The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
Will RECEIVE NO
news FROM ARMY
CLOSE CENSORSHIP PLACED ON
ALL FUTURE MOVEMENTS
OF MEN AT FRONT
MOVE is DEEMED NECESSARY
PUBLICATION OF
ARRIVAL OF MEN IN EUR.
OPE is THE CAUSE

"A AL VI NAI4N AA> AIOA
OPE is THE CAUSE
Washington July Future arriv-
ais of American troops in France or
at any European port will not be made
he- public. Neither will there be
|s any announcement of plans for
the movement of forces overseas.
This is the result of the premature
publication through permission of the
Committee on Public Information OF
which George Creel is chairman, of the
arrival of Pershing's first division at
"a French port.
Brigadier General Frank Mcintyre,
army censor, said yesterday:
"There is little possibility OF any
arrival of American forces in France
being made hereafter. All troop move
ments of whatever kind will be Sc
cret."
General Mcintyre has been placed
in complete charge of all information
relating to military matters. Secre-
tary Baker has taken all such work
entirely out of the hands of Creels
civilian bureau of vice.
The whole censorship problem is un-
derstood to be before President Will
son for adjustment.
General McIntyre's statement means
that when a man-say ne is selec-
tive conscript-leaves his home to JOIN
the colors, nothing more will be known
about him until he either is killed,
wounded or returns home. Of course
letters will be permitted but no in
formation of what he is doing or
where he is located will be permitted
in such letters.
When his relatives or friends write
to him they will merely address him
"Care American expeditionary forces
and the letter will be forwarded by
the government. The move has dou-
BILE design. 1t will prevent Germany
from knowing or estimating how
MANY America is sending to the front.
The troops will go out, be given a
course of training, and depart from
the shores of the United States as
silently as ghosts in the night.
There will be no announcement that
a second expedition is being prepared
for the front or that third expedition
is being made ready.
Despite the present shortage OF
equipment of all sorts, army offlcefs
yesterday promised that sufficient ma
terial would be on hand September I
to completely outfit the national
guard when it is drafted into the fed
eral service in three increments-
July Is, July rs and August 5.
Official announcement was made
yesterday by Adjutant General Henry
P. Mccain that the national guards
men, before being accepted in the fed
eral service, would each have to un-
dergo severe physical examination
such as is employed in selecting men
for the regulars. Should guardsman
fail to meet the requirements he Will
be released from service.
This announcement of General Nc
Cain is taken to indicate that an
equally severe examination will be
made in the case of drafted men and
only those physically perfect, or who
have slight deficiencies which can De
corrected by treatment, will be ap-
proved. On the basis of this, officials
estimated that probably so per cent
of the draft army would be physically
eligible.
Messages from General Pershing go
first to General Mccain and copies are
furnished to the chief of staff, General
Tasker H.. Bliss, acting for General
Scott, Secretary Baker and the censor
General Mcintyre.
General Mccain has had no word
about the troops from General Perish
ing and, indeed has had few messages
of any kind for the last day or two. 1t
is believed, according to the unofficial
statements of officers that Pershing
is now at the French port where the
American troops are temporarily en-
camped and will send in a full repor.
in day or two.
The War department is rapidly com
pleting it's plans for sending the Ma
tional Guard to concentration camps
in the south, southwest and west as
rapidly as it is mustered into the fed
eral service. It was announced that
official designation as a camp had
been made of Palo Alto, Cal. This
camp supplants the camp proposed for
American Lake, Washington. Ameri-
can Lake still retains draft army
camp but the proposition to locate
both draft camp and National
guard camp there fell through.
Every arrangement for the trans
portation of the National guardsmen
to the camps has been completed.
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