Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

he director general of railways in 1ealing with the railroad emergency created by recent blizzard conditions. Domestic consumers of coal must be kept warm and other absolutely neces- sary consumers must be supplied.
 "All industry must be fully restricted In its use of coal in order that the available supply for the remainder or the winter may be properly distributed and may be made sufficient for abso- Iutely essential needs during the re- of the winter.
 ITO meet these necessities. the fuel administration has ordered as an lm- mediate emergency measure that on the days of January IS, 19, 20, 21 and 22 preference and priority in the use of coal shall be given only to those con- sumers whose consumption Of coal IS absolutely necessary. These include in order: railroads, domestic consum- CTS, hospitals and charitable institu- tions, public utilities. ships at tidewater for bunker purposes, United States government use, municipal or county governments for necessary public use, of perishable food, or food for immediate consumption.
 During the five days designated no  lowed to operate even if it has this coal supply on hand By this means all industry will be placed on an equal footing and each will be called upon to make it's share of the sacrifice neces- sary to maintain the nation at the highest possible point of military and economic efficiency for the prosecution of the war.
 Tn addition to this emergency re- striction over the designated five days, the fuel administration has ordered that all use of fuel except by consum- CTS classed as absolutely necessary shall be prohibited on Monday of each week from January 2S to March 25- that is on January 2S, February 4, II. Is, 25 and March 4, II IS and p.
 Treat All Glasses Alike
 The order under which these re- strictions are made is designed to dis tribute with absolute impartiality the burden of patriotic denial. All classes of business are treated alike.
 Except on the days covered in the order the normal supply of coal to all consumers will be maintained the nec- essary consumers designated in tte order are given preference and priority in the delivery and use of coal at all tiittCS tS NCll stS OI lllt OdyS NlltlI JUL CT use of coal is prohibited.
 'The United States fuel administra- ton counts upon the complete patriotic cooperation of every individual firm and corporation affected by the order in its enforcement. Every effort will be made by the fuel administration and other government officials charged with the enforcement of the order to carry out the plan proposed without undue interference, with the ordinary course of business.
 It is the earnest desire of the fuel administration to prevent entirely and permanent dislocation of industry or labor"
 The text of the order had not been completed at a late hour tonight. An abstract which was said to cover all of its provisions given out by the fuel ad- ministration follows:
 Order Preference
 @1-Until further order of the United States fuel administrator all persons selling fuel in whatever capacity shall give preference to orders for necessary requirements.
 "A-of railroads;
 "B-Of domestic consumers, hospit- als, charitable institutions and army oiiO iloh "C-Of public utilities, telephones and telegraph plants; "D-Of ships and vessels for bunke, purposes:
 | E-Of the United States for strictl, governmental purposes; not including orders from or for factories or plant: 1 working on contracts for the United 1 States:
 F-Of municipal, county or statt governments for necessary public uses "G-Of manufacturers of perishablt | food or of food for necessary imme. diate consumption.
 "The order further provides that or January IS, 19. 20, 21, and 22, 1918, nc fuel shall be delivered to any person firm, association or corporation fo any uses or requirements not included in the foregoing list until the require ments included in the list shall hay, been first delivered.
 "On January IS, 19, 20, 21 and 22 1918, and also on each and every Mon day beginning January 2S, 1918, ant continuing up to and including Marcl 20, 1918, no manufacturing plant shal burn fuel or use power derived iron fuel for any purpose except:
 "A-Such plants as from their na Soi v tioSh OC ODtId
 seven days each week, to avoid seriou
 injury to the plant itself or its con tents.
 'B-Manufacturers of perishabl foods.
 "C-Manufacturers of food not per
 ishable and not in immediate deman
 who may burn fuel to such extent as
 authorized by the fuel adminstrato of the state in which such plant i
 located or by his representative au
 thorized therefor upon application b , the United States food administrator.
 Limit Newspaper Editions
 D-PrinterS or publishers of dail
 papers may burn fuel as usual except
 ing on every Monday from January 2
 to March 25, 1918, inclusive, on whic
 days they may burn fuel to such ex tent as is necessary to issue such edi tions as such papers customarily issu
 on important national legal holiday and where such papers do not issu any editions on a holiday, they al
 permitted to issue one edition on til
 said Mondays.
 "E-PrintinG establishments ma
 burn fuel on January IS, 19, 20, an
 22 to such extent as is necessary {
 issue current numbers of magazine and other publications periodically is sued.
 "On each Monday beginning Janr ary Fl, 1918, and continuing up to ar
 including Monday, March 25, 1918, I , fuel shall be burned except to such e1 z tent as is essential to prevent injul to property from freezing, for the pul
 pose of supplying heat for: . Amy business UT professional O fices, except offices used by the Uni ed States, sttes, county or municip . governments, transportation comp; nies or which are occupied by banl
 and trust companies or by physician