Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-17

X. Smith, Company X. rorty-seSenth
United States Infantry. would be sent
as follows:
Amexforce, London:
J. X. Smith, Co. X, Forty-seventh
L. S. Infantry
Will rot change address.
JANE SMITH
o. Body of telegram. The regu-
lations of the European censorship
provide that messages must be written
In plain language English or French)
or in an authorized code and must be
ineligible to the censors. The use OF
two codes or two languages or Of
combinations of code and plain Ian
Euage in the same message is forbid
den. kilograms without text or with
but one plain language text word are
not admitted AS hereinafter ex-
planned, code language may be used
only in full-rate messages.
fc) Codes-The following are the
only codes authorized by the regula-
lions Of the British censorship:
!. A. 3. G. 5th.
2. SCOTS 10th.
3. Western Union.
4. J.ieber's
5. Bentley's Complete Phrase Code
Tot including the oil and mining sup
plements)
s. Broomhall's Imperial Combina-
ton Code
:. Broomhalls Imperial Combina-
ton Code. rubber edition.
s. Meyers Atlantic Cotton Code,
seth edition.
3. Riverside Code. 5th edition.
If use is made of one of these codes,
the code must be designated when
the message is filed 1t will be use
less TO make use of codes in any case
unless the person to whom the mes
sage is addressed is stationed in a
city where he may have access to a
code book with which to decode the
message. .
Consideration is being given to the
feasibility of authorizing the use, in
addition to the above. of the army
and navy code, which has heretofore
been in use for transpacific messages
III the use of this code be authorized
the fact will be announced
I'D Signature. Every message
must he signed. The surname may
be used alone, but such a signature as
John" Mary" Mother etc, will
rot be passed
(el Glasses of Service. Three
classes of service are available 1T
the present time between the United
states and England: The full-ratc
service for which charges range from
y cents to 81 cents per word; the de-
ferred rate service at from cents to
j. ~ cents per word: and special
weekend letter service at from 5
cents to cents per word The rates
vary from different sections of the
Country.
The full-rate service calls for i'm
mediat" transmission and delivery;
code may be used. Deferred rate
messages are transmitted after tho
fun rate traffic is disposed Of These
messages must be written in plain
language. and figures. except in the
address must be expressed in words.
Tho special weekend service
fWcstern I-nion) is for messages Of q
social character. to and from persons
serving with the American forces il,
Europe. They may be filed at any
time during the week up to midnight
Saturday, ard it has been ARRANGED
to transmit them as and when the
trafftc conditions permit. and to de-
liver them on receipt. Plain langua ye
must he used. Figures In the body OF
the message are permitted
In deferred rate messages the in
6ication L G o and in weekend lot
'ers the indication F. F. NJ, ienotinS
the chara 'tor of the service paid for
must be inserted Immediately before
the address, and will be counted ana
paid for.
t211.14 A. O. o.
il. Organization commanders will
instruct each Of their men. and all
recruits who hereafter Join. as to the
innortarce Of proper address Of mail
matter.
An enlisted man. on assignment
should ho directed to enjoin on all
correspondents to make careful
written memorandum Of the company
and regiment to which he belongs. and
always to include this informatio in
addressing mail matter In addition to
the foregoing. the name and address
of tho sender should appear on the en-
vn1ono ~ wrGppor
f'Hfn751 A G. Al
Py order Of tho Secretary Of War
TASKER n RUSS.
Naior General, Acting Chief of Staff.
On7c.al:
II. Y. MCCAIN.
The Adiutant General.