Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-13

The Rainbow Division has been picked
out as tho victim of this phase of tho
propaganda, because il represents all
sections of the country, and "A disaster
which overwhelmed that command would
and not IN some particular section.
This is the source of NIL those mysteri-
ous riimors to the effect that this or
that regiment i'll the Rainbow Division
has been annihilated, which have been
circulated so many times since the dlvi-
sion went to France. We all know of
tho mysterious reports which have been
circulated that this OF that hattle-ship
has been blown up and all on board lost (;
of the overwhelming of the Now England
National Guard troops now IN France;
tho loss Of various units of the transport
fleet; and So on down tho line. With
these rumors always goes the other to
the effect that the government knows
about these things, but is withholding
the information from tho people
South America Mt this moment ~
swampcd with II pamphlet entitled III
Vampire del Continente' which is perhaps
the most vicious attack on nation ever
INttlSfNu. anu tllt tiHLlth III btffH htSAHift
is the United States. We are getting
reports on this pamphlet from everywhere
III South America and that much harm
has been done must br admitted
Some months ago there was sant
To- South America for circulation a little
officially prepared document entitled Why
America Went tu War Instead OF
making friends for us the book lost thoIn,
and an investigation was ordered Tins
Investigation icd to the discovery that
the Germans had got hold Of the genuine
documents after which they proceeded
to substitute nm edition uf their own
The spurious edition was the same as'the
American. with the exception that the
Germans inserted preface
Tho preface was clovcrly written,
and to the ordinary pcrS n read as It II
had been prepared hv on government.
But tho statements IL tho preface did not
bear ont the facts IN the rest " the book
and 81 instead of believing what ", sald
thousands of people who read the book
camc to tho conclusion that We wern
living Proper steps arc now being taken
10 counteract this work If thu enemy
propaganda
NEWSPAPERS USHER coNrRoT
In tho South American countries the
Germans havc bought up numerous
newspapers. which they employ to
spread their propaganda hrt this Is
we'll known fact and ST. ! won { elaborate
on IT ! will. however, make r'tcrcnce
to Nfovicn. where the German newspaper
propaganda has hcon and Is still moro
powerful than IN any nation ~ the world
with the possible exception ~ Spain
These papers print the most ocandalous
stories about public men N America AMI
IN some instances cvon against tho women
relatives ot theso mon President Wilson
and how'd G,corge arc tho favorIta targets
of thcso Scurrlloiis and lSlng attackz
with The aid of thesa newspapers
they get to the business man For IN
stance merchant u pro-allv IN his
sentiments The leading paper IN his
town IS Gormau-ownod hnt ~ dors not
know It The fact that H. Is not IN
mptthy with Germany is brought "a
he attention Of the secret German agent
IN charge of propaganda IN hIs cIt, or
town An excuse Is found - exclude
the merchants advertisement. and at
tho same time to boost tho business of
hz pro-German opponent The suit
rs that he IS ruined. or else gets back
into the good graccs of the paper hy
turning prot 1erlnan
Nothing hut expert liars are used Nv
the Germans m spreading thcr false
information These liars arc trained IN
falschoud from thcir Youth and thcV are
the mon VIII. whom other forms II propa
ganda fail to bring results resort In
scandal Of the most vicious kind IN order
to attain their objects Mexico and
Spain are full Of these German liars
WHISPERING PROPAGANDA pUSY.
"Ono word about what VIC call the
W hispering propaganda which IS now
being worked IN thl9 country We
asccrtaned that III certain sections Of tho
country reports had heon circulated
the morality Of the French
people particularly tho people whose
homes are IN the vicinity of Amcrirau
overseas camps The French women
were painted as moral lepcrs and the
men as little better The German agents
whispered these lies ia various parts 0f
the country, with the result that thousands
DR. good American fathers and mothers
became uneasy rs to the moral safety Of
thcIr soldier sons in France The t,cr-
mans followed these stories with others
to the effect that tho morale and health
of the American troops under General ,
Pcrshng had hocn destroyed as a result
Of the ravages Of dsaas more
dcvlIisb lIvel was never perpotrated and
this IS proved by the facts N possession
of the government
"Italv was almost DESTROYED as a
result II She work Of the whispering
Russia was DESTROYED 1t
failed, however, IN France aud It has
faded Of its purpose in Italy II never
had . chance IN tins country nor ~ Great
Britain
And the whole propaganda is directed
from SPAN and inspired and paid for in
Berlin We arc expecting II to break
out IN new form IN tins country soon. as
well as IN the countries Of our allies But
We arc torewarncd and We will be ready