etc. its jurisdiction; and that, while all persons may lawfully and with- Contraband of war, out restriction by reason of the aforesaid state of war manufacture and sell within the United States arms and munitions of war, and other articles ordinarily known as "contraband of war", yet they cannot carry such articles upon the high seas for the use or service of a belligerent, nor can they transport soldiers and officers of a belligerent, or attempt to break any blockade which may be lawfully established and maintained during the said wars without incurring the risk of hostile capture and the penalties denounced by the law of nations in that behalf. And I do hereby give notice that all citizens of the United States Notice. and others who may claim the protection of this government, who may misconduct themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril, and that they can in no wise obtain any protection from the Government of the United States against the consequences of their misconduct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL.] sixteen and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fortieth. By the President: ROBERT LANSING, WOODROW WILSON. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION March 15, 1916. Alaska coal lands. WHEREAS, the act of Congress approved October twentieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, entitled "An Act To provide for the Vol. 38, p. 742. leasing of coal lands in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes", provides that the President of the United States shall designate and reserve from use, location, sale, lease or disposition not exceeding 7,680 acres of coal-bearing lands in the Matanuska field and not exceeding 5,120 acres of coal-bearing lands in the Bering River field, in Alaska, prior to the offering of the unreserved lands for coal leasing in said fields; Now, therefore, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of said statute, do hereby designate and reserve from use, location, sale, lease or disposition the following described land in the Territory of Alaska, to wit: MATANUSKA FIELD. (1) T. 19 N., R. 6 E.: N. † NE. † and N. † NW. Sec. 4; T. 20 N., R. 6 E.: Lot 6 and E.SE. † Sec. 31; Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 and SE. † and SW. Sec. 5; Sec. 32; Sec. 33, SW. (2) T. 20 N., R. 5 E.: NE. †, SE., E. NW. and E. Sec. 20; NW. 1, SW. 1, SE. and S. SW. NW. NE. and NW. Sec. 28; E. NE. and NW. NE. Sec. 29, 63297°-64-1-34 Bering River field. BERING RIVER FIELD. Copper River Base and Meridian (3) T. 16 S., R. 8 E.: Secs. 23 and 24, containing 1,280 acres. and SW. Sec. 33; (4) T. 16 S., R. 8 E.: NE. 1, SE. all of Sec. 4; N. NW. Sec. 9, containing 1,520 acres. (5) T. 17 S., R. 7 E.: Lot 3 and SE. SE. † Sec. 8; Lots 1 and 2, SE. † ÑW. 1, SW. and W. April 3, 1916. Alamo National Forest, N. Mex. Preamble. Vol. 35, p. 2239. Vol. 38, p. 113. Area modified. Vol. 26, p. 1095. Vol. 30, p. 36. NE. 1, SE. 1, SE. † NW. 1, E. † SW. † and lots 3 and 4 Sec. 18, containing 1,556.98 acres. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL.] sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fortieth. By the President: FRANK L. POLK Acting Secretary of State. WOODROW WILSON BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS an Executive Order dated February seventeenth, nineteen hundred and twelve, excluded from the Alamo National Forest those parts of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation included therein by proclamation of March second, nineteen hundred and nine; and WHEREAS it appears that the public good will be promoted by adding certain lands to the Alamo National Forest, within the State of New Mexico, and by eliminating certain areas and restoring the public lands therein in a manner authorized by the Act of Congress approved September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, entitled "An Act To authorize the President to provide a method for opening lands restored from reservation or withdrawal, and for other purposes"; Now, therefore, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninetyone (26 Stat., 1095), entitled "An Act To repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes", and also by the Act of Congress approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven (30 Stat., 11 at 34 and 36), entitled "An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes", do proclaim that the boundaries of the Álamo National Forest are hereby changed to include the areas indicated as additions on the diagram hereto annexed and forming a part hereof and to exclude the areas indicated thereon as eliminations. affected. The withdrawal made by this proclamation shall, as to all lands Prior legal rights not which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained, or such reservation remains in force. Excluded lands re And I do further proclaim and make known that in my judgment stored to settlement. it is proper and necessary in the interest of equal opportunity and good administration that all of the lands hereby excluded from the Alamo National Forest subject to disposition should be restored to settlement in advance of entry, and pursuant to the authority reposed Vol. 38, p. 113. in me by the aforesaid Act of September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen (38 Stat., 113), I do hereby direct and provide that such lands, subject to valid rights and the provisions of existing with- Time of opening. drawals, shall be opened and become subject to settlement only under the general provisions of the homestead laws, at and after, but not before, nine o'clock a. m., standard time, on the sixty-third day after the date of this proclamation, and to entry and other disposition under any public land law applicable thereto at and after, but not before, nine o'clock a. m., on the ninety-first day after said date. ing. Warning against tres Persons who go upon any of the lands to be restored as herein pro- passing prior to openvided and perform any act of settlement thereon from and including the date of this proclamation until 9 o'clock a. m., standard time, on the sixty-third day from and after the date hereof, or who are on or are occupying any part of such lands at said hour, except those having valid subsisting settlement rights initiated prior to reservation and since maintained, and those having preferences to make entry Vol. 34, p. 233. under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six (34 Stat., 233), entitled "An Act To provide for the entry of Agricultural lands within forest reserves", and acts amendatory, will be considered and dealt with as trespassers and preference will be given the prior legal applicant, notwithstanding Examinations alsuch unlawful settlement or occupancy: Provided, however, that lowed. nothing herein shall prevent persons from going upon and over the lands to examine them with a view thereafter to going upon and "and making settlement thereon when the lands shall become subject Prior settlement thereto in accordance with this proclamation. Persons having prior rights, etc settlement rights or preferences, as above defined, will be allowed to make entry in conformity with existing law and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 3rd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fortieth. [SEAL.] By the President: ROBERT LANSING, WOODROW WILSON |