Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-18

! u'h' ny the tTaulnS win The enemy
act have been put into operation un.
der an executive order delegating the
authority under the law to various
government departments and l., !
newly created war trade board. This
trade board is composed of the mem
bers OF the export administrative
board which 1t will replace with tire
addition OF representative OF ,he
treasury department. II will continue
TO license exports and will exercise a
similar control over imports ~ soon
as the president proclailns. under
authority OF the trading with ,he en-.
envy act. The articles to be so restrict.
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Trading or commercial dealings III
any enemy company or agent ia ;Lis
country or abroad is forbidden except
under license OF the war trade board
which also is authorized TO license
enemy or ally OF enemy" companies
doinS business in the United States,
excepting insurance companies whose
supervision is entrusted to the treas
ury.
Censorship of mails. cables. radio
and telegraph messages passing out
of the United States is placed in the
hands OF censorship board consist.
ing OF representatives of the war, navy
and postofIice departments, the war
trade board and of George Creel. chair
man OF the committee on public in.
formation.
! To the treasury is assigned the reg.
| ulduons of transactions in foreign cN-
change and expectation of gold or sill.
vcr coin under license enforcement OF
| the laws provisions against trans.
mission to the enemy o. information
| bv any other Ineahs than regular
! IL. T.. rhc tt,asu." also Is authorized
Il" license insuranr, or reinsurance
companies of the enemy or ally OF the
enemy doing business with the Unite .
| States.
Regulation OF the use OF enemy.
owned or controlled patents for lie
var and OF the Ir%nting or pub,'Ct.
ton Of patents Containing Information
valuable to the enemy J., given 10 the
federal trade commission.
The postmaster general is entrusted
with supervision over and licensing OF
foreign language newspapers. In an.
ticipatIon of this authority, Postmas-
tIr General Burleson has been rvceiv.
tug applications for licenses and will
| be gin issuing them before Tuesday,
October 16, the date the provision Of
the law becomes effective. All such
papers except those granted licenses
are required under penalty to file
with their local pOstmastcrs before
publication true TRANSACTIONS OF all
matter relating to the United States
government or the governments of
any other nation at way. The same
section of the law makes il unlar fuI
to circulate in any manner matter
made unavailable by the espionage
| act
Inc presidents order defines the
powers Of inc alien property custo'
! dian TO act as trustee for all enemy
/ property within the United States OF
10 ISSUE licenses eNcmpting enemy
companies from MS supervision. A
! appointment TOT TINS position will be
made soon
ne secretary oil state Is empowered
10 license the transportation OF enc
mes TO or from the United states
through the existing passport means.
ne secretary OF customs collectors
refusing clearance TO vessels carry
ing carEo'S IN violation OF tn" trading
WIN inc enemy act
Ih' new war trade board Is to con
SiSt oil vance 1. Mccormick, chairman,
representing TIA" secretary of state,
l'r. AIon1o /" Taylor. representing
tn" secretary OF agriculture: Thomas
ID. Jones. representing the secretary
OF commerce: Beaver White. repre-