The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-04-11
WHAT NOT TO SEND TO FRANCE
They Can buy Many Articles More
Cheaply "Over There"

! War Department bulletin issued
on March 26 and signed by Major
| Gen. Peyton C.. March, acting chief
OF staf, announces through the COM
mittee on public information a nee
essary restriction of the shipment of
parcels, to officers and soldiers in
france. On account of the well
known shortage in shipping it is
necessary to limit shipments to
France to things which are abso-
lutely essential for the fighting eff
ficiency Of our forces in France. In
other words, says the Army and Ma
Wy Journal, we must strip for action.
1t has been found that the ship
ments of parcels to individual Off
Gers and soldiers has assumed enor-
nous proportions now averaging
20 pounds tons Il week and placing
a great amount OF important freight
on commercial liners and transports.
Because Of this, General Pershing
founl it necessary to earnestly rec
ommend a curtailment in shipping
of parcels to France
Based on his recommendation. n
board was convened under the di-
rection of the Secretary of War and
the Postmaster General. The board
consisted of Otto Perger, Sec
cond Assistant Postmaster General:
Major K. c. Morse. Jr., Embarka-
ton Branch. Q. NJ. c.; A. J. Passage.
National War Work Council, Y. NJ.
{. a; f.. c. Pclkey. American Red
Cross, and Robert c.. Wulf. commit
tee on war activities. Knights OF Co
olumbus. In accordance with the
recommendation of the board, the
following policy was adopted:
In future shipments OF any ar
ticle to members Of the American
eXpeditionary forces abroad will be
limited to those articles which have
been requested by the individual to
whom same is to be shipped, such
request having been approved by his
reg!mental commander Parcel post
shipments will be will be accepted by
the postoffice authorities and other
shipments by~expreSS or freight COM
panies only upon presentation Of the
above approved request in each in
dividual case"
! 1t will be seen from these instruc-
tions. says the announcement, that
1t is not the desire of the War De-
partment to prohibit shipment by
relatives and friends of necessary ar
ttcles to members Of our army in Eu-
rope. but only to restrict such ship
ments to the needs Of the individual |
as expressed in a request made by
him and approved by his command
er. In this manner the amount Of
shipment Of such article will be un-
der control of those in authority in
France, yet will deprive no person OF
any needful article. This action has
been taken only to meet an urgent
war necessity.
Coincident with this the Postoffice
Department calls attention to the
fact that if the gifts sent to mem
bers Of the American expeditionar,
forces are regular trade brands o.
sweet biscuits. candies, canned
goods. or tobacco in any form, such
things can be bought in the Y. M.
c. a. canteens or stores in France a.
prices that average lower than such
things can be bought in the United
States.
In the way of smokes. there are
twenty two varieties of cigarettes,
from Pail Mall to Sweet Caproal.
There are seven varieties Of jams,
besides seven kinds Of soft drinks.
from grape juice to tea.
The Postofice Department state
ment continues: The attention OF
the public is called to the fact that
every pound and every ton of parcel
post which is sent from the United
States, but which can be bought By
the soldiers in France forces OF the
ships ammunition and other needed
war materials. The immense volume
| tanning articles which can be pur-
chased in Europe. principally from
Spain, Switzerland and Italy, is
shown by the tact that an investi-
cation Of 5000 sacks Of parcel post
disclosed 1874 pounds Of candy, L.
1872 pounds of chocolate, 1927 cakes
and 1888 packages of chewing
gum.
buiih6 the Hlontn VI reDTuaTy
the volume OF parcel post sent to the
troops in France occupied 10000
cubic feet OF space on the ships
This would be slice OF cargo space
600 feet long, twenty feet wide and
ten feet high. The demand on ton
mage OF the railroads in France is so
great that it frequently requires days
before enough cars can be furnished
to move the mail from the port to
the interior Of France. The number