Wise Decree

"Impossible, Monsieur" has been the sorrowful response of countless French tobacconists when stranded U. S. men have managed to gasp out: "Avez-vous Chesterfields?" or "Donnez-moi des Luckies."

To relieve this serious situation, to get U. S. smoke to U. S. smokers in France, the Government of Premier Raymond Poincare issued, last week, a wise decree. Hereafter, during the U. S. tourist season, special credits will be extended to small dealers by the State Tobacco Monopoly, thus enabling them to stock

U. S. cigarets during the period of peak demand.