The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-10-25
TRADING WITH
ENEMY ACT
President Delegates Broad
Powers to New War
Trade Board.
IMPORTS TO BE RESTRICTED

Washington. Oct. l4.-Broad war
powers conferred upon the President
by the Trading With the Enemy Act
were put into operation under an execu-
tive order issued tonight delegating the
authority under the law to various gov
ernment departments and to newly.
created War Trade Board.
This trade board Is composed Of the mem.
bers OF the Exports Administrative Board,
which II will replace. with the addition Of
a representative of the Treasury Depart
ment. II will continue to license exports,
and will exercise a similar control over
imports as soon as the President proclaims
under authority OF the Trading With the
Enemy Act, the articles to be so restricted
Trading or commercial dealings OF any
nature with any enemy company or agent
In this country or abroad II forbidden, ex-
/ cept under license of the War Trade Board,
which also Is authorized to license enemy
or "ally OF enemy" companies doing busl.
ness in the United States, except insurance
companies whose supervision is intrusted
to the Treasury Department.
Censorship Board Named.
Censorship Of mails, cables, radio and
teleprenh messages possinp ont OF the
limited states is placcd in the hands Of
a Censorship Board, consisting OF repre-.
sentatives OF the War, Navy and Post
Office Departments, the War Trade Board
and Of George Creel. chairman OF the Com
mlttee on Public Information.
TO the Treasury Is assigned the regu-
lation Of transactions In foreign exchange
ana exportotIon of gold or silver coin under
i,conso and on,orcement ~ tho Iaw's nro,
s,sIop AGAINST tronsmIssion IN tho opemv
~ ,nforma,ion NV onv other ms,ns than
regpIar nails ,rbo Treasury also "a nm.
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onco comnopIes of tho enemy or aIIy n,
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tue IA" pecoheS ene't''e' All such papers
eNcePt '"ose sl"nteu Hcehsss are requireu
unuer peh"'! 10 me WIN ,he'r iocai post
masters oeiore puoiica'ioh true translation
! OF ah mu'te' PerhininB 10 uhiteu states
uo'erhheht OF the Governments OF any
o'he, n"'iou ~ war me same sect'on o'
Tue Jaw makes II uhiawiul 10 circulate III
any manner in"''er Haue uhhiaiiapie py the
Esplohase uct'
Ine fresluents oruer denes the powers
OF 'he hlleh property Ius'odiah 10 act hS
trustee Tor all enemy properly within inc
ohi'eu S'a'es OF 10 issue licenses exempt
ING enemy companies from MS supervision
an appointment Tor this position VIII DC
made soon
Ihe secretary ot STATE is empowered tc
license the transportation of enemies to OF
from the united States through the existing
passport means The Secretary OF Com
merce VIII retain his present authority to
review the decisions of customs collectors
refusing cienrances to vessels carrying car
goes In violation OF the Trading With the
Enemy Act.
Personnel or War Trade Board.
The new War Trade Board is 10 con.
sist OF Vance c. Mccormick, chairman rep
resenting the Secretary OF state; Dr. Alonzo
u. Taylor, presenting the Secretary of
Agriculture; Thomas ID. Jones, represent
Ing the Secretary OF Commerce; Beaver
White. representing the Food Admnistra.
tor; Frank c. Munson, representing the
shipping Board; and n representative OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury, yet to he
named. All but the Treasury representa-
tive are now members Of the Exports Ad-
ministrative Board, whose work hereafter
:. will he done by the Bureau Of Exports OF
Is changed to War Trade Council, with
10 IFS membersbIn. tho secre,ar,ss of % stots