Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
To Send Letters, Money or
Parcels to Prisoners of War
Red Cross Gives for Sending Mail Money
American Allied Prisoners Of War in Camps in Ger
many Austria.

(pocket), needles and thread, pencils,
pens, penholders, pins, pipes, safety
razors and blades, shaving soap, powder
or cream, scarfs, shirts, shoe laces mot
made of leatherl, smoking OF chewing
tobacco, soap (toilet0, socks, sweaters,
tooth powder, (paste or liquid mouth
wa shl, towels, underwear, personal photo
graphs, periodicals published prior to the
beginning of the war. Under no condition
must the package, including wrapper,
weigh more than III pounds.
Only one package per month may be
sent to any one prisoner,
Parcels should be securely wrapped,
preferably in reinforced paper
The same form of address rs in case of
letters should be used and in addition to
the name and address of the sender
should be written the relationship of
sender to prisoner, as Mother, Sister,
etc. Parcels require no postage.
Parcels should not be sent through the
Red Cross, but correctly addressed in ac-
cordance with the above, should be sent
directly to the prisoner.
ALLIED PRISONERS.
The following regulations apply in case
of Allied prisoners in German or Austria
Money (a) may be transmitted to
prisoners as cash in the form of camp
currency, or
(b) NAV be used to purchase food,
clothing and supplies, through one of the
several Foreign Relief Societies, according
TO directions of the sender rs to kind of
food or size OF clothing
In either case, the following instructions
should be complied with
l. Send TO the Bureau Of Prisoners
Relief, American Red Gross, Washington,
d. c., check or money order for the
amount desired, made payable to the
American Red Cross, with short letter
indicating the wish of the sender as TO
what shall be done with the money.
, Write plainly the full name. nation
ality, rank and prison camp address Of
the prisoner.
3. Write plainly your own name and
address as sender In all cases the society
in Europe to which the money and in
structions are sent IS given this informa-
tion, to be sent 10 the prisoner with the
relief
Note: 1t is usual to send amounts
monthly as follows: For privates, from
s. and not to exceed S25; for officers, from
S5 and not to exceed 500.
While it is not possible TO send money
or packages direct from this country 10
allied prisoners, the desired result can
be accomplished by following the IN
structions given above.
To avoid unnecessary delay and cor
the postal card or envelope
received from the prisoner, showing his
prison camp address, should he sent 10
this bureau II the time Of sending the
II will DO returned, if requested
Letters; Regulations 10 be observed
when sending letters 10 prisoners Of war
Note that such letters should not be sent.
TO the American Red Cross 10 be for
warded.
!. Letters should not be longer than
two pages, written on one side Of he paper
only and enclosed in u plain envelope
? On the front Of the envelope should
be written the full name Of the prisoner
and the address of the camp where he Is
confined
g. In the upper right-hand corner,
where on an ordinary letter the stamp
would be placed, should be written the
words:
Prisoner Of war Mail
No Postage
Via New York
{. on the back Of the envelope should
be written the name and address Of the
sender.
). Letter, unstamped and unsealed,
may be placed in any post Office or post
box.
6. No reference should be made to