Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
ORDER REGARDING cURTAlL-
MENT OF PACKAGES TO SOL
plERs SAFETY MEASURE.
MILITARY SITUATION
FORCED NEW ORDER
Space in Ships Needed For Men and
War Observation-Disclosures Ordered
on Request of General Pershing -
kenyen's Speaking Campaign
Women as Rural Mail Carriers.
[By e. G.. Dougherty.l

Washington, April 15.-American
soldiers in France can purchase dain-
-es of a great variety at less cost
than they can be bought in this u
try, the postoffice department an
nounced today in telling of a large
poster o o to be generally circulated
by the department for the information
of American relatives Of the boys
lover there" The poster will contain
a list of articles with their prices that
are procurable in France conveying
to the folks at home he intelligence
that the restriction recently placed on
parcel post packages abroad was not
done for the purpose Of preventing
dainties reaching the fighting men Of
Iowa and other states who are in the
battle for democracy.
The curtailnent of the parcel post
privileges, which set forth that SOL
diers can be sen packages only on the
request of the soldiers themselves, was
cccasioned by a recommendation from
General PerShing, who represented
that the military situation demanded
T. So much space which otherwise
might be available for carrying more
man power" 20 the front was taken
up by packages hat the war depart
ment, in conjunction with the allies
military authorities. ruled that the
shipments must be decreased. The re-
striction was further recommended by
a board, consisting of representatives
CT the posto1lce department., the army,
the Young Mems Christian ASsocia-
ton, the knights Of Columbus and the
Red Cross, all of whom have the best
interests of the men in the service at
heart.
Under the new ruling, a soldier be-
longing to the expeditionary forces
can, with the permission of his COM
handing officer. order from the
United. States an amount of merchan-
disc not exceeding seven pounds. No
packages may be sent him however.
without his express order. and post
masters must be given evidence of the
orders before packages for the expe-
dictionary force will be accepted for
shipment.
The speaking division of the third
liberty oar campaign announced to-
day that it had been compelled to re-
fuse numerous requests made for Sen
ator William S. Kenyon, who is now
in the middlewest en- route for the far
west in a liberty loan speaking cam
paign. A revised itinerary for the
junior Iowa senator was issued today
by the treasury department for the
last two weeks of his tour. It fol-
lows: April Is. Cheyenne. Wyo.; April
16, Pocatello, Idaho; April IS. Caldwell,
Idaho, afternoon; Weiser, Idaho, even
ing: April 10, Walla Walla, Wash;
April 20, 81 and %, Portland, Ore, and
vicinitq; Ajril IA. Oakland. Berkeley
and San Francisco; April rs, Reno,
NNev.
Women are TO be taker on as rural,
carriers all over the country as a war
emergency measure, Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Blakeslee an
nounced today. The first examination
to which ome will be eligible viii
take place April 81 in all sections
where there are vacancies and where
men carriers are. unobtainable.
This is the first time since 1911 that
women have been declared eligible
for such posts, except in rare cases
as substitutes. Previous to that time
the service was opened to them for a
short period, but while their work was
satisfactory climatic conditions, espe-
cially in the northwest, were such that
it was deemed inadvisable to use
women generally and he privilege was
withdrawn.
There are now in the rural route
service 200 women carriers. followers
from those early e~xaminations. The
services of all have been satisfactory,
and in opening the field again to
women the postoffice department looks
for gratifying results.