Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-09

suniA~ful to export from or ship from
spr take out OF tho United States to any
l.ceuntry named In such proclamation
snny article or articles mentioned in
,1euch proclamation, except at such time.
sor times, and under such regulations
.ond orders and subject TO such limi-
statiors and exception az the Presi-
sSdent shall prescribe. unit; otherwise
rordered by President or by Congress;
provided however. that no preference
rshall be given to the ports OF one State
cover those Of another.
e ANY person who shall export, ship
-or take out or deliver or attempt to
sdoliver for export, shipment, or taking
out. any article In violation of this
title, or Of any regulation or order
smade hereunder. shall be fined not
moro than $4,000. or. if natural per-
son. imprisoned for not more than two
years. or both: and any article SO de-
ltvered or exported, shipped or taken
out, or so attempted to be delivered or
exported. shipped or taken out. shall
DO seized and forfeited to the United
{ states; and any officer, director or
agent of corporation who partici-
pates In any such violation shall be
liable TO like nne or imprisonment. or
: both.
- Whenever there is reasonable
lecAuse to believe that any vessel, do
| nestic or foreign. is about to carry
Tout of the United States any article or
PARTICLES in violation OF the provisions
/ OF this title. the collector OF customs
for the district in which such vessel is
ilocated Is hereby authorized and en-
powered. subject to review by the Sec
A.retary of Commerce, to refuse clear
! ance to any such vessel, domestic or
( foreign, for which clearance IS not re-
Nqutred by law, to forbid the departure
: OF such vessel from the port. and it
shall thereupon be unlawful for such
vessel to depart Whoever, in violation
S2of any OF the provisions OF this sec
dtion. shall take. or attempt to take. or
authorize the taking of any such YES
sci out of port. or from the jurisdic-
: ton OF the United States, shall be fined
not more than $4,000 or imprisoned
not more than two years. or both: and
in addition. such vessel, her tackle, ap-
, paratus. furniture. equipment and her
forbidden cargo shall be forfeited to
the United States
TO PREVENT sUCCoR
FROM REACHING ENEMY
And whereas the public safety re-
quirss that succor shall be prevented
from reaching the enemy.
Now, therefore, l, Woodrow Will
son. President Of the United States OF
America. do hereby proclaim to all
whom It may concern that. except a.
such time or times and under such
regulations and orders and subject to
such limitations and exceptions as the
President shall prescribe. until other
wiRe ordered by the President or Con-
gross, the following articles. namely.
coal. coke. fual, oils. Kerosene and
gasoline. including bunkers. food
Grains, tour and meal therefrom. TOD
sder and feeds. meat and fats: pig iron.
Steel btllets. ship plates and structural
shapes. scrap iron and scrap steel:
fertilizers; arms. am
,>nanttian and explosives. shall not. on
:.and after the 18th day of July. 1917, be
carried out OF or exported from the
'fUnited States or It's territorial posses
isnioas TO Asyssinia, Afshanistan, AL
ss.banis- Argentina. Austria Hungary.
sBelsiunn. her colonies, possessions or
BoIivia, Brazil. Bulgaria,
-Chipa, Chile. Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Denmark. her colonies, posses
seione or protectoratea. Dominican Re-
|. public, Ecuador, Egypt, France, her
colonies. possessions or protectorates.
Germany. her colonies, possessions or
pFotsetorates. Great britain. her colo
I ntes. possessions or protectorates.
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti. Honduras,
Italy, her colonies. possessions or pro-
tectorates. japan. Liberia. Liechten-
stein. Luxembourg. Mexico. Monaco.
Montenegro. Morocco, Nepal, Nicara-
qua, tho Netherlands, her colonies, pos
sessione or protectorates. Norway,
Oman, Panama, Paraguay. Persia, Peru,
Portugal, her colonies, possessions or
proteetorates. Roumania. Russia, SAL
vader. San Marine. Serbia, Siam, Spain
her colonies possessions or protec-
terstes. Sweden, Switzerland. Uruguay,
VsnasuaIa or Turkey.
Tho orders and regulations from
ttnse to tirffs prescribed will be admin
Uttered BY and under the authority Of
the seer<tary of Commsrce. from whom
liosAses. In conformity with the said
oFdssv sud regulations will issue
IN vttnase whereof, ! have heFe-
uate sst nay hand and caused tho seal
oS do United States to be aftixed this
9th d&y Of July, 1917.
WOODROW WILSON,
Aftsg isSuina the embargo proclama-
ttoa. president Wilson made the fol-
iow!ng statement;
TO SIMILARLY SAFEGUARD
- ALL FUNDAMENTAL SUPPLIES
Ia controlling by license the export
s OF certain indispensable mmodities
from the United States, the government
has hrst and chiefly In view the
! ane&ioration OF the food conditions
which have arisen or are likely TO arise
In e9r own country before new crops
are harvested. Not only is the conser-
vettop OF our prime food and todd or
supplies matter which vitality con-
81 Germs our own people. but the retention
= OF an adequate supply OF raw materials
Is essential TO our program Of military
aud naval construction. and the con-
upnance OF our necessary domestic
Activities. We shall. therefore. SINH