The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-13

General in the Field Before AL
lowed to be Transmitted to
Their Destination.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia special to
the Tribune" from Washington says:
In general orders issued from the
headquarters of the army a new code
OF regulations governing the transmits
sion of messages over military tele-
graphic lines and lines under military
rule is established. The regulations
have been devised by General Greeley.
with the assistance of Lieutenant Col
onel Allen of the Signal Corps, whose
experience last summer at Santiago and
in Porto Rico convinced him that SyS-
tematic control was essential to the
proper conduct of the service lines. BY
direction of the Secretary of War the
rules We're subject to modification by
the commanding General of an army in
the field, but no other officer is per-
mltted to have any discretion in obey
ing them The rules are as follows:
L. Dispatches will be sent in the fol-
lowing order Of priority, due regard be-
ing had to the Importance Of messages
in the same class: (a) those relating to
the movement or administration of the
army in the field and the navy; CD 9TH
er messages relating to the army, to
the navy and to governmental depart
ments or bureaus of the United States;
(c) messages of State, Territorial or
other civic officials relating to public
business; (D messages between diplo-
matte agents of neutral Governments;
(e) press messages; f) miscellaneous
business, those relating to death or
serious illness having priority.
2. Dispatches containing matter
deemed to be injurious to the interests
of the army must be submitted to the
commanding General of the army in
the field for his orders relative to their
transmission.
3. Officers and soldiers are strictly
prohibited from communicating, ex-
cept to commanding officers or under
special authorization from proper mill
tary authority relative to numbers,
movements or operations of troops or
details regarding Notifications, arma-
-ments or experiments made in connec-
ton with military matters. Neither
shall they be permitted to file dis
patches containing opinions on mill
tary operations or other military mat
ters relating to any part of the army
or command with which they are serv-
ing.
4. Personal and press messages may,
under conditions not interfering with
military business, be transmitted free
over field military lines that are closed
to the general public.
s. The use of any cipher is forbidden
except in communication to and from
commanding officers and their superiors
or in cases of civic officers specially au-
thorized Personal and press codes,
however, may be utilized for the eco
nomical transmission of dispatches up
on filing a copy of the code with the
central office and under such other reg
ulations as may be formulated by the
General commanding an army in the
field.
g. The chief signal officer of an army
operating in the field, or of district
under military control, in carrying out
his general instructions, will formulate
necessary regulations for the manage
ment and operation of military tele-
graph lines under his control. General
rules should be reduced to writing, be
closely defined and impartially en-
forced.
T. Messages relating to military oper-
ations will be received and transmitted
over the flying telegraph lines when
filed by correspondent in the field who
is furnished with a written permit to
serve in such capacity.
8. Press messages when filed on mill
tary flying telegraph lines will be
transmitted in the order of filing, but
no correspondent will be allowed to
monopolize the line When special cir
cumstances demand special regulations
will be formulated, subject to the APP
prevail of the General commanding the
army in the field, to prevent monopo-
lization.
g. Signal officers should afford press
correspondents in the field the fullest
telegraphic facilities consistent with
the public interests.
TO- Unvarying courtesy and strict i'm
partiality, indispensable qualities for
successful dealings with military
officials or individuals, are strictly en-
Joined on officers and men of the signal
corps.