North Carolina Newspapers

4. , weather: 10: Pages- ONE? SECTFON lina FairT .-Mar tomg atur. a'v. fair. FULL LEASED WIRE S&VICE. VOL XXIV. NO. 8. PRICE FIVE 'CENTS '-Si G 1 R3 Vk - AM p First of the Five Fuelless Days Finds the Greatest Confusion EVERYBODY UP IN THE AIR OVER RULES Some States Suspend All In dustries, Others Very Few. Administration Swamped. Exemptions to be Made Washington, Jan. 18. The first day's enforcement of the order closing down industry east of the Mississippi by denying it fuel was attended today by the greatest confusionat the Fuel Administration. Demands for rulings and interpre tations poured down in a flood. Al though a large part of the administra tion's staff was put-on the work, it teas physically impossible to keep track of, or reply to queries. Consequently the country early this aiiernouu was buu iuu- iU;Uic ua i -v 5 tn snmfi nrovisiohs of the order. 1 Criticism of the order broke out again in Congress. Reports to the TFuel Ad- ministration told of wide inTerp5ret3-:-j tions cf the mandate by industry, and conflicting rulings by Ideal fuel ad ministrators. .... While some industries in-one State were closed down completely, in some instances, the same class of bus iness in other States went,-on as usual. An additional list of exempted in dustries was prepared by the Fuel Ad ministration but was not given out on the ground that it would create dis satisfaction and raise a" renewed de mand for exceptions making the order harder to enforce. Neither would offi cials give out rulings made to fit spe cific cases. Interpretations, it was said, were being made . lor individual cases only and that to give them out vould create confusion.. The Fuel Administration made a ruling exempting all business connect ed with food. The Fuel Administration changed its decision again and announced that it would give out for publication later in the afternoon the additional lists of exempted industries. The list was said to be a long one, covering all Plants whose operation is considered essential to the conduct of the war and to the public welfare. America felt the pinch of .war today "with its industries idle under he Fuel Administration's order issued to re lieve the coal shortage and release fuel for ships loaded with supplies for the American army and the allies. In the face of protests predicting disastrous consequences and a formal request from the Senate to stay its execution temporarily, the order -was signed last night by Administrator Garfield with the approval of Presi dent Wilson. : 1 As sent out to State fuel adminis trators, the order 'contained but few changes from the form of the abstract ade public - Wednesday," nor ' did it clear up to any great extent the infusion resulting from its lack of detailed interpretation.. By its provisions manufacturing Plants east o f the Mississippi and in uisiana and Minnesota, with-rare exceptions, . will be closed for five jteys beginning today and -virtually a-l business activity will be stopped every Monday for a period of 40 weeks, beginning January 21. Through application the Fuel Administra tion expects coal to move to essen ,laI consumers, including, railroads, Juseholders, public utilities and hidings, shipping interests" and ' pro ffers of food, in whose behalf the 0rder is issued. " ' .,' -; A supplementary list of exemptions ed last night embraces variousin ustnes engaged 'in imperative war cor Ship yards working on navy nstruction, plants filling contracts t arm" and navy woolen uniforms, erg mannfacturers and manufacture Ear f ther Prducts deemed neces y for immediate use of the- mili In'y force3 were named in this list, x-hi k original order, an outline ol ieh? Was made Public Wednesday tho newsPapers were unaffected' by hoL "cIay closing, but limited to Inri y editions on heatless Mondays. Tan..! . -"vu vvau fivpn n sn inai- mams IT1 heat to , maintain them- i WAR coal for this purpose, but would not be permitted, to operate. This was in terpreted by many as applying " to blast furnaces. Protest came from business Inter ests throughout the country and the storm in Congress continued today.. Indications were today that a- pos sible attempt might be made in the Senate to bring about the repeal of that section of the food law under which the order was issued, . but many believed that any