New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
tion that they arc launched 4.
CON mission" "
New Requests

tion that they arc launched a,
commission"
New Requests
Following are the new reau..
full: n
TO go into effect January 1 a..
What the government asks 80
press: he
The desires OF the goyernm.,,
respect 70 tho conceslmcnt fr.,. a
enemy Of military policies. pIs,. =
movements. are set forth In N.
lowing specific requests. Thev H-
the press Of the United States 49,
from the Secretary OF War and th.s9
rotary Of the Navy, and represe,.
thought and advice Of their ts,k.N
advisers. They do not apply Ia
Dispatches censored by miiitarv
.nOrity wien the cTprdi'ionary f.,..
or in those eases whcr, the goyernm..
itseif. In the ,orm Of hciai statew.....
m2y Gnd 10 necessary or eYpedis,, !.
make EGbiic information covered l.
these request.
For che protection Of our militia.
and uay,' forces ard Of merchant ~,
ping j. is requested that secrecy be *
served in ail matters Of:
end scnodd.ei o. troop mov-neri.
=. Information tending 70 diselo..
the number o. troops in the sTpe5I.
tionary forces abroad.
.. Information calculated 20 di,elo,,
location Of the permanent base or ba,s,
abroad
4. Information tha, would di,elo,.
the location Of American units or ~.
H .eH
forces AZ the front
J-lnformation tending 70 aisclo,.
an eventual or actual port Of embark.
tor: or information Of the moyemer.
Of military forces toward seapor,s Q,
OF the assembling Of military forces a,
seaDorts from which inference migh,
be drawn Of any intention % embarl
thcm for sc-vicc abroad; and informs.
tion OF che a~roubi1g o. transports
or CONVOY; and .-fcrmaton Of IA,
embarxatiO- .te..
6 information g. .ro arrival AZ anv
European pOr, cf American war YES.
sels. transports or amy portion Of any
expeditionary fo-ce, c5m0ataat OF non.
combatant.
7-Inrormation Of the time o. depart.
ure of merchant ships from American
or European ports, or information Of
the ports from which they sailed. OF
information Of their cargoes.
, s-Infornation indicating the port o.
arrival of incoming ships from Euro.
pean ports or after their arrival indi.
eating. or limiting a.. the por. at which
the ship arrived.
o-mfOrmation a. 90 conveys and -
20 the sighting o. friendly or enemy
yhins, whether naval or merchant.
information OF the locality. nun.
bor or identity o. vessels belonging 70
our own navy or 20 -hc navy Of any
country at war with Germany.
lt-Information of the coast or anti.
aircraft defences OF the United States.
Any information Of their existence. as
well as the number. nature or position
o. their guns, IS dangerous.
Layirg OF Mines
T. Information OF the aging q
mine. or mine fields or Of any harbcr
detences.
Information o. the aircraft and
apDurtenances used az government Ay-
alton schoOo's for experimental tests
under military authority. and inforna.
-ion Of contracts and production Of air
material, and information tending 70
disclose the numbers and organizatios
Of the air division, excepting when ag-'
thorized By the Committee on Publk
Information.
lI-Information or an Government,
devices and experiment ln war ma
teral. excepting when authorized by
the Committee o. Public lnformatlor.
l5-Informasion OF secre. notices Is.
sucd 20 mariners or other confidential
instructions issued by the navy or the
Department o. Commerce relating 10
lights. lightsh.ps. buoys or other guides
to navigation.
r6. Information as 20 The number,
size. character or location of ships Of
the navy ordered laid down az any por;
or shipyard or IN actual process Of
construction. or information that they
are launched or in commission.
l.. Information OF the train or bosi
schedules Of travelling official missions
in transit Though the United States.
is. Information OF The transporta-
tion OF munitions or o. war material
Photographs conveying the informs
ton specified above should not be pub
lished.
These requests 90 70 the press with
out larger authority than the necessi'
ties of the war-making branches
Their enforcement is q matter Tor the
press itself. To .ac Overwhelming pro.
portion OF newspapers VINO .are giver
unselfsh, patriotic adherence 20 the
voluntary agreement the government
extends its gratitude and high appreei'
alton.