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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1916. 1773 its jurisdiction; and that, while all persons may lawfully and with- °,§°“‘“"‘*“" °‘ W- 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 trans ort soldiers and officers of a belligerent, or attempt to break any lblockade 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 N°“°°· and others who may claim the lprotection of this government, who ma misconduct themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril, and, that they can in no wise obtain any protection from the Governmenlt of the United States against the consequences of their miscon uct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aifixed. · 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. Woonnow Wu.s0N. By the President: Ronnnr Limsrue, Secretary of State. BY ran Pnnsmnivr or ·r11n· Uxrrnn Srarms or Ammrca ““°‘*“·““°* . A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the act of Congress a roved October twentieth, ’““‘¤‘ °°°‘ landsnineteen hundred and fourteen, entitledP‘PAu Act To provide for the \1;i»Tg1i)iiZ 742- leasing of coal lands in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes’, rovides 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 coa -bearing lands in the Bering River field, in Alaska, prior to the offering o the unreserved lands for coal leasin in said fields; Now, theregire, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the ,m‘;;°fj,_{f=‘*”°° "°*¤ Ynited States of America, under and by virtue of said statute, do ¤>·¤kr¤pc¤<»¤. hereby designate and reserve from use, location, sate, lease or disposition the following described land in the Territory of Alaska, to wit: MATANUSKA FIELD. M¤=¤¤¤¤¤ we- Seward Base and Meridian (1) T. 19 N., R. 6 E.: N. {NE. { and N. { NW. { Sec. 4; NE. { NE. {, W. { NE. { and NW. { Sec. 5; T. 20 N., R. 6 E.: Lot 6 and E. 3 SE. { Sec. 31; Lots 4, 5, 6 an 7 and SE. { and SW. { Sec. 32; Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, S. { SE. {, and SW. { Sec. 33, containing 1,446.17 acres. (2) T. 20 N., R. 5 E.: NES;)c{, SE. {, E. { NW. { and E. { SW. { . 20; NW. {, SW. {, SE. { and S. { NE. { Sec. 21; SW. { and S. { NW. { Sec. 22; NW. { Sec. 27; NE. { and NW. { Sec. 28; E. { NE. { and NW. { NE. { Sec. 29, containing 1,880 acres.