action in this direction would be too late. Announcement that the use of all forms of fuel, wood, oil and natural gas, as well as coal, would be' pro hibited caused considerable confusion today and strenuous efforts are prom ised to wood, oil and natural gas and water power users exempted. SERIOUSLY AFFECTED - ! The' Number of Men Thrown Out of Work Was Rela tively majl ' : Greensboro, Nj-aaii 18. Under the very liberal interpretation which is being, applied to the fuel conser vation order . in this State; .A, W. Mc Alister, fuel , administrator, . says that no considerable number jbf men or in dustries will be seriously affected. A large number of manufacturing estab lishments in North Carolina are oper ating by , hydro-electric power, and to that extent will not be affected, by thf order. The number ot men who will be thrown out of-employment during the five day period will be relatively small. No estimate has been made of the number of enterprises or em ployees who will be affected. 100 Out in Raleigh. Raleigh', N. C Jan. 18. With the exception of the closing down of three printing housesj employing about 100 workmen, Raleigh was little affected today by Fuel Administrator Gar field's order. Cotton mills here and in this vicinity that use hydro-electric power exclusively are operating to day, 'in accordance with an interpreta tion ,of .the Fuel Administration's or derly the State Fuel Administrator. Generally Closed in Winston. Winston-Salem, N. C Jan. 18. In compliance with Fuel Administrator Garfield's order, "all local manufactur ing industries except public utilities closed today.. The gas plant is fac ing ,a shut-down unless a supply of coal is secured within the next fqwv hours. The (; merchants , will also Ob serve the Monday closing order. ; - In Asbeville. v -Asheville, N. C, Jan. . 18. Ashe ville's industries, operating by hyro electricower, were running as usual today. Some ; factories burned wood to : keep their buildings just yrarm enough to prevent sprinkler systems from1, freezing. . WOMM REDUCED .Judge Connor' Cuts Sentence From 30 to 1 0 Years in State's Prison " 7 "Fayettevile, 5N. C, Jan. 18. Judge George Connor this morning set aside former sentence . of . 30 years in the penitentiary, and gave Rose EdWards 10 .years in State prison; for her part in the killing: of Angeles Moutos. Judge. Connor directed that the order of commitment was not to be issued until February 15, when he will be in Fayetteville again and if at that time the- friends, of .the girL have succeedr ed in finding some-, reformatory insti tution An which she, fcan, be placed he would JoiiriiE'askiitHev Governor executive ' clemency' The? Judge-sta ed that he wished very, much to send the defendant to" some institution: of Mi thti1- mfher than to the StaW prionr but that-no reformatory ; for NORTH CAROLINA NOT SENTENCE OFiEDWARDS ON THE AISI flti M y NEWFFICULIS Threatened Preak ; in Peac Ne: . goHaHoris"and UlirSee" : bellion Cause Trouble. ORDER ARREST OF RUMANIAN KING Wants Ferdinand riit in Rus- " " -. sian! Prison-Lenine andv Trotzky . Beginning, to1 -v V Disagree . ....... r I ill? . iwlt iLi BOLSHEVIK REG M ah;, apyni . aeaaipcK . m tner peace , London, Jan. vv18. Premier- Uoyd negotiations with ithe Central Powers, n &,W-'iKWi.ii(4rfaAef threatened war .. with , Rumania and me uMBviiiujf . ui.;, tuts .uikiiune;-are me difficulties Ifaced by. he -Bolshevik: govefnnient, to;whichhas;been; added' the 'assembling j in IPetrograd ' of-tfie delegates to s the'. Constituent vAssem- bly.yTfiere lisalso arepbrt frbpi a Swedish newspaper that; the rel?.tions between 5 Prtehier Leniiie .jaridyForeign Minister ,Trotzky .''daily become Jmore strained. -. - ' -4" . . ' t Germany- has refused , to accept Russia's -attitude concerfiingr thev right of the occupied territoriesv-of Poland; Courland, Lithuiania'ahdEsthuhia to self-definition along lines advocated ;h -the :Bolsheviki. Until: a - general ppljace is ' reached -; the , Germans say .thev cannot evacuate the" territories. The 'Bolshevik '"stand" is'- declared; by the Germans tof be one sided and the Russian -delegates .are asked to agree to the German view. ' "Foreign Min ister Trotzky's " answer is not yet known. . ... ' Rumania snot . having . replied , to the Bolshevik ' ultimatum to - release t Rus sian troops under