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Show OIL MEN MUST GET LICENSES President Prescribes Terms Under Which Product May Be Distributed. Washington. President Wilson on February 4 issued his proclamation putting under license manufacturers and distributors of fuel oil with an output of more than 100,000 barrels a year. Preference in shipments is to be given first for war purposes at home and abroad, public utilities and private consumers in me oruei oi ueLMMj. The proclamation is essentl y a war distribution measure and exerts no control or restriction over the oil wells. Government officials say there is no shortage of fuel oil or gasoline production. pro-duction. Traffic congestion preventing sufficient suffi-cient shipments to the allies and allowing al-lowing the movement of fuel oil to industries in-dustries that are secondary in importance impor-tance to war needs, brought about the order. |