(KftaU, .hilertin PTBLZIED D.IZLY under order of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES by COMMZTTFE on PUBLIC INFORM.&TION GEORGE CREEL, Chairman * * * COMPLETE Record of U. J. OflERNMENT Activities (VOT. 2 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918. No. 478 AMERICANS OWNING PROPERTY NEW LICENSE REGULATIONS IN ENEMY TERRITORY "Kroontand," with 1349 1URGED Soldiers, Civilians and FOR EXPORTS TO FRANCE, TO REPORT ITBY DECEMBER 31 Sick, Sails Homeward GREAT BRITAIN, ITALY REQUEST OF STATE DEPARTMENT The following statement is au- thorized by the Chief of Staff: AND BELGIUM ISSUED Notice Given Last February Re- The S. S. Kroonland sailed No- peated for Benefit of Those Who vember 29 with: BY WAR TRADE BOARD Have Not Complied - Location, s a METHOD SIMPLIFIED Nature, and Value Wanted. ON ALL SHIPMENTS Ever American owning property In enemy territory was urged to-day by the Headquarters and Headquar- Changed Procedure Will Re- State Department to file complete reports ters Detachment, 76th Di- before December 31, 1918. The State De- lieve Applicants from Giv- partmnent issued the following statement sion............. ..... 2 218 ... Casuals..---.. -.......26 15 . ..... extending the date for receipt of these Ambulance Company3204.. 5 145 ... ing Certain Information reports: Postal detachment, 76th Di- vision..................... 24 _... ..... Heretofore Required-No In a notice appearing in THE OrFIcIAL Officers of French Mission.... 9 ....... ..... U. S. BULLETIN February 8, 1918, the Sec- Civiha -s................... ... ..... 41 .... Longer to Be Referred to retary of State requested Americans own- Overseascourier............. 1 1 ......... Civilian seamen............. ..... 65. ing property in the countries of enemies Convoyforsick... ... ....... 15. the War Industries Board. of the United States and the allies of Nurses.................. ... ..... -5 . such enemies, or in territories under their Sick and wounded 704 olassi- Required to Show Allied miit tary control or occupation, to file with fled as follows: Bedrndden .. ... .. 32 Government Permits. the Department of State as complete in- Tubercula. .......... .... 35 formation as posqible regarding the char- Others requring no speial atenti . ..... ... 617 The War Trade Board announces in a acter and extent of that property. This Total passengers, 1,349. action was deemed advisable in the inter- new%ruling (W. T. B. R. 358) the adop- ests of the United States and of the per- tion of a simplified procedure effective sons concerned. Quite a large number of for the issuance of export licenses for Americans have already availed them- shipments which are- selves of this opportunity of placing on AMERICAN PRISONERS CIVEN (A) Destined to the United Kingdom, record in the department information re- France. Italy, or Belgium (excluding garding their interests. Many Americans, SCANT FOO BY THE GERMANS their colonies, possessions, and protector- however, have thus far neglected to make ates), either directly or by is ay of any such reports, including a large number of No Evidence as Yet -of Brutality othor country or colony; or important American interests which are (B) Destined to any country or colony known to have been sequestrated by the or Discrimination, Gen. by wny of the United Kingdom, France, German Government. Pershing Reports. Italy, or Belgium, excepting shipments The Secretary of State has designated de'tined to Switzerland by way of Italy. a further period of 30 days, dating from The War Department authorizes the Changes in Procedure. December 1, 1918, in which this informa- following statement in response to inquiry tion may be filed n ith the department. The changes in the procedure are: These reports should show the location, regarding the 'Physical condition of re- That holders of orders for export to reture, and value of the property in each turned American prisoners, based upon a the destinations and in the manner men- instance, as well as its last known cus- cable from Gen. Pershing, dated Novema- tioned boi e in piragrapis (A) and (B) todian. ill be permnitted to purchase or other- her 29: Every person submitting information wise acquire or commence to manufac- should show whether ie be a native or 1. American prisoners released from ture or produce or fit the articles speci- naturalized citizen of the United States. German prison camps complain of poor, fied in the application for the fulfillment It is understood that in receiving in- scanty food and bad housing conditions. of a speeific export order prior to the is suance of an export license. formation renarding any American losses Only a small percentage of those who are of property the department gives no as- That applications for licenses to ex- surance that it n Ill be deemed proper to sick are hospital cases; the niajority are port to the destinations and in the man,- take ani action in this regard in behalf