The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-02
NEW CENSORSHIP
RULES ARE ISSUED
Committee on Public Information
Safeguards Against Dissemina-
tom of Information TO Ala
Enemy.
EuGHrEE1N PROHIBITIONS.
Order Does Not Apply 20 Dispatches
Censored BY Military Authorities
OF American Expeditionary Forces
Abroad.

Washington, Jan. For the bet
ter protection of the military forces Of
the country, against dissemination of
information that would aid the en-
envy. the committee on public infor-
nation have issued q complete new
series of rules TO be observed They
cbme from the secretary of war and
the secretary OF the navy and repre-
sent the best advice Of these depart
ments,
While the new censorship is de-
signed TO he as strict as possible, Il
does not apply to dispatches censored
by the military authorities of the
American oxpeditionary forces abroad
or IN. cases where the government has
given official sanction.
The government requests secrecy in
all matters OF:
/. Advance information OF the
routes and schedules OF troop move
ments.
2. Information tending to disclose
the number Of troops in the expe-
dictionary forces abroad.
8. Information calculated TO dis
close location of the permanent base
or bases abroad.
4. Information that would disclose
the location Of American unit or tho
eventual position OF the american
forces at the front.
s. Information tending to disclose
an eventual or actual port of en-
barkation: or information of the
movement of military forces toward
seaports, or of the assem- bling Of mill
tary forces at seaports from which
inference might be drawn of any In
tention to embark them for service
abroad, and Information of the as-
sembling of transports or conveys and
information OF the ernbarkation IT.
self
8. Information of the arrival at
any European port of American war
vessels. transports. or any portion OF
any eSreditionary force combatant or
noncoR blatant.
T. Information of the time of de-
parture IT merchant ships from
American or European ports. or tn
formation of the ports from which
they sailed. or information OF their
cargoes.
S, Information indicating tha port
Of arrival OF incoming ships from Rsu-
ropean ports or after their arrival IN
dicating. or limiting at the port at
which the ship arrived.
as to the sighting OF friendly or en-
envy ships, whether naval or mer-
chant.
10 Information of the locality,
number or identity of the vessels be-
longing TO our navy or TO the navfes
of any country at war with Germany
IL Inform alton of the coast or
anti-aircraft defense of the United
States Anv information OF their ex-
istence. as we'll as the number, ma
ture. or position OF their guns. is
dangerous.
IL. Information OF the laying OF
mines or mine fields or OF any harhor
defenses.
8. Information of the aircraft and
appurtenanoes used at government
aviation schools for experimental
tests under military authority. and
Information Of contracts and produc-
ton of air material.
Ia. InformA ton tending to disclose
the numbers and organization of the
air division. excepting when author
! tied by the committee on public in
formation
| 10. Information of secret notices is
sued to marines or other confidential
| Instructions by the navy. or the de-
partment of commerce relating to
| lights, lightships, buoys or other
! guides to navigation.
16. Information as 10 the number,
size, character or location of ships OF
the navy ordered laid down at any