Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-21 | Page 11 | Over 40,000 Bags of German Mail Seized

OVER BASS BAGS Of GERMAN MAil SEIZED Confiscations Held at Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- lin to Be in in Contravention o of Postal Union Treaty Berlin Dec 20 From O From December of ot until the tho last of September 1916 the tho British and wd French naval nl authorities authorities authorities ties seized mall bags bage from Germany Germany German Ger Ger- man many and bound for Gorman German Germany says as a's tho the Overseas News agency Of at those from Germany Gorman bags of ot mall mail were bound for tho the United States and 5 were bound for fol South America or Spain Of or tho the mall bags s on tho the wa way to Germany German were from tho the United States and 2 2438 from South America 01 or Spain The remaining ba bags 3 were In transit between Germany Gorman and Dutch ports i It Jt Is 18 shown b by notes Inscribed on the few letters lotters which were reloa released and ind forwarded to Germany that the loiters letters seized seize were read rend b by both British and censors who apparently apparent exchange ex exchange ex- ex change chango seized malls mails reading tho the letters lotters I II to gain a n clear Insight Into tra trade re relations re- re I lations of or citizens of ot the tho United States tat 9 and South American countries with j JC I Germany Thus I s is made possible l of or the tho blacklist nn and other measures Tho The Gorman German Transportation Gazette states stales that theio seizures are aro In contravention contravention con con- not only of ot tho the International postal union treat treaty which Is 11 valid alid In war times tines but also of tho convention t concluded at nt tho the second conference at atThe Tho The Hague under which mall mail bags private vate as R well as official are arc Inviolable whether from neutrals or belligerents rind ond whether found on board neutral 01 or belligerent nt ships If It such Ruch malls aro confiscated d tho the convention provides tho they must be forwarded ded without dolay dolay do- do lay Ui