The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
DEAD LINE FOR
MAIL, NOV. IS
All Christmas Packages for Soldiers
and Sailors Should be Shipped
Out by That
Time.
GIVEN
Postmaster and War and Navy Secre-
tarles Are Authors Of Bulle-
tain on Foreign
Mall.
REGULATIONS GIVEN

ICES the following:
I tbs essential that Christmas pack
/ ages for American soldiers in France
be mailed not later than November Is
in order to insure their delivery on
Christmas morning.
] Arrangements have been made for
prompt delivery to the soldiers on
Christmas morning.
In furtherance of this. Postmaster
General Burleson, jointly with the Sec
rotary Of war and the secretary of the
| to the public:
Christmas Mail for American Forces
Abroad.
To the public:
The time is approaching to give
thought to bringing Christmas cheer
to the American soldiers and sailors
abroad.
Arrangements have been perfected
whereby the Christmas mail to the
! American expeditionary forces in Eu-
rope is to be delivered by Christmas
morning. Without the fullest cooper
alton on the part Of the public it will
be impossible to accomplish this re-
suit
! The three essential respects in
| which the public can aid in assuring a
happy Christmas at the front are mail
early, address intelligently, and pack
securely. For this reason it is ur-
gently requested that all persons hav-
ing Christmas mail for the soldiers
and sailors and the civilian units at
tached to the army in Europe observe
closely the following directions:
Directions for Mailing.
1. Mails to reach the soldiers In
France by Christmas morning must be
posted not later than November 15
2. Every package must bear con-
lspicuously the words Christmas mail'
| the complete address of the person
for whom it is intended, and in the
upper left-hand corner the name and
address Of the sender.
8. Every parcel must be so packed
and wrapped as to admit of easy in
spection by the postmaster. No par
eel will be dispatched to France
which has not the postmasters certi-
ficate that it contains no prohibited
articles.
(Signed) A. S. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
(Signed) NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of War.
(signed) JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Secretary of Navy.
The time of sailing Of transports
and regular liners, the examination
Of parcels on this side so as to OBJ
viate their having to be examined by
censors, and the uncertainty of land
transportation on the other side has
to be allowed for. 1t is essential
also that the packages should con-
tain nothing that is unavailable under
the parcel post regulations of this
country; and that the parcels shall
be securely wrapped, but may be
readily opened by the postmaster to
determine the character Of their con-
tents. F II
Measures have been taken to have
packages received in France, which
are marked for Christmas delivery,
delivered on Christmas morning.
Parcels so marked will be neld at
convenient stations for delivery on
that day. This. will insure a real
Christmas to our boys in France il
parcels are mailed here promptly,
and prevent the Christmas character
of the parcels being destroyed by too
early delivery.
The rate Of postage on parcels to
members of the American expedi-
tionary forces in France Is II cents
per pound from any place within the
United States.