The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-31
MAZE RULING FOR
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

The pulp and paper section of the
United State War Industries Board
has issued the following orders to the
publishers Of weekly newspapers:
/. No publisher of weekly, semi
weekly or trimonthly newspaper shall
use in its production any paper except
newsprint, and of weight on the ba-
sis of not heavier than 30h x44-5e
pounds (basis 24x36-32 pounds). All
stocks now on hand may be used
whether newsprint, machine finished
or sized and supercalendared, and re-
gardless Of weight.
2. No publisher may continue sub
scriptions after three months after
date of expiration, unless subscrip-
tions are renewed and paid for.
3. No publisher may give free cop
les of his paper, except for actual serv-
ice rendered.; except to camp libraries
and huts or canteens Of Organizations;
except to the library of congress, and
other libraries which will agree to
bind for permanent keeping; except to
governmental departmental Libraries
which use said publications in their
work; and except for other reasons.
a. No publisher shall give free
copies to advertisers except not more
than one copy each for checking pur-
poses.
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 one per
cent of his circulation with a mini
i.ium Of ten copies.
Z. No publisher shall send free
copies in exchange for other publica-
tions, except to such other publiea-
tions 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
lication at an exceedingly low or NOM
inal subscription price.
8. No publisher shall sell his pub
lication to anyone below the published
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10. No publisher shall offer premi-
ums 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.
IL. No publisher shall conduct
voting or other contests for the pur-
pose Of obtaining subscriptions. Sub
scriptions obtained in this way win
not be considered bonafide subscrip-
tions.
IL. No publisher may issue holi-
day, industrial or other special edi
tion.
13. Publishers shall, so far as pos
sible, procure paper and all other ma
terials from the nearest available
source of supply, provided it is con-
sistent with price, quality and service.
ID. Publishers Of papers Of more
than eight pages in size will reduce
the pages in excess Of eight pages 2b
per cent. This reduction shall be an
average reduction of over one months
period.
Is. Any publisher of four OF
eight page paper will be considered to
have fulfilled the requirements of this
order if he Immediately puts in effect
paragraphs numbered to Is inclus-
i've, and in addition thereto reduces to
the lowest possible point all press
room waste.
No new newspaper may be estab-
lished during the period Of the war.
except those for which arrangements
had been made and plants purchased
previous to the issuing Of this order,
or unless it can be shown that new
newspaper is necessity.
A sworn statement will be required
from each publisher on November !
as to how many of these rules have
been put into effect by him, and what
results in the matter of reducing pa
per consumption have been obtained