The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-23
War Department viii Transport
Christmas Packages for
Boys in France.
LAST SAILING DATE DEC. 5
Official Statement Issued by Post
Office Department to Eliminate
Confusion Regarding Reg
uIations.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.


United States queries come to Wash
ington concerning the exact rules gov
erning the sending of parcels to the
members of the expeditionary forces In
France. Confusion seems to prevail
everywhere. 1t is due to number of
causes, the principal one of which
seems to be that the instructions were
sent out piecemeal and that some of
the first rules were amended
Here is the official statement on
the subject which have just secured
from the post office department:
western Newspaper Union.
Gentlemen; In answer to your Inquiry
win reference to parcel post packages
Tor the American Expedtionary Forces
beg to advise you as follows:
Parcel post for soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Epedtion-
airy Forces In France. when carefully
packed and properly addressed, will be
accepted by all postmasters for direct
transmission through the mails. Such
parcels may weigh up to seven pounds
Parcels for the soldiers and civilians
| connected with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces may contain anything
that is admissible to the domestic par
Gel post except perishables 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 be carefully
packed In the strongest kind of paste
board box to assure Its safe arrival at
the front.
In addition to this parcel post service
TO 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 !, Hoboken. New Jer-
sey.' and are packed in wooden boxes
not more than two cubic feet in volume
well strapped. and with hinged or
screw top, Such Christmas boxes may
be sent to the Commanding Officer Port
| Of Embarkntlon. either by express or
through the mails. and must not exceed
20 pounds in weight The army will In
spect the contents OF cach box and un-
| dcrtake its delivery from Hoboken to
the nddrcssee The war department will
receive Christmas packages up to De-
cembcr 5th.
Yours very truly.
| OTTO PRAEGER.
Parcel Post Limit Seven Pounds.
II will be noted that parcels weigh
ing seven pounds hut no more can he
sent through the post office department
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addressed to the individual. with his
company and his regiment and then
must be added the words american
Expeditionary Forces" II Is not nee.
essary to add the name Of the country.
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lions given above and prepared In the
second assistant postmaster generals
ONCE nothing IL said specifically con.
corning the kind OF things which may
be- sent to the soldiers and civilians
connected with the expcditionnry
forces. II Is perfectly proper TO send
sugar. provided II Is properly wrapped.
The reason sugar In spoken Of here
In because there seems TO have been