The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-26
PRINCESS IS NURSE AT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
LONDON, June 25.-Princess
Mary has begun regular nurse
service at the Children's hospi-
tai.


many are entitled to receive and send
letters. money orders. and yaluables,
and parcel post packages weighing not
mere than IL pounds, when intended
fer international mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mall should be addressed to the pris-
ensr Of war, giving his rank, the name
! Of the prison camp where he is held,
II 1t is known, followed by "Prisoner
Of War Mail. via New York" All such
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. II more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next Of
kin- Will be forwarded and the others
held In New York pending communi-
cation with the senders, with whose
consent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners Of war who
had received no packages during the
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ages win be returned to the senders.
Only the following articles may be
included In the packages: Belts not
made Of leather; hair, hand, tooth,
shaving, and shoe brushes; buttons;
hard candy; cigars and cigarettes !;
combs; crackers and biscuits; gloves
not made Of leather: handkerchiefs !;
pocket knives, needles and thread !;
pencils and pens; penholders; pins |;
pipes: safety razors and blades; shaw
ing soap, powder, or cream; shirts
and scarfs; shoe laces; smoking or
chewing tobacco; toilet soap; socks |;
sweaters; tooth powder. paste or
liquid mouth wash; towels; under
wear; personal photographs; periodi-
Gals published prior to the beginning
Of the war.
Letters and packages win be sub
5ect to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officers
and @noncommissioned officers of the
army will be provided in every insti-
tuition of college grade which enrolls
for the instruction 100 or more
able-bodieds students over the age of
eighteen, beginning in September,
1918. The necessary military equip
ment will, so far as possible, be pro.
vided by the government. There will
be created a military training unit in
each institution. Enlistment will be
purely voluntary,
The enlistment will constitute, the
student a member Of the army Of the
Uhited States, liable to active duty at
the call Of the president. 1t will, how
ever. be the. policy of the government
not to call the members Of the train
lag units to active duty until they have
reached the age Of twenty-one.- unless
urgent military necessity compels an
earlier call. Students under eighteen,
and therefore not legally eligible for
enlistment, will be encouraged to en-
Boll in the training units.
The London Economist for February
places the total gross debt Of Great
Britain at 5,67S, 100000 pounds ($27,-
0S0.OO0O00).
!. The French minister of finance in
presenting the budget for 1918 esti-
mated the public debt of France on
December 81, 1918. ats115. .166, ,O5S, 900
francs ($22, ,227 ,OOO,OOO).
The. public debt of Italy at the end
Of 1917 Is estimated at about 35,O00,.
100000 lire ($676, ,0O0,OOO).
The debts Of the central powers are
estimated as follows: Germany, $685.
~, 100000; Austria, $13, ,314, 900, 900;
and Hungary, $5.7O4, ,O00.O0..
Our. owRsRublic debt Is now around
81. .00O. .OO0,0 900. but more than half of
this amount has been loaned to the al
Hes. 1T Is estimated that of the total
net expenditures Of the United States
for the fiscal year 1913, exclusive Of
eur advances to the allies, more than
one-hah will be betrayed by taxation,
according to the. treasury department.