Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-05

Ian ARMY, July 5.-The Italian cen
sorshiip has been reorganized and
vastly improved, particularly from a
newspaper point of view. Little cen
sCrship is now exercised over mail
matter coming from or going to ally
countries, such as France or England,
but every mailed letter or package
going to or coming from the United
States and Switzerland is opened and
read. The censors, however, are
sometimes courteous enough to notify
o person sending suspected matter
that it is being held for explanation.
In the case of cable messages, the
censor tries his best to let them go
through, either holding the message
for a time before sending it, or else
cutting out Objectionable information
sending the message in the new ofrm,
and then notifying the sender what
portions have been eliminated.
One of the reasons for the more
favorable attitude of the Italian Gems
orship is an abatement of the spy
mania and the realization that this
class of information is not as harm
/ full as was formerly supposed.
Another reason has been the infiu-
cree of certain officers, patriotic
journalists and business men who feel
that Italy has not been fully under
stood in this war and that correspon-
dence both of private individuals and
newspaper men visiting or living in
the country would, if not too severe
ly censored, let the outside world
know the truth about conditions and
the reasons for Italy's war.
A direct result of this attitude has
been the establishment recently at
headquarters of the Army of a Press
Bureau. One of the first steps taken
by the officers in charge was to secure
permission for both ally and neutral
journalists to visit the army front and
see the fruits of Italy's effort to or
ganize splendid new army. Prev
ious to the existence of this bureau
but very few civilians had been al
lowed on the Italian front. The i'm
preston had gotten abroad that Italy
did not want her front visited, and
therefore no requests to visit it had
been made, particularly by neutrals.
The visitors at present admitted Oh
tie front, once the officers of the
press bureau had satisfied themselves
these visitors are without unfriendly
intentions, are shown fully and freely
~'~~~~s~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
members of the High school set have
been invited for the brilliant occasion,
and the attractive visitors in the city
will also add much to the party.
The pretty home of the hostess par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. G. Oscar Low
ing will be attarctively arranged in
color scheme of yellow, sun-fowers
and coreopsis will be used mainly as
decorations. Ferns will be placed
conveniently on the lawn, will be con-
cealed behind banks of crepe myrtle
Jack-o-lanterns placed above the punch
bowl, will add glow to the brilliant
scene. Sunfowers, the prettiest of all
flowers at this esason, will be placed
throughout the roms.
After the game of progressive con-
versation refreshments of ice cream
and cake will be served.
Misses Mary Hawkins and Louise
Williford will preside over the punch
bowl.
Among the young ladies invited are
Misses Elmer Bell, Naomi Wright,
Bonnie Sargent, Mary Walker, Mar
garet Wheatley, Isabel Wheatley, Mar
guerite Everett, Margery Brown, Ger
trude Davenport, Mary Elizabeth.
Stackhouse, Mary Belle Green, Mary
Sheffield, Clara Glover, Agnes Gate
wood, Pauline Broadhurst, Margery
Kalmon, Eugenia Warlick, Mary Sue
Chambliss, Mary Rose Brown, Madre