The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-13

To Publishers of Daily and Sunday
Newspapers:
The Priorities Board Of the War Industries Board
has listed Paper Mills as an essential industry, and has
rated them in Fourth Class for priority for COAL on the
distinct understanding that the greatest possible econ
oy in the of paper be exercised and that the re-
ducton in the of paper by the newspapers shall be
fifteen per cent weekly editions and twenty percent
on Sunday editions
Each paper will be put upon the priority list for coal,
conditional upon their signing pledge that they Will
furnish paper to consumer who Will not also sign
pledge in duplicate that he will exercise the greatest
possible economy in theuse of paper and will observe all
rules and regulations of the Conservation Division and
Of the Pulp and Paper Section Of the War Industries
Board. These pledges being prepared and Will
be furnished shortly One copy will be left on file with
the mill and the other will be sent to this office
The War Committee of Newspaper Publishers BE-
eve that this curtaient should be accomplished by the
elimination Of all wastefu practices and by the reduc-
ton of size of anewspapers and to this end have made
the following recommendations to the Pulp and Paper
Section Of the War Industries Board If by October ls
1913 the above reductions not accomplished addition
al curtament will be put into effect at that time:
These recommendations have been accepted by the
Pulp and Paper Section of the War Industries Board as
controlling the weekly and Sunday newspapers.
t.* Wasteful Practices of Circulation. 4"
effective immediately .-t'
Discontinue the acceptance Of the return of unsod copies
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nzed by the Government such NJ A. Of c. ETC. Copies should
not be sent to individual soldiers unless formerly employed by the news
the Library Congress and to State and other
the files Of also Government libraries
Copies may free in return for actual services rendered
service to the newspapers. I.s-@
service be sent free to
giving copies advertisers, except not than
each for checking purposes
Any cusomy places with the
in at least four issues each week and advertising agencies from
mailing list to facilitate handling in the mailing room
Copies must not be sent as means Of advertising the newspaper T.
whom the not
Discontinue selling advertising circulation
Z arbitrary forcing newsdeale H.
compelling them buy copies than they can egtay sell order
g. Discontinue buying papers either wholesale
tail selling price from dealers or agents. in order to secure preferential
g. Discontinue payment Of commissions agents,
newsboys for the purpose securing the equivalent OF return
To- Discontinue wholesalers
II. DISCONTINUE all free exchanges
Curtaiment Of Reading Matter ...
Reading consists all matter printed paid advertise
men following schedules based standard column
agate following curtaimens based the
G to June seth 1915
Weekday Editions, Effective August T. 1913 -
reading matter to SO columns five 10 cent
Reduce additional SO columns and not 70 columns