arrest, ' Premier Lenine has -ordered , his soldiers to arrest King .Ferdinand and brihg him to Petrograd., The Bolsheviki are said to be serious in their; intention to Imprison the Rumanian king. Ukrainian and Bolshevik troops J have fought bloody; battles i in Odessa and near Poltava, and the Bolsheviki are said to be destroying raifroads and bridges to hamper the advance of Ukrainian soldiers northward. The Bolsheviki announce, the capture by their troops of Irkutsk, Siberia and Orenburg. The Constituent Assembly, . con trolled by partiesoppos6d to the Bol sheviki is to meet today unless the Jkenine government again, intervenes. Should it meet, it is anticipated in Petrograd that there will be disorder there. Most of the delegates, to the Assembly are said to be in PetrograiL On the lower Piave, - near Venice, the Italians have checked an Austrian attempt to dislodge them from their recently- won positions and threaten the defenses of the -Venetian lagoons. Ih!hand;to-hahd conflict which last-f tA four houris, the1 Italians inflictftd fBteavjr-losses on vthe -enemy and ca&- tured 15f prisoners, , some guns and war material. '- . " ' rt . There, Has been no activity on the Western f "prl yyrn zt- -The Atnerican Fla the! ON Premier--liloyd-Ge v ; labors, t! r for Men V: J. r-t ' C :r , . GERMANTS ANSWER ? THE CANNON Declares that Militarists Want ; Conquest Say s His and '''Vyons'Secliie - - Covered; Ground !v if 'A' ' hdday; said no -man stjinding,6p Jhe watch tower '; could t deny,- the ; urgency nr,rnfl-nfipn ior raisiiit . men. The 'Primes Minister, said : J f NoTde-. mocracy; has everi long" suryiyed . failure of x its ' .'adherents to ? be Are me. readyi ' .Mr.4li6yd-George -said-, that i he and Presidenii r WU9()nW6tttpo;4s icohsuIt'atiQnAtheje was 'tfp ;op$ortunif. ty naa; iaxa .? aotwn: ' su ostanuayit in? same- program of demands for; .the termination 6t:' the war? There?-Was : no man willing to make peace without complete ' restoration ' of Belgium ""and '''reparation, the 'Premier saidr? Frm. but';bne -answer he- added"Vahd'itrcame from Von Tirpitz's soul: "Never!" I "... ...... ,r. ... , - ' ''Our '.channel, ports are t not far from J the fighting v line and. unless 4 we are prepared to r stand up . to . the people Iwhot. are74 .dominating : Gernlahy, . Brit- am,, British : democracy, .rrencn aem ocracy and the democracy' of Europe will, be at the mercy -of the most, cruel military autocracy. the world has, ever " Mr. Lloyd-George, saidy that -his and President Wilson's1 war aims had been acclaimed throughout theJntente -Allied "countries. There had- been hard ly a voice - of criticism - save r from - a few 'who wished :he had made - morei extreme r demands. The' Socialists of France, Italy and Great Britain, he j said, had accepted them as very fair general demands The. Premier'said that Germany had answered "''Never'' tois demand for a re-coisideratlon of the wrong of Alsace-Lorraine, and declared that Ger many would go until Mesopotamia and' Palestine .were, restored to the tyran ny of the Turks. - i ; . No single war aims conditions, made by the British- trade unions had .been answered by any German authority, he .added :. : , j . Mr. . Lloyd-George t said there - had been no-answer from Germany pnVthe recent Entente's . war alms. FJeldln the-7varions cpmmunitiesr in- which Marshal von- Hindenburgrand Generit von Ludendorff .were brought back for. conferehces;'-but' Foreign Minister iyoirsuTch ? fuek liSi. arrives j in - such conlnni- KeulhfflaJm wa not allowed: to1 se&ft "Why T asked the ; Premiers ."Because the military power is donr-4 inant. The answer to be given.1 will be given from Jhe cannon's mouth." . "If any- man nere can find aa-hon background at a sing-song of a FE ihgthie tHplidays CITES HIS AUTHORITy FOR ISSUING ORDER Actings Under Presidential ' Or T der Approved by Omgs GenRe fApply- j ; S. .1 . V nigine er." 1.-.-;'-'V..