The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-27
WILSON WAR ACT
SETS FOE APART
UNDER new Law
Drastic Measures in ProcIama-
ton Aimed Against Germany
and Her Allies.
BOARDS GIVEN MUCH POWER
Both War Trade Board and War Trade
Council Practically Without Re-
strictlon as to Their Acts
Exports Of Gold Barred.

Exports OF Gold Barred
Washington. - Tremendous powers
and responsibilities are placed In the
hands of two executive boards by n
proclamation issued by President VII.
son, putting into effect the purposes
Of the trading with the enemy act
passed nj the war session Of congress.
The proclamation:
BY virtue Of the authority vested In me
by An Act to Define. Regulate and
Punish Trading With the Enemy and for
Other Purposes" approved October 6,
1917, and by title VII OF the act approved
June 10, 1917, entitled AN Act to Punish
Acts Of Interference With the Foreign
Relations, the Neutrality and the Foreign
Commerce of the United States to Pun
ish Espionage and Better to Enforce the
Criminal Laws OF the United States and
for Other Purposes" hereinafter desig-
mated as the espionage acU, / hereby
make the following orders and rules and
regulations:
WAR TRADE BOARD.
l hereby establish war trade board
To be composed of representatives, re-
speciively, OF the secretary of state, OF
The secretary OF the treasury, OF the sec
Rotary Of agriculture, OF the secretary OF
commerce. of the food administrator and
Of the United States shipping board.
] hereby vest in said board the power
and authority TO issue licenses under such
terms and conditions as are not incon-
histCnt with law or to withhold or re-
fusc licenses for the expectation of all
articles except coin. bullion or currency,
the expectation or taking of which out
OF the United States may be restricted by
,prociamations heretofore or hereafter is
sued by me under said title VII of the
espionage act.
further hereby vest in said war trade
board the power aud authority to issue
upon such terms and conditions as are
not inconsistent with law or to withhold
or refuse licenses for the importation of
all articles. the Importation OF which may
be restricted by any proclamation here
after issued by me under section ii Of
the trading with tile enemy act.
: further hereby vest in said war trade
board the power and authority not vested
In other officers by subsequent provisions
Of this order to issue under such terms
and conditions as are not inconsistent
with law or to withhold or refuse licenses
10 trade either directly or Indirectly with,
to or from. or for, or on account of on or
behalf OF or for the benefit OF. any other
person with knowledge or reasonable
cause to believe that such other person
is an enemy an ally of enemy or Is
conducting or taking part In such trade
directly or indirectly for or on account
OF, or on behalf OF or for the benefit OF.
an enemy or ally of enemy.
further hereby vest In said war trade
ooaru inc power anu 'u'horNS' uhuer
ruch .erh's anu cohui'iohs as are ho' IN
'cohsN''ht WIN raw, W ISSUE 10 eNoiS
enemy or any OF enemy, other than enc
my or ally Of enemy, insurance or rein
jsurance companies, doing business within
the United States through an agency or
branch ofhce, or otherwise, applying
therefor within 10 days or october q. 1917,
licenses temporary or otherwise to con-
'tlnuo To do business. or said board may
withhold or refuse the same.
ANA further hereby vest III SAID war
trade board the executive administration
of rne provisions OF section 4 tB) OF the |
trading with the enemy act. relative To |
Framing licenses to enemies and enemy |
allies, 10 assume or use other names than |
those by which they were known at the !
hegfnninr OF the war and I hereby au- |
tbori,n saiJ bnnrd IA issuo Hcenses nor |
{,rnnsi,,cn, ,,Itb no nrovisions ~ lou,
mr. 20 withhold or raf,,se licenses 10 any
enemy or nIly OF enemy or partnership
Of. which an enemy or ally of enemy IL II
ns'ipeI OF was ''einneI ~ Wv oes,n-
hHe vi 'he w"r !" assune VI u'e any
ha'nT "tn', .'im ~ ,r,'r.,1,i, enei',S
v, "'i NY ol :" y 'n,inilp
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iminls'rhuNe poaro' Al prooiaihauops'
rules, rcgulatlohs ana Instructions made
'or given by me uhder utle vi OF the
espionage nc, ana row oe,nk au,nlnls.ereu
:, -. ,,u,ir,,e,> ronf,rmed and made an