The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-08
Enormous Mail to be Handled.

The Postoffice Department and the
railroads are cooperating in plans for
for the prompt handling Of an enor'
nous increase in Christmas parcels sent
by mail, in addition 10 those sent by
express.
Otto Prayer, Second Assistant Post
master General, and l. W. Denning,
General Superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service have held conference
at St. Louis, with the superintendents
Of railway mail service in the fifteen
divisions covering the United States.
A general plan. embracing many new
features, was adopted for expediting the
holiday mail service.
Before returning to Washington,
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Praeger issued this statement to the
public:
The Christmas season this year will
have an added interest for the Ameri-
can people. There will be the usual
seasonal greetings and remembrances
at home, and in addition there will be
messages and remembrances TO perhaps
100000 men in the Army abroad
and in the contonments in this country.
The Postotfice department will be call
ed upon to handle practically two Christ
mas mallings one on November IS,
for the toops in France and the sailors
with the feet in European waters,
The second will be the usual heavy
Christmas movements for the homes,
and this year in addition, for the can
tonments.
This double Christmas will de
volve a great burden on the transport
alton systems Of the country and con
sidering the heavy demands imposed
upon the railroads by these condition
it becomes the patriotic duty Of ever
citizen TO ease the burden OF transport
alton by mailing Christmas package
early. A week leeway for the regu
lar Christmas mailing is not too great
in view Of the heavy pressure on a
t transportation lines. The railroads
the country are making sacrifices an
S have announced the fullest cooper
. alton with the Postoffice Departmer
ia handling this commendable spirit b
not delaying the mailing for Christina
E remembrances until the last momen
D Il am particularly interested in in
e pressing upon the public the necessit
;. of mailing Christmas gifts 10 soldiers
i France before the l5.h Of November
u 10 fact parcels mailed after that da
" cannot be expected to reach the SC
5. d ers at the front until long after Chris
ST mas has passed. About November
p would be the most helpful date 10 a
E. nit Of the prompt dispatch OF Chris
E. mas mails being made - Novemb
ts IA and IS being the last chances
as get parcels to the men who are linii
10 up under Pershing for the big war div
ne Another matter that should
y borne in mind is that uuder the tral
it portation operations 10 France it y
,n be impossible 10 send parcels Of grea
Isl weight than seven pounds, and po
lie masters have been diredted 10 reii
it parcels over that weight. These
ck GELS should be {, fl red to the postofI
for mailing, open, so that the pc
N. master may inspect the contents
or. sflx TO the parcel its certificate that
prohibited articles are contained the
in. Failure to comply with these
rections cause long delays and will
suit in disappointed 10 the men.
vas otherwise would be the recipients
its Christmas cheer.
ave Therefore I would urge upon
-" persons who may use the mails Ior