Washington, Oct. 13; The Treasury Department will soon impose "higher duties and additional penalties on merchandize imported into the United States from German-occupied areas of Poland, informed qüarters disclosed here last night.
In reality, the Treasury's action will be little more than a gesture because of the sharp reduction of trade between the United States and "many since the outbreak of the pean war.
Government officials here emphasized that the Treasury's action would not indicate American recognition of Germany's conquest of Poland—United Press.
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