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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
1
The Fuel Administrator Garfield impounds 95 million dollars in losses across 27 states by ordering a five day shutdown of industries and ten Monday holidays to conserve coal. The measure will halt production and throw hundreds of thousands out of work, with critics warning the plan may fail and worsen poverty.
The fuel administration released an abstract detailing fuel saving measures. It lists priority categories including railroads hospitals ships public utilities and government needs. It also outlines January and March fuel restrictions on deliveries and burning for manufacturing printing and heating in various settings.
London Jan 16 report says the Hungarian Cabinet resigned over lack of support for a military programme. Emperor Charles reportedly plans to keep Premier Dr Alex Wekerie in office to reconstruct the cabinet. Vienna dispatch cites a scheme for an independent army, backed by Amsterdam connections, being reconsidered.
Harold Blakeley and Higgins, aviation figures, were killed when the aeroplane they piloted to test a Liberty engine fell 200 feet near Mineola Long Island. The crash halted by witnesses and officials who demanded secrecy. Blakeley, a Flushing resident and Mineola instructor, once piloted Colonel Roosevelt. Higgins, unmarried, lived in Elizabeth.
Former President Taft told the National Hoot and Shoe Manufacturer Association at the Hotel Astor that Germans caught tampering with munitions or burning buildings deserve the rope. He warned against a Potsdam crowd influence and predicted the war would last five more years, urging competent men to run the army and policy.
The War Department favors discharging draft liability men who have passed age thirty one since registering on June 3 1917 and who have not been called to serve. The Senate Military Committee was informed by Baker that this exemption is under consideration.
Special correspondence from Philadelphia notes a city closing order will displace about 650000 workers during a five day holiday. Freight traffic and manufacturing at Baldwin Locomotive Works will pause, halting roughly one hundred trains daily and stopping locomotive output for Allied nations.
Nearly nine thousand wartime plants in the Chicago manufacturing district will shut down and 400000 persons will stop work under Mr Garfield's order. The district covers Gary Indiana East Chicago Hammond and Calumet and North townships. A coal price increase of 50 cents per ton in Cook County from January 7 to January 27 was authorized by the county fuel administration due to extra cartage and labor costs from the blizzard.
Cincinnati January 16 1920 more than 2000 manufacturing plants in industrial Cincinnati will close down in compliance with federal orders issued by Fuel Administrator Garret Most manufacturers see the order as drastic and likely to cause trouble and confusion The action will affect as many as 20000 workers who will be temporarily displaced
City officials and business leaders voiced sharp splits over a Washington order aimed at conserving fuel. New York coal receipts plunged to 23,600 tons, far below daily needs, with cars and barges queued at tidewater and 305 vessels awaiting fuel. Officials weighed drastic measures, including commandeering wagons and heavy trucks to move coal across the river, while Governor Whitman pressed state authorities to decide policy after consultations.
Boston officials including James J. Storrow fuel administrator for New England say they will carry out any presidential or national Fuel Administration order once official, stressing the President as commander in chief and obedience by their offices despite not yet receiving formal directive. The statement asserts adherence to federal authority in energy matters.
The speaker states that closing regulations should apply to all days not covered by the new national order. They promise immediate action once any official word is received. The remark reflects procedural caution and readiness to adapt policies.
Approximately 440,000 Detroit workers will lose 34,000,000 in wages by the five day suspension of operations called for in Dr. Gurdeld’s fuel conservation order. Local workers urge authorities to issue warnings in advance to prevent hardship.
Statistics compiled by the Board of Commerce tonight show the order took local industry leaders by surprise. Many executives viewed it with distrust and felt it should have been handled differently.
A report quotes Dan FureWeland chairman of the Cuyahoga County Fuel Administration saying the order by Fuel Administrator Garfield will be ineffective. The remarks accompany coverage of fuel policy decisions affecting Cleveland and surrounding areas.
The government ordered all factories east of the Mississippi and in Minnesota and Louisiana to cease for five days starting Friday. Every Monday for ten weeks, except for drugs and food, stores and offices must use only essential fuel. Priority goes to railroads, households, hospitals, charitable institutions, and public utilities.
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