New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-08
Close Watch Started
on Messages To and
From Germany
SUPERVISION
WILL BE REAL
No Reason Given for Sud
den Change in Hitherto
Lax Methods.
NEW CENSORS ONDUTY
Managers of Plant Supposed
Owned by Germany Largely
Increasing Its Capacity.

Increasing It's Capacity.
There has bon a sudden tightening
up of the United States government
censorship over the wireless station at
Sayville. Long Island. supposed TO be
owned by the Germa~ government,
and one Of the few mediums through
which Berlin can communicate with
the outside world. apart from lines
that run through the hands Of her enc
mics.
Since the beginning Of the war the
United States has had standing an or
der against the sending by wireless 20
any Of the belligcrents Of military in
formation or cipher messages, but even
during the critical period in the rela-
tions Of the United States and Ger
many in fact, ever since the outbreak
Of the war the censorship has been a
farce. Information gathered oy The
Tribune in regard TO conditions that
have prevailed indicates that no super
vision at all would have answered just
as we'll as the system which has been
followed For all the administration
i'm Washington can know. Wilhelm
strassc and the German Embassy may
have been in constant secret communi-
cation.
In the last few days radical change
has taken place.
Two additional naval officers report
cd for duty yesterday. II is under
stood that two more will be assigned
to the work. and steps have been taken
10 establish lar more rigid censor
shin than has obtained up TO date.
Burden on Two Men.
The censorship long has been in the
hands Of two men Lieutenant Francis
Corsweil. Of the navy, and Daniel Coz
zens. an enlisted man. who Is WIRE
loss evpert. Lieutenant Cogswell has
bocn unable 70 remain al the plant,
and il has been phyHc,l impossibility
for Cozzens to watch operations con
stantly.
on scores Of occasions when Coz
zens has been away from the station
thor, has been no one to observe the
send,ng or receipt of messages, and
IN 10 two weeks ago the station mad
been in direct communication with the
Nauen Tower in Germany practically
everv dav. Recently. the Sayville peo-
ple say. static disturbances have pre-
yented constant communication OF
sat sfactory nature.
The duties Of the censor are TO IN
snect every message sent or received
~ the station. Information OF mill
,arv value may not be sent 20 any or
,be warring powers. nor Is u peTihlssl-
b1a 20 send messages IN cipher. Inc
uatbod of procedure when CIPHER
message ls presented at SayylIe Is 20
,eiay ., 20 the radio station at tuck
.r,on. y. j.. which S in complete con-
,-oI If the Navy Department II the
oeicers there have key 20 the code
tho message Is translated, and
,roner ls sent 20 i,s destination.
Otherwise 1t is ignored. .,.
ow;nc 70 the belief that the Atlantic
Communication Company. "nlch runs
tho csvvlle plant. was formed ana -
ro,.rolled bv the German government
,be recent laXity IN the censorship mas
caused much comment among residents
- Sa,viUe and vicinity. Interest mas
hecn increased recently bv the sddl-
.,or N the plant Of TWO new towers
v5icb will make II one Of me most
ror.erful stations in the world.
The worn of installing the new ap-
rsra,rs ylli be completed IN about TWO
,,.oots The station then will nave
l0O-kilowatt device IN addition 20 INA.
81 ,hirtv-fve hllowstts now IN use II
is boped. officials OF The company say
~, nre.ent static troubles may De
ovarcome bv the increased power
American Concern. l. Contention.
OHcers Of the Atlantic Communlca-
non Company assert that II y as
tirctiv American concern and Simply
o,era.es under the Telefunken patents.
n, Savyille the residents laugh when
,be subject : brought up aud sav:
"lavbe II is: but they are all Germans
,r German-Americans out there.
They point out also that u ne com
,s,y j. American owned = Is odd mat
,Ea German government should have
recalled two men from the battle line
N Belgium and allowed them TO come
70 America for the sole benefit OF the
| company.
one of these men is Professor iona
than Zerncck. German wireless eNper,
o,J a, instructor AZ the Institute OF
Technology IN Munich As captain Of
marines. Dr. Zenneck served through
the German campaign IN Belgium and
WAS a, the front when he was recalled
and sent here 20 testify for the Atlah-
nc Communication COMPANY IN defence
- The nstent suit brought BY the Mar
cori Company.
The other man Is Mr.. Behrendt, an
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