The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

age, etc., applicable to mail to and from the United States Expeditionary
 Forces in Europe issued by the post office department are revised and consolidated as follows:
 All mail matter originating in the United States or any of its possessions , for transmission to soldiers and oth-
 CTS, including civilians connected with the United States Expeditionary Forces in Europe, and all mail ori-
 ginating with those forces for trans
 mission to the United States or its possessions, is subject to the United States domestic classification, condi- l tions, and rates of postage. Such , mail may not exceed seven pounds in . weight.
 Validity of Stamps
 United States postage stamps only are valid for the prepayment of post age on matter above described, pro- vided that the stamps in use in the 7 Canal Zone and the Phillipines are
 valid for the prepayment of postage
 on such matters as originates in those
 possessions.
 Mail intended for members of the Expeditionary Forces should bear the
 name and address of the sender in
 the upper left corner and be address
 ed in the following manner: CD Name
 of addressee, including his rank, first |. name in full, and initials, if any; CD official designation of the unit or or ganization to which addressee be- longs, as, for example, GO. K
 Infantry" (3) the words American
 Expeditionary Forces" If the off
 cial designation of the unit or or , ganization to which the addressee be- ] longs is not given in the address, the l. matter will not be dispatched and the postmaster at the office of origin shall not accept it, but shall return such matter to the sender for proper
 address. Under no circumstances
 should the location or station of a military organization be included in , the address on mail for any member
 of such forces.
 Prevention of Delay. In order to prevent delay in dispatch 3 and secure prompt delivery of mail ? addressed to the Expeditionary Forces 8 it is important that the postage be
 fully prepaid. To this end postmast- 2 CTS are requested to advise patrons g to hand in at the postoff1ce mail ad- 8 dressed to such forces in order that
 it may be weighed, rated, and have 2 the full amount of postage affixed 4 before the sender leaves the office. A Parcels of fourth class or domestic 8 parcel post matter to and from the 'e forces in Europe must not exceed { 4 pounds in weight. The eighth-zone E rate of 12 cents for each pound ol 's fraction thereof is chargeable on par. 's cells subject to pound rates. Parcel.
 may not be registered, insured, ol 4 sent c. o. d. (See article 5, page 90 B July, 1918. Postal Guide.) Every par E eel must bear the sender's name ana 3& address, which should be placed 1T B the upper left corner of the address # side, and 1t is of the utmost import 3s ance that such parcels be securel, A packed and wrapped, fully ant 3s plainly addressed as indicated in par z agraph (3) of this circular, and hav
 proper postage prepaid thereon
 Wooden boxes should not beu sed
 articles should be packed in stronj h corrugated cardboard boxes O + wrapped in heavy paper or cloth. B Parcels for Individuals. zs (a) Parcels for members and indi | 3s Expeditionary Forces in Europe shal A not be accepted form ailing or dis
 patched unless they contain sue
 articles only as are being sent at tn AZ written request of the addressee, ap
 proved by his regimental or highe
 commander or an execution officers c ed the organization with which he
 connected. (Order No. 125O, Marc
 28, 191S.)
 (b) Postmasters must secure th assurance of the sender in each cas A that all the articles contained in tn :, parcel are sent at the addressee's az '7s proved written request, and that sue
 request is inclosed in the parcel, b eu requiring the sender to place on tn 0A wrapper of the parcel under his nam ,, and address the following indorst .ei ment:
 1s This parcel contains only article
 sent at approved request of addresses
 which is inclosed."
 The approved written request sha of be inclosed in the parcel.
 nd (c) The term "regimentaI con N mander" has reference to an office rv in comand of g. regiment, or separat ba battalion or similar separate unit. Tn be War Department has advised this O. ,e flee that in many instances a Heuter on ant-colonel or major may be acting tor such commanding officer, and, ther, ,n. fore, a request for articles duly a, ,o proved by an officer who is g. nait of or of higher rank than major is r, ,n- garded as meeting the requirements tes Order No. 1850. When the approv is Of a regimental officer is authentica
 ed by @ staff officer, the name of u zyn former should appear above the sij ora nature of the latter, as for example ce Approved by order of CoS. Ricl of ard Roe, John Doe, captain, Infantr ,oa Adjutant"
 it War Department Ruling.
 The War Department has also a
 vised that an officer may not appro
 his own request for, articles unless CA Is a regimental OF higher comman
 CT having authority to approve r yla- quests in general, and that office of not assigned to regiments should o ted tain the approval of commando on- higher in rank than regimental COT .er- manders.
 me The indorsement of the signatu ap- or initials of a lieutenant or other ( Ter ficer, together with the letters "OI tes on a soldiers letter merely for t aer. purpose of showing that the lett ess. has been censored and passed do
 not constitute such an approval Irn. any request TOT drIlcAeS "Htch ms le zed ter may contain, as is required by (