Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12
MESSAGES OVER
MILITARY LINES
New Code Of Regulations Govern.
ing Their Transmission.
USE OF CIPHER FORBIDDEN.


New York. Aug IA special to the
tribune FROM Washington says.
lh general orders Issued from the
h.nlquari.u OF tbs army now code
OF regulations governing the transmit.
sion ui m0aaugar over military tei..
h''ph lines 1ud i.uoa under military
tu'c De- established. The regulations
have been devised uy Gen. Grcoly. with
The osHIsiauce OF Lieut. Cob Allan. u
the siEnnl corps whose experience last
summer nc Santiago and Iu Porto I,ao
convinced him that systematic control
N1a essential tp the proper conduct ~
the service lines uy direction OF tine
secretary Of war tho rules uro subject
10 modification by tbo commanding
general of on army Boo the neld. but 900
other officer De- TO have any discretion ln
obeyiug them. Tho rules are as fol-
i0Ur.
Fiwi-p'rraighog viii Boz sent In the
following order of priority. due regard
n'ing had Co the Importance % mes
Fngos in The same rlarH.
GAP Those relating 60 the movement
or naturalization OF tho aruy in the
Held or tho navy; OBJ other messages
relating 90 the army TO the navy and 10
governmental departments ur bureaus
NJ tho United States. tCl mcasarca ID
state, territorial or other civil officials
relating Co public business. tli mps-
.At.1 between diplomatic agents uf
neutral government tH press mrs-
HlEDH. 90 miscellaneous huHinssr. th8rs
relating in death Ur serious Illness have
INK priority
Second Dispatches containing mat.
l'r deemed tu Doc Injurious 90 the inter.
rsi8 no ihv army must he submitted IL
lh' commanding general on the army In
lhr hrll for his orders relative 10 their
transmission.
Ihird-uncorH aud soldiers are strict.
N prohibited from communicating. "a.
cent 10 commanding officers or under
.pacial authorization from proper mill.
llIy authority Information hy tele.
Efhph relative 90 numbers. movements
ur operations ~ troops OF details ~.
k1fdiuE iufilucauuns. ornaments ut
experiments made lu connection with
WIlliafy matters. Neither shall they be-
permitted tu nla dlsputohes containing
opinions ON military operations or Other
hliltai} matters relating To- any part
gi the army ur command with which
they are serving.
Fourth-personni or press messugci
may under conditions not Interfering
WIN military business. be- transmitted
ii'y over holi military telegraph liugi
lhat are closed 90 the general public
fltth-Thr use Of any cipher D. Tor.
hiddon except lu communication 10 anL
from commanding officers and their ~.
pruorn. or in cases OF civil officers
specially authorized, Personal and
press codes, however, may be- utilized
ipl we economical transmission u dis
Patches upon Ming a copy Of the cod,
with the central office and under such
other regulations AZ may b. Formulated
hF iho general commanding an army 10
tho field
sINth-Tho chief signal officer OF ar
army operating I'm the flcld, or OF a dis.
lnyl under military control. In carrying
out MT general Instructions. win form
ulnlo necessary regulations Tor the
management and operation of military
telegraph lines under his control
General rules should be- reduced Il
writing, De clearly defined ana Impair.
tally enforced.
Seventh Messages relating 10 mill,
llly operations VIII hn received and
transmitted over the dying telegraph
lines when filed hy % correspondent ir
10" inll who o. furnished with % writ.
ten permit Go servo in such capacity.
lslshfh-Hr messages when filed OF
military iying telegraph limos. win b,
transmitted 400 the order OF nlinr. but
no Huuudnnt win be allowed e
mDnnpu'ige the line When special cir.
cumsi1rcrs demand special regulations
VIII BE- formulated, subject 10 the an.
prevail or the general commanding IA,
army IN the field, 90 prevent monopo,
Nluth-slgnm onIcora should nfforl
rrgs7 correspondents DO tho Held N,
fullest teloEruphic flcI ltlos consistent
with the public Interest,".