South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-01
Telegraph and Telephone
Wires Placed Under Super
vision of Army Which will
Enforce Regulations.
WILL PREVENT LEAK OF
u. S. MILITARY SECRETS
Effort Also Will be Made to
Obtain information Of
VaIue-Certain Codes
Are Permitted.
Uncommon NaWs Service

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. May 1.-Actlai
war censorship went into effect 10.
day Acting under ana executive or
der issued by Prest Wilson, the war
department took over this moruins
control OF all telephone and tele-
graph lines st the same time the
navy department assumed charge OF
the cables. As a result OF this ao-
tiou. hereafter only messages which
actually has passed the censor Eili
be transmitted.
The presidents order placing this
censorship. the first OF the real war
moves into effect. Is as follows
Whereas. the existence OF "a state
of war between the United states
and the imperial German govern
ment makes II essential 90 the pub
Die safety that no communication n
"a character which would aid the en-
envy or its allies shall De- had.
Orders Censorship.
Therefore. by virtue Of the power
vested iu me under the constitution.
and by the joint resolution passed by
congress on April 8. 1877. declaring
the existence OF state of war; IL r
ordered that an companies or other
persons owning. controlling coz oper-
ating telegraph and telephone lines
or submarine cable are hereby pro-
hibited from transmitting messages
to points without the United states,
and from delivering messages re-
ceived from such points except those
permitted under rules and regula-
uons Co be established by The secre-
tary OF war for telegraph end tele-
phone lines. and oy the -. ~etary Il
the navy for submarine cables
To these departments respectively
is delegated the duty of preparing
and enforcing rules and regulations
under this order which 81 20 take ef-
feet Immediately"
I'm a lengthy statement issued
dealing with the subject The commit
tee on public information says that
an expert personnel went on duty to-
dav 20 carry out the orders % the
president The plans for the cen
sorship provide that the enemy shall
be denied all military and other in-
formation. IT, also is intended that
the censorship shall obtain informa-
ton OF value 10 the United States,
prevent the spreading of reports
likely 10 interfere with the SIC
cesses of the military or naval forces
of the United states or 20 secure
training discipline or administration
OF the naval and military forces ot
the United state
Sec'y Daniels has assigned Com
mander ID w. Todd director OF
naval communications 20 have
charge Of the cable censorship, and
Commander Arthur B. Hon wiIl 30
in control Of the Sew York division
Brig. Gen. Mcintyre has been select
ed by sec'y Baker % direct the teie-
phone and telegraph supervision on
the border The censorship Of tele-
phones and teIeRraphs VIII AFFECT the
Mexican border.
The committee ou public inicrma-
ton viii provide the clearing house
necessary 90 relate the activities Or
naval and military censorship -
every department Of government
The following authorized codes
may be used conditioned on their ac-
ceptabllIty under the censorship reg
uIauous On effect in the foreisu coun-
tries concerned. re name OF The
code shall be written On the check
and be siguaued free
a - co. 5th Scoft's I0th edition.
Western Union lnot including I'VE
letter edditonl. IAeber's mot inolud-
ing Eve letter edition). Bentley
Complete Phrase code (nOt including
the oh and mining supplements)
BroonhalTs Imperial Com bination
Code. Broom halls Imperial CoInbin-
alton code. Rubber Edition. Meyers'
Atlantic Cotton Code. seth Edition.
Riverside Code. 5th Edition. A. =.
Addresses must he complete. puf
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