-.,---1j, Washington, -Jan. 18,. Thejtextiof Administrator . GrfleTds - order f fol- lows:; . I f Regulation - making - provision; jor a i'mpt-e deu'ate?s'up,ply6f ffuelforrail roads,: v" domTesticf ccnmers;'-'. .public .utilities -ana? otneruses necessaryr to tne.. national security.?. r ' 1 11 ' Lx! . J JL a. I- 1 i 1 ilt - L; an excufiy e$ .proer-of e ;!Pr6idnt ot-tne uiiiiea'.sitesfaateaj 'Augustaa. l4917japd tin1! ftheraheeof .tne? purpbsbfsaid .order, andof' the purjosVbf (th lact of Qngressherelnr prqxed August Vip, -'-J9,v and Ending 4t v essential eft ectivelylto rcarry out the, ; prbylsiphs of act, make prOyision for amoredequateV supply of fuel" forr railroads,"' doWstic.cpn sumes,:tpublicauBlItie's, ity Vih' cert$ih?:arts 5' of - the v Ued Stai'efi, hereby '' me f arid .: prescribe thefollowiig ' regulations: i r "Section .1. UhUl' further orders . of the United iStatsFuel dministra-' tor, :&lLrper&ms;&l ever ; capacity.v shall, -n filling ther. contracts Ororders now. on hand, give preference to necessary current rre quiremets of railroads, vdomesticcon sumers, . hospitals, -n charitable '. institu tions, army . and navy ' cantonments, public utilities, ; by-product coke plants' supplying -J gas for .household ' use ;". telephorie 'and " telegraph plans, shipping? for bunker . purposes,-;-, the United State's :if or " strictly. gtivern merital purposes' (not including " fac tories or iplahts wofking: oh contracts' ror tne 'unnea . atates;, manuiaciurers of perishable! fobdor or food for nec essary puBlievus'esl 5 Any tohnageVre hiaming ftet, the 5 foregoing "prefett-ed applied in nlnngaHy other; contracts orpoSeV.,;.. '.x.;.:. , ;. "Section - 2,- OnthefoUowingdays, namely Janharyl,, 19; 20 21. and : lSlg, - the State fuel ; ,. nunlstrator ana their accreaitea representatives this regulation- applies are f 'hereby empowered ' ' and directed to - t divert nities in carload lots.' to nwefc'tne r cur rent rettirementse and: to ' provide ah adequate i and? normal ..supply for, such consumers of fuel as are specified in section lrhereof . v ' v; . ' "Section- J;- On" the following .days, field service section. .: O1 r fane rower, DIFFERENT ;VI&WS AS TO XiPFIiJCATION Some Hydro-Electric Plants Close, Others Continue CfperationFlorida is ; Hit x.eas , J ; ' .4- . Atlanta, Ga., Jan. , 18.: Georgia in dustries gerieraily. with jthe exception o those rising hydro-electric, power, reBponbmptiytpdaltb'' the gov-emmehV- industrial - suspension order. pUrider , a .deeision .by L., G.- Hardman, electric power users were vnpt affected byV,the - order, a great number of the larger industries inv- Atlanta and North Georgia, '.continued" operation.' Most Of i the industries ; were . making ar rangements to-.care foremployes dur ing ,he ; enforced suspension. At a meetirikf of i the. Atlantat chamber of commerce '-today, Vat " hich - all busi ness aiid. industrial ' activities were represented 'a'.resolution ; was adopted and telegraphed ' to President Wilson, pledgihg1 thieir support.1- J - - ' ' ; '"' Columbia '"Closes. 'Columbia,,. S. C, Jan. , i8. Local in dustries generall shut down"; this morn Jnginjohedience ,to Fuel . Administra- h'bweylr,to-resume operation as soon asX a ruling; could be -obtained from Washiigtonon the groun .dthat .they useVhydrbelejctriC.power.i ' The - fuel adniiriist'ratipn y If ere ' decjaxed 'the en tire section; was badly coht used in re ;gard. ;to , theprder-, buti that- efforts would' be made td carry -it ""out to the letter.. v. ' -f. '. '- - -Spartanburg -Mfils;Stop. H Spartanburg, 'S.l C, Jam; 18. The principal industry affected ih thi sec tiohby the; GarfleldTorderTis the cot tonmills every pne of r these institu-,tfbris-in Spartanburg and all South Carbhria being cldsd? today. Seven thousahd ". cotton miH 'employes are Tdle -in - tlfts 'county. f The cotton' mill mahufactUrefs ; ar6 meeting today to consider the questiohs involved. .:' . l.: Florida LlttK Hurt. . Tampa,; Fla Jan.18l4Tampasrchief nianufacturing mdusf is cigar mak ing arid' no -power is .used in - any . of these factories. The t only 'fuel ;' used is in; occasionally. heating : the factor ies-and- ordinarily little : heat . is used tduringtthe; winter; - None were closed today,? but- a temperature, of 42 Is foru casted tonight and jthejr may be oblig- ed jto-close r. tomorrow, .. manufacturers FurCderstanding they-wilL not' be allow- edtouse efther gas? -wood'ot coal to heat their plants. i , : - r : : y. Richmond Hit Hard.1 r ; EYE minlstrator Garfield's" order - was rig idly enforced in Richmond- today, all the manufacturing plantrt being : clos ; ; - it : - ' ' (Cohtmued'onPage Seven)" - . A "-6 '(.UXb. .. jy ' ' r.