Mohave County miner., 1917-08-11
NEW CENSORSHIP RULES
 IMPOSED UPON THE PRESS


 WASHINGTON, August "A new ' list of press regulations making ma terial changes in the voluntary cen sorship rules under which American newspapers have been operating has been promulgated by the committee on public information.
 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 following specific requests. They go to press of the United States directly from the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy, and represent the thought and advice of their tech nical advisers.
 "For the protection of our military and naval forc| and of merchant shipping, it is requested that secrecy be observed in all matters of:
 q. Information in regard to the train and boat movements of troops. Such information is at all times and under all circumstances dangerous and should be scrupulously avoided.
 "2. Information tending directly or indirectly to disclose the number or identity of troops in the expedition ary forces abroad.
 "3. Information tending to disclose the names of line officers and expe- ditionary forces and reference to in dividual units of these forces. Only nar,es of staff officers are permissible.
 A. Information calculated to dis close location of the permanent base or bases abroad.
 "5. Information that would dis close the location of American units or the eventual or actual position of the American forces at the front.
 "6. Information of the movement of military forces towards seaports or of the assembling of military forces at seaports from which inference might be drawn of any intention to embark them for service abroad; and information of the assembling ot transports or conveys; and informal tion of the authorization itself. CT. Information of the arrival at any European port of American yes sells, transports or any portion of an expeditionary force, combatant or non-combatant, until announcement IS authorized by the secretary of war or the secretary of the navy. I "S. Information of the time of de- parture of merchant ships from Amer ican or European ports, or informa- tion of the ports from which they sailed.
 "9. Information indicating the port of arrival of incoming ships from Flu ropean ports or after their arrival ln- dicating or limiting at the port at which they arrived.
 "1O. Information as to conveys and as to the sighting of friendly or enemy ships, whether naval or mer- chant.
 "11. Information of the locality, number or identity of warships be- longing to our own navy or to the navies of any country at war with l Germany. Papers published in ports should with especial care refrain from giving information to enemy agents in regard to ships stationed or calling at such ports. Because dangerous news is known locally, it does not follow that it can be safely published. Non publication of dangerous news obliges the enemy to rely on spies actually in the localities concerned, thus ad- ding difficulties and delay in trans mission.
 "12. Information of the identities of American merchant ships defend ing themselves against submarines and the identities of their captains, their gun crews and crews. No mat ter from which side of the ocean comes the news, it is asked that this information be withheld from publica- tion. Editors will appreciate the im- portance of cooperation to withhold from the enemy such information as might expose the officers and men of