El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-31
CENSORSHIP MADE MORE RIGID
INNEHRULE5 NOW MADE PUBLIC
Regulations Contain First General Request That No
Mention Be Published Of the Arrival Of American
Troops in Europe; Other Regulations Cover Wide
Range of information Barred From Public.

o cuustzuces dangerous and should he srru-
Z ru-ous.g avoided
directly t0 disclose the number or identity
I of troops IN the eNpedi.i1uary forces
use Names Only Of staff Officers
'E Information tending 10 disclose tho
names OF line officers or Evolutionary
forces and reference 20 individual units of
these forces. Only names OF staff officers
- Information calculated to disclose
location Of the permanent base or bases
abroad
..5 Information that would disclose the
loeIri0n Of American units or the eveuila!
or actual position of the American forces
at the front
Movements Of Troops TO Seaboard.
"s Information OF the movement ~
military forces toward seaportS or OF Inc
assembling Of military forces az seeIoT-s
from which Information might De draw OF
any intention TO embark them for service
abroad and information OF the assemblinE
OF transports or conveys and information
OF the eubar6atiou itself
90 Information Of the arrival al any
European port OF American vessels, trans
ports or any portion Of an eNpedit-onary
force. com blatant or uou-comaatant until
announcement Is authorized hy the secre-
tary Of war or The secretary OF the navy
Movement OF ships.
'.7- Information Of the time OF depart
ure OF merchant ships from American or
European ports OF information OF me Aa- -
from wh5cn they sailed
EGG. Information indicating the port Of
arrival OF incoming ships from European
ports or after their arrival indicating or
limiting at The port al which the ship ar
rived
10. Information as TO conveys and as
to the sighting OF friendly or enemy ships
whether naval ur merchant
Information OF Warships.
I'll Information Of the locality. NUM-
Der or identity of warships belonging 20
our own navy or 10 the uayies % any coun-
Try at war with Germany Papers pu1li-Eed
ia ports should with especial care refrain
from giving information TO enemy agents
lu regard 10 ships stationed or calling al
such ports Because dangerous news IS
known locally. II does not follow Ihat %
can be- safely published Son publication
Of dangerous news ohliEes the enemy 10
rely on spies actually iu the localities
Concerned. thus adding difficulties ana de-
lay in its transmission
ships Fighting U-Boats.
''rc Information ~ The Identities OF
American merchant ships defending them I
selves against submarines and the i-=a-l-
ties Of their captains, their gun crews and
crews SO matter from which side OF The
ocean comes the news. IL is asked that this 3
Information De withheld from publication I
Editors viii appreciate the Importance OF I
couL GRAFTON TO Withhold from the enemy I
such information as might expose the OH I
Gers and men Of merchant ships 10 this Z
danger OF cruel and outrageous reprlsaL- I
Coast Defences.
10 Information of coast defences o. I
the United States Any information OF (
their very existence as vel as the NUM- /
her, nature or position Of their guns is {
dangerous.
"a Information OF the laying Of mines +
or mine fields or OF any harbor defences- 4
'.15- Information Of the aircraft or I
appurtenances used al government ANA .
tiou schools for experimental tests under I
..rr r-f7---a-51- Of all rover1meut ex- I
perImcuts in war material
-'I-. Information Of secret notices IS
sued 10 mariners or other confiQenIlal
instructions issued by the navy or ti- +
department Of commerce relating TO light.
IIghtships. buoys or other guides 10 navi-
cation -
Is Information as 20 the number. size.
character or location OF ships Of the navy
or Of the merchant marine ordered lana
down al any port OF ship yard or IN acllai
process OF construction or ilI1rI-a --u4
that they are launched or in commission
-'Ie Information relating 20 dry docHS
and 10 all classes OF work, repairs a-tsra-
tious or construction performed IN con-
Movements Of Official Missions.
go Information Of the train or boar
schedules OF travelling official missions 81
transit through the United States
"2l Information Of the transportation
OF munitions or OF war material
Photographs conveying the informati ton
specified above should not be THo-isnea-
Would End NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
'sRepcated and serious violations OF
the voluntary censorship have been at
tempted TO be excused on the score or ms
understanding or lack OF positive lnlol-
nation Palms have been taken TO make
this restatement Of necessary secrecies so
complete and explicit as 10 leave no room
for honest ignorance or dishonorahle eVas-
ion. Neither do the requests 20 forth with
anv time limit. Their application covers
the period Of the war. At no point DO
they touch opinion or criticism. being con-
cerned entirely with the protection OF the
If,zs OF Americas defenders and the sue
cess Of military plans
These requests 20 70 the press without
larger authority than the necessities OF
me war making branches Their enforce
rnent is a matter for the press itselE'