Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08

BOXES TO SOLDIERS.
MUST MEET REGULATIONS
CHRISTMAS PACKAGE TO Ev-
FRY SOLDIER
The War and Post Office depart
ments and the American Red Cross
have made an arrangement by which
every man in the army overseas may
receive q Christmas parcel from his
family or friends. The amount OF
shipping space, which can be set aside
for the transportation of these par
GELS will permit the sending OF out
one parcel to each man.
Each soldier overseas will he pro-
vided with one Christmas parcel Ia
bel. This label will he forwarded by
kim to the person in the United
States from whom he wishes to re-
cefve his Christmas package. Packa-
ges that do not bear this label WILL
not be accepted by the Red Cross TOT
delivery to the post Office author1-
ties. Labels that are lost will not oe
Christmas parcels must be placed
in standard cardboard boxes 3x41S
inches in size. These boxes win oe
provided to holders OF labels Dy pne
American Rcd Cross. They may zee
obtained at Red Cross Chapters or
branches after November LIST.
1t m i z q d below Is nst OF
articles which are barred by the pos
tai authorities. Study these 1nstruc-
ticns and avoid mistakes. NO mes
sage or writing Of any kind will be al
lowed to go in the boxes. When the
boxes are packed, but unWraYped,
they must not weigh more than lbs.
Is ozs. If the parcel is overweight,
some article must be removed.
DO not mail the box yourself. When
hacked, the box unsealed and IN
wrapped, ready for inspection, should
be taken to Little Falls, the nearest
collection station designated by tho
Red Gross. Red Cross representati-
YES are authorized to remove ob1ec-
tionable articles from parcels. Ship
pers will then affix sufficient postage
on their parcels to carry them to Ho'
,boken, N. ]. Parcel post zone rates
will be charged. The parcels are to
remain in the custody of the Red
Cross until delivered to the postal
authorities.
No Christmas parcel will be &C
cepted by tho Red Cross for shipment
after November 20. Keep this fact in
mind when planning a Merry Christ
mas for the boys "Over There"
One Package for Every Soldier
The following is an outline Of the
procedure to he followed by persons
planning to send one of these parcels
abroad:
On receiving one of these Christ
mas Parcel labels, it should he pre-
scented at the nearest Chapter, Branch
or Auxiliary headquarters of the Red
Cross. where the holder will receive
Il carton. These labels are not ex-
pected to reach this country before
November l. BY that time each Red
Cross Branch will have it's allotment
CT boxes based On the number Of SOL
diers in service overseas from that
community.
These boxes may be filled with any
combination OF articles except those
on the list barred by the postal Of
ficials.
Articles Barred by Post Office .Regu.
lations
The following is a list of the prin-
cipal classes of articles which are un-
.mailable.
1. All spirituous, vinous, melted,
fermented or other intoxicating IL
quors.
2. All kinds of poison and all ar
ticles and composition containing poi
son.
8. Explosives of all kinds.
4. Inflammable materials, includ-
ing friction matches.
5. Internal machines and mechan-
ical, chemical or other devices or
compositions which may ignite or ex-
plode.
NOTE.-Under this classification
would como cigarette lighters, etc.
s. Liquids or liquefiable articles,
fragile articles and other admissible
matter when not packed in accor-
dance with the requirements Of tho
Postal Laws and Regulations.
z. All other articles which may
kill, or in any wise hurt, harm, or in
jure another, or damage or deface or
otherwise injure the mails or other
property.
Bear These Facts In Mind When
Packing Your Christmas Parcel
Nothing should go in Christmas
Parcel which will not keep fresh from
the time of packing until Christmas.
Dried fruits and other food pro-
ducts should he packed in small tin
or wooden boxes, one-Quarter to one
half pound size.
Hard candy, including chocolate,
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