The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-08
FULL TEXT OF VAR BOARDS. Or.
DER AS TO FREE PAPERS

dS printed originally are as follows:
TO the Publishers of Country Weekly
Newspapers:
The priorities board of the war in
dustries 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 economy in
the use of paper be exercised, and
that the reduction in the use of paper
by the newspapers shall be Is per
cent.
Each paper mill will be put upon
the priority list for coal, conditional
upon their signing a pledge that they
Will furnish no paper to any consum-
er who will not also sign pledge in
duplicate that he will exercise the
greatest possible economy in the use
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 are now 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 of
fee.
The war committee of weekly news
paper publishers feels that the neces-
sary saving of Is per cent should
come out of the industry as a whole,
and in order to accomplish this pur-
pose, made the following sugges-
lions, which were accepted by the
pulp and paper section of the war in
dustries board and are effective as
of September 1, 1918:
Each publisher shall eliminate the
following wasteful practices.H for any
reason a publisher desires to continue
any of these practices, he must adopt
some other method to accomplish at
least a Is per cent reduction in paper
used. If by November 1, 1918, a
saving of Is per cent has not been
made in the industry as a whole,
the matter will be reviewed by the
pulp and paper section and further
curtailment will be necessary.
1. No publisher of a weekly,
semiweekly, or triweekly newspaper
shall use in its production any paper
except newsprint, and of a weight
on the basis of not heavier than 80 u
ix44-50lb. Oasis, 24x36-32 lb.)
All stocks now on hand may be
used whether newsprint, machine
finished, or sized and superintendent,
and regardless of weight. '.-f
2. No publisher may continue sub
scriptions after three months after
date of expiration, unless subscrip-
tons are renewed and paid for.
8. No publisher may give free
copies of his paper; except for actual
service rendered; except to camp
libraries and huts or canteens Of or
CARNATIONS recognized by the govern
ment, such as the Red Cross, Y. M.
c. A.. or K. Of c.; except to the
library of congress, and other libra
ries which will agree to bind for
permanent keeping; except to gov
eminent departmental libraries which
use publications in their work; and
except for similar reasons.
4. No publisher shall give free
copies to advertisers, except not
more than one copy each for check
ing purposes.
5. No publisher shall accept the
return Of unsold copies from news
dealers.
6. No publisher shall print extra
copies, for stimulating advertising or
subscriptions, or for any use other
than those specified in these regula-
tions, except not to exceed 1 per
cent of his circulation with a mini
mum of 10 copies.
T. No publisher shall send free
copies in exchange for other publ
cations, except to such other publ
cations as are printed within the
county, or within a radius of 40
miles from his point of publication.
8. No publisher shall sell his pub
LEGATION at an exceedingly low or
nominal subscription price.
8. No publisher shall sell his pub
LEGATION to anyone below the publish
ed subscription price.
10. No publisher shall offer
premiums with his publication unless
a price is put upon the premium for
sale separately, and the combined
price is at least rs per cent of the
sum Of the individual prices.
II. No publisher shall conduct
voting or other contests for the pur-
pose of obtaining subscriptions; sub
scriptions obtained in this way will
not be considered bona fide subscrip-
tions.
IL. No publisher may issue holi-
day.. industrial or other special edi-
lions.
Is. Publishers shall, 50 far as
possible procure paper and all other
materials from the nearest available
source of supply, provided it is con-
sistent with price, quality and SER
vice.
IA. Publishers of papers Of more
than pages in size will redI1ce tho
pages in excess of pages rs per
cent. This reduction shall be an
average reduction over one months
period.
Is. A publisher of a or page
paper will be considered to have full
filled the requirements of this order
1t he Immediately puts into effect
paragraphs 1 to Is inclusive, and in
addition thereto reduces to the lowest
possible point all press room waste.
No newspaper may be established
during the period of the war, except
those for which arrangements had