The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-22
CAN STILL SEND
GIFTS TO FRANCE
Those Wishing to Send Christ
mas Packages to Soldiers
Have Last Chance.
LAST SHIP TO SAIL DEC. 5
Post Office Department Calls Atten-
ton to Fact That Parcel Post
May Be Utilized Through
out the Year.

out the Year.
Washlngton.-In order to remove
any misunderstanding that may exist
regarding the rules governing the
sending Of parcels to the members OF
the American eXpeditionary forces in
France, otto Praeger, second assist
ant postmaster general has issued the
following statement on the subject:
Parcel post for soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Expedition
airy Forces In France, when carefully
packed and properly addressed. viii be
accepted by all postmasters for direct
transmission through the malls. such
parcels may weigh up to seven pounds
Parcels for the soldiers and civilians
connected with the American EXpedi-
tionarv Forces may contain anything
that Is admissible to the domestic par
eel post except pcrishables which may
spoil on the long journey to Europe.
Parcel post for the American EXpe-
dictionary Forces need not be packed in
wooden boxes but should he carefully
packed In the strongest kind Of paste
board box 10 assure It's sale arrival at
the front
In addition to this parcel post service
10 the troops the war department Will
undertake to carry Christmas parcels
for the American Expeditionary Forces
provided such parcels are sent care
the Commanding General Port Of En-
barkation Pier l. Hoboken. New Jer-
sev" and are packed In wooden boxes
not more than two cubic feet in volume
well strapped and with a hinged or
screw top Such Christmas boxes may
be gent to the Commanding Otiicer. Port
NJ Embarkatinn. either by express or
through tho mails, and must not exceed
90 pounds In weight The army VIII IN
spect the contents Of each box and un-
dertake its delivery from Hoboken to
the addressee The war department VIII
receive Christmas packages up to De
cember 5th
Parcel Post Limit Seven Pounds.
II will be noted that parcels weigh
ing seven pounds but no more can be
sent through the post office department
all the way TO France.
The twenty-pound parcels which are
intended for Christmas gifts and which
are to be delivered on Christmas day
are sent by the war department from
It's port of embarkatlon at Hoboken,
v. ]. These parcels, which must not
exceed twenty pounds in weight, can
be sent to the address given in Homo
ken in any way that the sender
chooses.
OF course the post office department
has been handling the smaller Christ
mas packages all the way through 10
France, but in order to inSnr" their de-
livery on Christmas morning It was
necessary 80 mail them by November
II. However, the fact that the mailing
was too late fsr delivery on Christ
mas day does not mean that packages
cannot still be sent by pnrcel post.
They can be sent any day in th" year
at the rate of T. cents for each pound
sent, and this rate holds from what
ever point IN The United states the
/ package is sent.
| How Packages Must Be Addressed.
Packages for th" soldiers must be
! addressed 10 the individual with MS
company and his regiment md then
must be added the words American
EXpedIuonary Forces. y y het nee
essnry 10 add the name Of the country.
II will be noted that in IA" insirue-
lions given abov" ANA prepared ia the
second assistant postmaster general :
office nothing is said sprrIhraIlE CON
corning the KIND "i Things "hl'h may
be sent to IN" soldiers ana civilians
connected with the Wprditionary
forces, II is perfectly proper Z" S'nd
sugar provided n Is properly wrapped
The reason sugar Is spoken "i here
IS h'cauS" ihcr" seems 20 nave been
some MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT ~
Matches inus' NOT De sent IN any CIR
cumSthnc's' N'lIh'r must anything
inllanmahI'' except OF course "rdl-
nary packing material pc lhcluH'd'