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Rogue River Courier
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
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From Dec 1915 to Sep 30, 1916, British and French warships seized over 53,000 mail bags to/from Germany, including many between Germany and the US. Censorship revealed trade relations, enabling blacklists and measures against US and South American citizens trading with Germany.
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Berlin, via Sayville, Dec. 20.—In the period from December 1915, to September 30, 1916, British and French war vessels have seized 24,200 mail bags addressed out of Germany and 28,800 bound for Germany, the press bureau estimated today. Of this mail matter, 17,110 mail bags were bound from Germany to the United States and 18,857 were en route from the United States to Germany. A large amount was also en route to and from South America.
The press bureau concludes, from examination of a few letters which were seized, but permitted to go forward into Germany, that both the French and British censors read the letters. This reading, it is asserted, "gave clear insight into trade relations of the United States and South American citizens with Germany and made possible the establishment of a blacklist and other measures."
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Germany
Event Date
From December 1915 To September 30, 1916
Outcome
24,200 mail bags addressed out of germany and 28,800 bound for germany seized; 17,110 from germany to us and 18,857 from us to germany; large amount to/from south america; censorship provided insight into trade relations, leading to blacklist and other measures
Event Details
British and French war vessels seized mail bags during the period; press bureau estimated totals and examined letters permitted to go forward, concluding that French and British censors read the letters