Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-31

sion operating in the forces of the
Lorraine sector for some time, and the
the line as ship-shape as possible, with
| everything from big naval guns down
to sleeping hammocks and ships
cats: ,.,,
England for temporary training or en-
route for France are more and more
compelling the admiration and coop
National Sporting club Of London has
ment for enlisted men Of the United
States army ana navy;
Mail For Prisoners In German Camps
Goes Free From Postal Duties
American prisoners OF war In Ger.
many are entitled to receive and send
letters, money orders, and .valuables,
and parcel-post packages weighing not
more than II pounds. when intended
for international mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the pris-
oner of war, giving his rank. the name
of the prison camp where he is held, if
it is known; followed Wy by Prisoner s,,c Of
| mail should also bear the name and
| address of the sender.
Parcel-post packages for prisoners
of war in enemy countries may not be
sent by organizations or societies and
only one package a month may be
sent. If more are received the one APP
, parently from the prisoners, next Of
held in New York pending communica-
ton with the senders, with whose con-
sent such excess packages may be sent
ceived no packages during that month;
Lacking this consent. the package8
will be returned to the senders
Only the following articles may be
made Of leather; hair, hand; tooth
shaving and shoe brushes; buttons;
hard candy; cigars, and cigarette9
combs; ana SGyss
pocket knives; needles and thrsfd;
pencils and pens; penholders; pins;
pipes; safety razors and blades; shaw
scarfs: shoe laces; smoking. or chew
ing tobacco; toilet soap; socks; sweat:
ers; tooth powder; paste or liquid
mouth wash; towels; underwear; per5
lished prior to the beginning of thf
war.
Letters and packages will be subject
to careful censo<se,p: Z
There are now 20 uniforms for won5
en- in war work in the United State4.
They are for munition workers, tele1
PnS11e sad Of FasG BosTa sS
Food Administration. Red Cross work
ers, Y. NJ. c. A. workers. Woman's, Mo-
tor corps, Girl Scouts and students e
Woman's Naval service. +
From the date Of the establishment
of flying schools and camps in th1e
until April "a. 1918. there have been
1os deaths in f'y u & g accidents
The Treasury dsPaEtment ad hnf es
credit of $75.000,000, making the: total
of American loans to that country ST.
795. 100000, and the total to all cobelli-
gerents $5'ses's59.oeo: i
"A group of 100 women telephone OPP
orators, to serve with the Expedition
schools to meet future demand Wives
of officers and men who are eligible
for duty in France are not accepted.
The British mSas Shortage is. being.
felt more severely than at any time
since war was started. That the short
age, is not confined to meats. however
troll of the milk supply is already be-
| ing considered, in order to meet a pos
I sible greater shortage later In the
labor are favoring extensions Of the
compulsory rationing system to bread
cheese and tea. ~.
The war Trade 8 8osrd has limited
the importation of crude rubber to 1907
900 tons a year. and has instructed its
Bureau of Imports for the current
quarter to init, the hf toms Of
June 81, 1918. Some changes may be
made after experiences are gained by
this three months test. Imports of
had been at the rate Of $4,000 tons
per annum. so the cut is over one
Cosr -, Cn,-oncv Hfov MT Re Son< nv
Because Of numerous attempts to
send through the mails to foreign
office department is again calling at
tention to Order 731:
IN conformity with the proclama-
ton. and the regulations te here o,"ha:
z, 1917, concerning the export or ship
ment Of coin, bullion and currency, it
is hereby ordered that United States
Of United states or foreign mintage.
and gold bullion, are prohibited trans
mission through the regular or parcel
post mails to countries outside Of the
This prohibition does not apply to
foreign currency and foreign silver
coins, which remain subject to other
provisions 40
American Merchants Take Over Inter-
ests Of German Fur Men
Arrangements are Oelng cOmpleteO
by which the interests of German fur
men. amounting to several millions of
dollars, will be purchased by American
merchants and the money thus paid
turned into the treasury.
Before the war broke in Europe, &C.
cording to statement issued by the
Alien Property Custodian, the trade of
American furriers was: practically
nothing but a collecting and shipping
agency for the Germans. Almost every
pelt taken by American trappers went
to Leipzig before it could be sold. AL
though London was the worlds mar
ket three-quarters of the fur shipped
to London from America, Russia and
even China, went to Leipzig for dress
ing and dyeing.
The Leipzig dressers and dyers were
recognized as the best in the world.
Each year after the fur was prepared
|
and German merchants had fixed the
price, Americans were allowed to pur-
chase as much as three-ffths of the
years output. for manufacture into
| garments. but in so doing they were
| forced to pay the original cost. expense
of dressing and dyeing, big profit to
! the Germans, and 80 per cent duty,
| before the furs were returned to AM
| erica.
The war deprived Germany. of the
| chance to purchase fur in London. and