of suffering from slight colds. Practically noer mentioned abos c in (A) and (B) any person or persons, or ease or class of all recover rapidly with proper food and w.ill no loner be referred by the War cases. housing. Trade Boad to the War Industries 2. There is as yet n1o evidence of dis- Board. Additional Credit crimination against Americans. Amongst As in the iovt,. however, tll such ap- Is 7,000 prisoners of all nationalities, there plications v ill be referred to the mis- Extended to Belgium have been no authenticated instances of sions of the relec tive European allied brutality against Americans. GovnrnmensI. and applieations for the The Treasury Department announces 3. The majority of American prisoners exp';rtation of foodstuffs, fodders, or an additional credit of $12,000,000 ex- state that the German soldiers also suf- feeds will be referred to the United tended to Belgium, making the total fered food privation, but that in cases States Food Administration. credits to that country S210,000,000, and where supply of food was insufficient. the For the convenience of exporters the the grand total to the allies now $8,196,- food for prisoners was cut off before that follon ing is published as the procedurs 576,666. for German soldiers. hereafter to be followed in applying for 2 THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918. licenses to export commodities to the des- tination and in the manner mentioned i1 (A) and (B) above: Wounded and Sick from Overseas Applications for Licenses. (1) Applications for licenses to export To Be Sent to Hospitals Near Homes any commodities to the destinations and in the manner mentioned above in (A) and (B) must include one of each of the The War Department authorizes the N. C.; General Hospital No. 23, Hot Springs, N. C.; Base Hospital, Camp Greene, N. C.; following papers properly executed: following statement from the office of Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, S. C.; Base Ilos- (a) Application Form X, to which the Surgeon General: pital, Camp Wadsworthi, S. C.; Uase Hospi- should be attached- Plans perfected by the Hospital Di- tal. Camp Jackson, S. C. No. 7.-Goneral Hospital No. 6, Fort Me- (b) Such Supplemental Information vision provide that wounded and sick Pherson, Ga.; General Hospital No. 14, Fort Sheets as may be required by the rules soldiers returned from the American Ex- Oglethorpe, Ga.; Base Hospital, Camp Gordon, and reuilions of the War Trade Board peditionary Forces will be placed in hos- Ga.; Base Hospital, Camp Hancock, Ga.; Base Hospital, Camp Wheeler, Ga.; Ease to be used in connection with shipments pitals in the section from which they Hospital, Camp McClellan, Ala.; Base Hos- of certain commodities or shipments to were inducted. These hospitals are so pital, Camp Sheridan, Ala. located that the maximum distance a No. 8.-Base Hospital, Camp Sherman, certain countries (such as Form X-1, Ohio. X-2, etc.) ; relative will have to travel to visit a No. 9.-General Hospital No. 25, Fort Ben- (c) A new Supplemental Information patient will be 300 miles. The only ex- jamin Harrison, Ind.; General Hospital, N(. ception will be in the cases of men whose 3G, West Baden, Ind.; Base Hospital, Can Sheet, Form X-122, in place of Form Zachary Taylor, Ky. X 115. injuries require that they be sent to No. 10-General Hospital No. 36, D'troit, (2) In Form X-122 the applicant is special hospitals where facilities for Mich.; Base Hospital, Camp Coster, Mich. their treatment have been provided.. No. 11.-Cooper-Monatha Hotel, Chicgo, required to show that permission to im- IL; General Hospital No. 28, Fort Sheridau, port or purhase (if such permission is Total of 75 Hospitals. III.; Base Hospital, Camp Grant, III. required) has been duly granted by the No. 12.-Army and Navy Geral Hosplial, Goverinment of the Allied Country to or The decision of the General Staff to Hot Springs, Ark.; General Hospital No. =, located at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark.; Base Hospital, through which the shipment is to be turn over the base hospitals Camp Pike, Ark,; Base Hospital, Camp Bear- made. training camps in this country to the gard, La.; Base Hospital, Camp Shelby, Mis. Surgeon General will give the Hospital No. 13.-General Hospital -No. 26, Fort, Des Mailed to War Trade Board. Division a total of 75 hospitals with a Moines, Iowa; General Hospital No. 29, Fort Snelling, Minn.; Base Hospital, Camp Dodge, (3) Applications filed with Form capacity of 104,231 beds. These do not Iowa. X-122 attached should be mailed directly include the hospitals located at the ports No. 14.-General Hospital, Fort Bayard, N. of debarkation at New York and New- Mex.; General Hospital No. 20, Whippie Bar- to the War Trade Board, Washington, racks, Ariz.; General Hospital No. 21, Denver, 1D. C. They will then be referred by the port News, which number 15 with a bed Colo.; Base Hospital, Camp Cody, X.