The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-12-17
HOW News OF WAR
REACHES AMERICA
Three Great Associations FIX.
tended Throughout Europe
Serve Associated Press.

The war news of Europe is furnished
TO the American press. largely by the
three agencies. the Wolff of Germany,
the Havas of France and Reuters
Telegram company of London tpro-
nounced Royter). Reuters is a general
news bureau. and extends over all
Europe. 1t is regarded as the most re-
liable agency in Europe and has the
confidence of the readers, the censors
and the government heads alike.
Reuters Telegram company was
founded by Paul Julius Reuter-. From
a mere two1office bureau-one operated
by his wife, the other by himself, with
the only means of communication be-
tween them furnished by carrier pig
eons-the news service has expanded
until now it is regarded as the most
comprehensive and the most accurate
in all Europe.
Began With. Pigeons.
Early in life, Reuter- formed a child
ish affection for a professor who was
much interested in the development of
the telegraph. Out OF la friendship
grew a deep interest in electricity and
Reuter- under his friends guidance, ac-
CURED more than an ordinary knowl-
edge of the telegraph. With that knewl-
edge came the dream, n in 1S49.
when telegraph lines had been built
in Germany and France, he saw his
opportunity In the gap that lay be-
tween Aix-la-Chapelle and Berlin.
Himself q German. he organized a news
bureau. and stationed himself in Ber-
lin, his wife at AiX-la-Chapelle. Carr
Ter pigeons were used as a means of
communication.
Later when the carrier pigeons were
supplanted by the telegraph and the
gap between the two countries bridged,
he tried to establish an International
bureau, but was discouraged by Ger
- - Ty.-
to London in 1851 and established
Reuters office. He later became q
naturalized Englishman and centered
his entire organization in London.
The First Hit.
Begging for concessions while being
constantly %-repulsed by the press
marked his early London experiences,
but like Franklin. he received inspira-
ton from rebuke. A few private dis
patches, scattered commercial COM
munieations and IA news sales
limited the scope of his bureau, until
the London Times, in a rash piece Of
extravaganza according to the view
point of that date, printed the Reuter-
conveyed speech OF Napoleon III in
1858. This speech scored a success and
marked the real birth of the agency.
In 1866. Reuter- secured a concession
from France to join with the Anglo
American News company and build a
cable between Franc and the United
States. Before the completion of this
cable Reuter- built a line from Cork to
C~roolkhaven, getting the civil war news
from incoming vessels and telegraph
ing 1t over to Europe hours in advance
OF the docking of the steamer.
Queen Victoria made Reuter- a baron
in 1871 n further declared that his
title should pass to his heirs and be
granted perpetual succession. He died
In Nice. February rs, 1899. Ills son,
August Julius Clement Herbert Baron
De Reuter-. succeeded his father as
managing director Of the company.
Reuters Telegram company, made q
limited liability company in 1865, is
now In tts 64th yea and is the great
est news bureau in Europe. 1t conducts
an interchangeable service with the
Associated Press of America and with
all reliable news agencies the world
over
The Havas OF France and the woln
of Germany are reliable bureaus oper-
ating wholly within their respective do
mains. Each OF these, In times of war
is regarded as a government mouth
piece. Each is subsized. each is I'M
der government control. 1t was recently
urged OF Reuters that they accept the
Wolff bureau as the authentic source
OF German news.
The reliability of the service and the
accuracy OF its information makes
Reuters the absolute spokesman for
war-torn Europe. AS evidence OF its
accuracy, Reuters first gave informa-
ton to h American press that Eng
land and Germany were in a state Of
var and prophesied that at 6 o'clock
on that day the declaration would be
made. Promptly ut 6 the declaration
was made.
While Reuters Telegram company is
represented by correspondents at every
news source n at every bureau, it Is
absolutely independent of affiliation or
control. No news bureau is In possess
sion OF more confidential or official In
formation and no bureau In Europe Is
more accurate. more conservative thar
Reuters. To the present Baron De
Reuters only son. Herbert julius, ulti-
mately Will fall the supervision Of the
great news agency founded by his
grandfather.