The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congres therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in the State of Iowa may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone A," sell, ship and distribute for a period of thirty days from the effective date of this order, bituminous coal slack or screenings to dealers and consumers and for use and consumption within the following described section of the United States, viz: (1) That portion of the States of Minnesota and South Dakota on and south and east of a line coincident with the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway from Carmen Junction, Minnesota, to Minneapolis, Minnesota; thence coincident with the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway to Norwood, Minnesota; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway through Ortonville, Minnesota, and Aberdeen, South Dakota to the Missouri River; thence coincident with said river to Sioux City, Iowa. This order shall be effective on and after July 1, 1918. H. A. GARFIEld, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Aug. 8, 1918, Extending, to and includingSept. 30, 1918, the Provisions of the Order of June 28, 1918, Modifying the Order of Mar. 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal "Zone A," being Modification No. 2 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 8, 1918. The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said Orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs, that the order of the United States Fuel Administrator, dated June 28, 1918, entitled "Modification Number Two of order of March 27, 1918, relative to bituminous coal 'Zone A' modifying the provisions of said coal 'Zone A' with respect to the sale, shipment, distribution and apportionment by all producere of bituminous coal operating in the coal producing districts of the State of Iowa, of bituminous coal, slack or screenings to points in the Southern portion of Minnesota and the southeastern portion of South Dakota, for a period of thirty days from the effective date of this order," be, and said order hereby is, continued in full force and effect to and including September 30, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator, Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of July 11, 1918, Effective July 16, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Iowa the Order of March 27, 1918, establishing Bituminous Coal “Zone A,” being Modification No. 3 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that it is essential that the producers of bituminous coal located in the State of Iowa be permitted to make shipments to points outside of "Zone A" as described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that further apportionment of bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to bituminous coal Zone A" of March 27, 1918, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal, tend to prevent scarcity thereof and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in the State of Iowa may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone A," sell, ship and distribute such coal to dealers and consumers, for use and consumption within the following described section of the United States, viz: All stations and points of delivery in the State of South Dakota located along the Chicago and Northwestern Railway between Fairfax and Winner, South Dakota. This order shall become effective on and after July 16, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Nov. 13, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal Zone A-1 Regulating the Sale, Shipment, Distribution, and Apportionment of Bituminous Coal Produced in the States of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, and Vacating all Prior Orders Relative to Bituminous Coal Zone A so far as said Orders Relate to the Distribution of Coal from the Above-described District. WASHINGTON, D. C., November 13, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that for the better distribution and apportionment of bituminous coal, Bituminous Coal Zone A as heretofore established and modified by said Administrator should be subdivided into two zones to be known respectively as Zone A-1 and Zone A-2, and that the State of Texas should be included in Zone A-1, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs, that the order of said Administrator dated March 27, 1918, entitled "Order relative to Bituminous Coal 'Zone A' regulating the production, sale, shipment, distribution, and apportionment of bituminous coal, and the method of such production, sale, shipment, distribution, and apportionment by all producers of bituminous coal operating in the coal-producing districts of the States of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa," and all modifications and amendments thereof, be, and the same hereby are, vacated and set aside as of the effective date of the regulation hereinafter established, so far as said order and amendments relate to or affect the sale, shipment, and distribution of bituminous coal produced in the producing district hereinafter described, and Hereby makes and establishes the following regulation, effective November 21, 1918, and until further or other order in the premises: SECTION I. Except as hereinafter provided, no bituminous coal produced in the States of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, hereby designated Producing Zone A-1, shall be sold, shipped, or distributed, except to consumers and for use or consumption within the following-described sections of the United States, viz: (1) The State of Nebraska. (2) The State of Kansas. (5) The State of Arkansas. (6) That portion of the State of Iowa west of a line coincident with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway from Glenville, Minnesota, to Mason City, Iowa; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Nora Junction; thence coincident with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway through Waterloo to Cedar Rapids; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Ottumwa; thence coincident with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway to Keokuk. (7) That portion of the State of South Dakota located east and south of a line coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway from Sioux City, Iowa, through Yankton to Mitchell, South Dakota; thence coincident with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway to Sioux Falls, South Dakota; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Elk Point. (8) That portion of the State of Texas east of the Pecos River. (9) That portion of the State of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, and such cities, towns, dealers, and consumers in Louisiana as are located, or have docks, piers, wharves, or other facilities for unloading coal, upon the easterly bank of said river. SECTION II. The territory described in Section I hereof is hereby designated Consuming Zone A-1, and wherever any boundary of said zone follows a line of railway, said zone shall include all