The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
Drastic Regulations Forbid
Farewell on Piers or Send
ing Gifts to Boats
ARE FORBIDDEN TO
CARRY WRITINGS
Fine, or Ten Years Imprisonment,
or Both-No Traveller to Take Aboard
More Than $500.

NEW YORK, Feb 14-No longer
may the ocean traveller enjoy the lux
ury Of kissing his sweetheart, or some
one else S sweetheart, good by and way
ing farewells to piers thronged with
folk flirting handkerchiefs and wig
wagging hats to the departing liner.
The war has changed all that and add
ed other gloom to the life of the sea
goer, quite in keeping with the expecta
ton of being torpedoed.
If you have to go to sea now YOU
must obey a lot OF rules designed to
"promote the comfort and conven-
fence of travellers, = as Collector of the
Port Bryon r. Newton cheerfully re-
marks in his Instructions TO persons
intending to leave the United States, -
issued yesterday.
Friends and relatives of outgoing
passengers or of the officers or members
of the crew will not be permitted to
enter the pier on sailing day the in
structions say, and they should be in
structed not to send any fruit. flowers.
f'>i''s $50 ~ otiAtA ALtS ~ NHt |Co-
sci. = Who knows what may be con
cealed in a harmless looking bouquet or
rolled up in an innocent perfecto?
Noyagcrs are asked to limit their
baggage as far as possible to wearing
apparel and toilet articles, and to have
all baggage not to he retained in the
the time of sailing. The other i'm
,o,lno a II 2
| low:
:" 1t is unlawful for any person to
send, or take out of. or bring into, or to
attempt to send or take out of, or
bring into the United States any let
ter or other writing, or tangible form
! OF communication, except in the regular
course of mail. The penalty for vio-
lation OF this statute is a fine of $l0,-
QUO or 10 years Imprisonment, or both.
= In absolutely necessary eases a IL
cense to take or send such matter out
of the United States outside the regu-
lar course of the mails NAV be grant
| ed upon application to the collector of
customs at the port Of embarkation. at
| least - hours before time of sailing
In case the letter or other writing. or
tangible means Of communication. is to
be delivered directly or indirectly to an
enemy or ally Of enemy country the APP
| plication for license shall be made to
the war trade beard.
Travellers should not carry any
written or printed matter in their bag
| gage or on their persons, as the pos
session OF any letter or other writing.
book, map, plan or other paper or pie
ture, or any telegram. cablegram or
wireless message or any form of com
munication may subject the person or
| persons concerned TO detention in the
| United States
Any special article difficult of ready
examination on the pier, such as
cameras, films, motion picture machines
| monograph records, musical instru-
ment9, etc, must be submitted for exam
ination at room 1913, custom house, at
least - hours before departure.
. For all articles Of commerce a shin
per s export declaration must be sur
rendered TO the collector s representa-
tive on the pier before such articles
may be laden on board the vessel. Sucb
declarations should be applied for in
the rotunda, custom house. at least As
hours before departure. If the appli-
cation be granted such articles should
be shipped as express or freight and
not as baggage.
The taking out of the United States
or of its possessions by travellers of
any amounts Of money in excess of
those specified below is unlawful:
United States notes, national bank
notes and federal reserve notes, not to
exceed $4,000 for each adult; American
silver dollars, subsidiary silver coins
and silver certificates not to exceed
5000 for each adult gold coin or gold
certificates not to exceed 5000 for each
adult.
The penalty for a violation Of the