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Show HOW TO SEND BOXES TO MEN WITH FLEET Navy Depirtuient Gives Out- Instructions Instruc-tions Regarding Shipment of Christmas Packages, By International News Service. YVA?KIVrTOX. Nov. 11. The navy department de-partment today gave out instruction.- how to send Christmas boxes to men with I the fleet. Hore they are: 1 All mail matter snouid be addressed as prescribed in the postal regulation: nil express matter care supply officers, naw yard. New York. 2 The name of the sender should be on every box, toget aer wit h i he words "Christmas box" or "Chrir-tmas present." pres-ent." 3 Ail boxes should be in New York not later than November i'l. . Parcel post packages should be enclosed en-closed in bxfs with h:nced or screw top-. Kxnress packages must not weigh more than twenty pounds. Xo peiishable food, unless canned or in class jis. should be placed in the package?. All express packages must he of wood and are limited to two euhie ;et in volume. Before being sent to the men all the boxes will be inspected by the suj ply officer offi-cer to make sure they are not bombs or other explosives sent by spies. |