Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1916 — WAR CURTAILS NEWSPAPERS [ARTICLE]

WAR CURTAILS NEWSPAPERS

Dailies in Smaller Cities Forced to Susjtend for Shortage of PaPer. Chicago. May 17.—That the war in Europe materially may increase the price of newspapers, magazines and periodicals, was the belief expressed here at a meeting of the executive committee of the International Daily Press association. The meeting was called to devise ways and means of meeting the shortage in paper stock and a resolution was adopted urging the strictest economy in the use of paper. It was said that in two cities of 40,000 population, and in smaller cities, several daily newspapers had not been issued because of the shortage. It was reported that many newspapers were on the verge of shutting down completely, or issuing smaller editions.