Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-31
lays SOLE IDEA IS TO SAFE
GUARD FIGHTING MEN OF
ARMY AND NAVY.
No DESIRE TO PUT
STOP TO CRITICISM
Committee on Public Information De-.
tails Long List Of Subjects Which
Arc Barred to Newspapers-Troop
and Ship Movements Must Not Be
Divulsed-care as to Photographs.

Washington, July S1.-A restate-
|ment by the secretaries Of war and the
navy Of rules which the government
desires newspapers to follow in con-
cealing military information from the
enemy was issued to the press last
night thru the committee on public in
formation.
The statement emphasizes that there
is no desire to curtail general express
sion of opinion or criticism, but only
to safeguard the lives Of the nations
defenders and help to make America S
war plans successful.
Text of Statement.
The committees statement follows:
The desires Of the government, with
respect to the concealment from the
enemy of military policies, plans and
movements, are set forth in the follow
ing specific requests. They go TO the
press of the United States directly
from the secretary of war and the Sec
rotary of the navy, and represent the
thought and advice of their technical
advisers.
For the protection Of our military
and naval forces and of merchant ship
ping, it Is requested that secrecy be
observed in all matters of:
l. Information in regard to the train
or boat movements Of troops. Such in
formation is at all times and under all
circumstances dangerous and should be
scrupulously avoided.
g. Information tending directly or
indirectly to disclose the number or
identity of troops in the expeditionary
forces abroad.
3. Information tending to disclose
the names of line officers in expedi-
tionary forces and reference to in
dividual units Of these forces. Only
names Of staff officers are permissible.
4. Information calculated to disclose
location of the permanent base or
bases abroad.
5. Information that would disclose
the location Of American units or the
eventual or actual position of the
American forces at the front.
Movement Toward Ports.
6. Information Of the movement Of
military forces toward seaports or of
the assembling of military forces at
seaports from which inference might
i be drawn Of any intention to embark
! them for service abroad; and informa-
ton of the assembling of transports
or conveys, and information of the
embarkation itself.
7. Information Of the arrival at any
European port of American vessels
transports or any portion Of an ex-
peditionary force, combatant or non
COMPLAINT. until announcement is au-
thorized by the secretary Of war OF
the secretary Of the navy
8. Information Of the time of de-
parture Of merchant ships from Ameri-
can or European ports. or information
of the ports from which they sailed.
9. Information indicating the port
of arrival of incoming ships from
European ports or after their arrival
indicating or limiting at the port at
which the ship arrived.
10. Information as. to conveys and
as to the sighting of friendly OF
enemy ships, whether naval or mer-
chant. a f..
II. Information of the locality
number or identity of warships belong
ing to our own navy or to the navies
of any country at war with Germany
Papers published in ports should with
especial care refrain from giving in
formation to enemy agents in regarC
to ships stationed or calling at such
ports Because dangerous news is
known locally it does not follow thai
it can be. safely published Nonpub-
LEGATION Of dangerous news obliges the
enemy to rely on spies actually in tbs
localities concerned, thus adding diff
culties and delay in its transmission.
Identities Of Ships.
u. Information Of the Identities OF
American merchant ships defending
themselves against submarines, anc
the identities of their captains, thei1
guns crews and crews. No mattel