Evening journal., 1916-06-05
NEW POSTAL Limits
ON FOREIGN MAILS
Affect Correspondence With
Men Afield and
Prisoners
CHANGE MADE IN
3RD CLASS RULE

Postal orders concerning the trans
mission Of mails between the United
States and the European countries al
war. which were numerous during
the early days OF the war, have de-
creased to such an extent that only
an occasional notice Is contained IN
the daily bulletins received at the
local postoffce by Postmaster James
J. English. During the past two
weeks number of orders have ap-
poared In the bulletins. affecting the
sending OF mail TO Italy, Germany
and France. which arc OF more than
little importance to the patrons OF
the Wilmington Office. One calls at
iention TO the fact that return re-
CENTS are not obtainable for regis
tered articles addressed TO persons
in the Italian army. The order reads
as follows:
"The postal administration OF Italy
has advised that II cannot take any
action in connection with return re-
ceipts accompanying registered arti-
clos addressed to military men In
tho field. and that consequently such
articles should be accepted for mail
ing without request for return re-
ceipts.'
Parcel post packages for foreign
countries must be accompanied by
customs declarations. They cannot
be insured or sent &C. o. d."
The following letter Of the postal
administration of Germany has been
communicated 20 the United States
postal department by the Information,
al bureau OF the Universal Postal
Union of Berne. Switzerland. stating
that prisoners of war correspondence
for Germany cannot be registered
The order has the following TO say
Registered articles addressed to
war prisoners ans interned civilians
in Germany are not admissible; such
articles are returned to origin by the
German frontier receiving officers All
postmasters will please take such no
lice # the foregoing as will prevent
the acceptance for mailing 20 Ger
many many of registered articles as in
dicated above
Parcels containing tobacco cigars
or cigarettes addressed to the troops
"a France may be accepted lor mail
inc under certain conditions. The or
der relating 10 this states;
parcels containing tobacco, cigars
or cigarettes sent by donors residing
In foreign countries for the armies N
the field and the military hospital oi
ambulances. are admitted free OF Gus
toms duty, provided they are address
cd directly and exclusively TO th'
minister OF war, who Is TO hav
,harge of their distribution. The ad
iress Of the fighting or sanitary unit
10 which he wished to send the arti
eies. written thereon by the donor
NAV be included in the address as
statement of donors desire the mill
,ary authorities being the final judge
rs the possibility Of complying there
with.
"Individual parcels sent by private
persons from foreign countries address
ed TO military persons, forming part o
the British or Belgian expeditionary
forces operating in Francet, will be ad
nitted free ot duty
A change made Ia the mailing of thir'
.lass matter viii affect number o
local industrial concerns and mail orde
houses sending out considerable
amount of this class of mail Hereto
fore in any amount less than 200
nieces each piece had TO bear separat
stamp. while the postage for a create
amount than 1000 pieces could be pan
in bulk The number of pieces {
which this order applies has been re
iuced ~ 500. the change resulting !
less work for the sender.