Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-08
CENSORSHIP IN GERMANY TIGHT
 ON ALI AFFAIRS
State Department Makes Pub lie Some. Instructions Re ceived by the Untrammeled German Press on War News.
IRr Review Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON. Jan. z.-Evidence of the care the German government is taking to direct public opinion and to decive not only it's enemies, but it's own people. is contained in series of secret instruction issued 10 the German press by the censorship which have fallen into the hands of the state department These instructions cover a period of less than three months Of last year, but they tell very com plete story Of how the TeutOnic war lords control public opinion
 Owners of newspapers and publish CTS generally not only are limited as to the character of the articles print ed. but in many cases are told what they should publish and in what terms Labor disturbances. food shortage and difficulties in securing and distribut- ing coal are placed under the ban but newspapers are urged to give prOmin- ence to enemy losses and to certain prescribed interpretations of interna- tiOnai situations.
 A hint of the relentlesSness of the authorities in pUnishing fnfractions of orders is contained in one notice in which attention is called to the fact that the police have again been notified to seek out and to bring to ruthless punishment originators and ccmmunicstOrs of untrue military. political. financial and economic re ports" In another notice similar warning is given that the police will proceed enerreticslly~ against those who repes ted untrue reports.
 Interesting light is thrown upon the Berlin view of the preparations for war in the United States by para granh of an order dated June 9th lost. It says:
 On American Participstion.
 While the news about Americas war preparations. such as the Organi- ration and outfitting of an army one million strong to reinforce the French English front. is looked upOn. in that worm. as bluff the spreading of which may unfavorahly affect the orinion of the German people, yet the fact must not be overlooked cn the other hand. that the United States. with the support of it's capacity for material and industrial management. is arTainr itself for war with great energy and tenscity- The WET prepara- tions in America are therefore. as was intimated in the reichstsC at the time. not at all to be made liSht of. but must be taken seriously without on that account being made 9 source of wcrrv"
 Another dated June 9th says:
 Petit Psrisien informs us that five American divisions. numbering 125. GOO men. msy be 'evnected in France in the autumn of 1917. It is urgently requested not to reDroduce this infor- nation without some comment. We 6o not wish to underestimate the ahility of America to accomplish thinEs but must not. on the other hand. 0ver-estimate it. In order to bring division over from America. 7S 0e0 tons must make the trip twice. Therefore. from the mere fact of lack of snace. the transpOrtation of such body Of troops within certain fixed time limits is impossible Moreover. it is impossible to train these troops . properly by autumn. These facts which have recently been discussed in | the German war news cannot be too strongly emphasized in the discussion Of that French news"
 ''Nerhaten.-
 Printing of anti-German speeches in the Austrian parliament is forbid | den in various instances and the at. titude to be taken by the German press. both for its effect al home and upon Aus,ro-Hungary. is indicated in the following dated June 9th:
 "A few days ago the Austro- Hun gar. ian press was left free to discuss the war aims We can unreservedly en. dorse the war aims given out in the majority of the Austria Hungarian ! press. or course. the fully warranted and not inconsiderable war aims | which are needed for the conservation and development of the cOnfederated | monarchy as we'll as for a world peace can only be achieved if Austro- Hun.