Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17

ers upon which the people are depend
ent fer supplies and service
Officials tonight foresaw that IN
German government might distOrt an
make much of the order to imprOy'
the morale of the German people. bu
they said this danger was negligible
when compared with that Of permit
ting the fuel situati, 10 continue IN
improved.
Penalty Provided
The order was issued under author
ity conferred in the Lever food act
which provides a fine of $1,000 or i'm
prisOnment for violation of its prOvis
ions and warning was given that /
would be strictly enforced
To prevent industrial unrest it wa
said tonight the government nigh
make a formal request on industries
affected by the order 10 pay their EN-
ployees during the time they are idle
The text of the order had not beef
completed at late hour tonight. Al
abstract which was said to cover al
of its provisions given out by the fue
administration follows:
Until further order of the Unit
ed States fuel administrator all per
sons selling fuel in whatever capacity
shall give preference to orders for ne
cessary requirements.
~A-0f railroads;
B-0f domestic consumers. hospit
ais, charitable institutions and army
and navy cantonments;
C-OF nuhlie r,rfrifSae 4aIoDhnrae
and telegraph plants
-D-Of ships and vessels for bunker
purposes;
E-Of the United States for strictly
governmental purposes; not including
orders from or for factories or plants
working on contracts for the United
States;
F-Of municipal, county or state
governments for necessary public
uses;
COT manufacturers of perishable
food or food for necessary immediate
consumption
The order further provides that on
January 18th. 18th, goth, 21st and
22nd. 1918, no fuel shall be delivered
10 any person, firm. association or
corporation for any uses. or require
ments not included in the foregoing
list until the requirements included in
the list shall have been first deliver
ed
On January 18th, 18th. 10th. 21st
and 22nd. 1918, and also on each and
every Monday beginning January 2Sth.
1918. and continuing up 10 and includ-
ing March %, 1918, no manufacturing
plant shall burn fuel OF use power de-
rived from fuel for any purpose ex-
cept-
~A-Such plants as from their ma
ture must be continuously operated
seven days each week. to avoid seri-
Gus injury to the plant itself or its
contents
B-Manufacturers of perishable
foods
C-Manufacturers of food not per
ishable and not in immediate demand
who may burn fuel to such extent as
is authorized by the fuel administrator
of the state in which such plant is
located or by his representative au-
thOrized therefor upon application by
the United States food administrator.
~D-Printers or publishers of daily
papers may burn fuel as usual except
ing on every Monday from January
21st to March 25, 1918, inclusive. on
which days they may burn fuel TO
such extent as is necessary to issue
such editions as such papers custom
arily issue on important national legal
holidays and where such papers do not
issue one edition on the said Mondays
sE-Printing establishments may
burn fuel on January 18th. 18th, 10th,
and 22d. TO such extent as is necessary
to issue current numbers of magazines
and other publications periodically is
sued
~On each Monday beginning Janu-
airy q, 1918, an continuing up to ana
including Monday. March 25, 1918, no
fuel shall be burned except 10 such
extent as is essential TO prevent in
jury to property from freezing, for the
purpose of supplying for:
Amy business or professional Of
flee. except offices used By the United
States states. county or municipal
governments, transportation cOmpan-
les. or which are occupied by banks
and trust companies. or by physicians
or dentists
-B-WhOlesale or retail stores. or
any other stores. business houses or
buildings whatever. except that for
the purpose OF selling food only. for
which purposes stores may maintain
necessary heat until u o'clock noon: