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Excerpt from Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Vol. 8: July 1918-April 1919 Few Medical Libraries received any German periodicals after the beginning of 1916, although most of us subscribed through our chosen agents for 1916 and 1917, many ordering that these be held abroad until cession of hostilities. After America's entry into the war, in the spring of 1917, complications arose which made it seem a forlorn hope. In 1918 arrangements were made by the American Library Association with the State Department and the War Trade and Censorship Boards, in Washington, for the importation of a limited number of journals by institutions. The details were worked out by Dr. M. L. Raney, Librarian of the Johns Hopkins Univer sity, Secretary of the Committee, and many institutions availed themselves of this opportunity to procure their 1918 subscriptions. The A. L. A. Committee on Importations desired to drop its burden for 1919, but upon conference in Washington this was proved impractical until after the signing of the Peace Treaty. It is impossible for any of the agents to trade with an enemy country, war conditions prevail in the interim, as the State Depart ment cannot give permission to any agent at the present time. In consequence German periodicals for 1919 must be reordered through this Committee, and to obtain these the orders should be placed immediately. Some of us did not take advantage of this opportunity for 1918, but feeling that the danger in transportation is over, have now availed ourselves of the privilege for both 1918 and 1919. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.