New Britain herald., 1918-01-01

peared in the America
 Other changes are mad
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 are of minor character.
 'In order that the American people may clearly understand why certain news does not appear in, print it is urged that these requests be printed in fuIl," says the statement.
 ''The attention of the press is called to the provision that these requests do not apply to news despatches cen sored by military authority with the eNpeditionary forces or. in those cases where the government itself, in the form of official statements, may find it necessary or expedient to make public Information &acovered by these requests,1 . The requests follow:
 .. Things to Be Kept Secret For the protection of our military and naval forces andz anaddzs ;. of merchant shipping it is requested that secrecy be Observed in all matters of:
 "1-zAdvance information of the routes and schedules of troop move ments. (See paragraph 5)
 t'2-Infortnation tending to dis close the number of troops in the ex- peditionary forces abroad. 5a 3-Information calculated to dis ~close location of the permanent base or bases abroad, ..s
 '4-Informatioa that would disclose the location of American units or the eventual position @of the American forces at the front.
 stt.5-Information tending to disclose an eventual or actual port of em- aoarkation;e or information of the .n1oNement Of military forces toward seaports or of the assembling of mili- targ forces at seaports from which in fereneesinight be drawn of any inten- ton tssW embark them for service abrQasW and information of the sas- sse1nbhng of the authorization itself 66-I Information of the arrival at Isagly European port of American war Eyessals' troops, any portion of any easpeditionary forces, combatant or a11on- -combatant -.ss
 "7-Information of the time of de- parture of merchant x ships from American or European ports, or in formation of the ports from which they sailed, or. Information of. their cargOeS. #...s
 ''8-Information indicating *the port of arrival of incoming ships from European ports or after their arrival indicating, or limiting at, the port at which the ship arrived. as
 '9-I1iformation as to conveys and as to the sighting of friendly or ene4s my ships, whether naval or merchant
 ''10-Information of the Ioca lity,s number, or identity of vessels beIonss-. ing to our own navy or to the naxiess of any country at war with Gernaany..
 e11-Informatio of the coast of anti -airc aft defenses of the .Uniteds States. Any information of their very5 existence, as well as the number, na- \ ture or position of their guns, is dam gerous. 2 Transformation of. the laying of mines or mine fields Or of any harbor defenses. 1
 's13-Information of the aircraft and appurtenances nsed at govern. ment aviation schools for experiment4. al tests under military authority, and information of contracts and produce tion of air material, and information tending to disclose the numbers and organization of the air division, ex- cepting when authorized by the com mittee on public information.
 'I4-Information of 4 all govern IneHt dGNlS6S dHt1 1scApeII1IieI1tS III WdT material excepting when authorized by the committee on public informa- tiOn.
 ''15-Inforlnation of secret notice issued to mariners or other confiden- tial instruction issued by the navy or the def5Artment of commerce. relating to lights hghtships,5 buoNs or other guides to naYigation, e s1.6-Information as to the number, size, character or. location of ships of the navy ordered laid down at any port or. shipyard, in actual process of construction; or information that they are launched or in commission.
 "17-Information of the train or boat schedules of travelling official missions in transit through the United States.
 "1s-Information of the transporta- ton of munitions or of war material
 Photographs conveying the infor- mation specified above should not be published.
 ''These requests go to the press without larger authority than the ne cessities of the war making branches. Their enforcement is a matter for the press itself. To the overwhelming proportion of newspapers, who have given unselfsh, patriotic adherence to the voluntary agreement. the gover1n ment extends it's gratitude and hi 7