Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
ANTILLES ATTACK
RESULT OF LEAK
Germany Believed to Have Had
Information Concerning
Troop Movements.
LIPS OF OFFICERS SEALED
Navy Department Yet Without
Details of Any Sort as
to Disaster.

WASH TON. October zo-The
sinking of the transport Antilles, with
a loss OF seventy lives, is believed to
have followed another leak of informa-
tion into Germany with regard to troop
movements.
Tho War Department took official
coEnizance of this to-day with the
issue of the following order:
ITO the Commanding Generals OF All
National Guard Divisions:
Communicate orders to each COM
mander in your division that during
the time they arc in Federal service
they are prohibited from making any
report to tho Governor or other author
tiles, civil or military. Of their respec-
tive States relating to any movement
Of their organization, or of any other
Federal troops or personnel
It was recalled in this connection
that some days ago n colonel of a
National Guard regiment reported to
the Governor Of his State the arrival
of his force in France. with request
that the Governor publish it. This was
done, and the papers of the State In
question announced the arrival Of It's
contingent extensively, despite the pro-
tests of tho War Department to tho
Governor.
WAYS FOR SENDING
NEWS TO GERMANY
This incident was published broad
cast over the country. This publica-
tion took to the Mexican border tho
news that a transport with large
contingent of troops had just arrived
in France. 1t has been practically de-
termined that once news gets out of
the United States to the South there
are ways for It's communication to
Germany. and II Is this peril that
makes the government request such
strict compliance with tho voluntary
censorship rules with regard to tho
movement of troops
With the new order OF tho War Do
partment closing the lips Of State Of
f,cers and officials. and with the moro
complete control over communications
imposed in the Secretary of tho Treas
ury and Censorship Board by tho trad
| inE-with- the-enemy act It L. not be-
| lieved that the Same mishap can occur
again
No further news Of tho Antilles sink
| ing had been received at the Navy De-
partment up to late hour tonight
It was explained that all further de-
tails must be transmitted by wireless
until the survivors are landed, and that
tho wireless was being used no more
than necessary because its use reveals
the position Of the sending vessel
WHEREABOUTS OF SURVIVORS
NOT KNOWN IN WASHINGTON
Tho department was even without
| information as to what had been done
with the survivors of the ill-fated ves-
sci. Secretary Daniels did not know
whether they were being returned to
| the European side or whether they
would be landed in the United States.
| But one scrap of further news was
received. That will bring joy to one
family and woe to another. E. l..
| Kinsey, seaman, reported in the first
dispatches to be lost. was saved. His
| next of kin was his father. Thomas
N. Kinney. Of Water Valley. Miss.
| ]. c. Mckinney, second class sea-
man. was lost. however. His next of
kin was his father. A. L. Mckinney,
OF Newark. N. J.
The department is yet without details
OF any sort as to the disaster. 1t is
not known whether the attack took
| place in day time or after dark.
Lacking information here, officers
| highly praised the seamen of the con-
voying vessels for standing by and
| saving so many.
| Secretary Daniels was asked to-day
whether the department has any in
formation that would lead to the belief
that the sinking Of the Antilles fol-
lowing close on the heels OF the at
| tack Of an American destroyer sisnified
| the concentration of German submarine
effort against American transports and
! conveys.
| BELIEVES GERMANS HOLD
TO ORIGINAL WAR PLANS
The Germans are trying to sink
everything they can." he replied IT
do not believe there has been any
deviation from their general plan"
| The department will gather every
| bit of available data on both attacks
It may be that the precautions taken
to protect returning vessels will be in
creased.