Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-17
How To Send Letters,
Cards or Packages to
Bows in National Army

! Bulletin No. A issued by the War
Department for guidance of those who
| write to the Country's soldier boys Is
being reprinted by the Resimentai
Union of the First Maine Heavy Field
Artillery Milliken Regiment now
stationed at Westfield, Mass. and two
batteries at Bedford, Mass, and sent
TO the States beseiged officials al the
capital anu in cities. towns and post
! Offices.
The bulletin contains explicit in
! structions for the sending OF mail,
money orders, registered letters ana
! valuables, parcel post and personal
kilograms and should be thoroughly
STUDIED by all those concerned, to IN
sure safe delivery of all personal COM
| munications.
MCdifica tons or additional instruc-
tions will be published from time to
tine as conditi2rls may require.
At the top of the bulletin is printed
in red ink, Keep copy and SEND a
copy to your mother or other relative.
J. A. Carey. chaplain" These will be
/ distributed to the members of the LIST
Marie, but apply as well to any men
enlisted in the United States military
service and to their relatives and
friends.
The bulletin follows:
War Department.
WASHINGTON, July 90, 1917.
Bulletin No A.
! |. The following instructions are
published for the information ana
guidance of all concerned in personal
correspondence by mail or telegraph
between the United States and Ameri-
! car military forces in Europe. Noun
cations or additional instructions VIII
( be published from time to time as
/ conditions may require
i .. Nail for Europe-(a) Mail ad-
! dressed to members of the expedition
! ary forces should bear the compete
! DESIGNATION Of the division, regiment
comDany. or other organization 10
] which the addressee belongs:
co. In the upper left hand corner OF
an envelope should he placed the us
nal form Of return request and name
and address of the sender:
location or station Of military or
eanization he included IN the aoares7
=, lettor for person or an organiz :
alton in Europe.
In postage should be fully prepaid
or foreign hound matter. Inc rale y"
letter mail to our military loiets ~
Franco is cents per ounce or irae'i'n
thereof.
Newsnaner mail is carried at cent
per ounces.
10, Letters. post cards, and printed
matter originating in the onlted
states or any of its possessions iol
transmission to the United states OK
neditionarv forces in Europe are soo'
i,ct to tho United States domesuc
cloes;ficatiors conditions. ara rates VI
postage. e.o.
,o No other than United states
noetapo s.smns are valid for the pre-
pavmert Of postage.
(g) The correct manner OF address,
ing a letter is as follows;
Return to Mrs John Smith
.-- Blank street
John Smith. Jr.,
Co. " Infantry.
American Fxpeditionary Forces
m, Personal mail for American
military personnel in Europe VIII DO.
he forwa ff1cd in care OF the aolutdh'
general of the army, as a Genefal run
This NAV be done. however, IN cases
whore the writer does not know ina,
tho addressce has actually embarked.
Mail from Europe ta) MAI
addressed to persons in the Cniteu
S+atos or any of its possessions VIII ne
addressed in the usual way. but noth-
ing will be written in or upon lr'.
- ;,d,c,to tho rlace or station of the
writer or of any person or ofcan'la.
H.. 90 or- own forces or of those or
our allies.
ON J-niteH States mail SerNlc'
established in Europe is prepared "
sell roetaoo stamps, post caros' e'c'' ~
o,,r military forces. In cases Whei'
tho soldier may he unahl' 10 iui no.
s,anns 10 prepay postage thN -
NAV he Endorsed by the proper o'i'
and for'vr rdcd to its oeSl'h"t.'"
,ro,.idod b. Postal Laws ana i<esul'
toms published in Paragraph ~ w
aos, Compilation of Orders. 1871 1919
(c) The provisions of CD. 'e,, az
m oaraCraph . herein are hPfhNo
70 mail from our forces in Europe 10
tho United states or any OF its posses
s,ons. except that the organization y,
The sender will be substituted Tor 'he
! address indicated in 90. paragraph 2.
Postal Money 0rders-MonoE
orders payable at the tnteh N'a''S
rcstal agency or its branches IN
rurono will he sold to purchasers III
tho United states or its posses3io,'H
,nd money orders payable IN w..
United States or its possessions ""'
he sold to purchasers at the aseH..
! and Its branches in Europe nn"D
! reeulations provided hv the Post on'c''
recruitment. at domestic rates.
! Peris.ercd Letters and Nal'-
! ah,es-Money and valuahles Will not
! bo accented for transmission by regis
tered mail. Important papers "h'c"
! can he duplicated if lost may be ac-
! cented for registration, hut indemoi'l
vii, not be paid for lost resls'ere
| mail. IN
It is unsafe to inclose currency IN
! ,otters under anv circumstances Fo"-
-bn,,lI he used.