---' , -. ' r V 'Yesterday's Chorus: of Pro tests Has Passed Into Pa :vl' motic oubmission : , . : r"' .X . : GARFIELD'S ORDER: C f : WILL BE OBSERVED Labor and Capital Prepare ts 1 Co-operate in the Plan' for Relieving Coal Short- ; age Reports New York, Jan. IS. New !Ybtk to day entered upon the five day period f of industrial suspension som e whit be, : wildered because of lack; of :authbri; tative information concerning -detaila of the operation of the coal conserva-j . ; tion orders but determined -rieverthe-: : less t oaccept patriotically whatevei ' hardships that may come. 7; V:' , While merchants' . associations and industrial organizations joined, in. :.c mighty chorus of protest before the order actually was promulgated ; at, Washington, there was - a -noUceatl: absence of criticism when the' decree became effective. The New .-"York Stock Exchange decided to " remair open, while hundreds of retail .estab; lishments and big', department sores ? planned 'to corit.inue;buBines as-tsual. . at 'least for the day." i'-; -ft. If prdefl, , . asserted eltiflpyalty ?.to c gpvernment, a.nq 'mre srralRgyieni.s tb raise fuhds fbt;theeefffe0e r.thrpwri- out .'of work.;''' 1J'T;I A v million workers Will Ibse : . OOa.OGO 'during- the period - in NewYork City -ilofie, according to some of the! . estimates. The needle trades'.as a class,-will suffer the most' froni'tae shut down, . it , was said, it .beirigl esti mated that fully - 500,000 - wome&j arid girls are employed-in this work Oth ers affected according to later figures are 40,000 carpenters, 60,000 ;ih the garment 'trades, 10,000' machinists. ; 12,000 cigar makers, 0,000 clerks-and ' 7,000" brewery workers. 5 ''ZJtf$f- The question of pay to I einploy'eq during the days of idleness has -been decided in only a. few . cases but -there is a disposition oh . the part-qf " many large establishments to ' 'do. eyerythirig possible for " the wage"r eamiers Re gardless of the aditional "pdrdenSp i. -Warnings- have , been issued ; bythe National- Board, of Fire .UndertiiriCerE to allow owners . arid managers '.:c i buildirigs r in thej citfeofincreae V. the "fire hazard caused by-lackp.f Coal in keeping the sprmklirigAplarits:ir. operation-. Unusual .protective meas ures have 'been ; takn by the' fire :da partment to combat the menace, ' , I Half Minion. Idle In Chlcaabt -Chicago, Jari.slS.-More'tharibnc billion .dollars-' 'iri'apitalVhd!rbiac 500,000 workers are idle today hi, the Chicago district, as a: result: of the conservation order of : the Federc! Fuel Administration? accordihg'to flgj ures PompUed py commercial, ihodles from the latest census repprtszyv -The estimated lossvof ' wffges r-cf workers in the district during the cr:- forteed fole five day pejriod bejgitthinc today and the nine successive Mon days is $17,000,000. v:r--;,t Business men and . manufacturer' had; apparently decided to Observe ttc spiritas well' as "the" letter of th'ercr-: der f ollowirigV futile 'efforts t$iM.e71 day to obtain a modificatibn ' of tt : ' edict."-' ' ; ; " - - ': ::r -: Representatives of some. ;Of,r the larger . factories and .' business' houses said employes would be paid. In. full ; during the idle period . and others ; pro posed to allow half . pay. Heads .of . c . number of factories where other: i'pieca work- system prevails -said, Jtwould t 3 impracticable vto 'pfty 'employe's twhea: notat:werk-:- -- -. 7-' .xiiv:i; v Managers or-ethe t aowntown i ;piayi houses . have. decided -to -. eipsethel? doors ; xn Monday- rather J than try ta ' run4 a. showwlth sthe- house-cold. Sex eral of " the leading . theatres anbunc- ' ed that, contrary to -their 'Custom, Sus- ; day nigh'tr performances1 willvbe gives. ' The Chicago board oftrade and tt 3 big packing -plants, h'ere will continu : in operation - as usual. - v 4i i ' -Tv.-ttr Million in." Pennsylvania. : : Philadelphia; - Jan.' ' 18. Apprcr: mately- 2,000,000 workers ihi Pentj 1- vania wil v be " thrown- -out : of emr I : 1 ment during ; the five day shut do ; of - industries affected iby the- Feder - fuel adniini8trator's orders -Accordfr - i to statistics compiled by the?Stat3 Departroen ofj Labor and . Industry ; -at Harrisbur:One mflliori and a hau worke-s wlll hb similarly affected on the"" Monday holidays - and: the, approx (Continued on PagV Seven)4 v j - . . - ... ... - ' ? t:,i i-'i . ould be permitted to 'burn Hi. 1 f -