The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

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 The officials of the war department have put the matter very much as it has been put in the preceding para | graph. Uncle Sam's authorities hold that 1t Is within the power of every man or woman in the United States to do something to aid his country in the time of its need. Man power and woman power are both essential, the authorities say, to the success of the nation which is striving to uphold it's honor. It seems to be taken for grant ed in Washington that every Ameri- can, whether in the ranks or without them, will do what he can to aid his country in the war which the presi- | dent has pronounced to be one in be- half of humanity and democracy.
 Must Have Enough Food.
 The war in Europe has proved the insistent necessity of having a suffi- 1 cient number of men left on the land to insure adequate crops. Under the terms of the recent address to con- gress of the president of the United States 1t Is intended that this country not only shall complete it's own pre- paredness for war, that it shall have an adequate store of supplies of all kinds, but also shall continue to sup ply the allied governments with all l the things which they have been get ting from us.
 The war department points out that the working capacity of the country must be greatly increased. The farm 1 CT can do much for his country, the business man can do much for his country, the professional man can do | much for his country, the engineer can do much for his country, the laborer can do much for his country and the woman can do much for her country.
 All the special lines of work pos sible for man or woman are pointed out in the printed material supplied by the advisory commission of the Ma tional Council of Defense, Washing ton, D. c. Information can be had from the commission.
 The man or woman who wants to do Red Cross work or prepare to do this necessary and humane labor in time of war should address the Red Cross at Washington, D. c. The letter should state the qualifications and tell what volunteer service 1t Is that the writer best can render. An answer will come. The Red Cross needs workers.
 Censorship in Washington.
 In these war days in Washington there is a censorship in effect. It Is about to be given the force of law. The censorship. however, as 1t exists today Is perhaps the best kind of cen sorship for it puts every newspaper writer on guard lest he offend against the spirit of the governments wishes.
 In the war and navy departments officers still talk freely on current mat ters to the newspaper correspondents. They. of course, do not divulge secrets which are in any way vital to the sery- Ice, but they do their utmost to ex- plain to the newspaper men intelligent ly certain things which are to be done, holding only the details in abeyance. Much is left to the discretion of the correspondents, who all are trying hard to keep within the spirit of the desire of the authorities, and who for the main part prefer to err against their newspapers rather than to run the chance of erring against the good of the country.
 One of the officers of the army who meets the newspaper correspondents every day Is Maj. Douglas Macarthur of the United States engineer corps. Major Macarthur Is a son of Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, now deceased. He was one of the great soldiers of the United States army, rising from the rank of lieutenant of volunteers to that of lieutenant general and rank ing officer of the army. There are two of General MacArthur's sons in the service, one in the army and the other in the navy.
 How to Get War News.
 To get war news at first hand the Washington correspondents go every day to the White House and then to the state, war and navy building. Sec retary of the Navy Daniels talks to the newspaper men every day at 10 80. Secretary of War Baker sees many of the newspaper men almost daily. but war department news largely rests up- on Major MaeArthur's shoulders.
 The state department has its daily supply of information of interest to the country. Secretary of State Lansing greets the newspaper men at Il a. m. l every day and tells them as much as he believes it is proper to tell of the relations of this country in war time with foreign powers.
 At the White House every day the l correspondents are received by See retary to the President, Joseph P. Tu- multy.
 The White House has large cleri- cal force. The working office which | adjoins the room used by Secretary | Humility, Executive Clerk Rudolph Forster and Chief Clerk Thomas w. Brahany is perhaps the busiest office in the city of Washington. The pres l idents correspondence at all times is enormous There are thousands upon | thousands of letters and telegrams coming into the White House almost every day of the year.
 Of course many of the communica' tions do not require answers and there are hundreds and hundreds of them which do not have to be filed for flu ture reference, but there Is a sufficient | loft dox in 70 times, to keep the clerical force busy