Arizona republican., 1917-12-22
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 NUT TO TALK TO
 WOMEN IF WAR

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Dee. 21.-By the Asso- ciated Press)-Cards signed by Gen. eral John J. Pershing, commander of the American army in France, eX- plaining why the censorship is neces- sary, giving directions concerning let ter writing, stating why it is danger women; telling the men what to do if captured, also informing them what not to carry on their persons, have been issued to every member of the American expeditionary force. The instructions regarding capture and the things the men should not carry are considered most important
 If you are captured says the text of the instructions, don't remember any more than you can help. Try par ticularly to forget organizations and places in which they are stationed Every bit of military information you give your captors is a danger to you and to your comrades left behind to l fight your battles.
 Don't carry with you maps, docu- ] y nature, or a diary or notebook con- | taining military hints of value to the enemy, except when it is your official duty to do so. These would be danger | ous to your comrades in case you are captured. On the other hand, if any enemy information properly comes l into your possession under any cir cumstances, turn it over immediately ] to the company commander, who will deliver it to the intelligence officer. If the trophy is not valuable to the in telligence section, it will be returned to you. Such trophies may be of vast importance to the general staff"
 Never forget that we are at war and that the enemy is listening.
 Always look with suspicion upon strangers.
 Never tell anything of confidential nature to a woman, as women are the most successful enemy spies
 Be suspicious of any one asking questions of military nature or who appears unduly interested in military information, even though they may be or may appear to be, American off cers"
 Don't offer unsolicited information You have no right to tell any one where any unit is or what military informa ton is in your possession, unless 1t is your official duty to do so.
 Any stranger-man, woman ol child-even a man in an American ol , allied uniform. may be a spy. Do not tell him anything you would not be willing for the enemy to hear. Fol similar reasons never enter into cor respondence with strangers. This is one of the many schemes used by en- emy agents to gather information.
 "On the street and R public places remember that the walls have ears Do not express an opinion in military
 matters. nor on the general situation.
 Be loyal to your government ant your superiors. Trust them to con
 duct the war while you attend to you
 own particular part in it.
 Avoid in any way giving an i'm
 pression of pessimism, either in con
 versation or attitude. Always be con
 and our cause.
 "All members of the American ex
 peditionary forces are forbidden to talk
 photographs unless it is part of thei
 official duty"
 Under the heading of censorship , the American eXpeditionary force i: urged to remember that the enemy
 has his agents always on the aler , to gather information the details O. which. apparently unimportant. ma.
 be combined with other details anC
 become of great importance to tho
 enemy
 Do not forget" this chapter con , tinues, that news travels so quick! under modern conditions that bits 0 information written home may be il the enemys hands soon after" Special cautions are issued agains mentioning towns or localities in con nection with any military organiza \ the effects of hostile fire and losses or of allowing friends at home t publish letters in newspapers. Tn men are also told that they shout not put too much faith in the dis erection of people they write to, a they may be extremely patriotic bu yet unable to recognize an enem agent or what information is valuabl to the enemy.
 Do not attempt" the instruction proceeds, "to formulate or use an system of code, cipher. shorthand c other means for. concealing the tru meaning of letters. as it is the sures road to court martial and severe pun ishment. Do not mail letters in tn French postoffice as this is forbidde in the American military postal sery ice areas. Remember that writin and receiving letters in war time II Y,riN-ilaCa and mi ripbt In m n n