points on the portion of the line of railway included in said boundary, and all places within the switching limits of such points. SECTION III. Coal consigned in accordance with Section I hereof shall not be diverted to any point outside said Consuming Zone A-1, unless the consent in writing of the Coal Zone Permit Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration shall first have been obtained. SECTION IV. The provisions of Section I of this regulation shall not apply to, or restrict, deliveries of bituminous coal from Producing Zone A-1 by wagon or truck, or shipments of such coal (a) For use as railroad fuel. (b) In whole or in part by inland waterways (other than the Great Lakes), except where such shipment requires a rail movement from the mines to waterways terminating outside Consuming Zone A−1. (c) To any points in Canada or Mexico when points of entry to these countries are located within said consuming zone, such shipments to be subject to all applicable license regulations of the United States Fuel Administration or the War Trade Board now or hereafter in force. SECTION V. Bituminous coal produced in said Producing Zone A-1, of such special quality, for such special use or purpose, in such quantity and consigned to such retail dealer or consumer outside said Consuming Zone A-1 as shall be designated in a permit issued by the Coal Zone Permit Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration in accordance with such rules and regulations as said Administration may from time to time prescribe, may be shipped to said retail dealer or consumer, provided that no coal shipped under such permit shall be diverted by reconsignment or otherwise from the original consignee unless the consent in writing of said Coal Zone Permit Bureau to such diversion shall first have been obtained. SECTION VI. Bituminous coal produced in said Producing Zone A-1 may be sold, shipped, and distributed, for blacksmithing purposes only, in such portions of the United States outside Consuming Zone A-1 as shall be designated in a permit issued to the producer of such coal by the Coal Zone Permit Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration in accordance with such rules and regulations as are, or may be from time to time, prescribed by said Administration. Every such permit shall be revocable by said Coal Zone Permit Bureau at any time. Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating or refusing to conform to this regulation will be liable to the penalties prescribed in the aforesaid Act of Congress. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Nov. 14, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal Zone A-2 Regulating the Sale, Shipment, Distribution, and Apportionment of Bituminous Coal Produced in the State of Iowa, and Vacating all Prior Orders Relative to Bituminous Coal Zone A so far as said Orders Relate to the Distribution of Coal from the State of Iowa. WASHINGTON, D. C., November 14, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that for the better distribution and apportionment of bituminous coal, Bituminous Coal Zone A as heretofore established and modified by said Administrator, should be subdivided into two zones to be known respectively as Zone A-1 and Zone A-2, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs, that the order of said Administrator dated March 27, 1918, entitled "order relative to Bituminous Coal Zone A regulating the production, sale, shipment, distribution and apportionment of bituminous coal and the method of such production, sale, shipment, distribution and apportionment by all producers of bituminous coal operating in the coal producing districts of the States of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa," and all modifications and amendments thereof, be, and the same are, hereby vacated and set aside as of the effective date of the regulation hereinafter established, so far as said order and amendments relate to or affect the sale, shipment, and distribution of bituminous coal produced in the producing district hereinafter described, and, Hereby makes and establishes the following regulation, effective November 22, 1918, and until further or other order in the premises: SECTION I. Except as hereinafter provided, no bituminous coal produced in the State of Iowa, hereby designated Producing Zone A-2, shall be sold, shipped or distributed, except to consumers, and for use or consumption, within the following described sections of the United States, viz: (1) The State of Iowa; (7) That portion of the State of South Dakota east and south of a line coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway from Sioux City, Iowa, through Yankton to Mitchell, South Dakota; thence coincident with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway to Sioux Falls, South Dakota; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Elk Point; (8) That portion of the State of Texas east of the Pecos River; (9) That portion of the State of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, and such cities, towns, dealers and consumers in said State as are located or have docks, piers wharves or other facilities for unloading coal, upon the easterly bank of the said river; (10) All stations and points of delivery in the State of South Dakota located along the Chicago & Northwestern Railway from and including Fairfax to and including Winnar, South Dakota. SECTION II. The territory described in Section I hereof is hereby designated Consuming Zone A-2, and wherever any boundary of said zone follows a line of railway, said zone shall include all points on the portion of the line of railway included in said boundary, and all places within the switching limits of such points. SECTION III. Coal consigned in accordance with Section I hereof, shall not be diverted to any point outside said Consuming Zone A-2, unless the consent in writing of the Coal Zone Permit Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration to such diversion shall first have been obtained. SECTION IV. The provisions of Section I of this regulation shall not apply to, or restrict, deliveries of bituminous coal from Producing Zone A-2, by wagon or truck, or shipments of such coal (a) For use as railroad fuel; (b) In whole or in part, by inland waterways (other than the Great Lakes) except where such shipment requires a rail movement from the mines to the waterways terminating outside Consuming Zone A-2; (c) To any points in Canada or Mexico when points of entry to these countries are located within said consuming zone, such shipments to be subject to all applicable license regulations of the United States Fuel Administration or the War Trade Board now or hereafter in force. SECTION V. Bituminous coal produced in said Producing Zone A-2, of such special quality for such special use or purpose, in such quantity and consigned to such retail dealer or consumer outside said Consuming Zone A-2 as shall be designated in a permit issued by the Coal Zone Permit Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration in accord |