
During the five days of January,
IS. 19. 30. p and p. designated, no
manufacturing industry shall be al
lowed to operate even IL IL has its
coal supply on hand. By this means
all industries will be placed on an
equal footing and each will be called
upon to make its share of the sacri-
fee necessary to maintain the nation
at the highest possible point OF eco
nomic and military efficiency for the
prosecution OF the war.
In addition to this emergency re-
stTiction over the designated i've days
the Fuel Administration has ordered
that all use of fuel except by con-
sumers classed as absolutely neces-
sary shall be prohibited on Monday
of each week from January g TO
March 25; that is on January 3, Feb
ruary 1, II, Is, and March 4. IL, is
and 2S.
The order under which these re-
strictions are made is. designed to
distribute with absolute impartiality
the burden Of patriotic denial An
classes of business are treated alike.
To Maintain Coal supply.
Except on the days covered in the
order, the normal supply of coal to
all consumers will be maintained. The
necessary consumers designated in the
order are given preference and prior
ity in the delivery and use Of coal at
all times. as well as on the days
when other use of coal is prohibited.
The United States Fuel Admins
tration counts upon the complete
patriotic cooperation Of every indi-
vidual firm and corporation affected
by the order in its enforcement
Every effort viii b made by the
Fuel Administration abd other soy-
ernment ofiicials charged with the en-
foreement of the order to carry out
the plan proposed without undue in
reference with the ordinary course
OF business.
TT is the earnest desire Of the Fuel
Administration to preyent>entlrely any
permanent disIocation Of industry OF
labor"