Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-09
POST OFFICE WILL
NOT RECEIVE ANY
GERMAN MAIL
All Matter Destined For Land
of Kaiser Will Be Refused
by Uncle Sam

The local post office will refuse all
mail addressed to Germany. in ac-
cordance with orders received from
Washington.
The order follows: Ordered that,
during the continuance of hostilities
between the United tSates and Ger
many no letters, packages, or other
mail matter originating within the
United States or its possessions and
destined for Germany, or addressed to
any postoffice, port, or other place
within the Jurisdiction OF Germany, or
to any person residing within the jur-
isdiction of Germany, shall be dis
patched from the United States to their
said destination; provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize the seizure or
detention of any foreign closed transit
mails for Germany originating in other
countries or originating in Germany
and destined for any other foreign
country (not her colony or depend
ency) while in transit over territory
of the United States, which closed
mails should be returned by the United
States exchange office first receiving
them to the country whence received,
accompanied by a Bulletin of Verif-
cation stating that the United States
cannot act as intermediary for the for
warding of such mails.
That for the purpose of executing
this order postmasters at post offices
of the United States and its possessions
are hereby instructed to send to the
Division of Dead Letters, Post Office
Department Washington, d. c., for re-
turn to the senders or other appro-
pirate disposal. all mail matter pro-
hibited dispatch as above indicated.
All Matter Included
This order is hereby made to in
clude all mail matter destined for Ger
many now remaining in the United
states and its possessions, and that
which may be mailed or received here
after.
''Postmasters will cause due notice
OF the foregoing to be taken at their
otiices and until otherwise instructed
refuse to accept for mailing any mail
matter destined for delivery in Ger
many.
I'm view of the fact that under ex-
istinS conditions mail for Austria,
Hungary, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and
Turkey requires transit through Ger
many, to which country mail service
from the United States is now sus-
pended, mail for those countries win be
treated, until otherwise ordered, in the
manner herein prescribed for mail des-
tlned 1or Germany; but mail from
those countries received in the United
states will be dispatched to destina-
ton"
No Leave of Absence
Leaves of absence for postal en-
ployes were Cancelled by Postmaster
General Burleson, lin anticipation of
unusual duties which will be imposed
upon the postal service through the eX-
istence of war" Those doing military
duty are exempted in the order.
The action contemplates no specific
war service other than that now being
performed, but is calculated to fill up
any gaps and tighten up the postal
establishment on wartime basis AL
ready the Departments quarter of a
million employees are aiding in recruit
ing for the army and navy and in de-
tecting the activities of foreign agents
1t is understood that steps are being
taken also to safeguard the mails more
closely than in peace.