El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-12
BRITISH HOLD Up
GIF TSFQR MANY
GERMANS
Packages Forwarded To Re-
lieue German Suffering
Are "Intened."
FOOD, RUBBER AND
SHOES, INCLUDED
Claim Is Made That All
VIII Be Released After
The War Closes.
r oNDoN. ENG. Aug. 12--The most

= ONDON. ENG. Aug. 12-The most
interesting museum in London is
- not open to the general public 1t
is the museum of the censor and con-
| tains a collection of most curious ex-
J hibits which represent attempts that
/ have been made to evade the British
naval blockade since the outbreak Of
the war.
Most of these exhibits come from the
United States where thousands OF peo-
pie Of German extraction have
despatched all sorts of useful things to
friends and relatives in the Tatherland.
Many Of the exhibits indicate the pains
and ingenuity of the senders. in some
instances they made pound Of lard
look like A copy Of the morning paper
or a packet Of pure rubber like bun
die OF narcissus bulbs
A side of bacon weighing 30 pounds is
mute evidence of the attempt made by
a St Louis man TO aSsuage the hunger
OF some friends or relatives in what was
undoubtedly his former home town In
his anxiety to get the bacon to Ger
many this man sent il by firstclsss mail
and attached stamps to the bacon itself
10 the value OF nearly So
Senders Lavish With Stamps.
There are many othes instances In
which the stamps on the packages bv
far exceed the value Of the contents
They are addressed 70 someone in a
neutral country, whose business il is to
pull off one cover and repost them to
the German or Austrian address re-
vealed below
An enterprising Buffalo man sent =
large number of letters each containing
a sheet OF pure rubber Rubber has
been a scarce commodity in Germany
for more than a year and efforts have
repeatedly been made to get through
the blockade all sorts OF these articles
Once in Germany the rubber would be
sent 10 a central depot where IL ulti-
mately would have emerged as rubber
tires.
Newspapers Hide Many Things
This censOr's museum contains huge
bundles OF newspapers or what appeared |
at first glance to be newspapers. Closer
inspection reveals that the neatly
rolled ends are but cleverly made plugs /
of paper and wood. When one of these
plugs is pulled out there is uncovered a |
long sausage shaped bag of calico con-
tanning anything from sliced ham to I
Para rubber. from rice to tobacco
Two iron crosses are not the least in 3
teresting Of the exhibits. They are the
original article and were being sent
from Germany to a child in the United I
states The consisner was maker Of the
crosses. the head of the firm that sup
plies them TO the German government.
and IN an accompanying letter he sug-
sests that the recipients wear them
shoes Form Big Part.
Shoes are the most numerous OF the
Nhibits and most OF these come from
he United States.
In several cases they are wrapped
arefully in a piece Of best sole leather
All these things. neatly laid out and
icketed. are merely samples Of large
'ontra band carGOes that have found
heir way into the hands OF the British
uthorities- They are not confiscated
nut viii some day get to their proper
estinations. only al present the British :
overnment has "interned' them.