Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
WILSON ORDERS
u. s. CHARGE OF
ALL WIRE LINES
Censorship Applies to Mes
sages Sent In or Out of
Country
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDER
Telegraph, Telephone and Cable
Services to Be Vigorously
Supervised
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDER
WASHINGTON NAV

May /.
Actual war censorship went into efrec,
today. Acting under an executive order is-
sued by President Wilson. the War Depart.
ment took over this morning control of all
telegraph and telephone lines. At the same
time the Navy Department assumed charge
OF the cables. AS n result OF this action
hereafter only messages which actually
have passed the censor will be transmitted
PRESIDENTS ORDER
The Presidents order placing this censor
ship, first Of the real war r.oves into effect
Ia as follows
Whereas, The existence of "A state of
war between the United States and the
Imperial German Government makes II
essential to the public safety that no
communication of a character which
would aid the enemy or it's allies shall
be had.
Therefore BY virtue of the power
vested in me under the Constitution and
by the joint resolution passed by Con-
gress on April 6, 1871 declaring the ex-
tstenCe of a state OF war, II IL ordered
that all companies or other persons own
ing. controlling or operating telegraph
ana telephone lines or submarine cables
are hereby prohibited from Transmitting
messages to points without the United
States and from delivering messages
received from such points, except those
permitted under rules and regulations to
be established by the Secretary of War
for telegraph and telephone lines and by
the Secretary of the Navy for submarine
cables
To these departments. respectively t..
delegated the duty of preparing and en-
Forcing rules and reRula tions under this
order, which Is to take effect Immediately.
WOODROW WILSON.
In a lengthy statement issued dealing
with the subject the committee on public
information says that an expert personnel
went on duty today to carry out the orders
or the President. The plans for the cen.
sorship provide that the enemy shall be
denied all military and other information
II also is intended that the censorship shall
OBTAIN information of value to the United
states: prevent the spreading of reports
likely TO interfere with the successes of
the military or naval forces of the United |
states or the secure training discipline or
administration of the naval and military
forces of the United States
Secretary Daniels has assigned Conn
mander ID. w. Todd, director of naya, |
to have charge of tho |
,able censorship, and Commander Arthur |
b Hon will be in control of the New York |
ivision. Brigadier General Mcintyre has
been selected by Secretary Baker to direct |
me telephone and telegraph supervision |
telephones
Ind telegraphs will affect the Mexican bor-
Ter only.
AUTHORIZED CODES PERMITTED
The committee on public information will
'rovide the clearing house necessary to re-
ate the activities of the naval and mill
airy censorship to every department of the
government. The following authorized
odes may be used, conditioned on their
cceptability under the censorship regula-
tnn0 In affA
erned. The name Of the code shall he
written in the check and be signaIed free.
A. h. G., NTH: Scots tenth edition:
Western Union mot including five-Ie;ter
dition) Lieber's mot including five-letter
dition) Bentley's complete phrase code
not including the oil and mining supple
1ents) Broomhalls imperial combination
ode; Broomhall's imperial combination
ode. rubber edition Meyers Atlantic cot
on code thirty-ninth edition; Riverside
ode. fifth edition. and A. u.
Addresses must he complete but properly
egstered addresses may be used where
ermitted by the censorship abroad How
YER, code addresses registered subsequent
} December 81. 1916. may not be used in
lessages to and from Central and South
merica. Cuba, Porto Rico. Virgin Islands |
-aiti. Santo Domingo, Curacao or messages
'ansmitted over the commercial Pacific
able or via transpacifc wireless.
'Cablegrams without text will not be
assed.
All cablegrams must be signed by the |
anne of the firm or in case of an individual |
Y at least the surname. Code addresses |
! signatures are not permitted All code
kilograms and cablegrams written in the
oproved foreign languages will be decoded
translated by censors.
All cablegrams are accepted at the send.
s. risk and may be stopped DELAYED or
herwise dealt with at the discretion Of the 1
nsors and without notice to the senders,
D information respecting the transmits
'n, delivery or other disposal of any cable
am shall be given by paid service, and
quests made by mail must be addressed j
the telegraph or cable companies and
nst be passed upon by the censor TeIe.
aphic and post acknowledgements Of re- \
ipt p. c. and p. c. =. services) are sus-
nded in all countries