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Show Foodstuff in Mail . liablelo .Seizure Parcel Post Shipments to Belligerent Countries Will Be Accented Only ' at Sender's Risk Washington, Mnrch 24. Postinas tor GenornllJurleson today ruled that paVcnl post shipments of (foodstuffs and morchnndlso to belligerent' countries coun-tries in- tho Kuropean war will bo accepted at tho sender's risk hrid that so far as action of tho belligerents Is concerned thoy will bo subject to tho same rules as of shippers by frolght or express. Tho ruling says further: "In tho acceptance by postmasters of such foodstuffs or merchandise to be forwarded by pnrtel post care should bo taken by them to havo tho sanio put up In parcels separate from other articles, bo that any action taken tak-en by tho belligerents regarding thorn need not delay or otherwise' embarrass embar-rass the regular mall traffic.') A movement was recently Inaugurated Inaugur-ated to send shipments of flour and othor foodstuffs to Germany and Austria Aus-tria by parcel post. |