The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-11
RULES
. ARE MADE Tighter
Three Old Requests Are Eliminat-
ed But New Ones Made-No
Change As To Shipping

aIs. as fa.HFt :. D. =. 5s 81 * 80 a MA.
At the request Of the government
there Is tightening instead Of q re-
taxation in the voluntary censorship Of
the press This Is contrary TO what
was indicated by the Dispatches receiv,
ed at the close Of the year, which told
only Of the three provisions that were
eliminated. Other sections have been
added and there is no modification Of
the provisions which relate 20 TIE dis
closing Of the movements Of merchant
men and naval ships. gLh L..
Last July the press Voluntarily agreed
to censor its news and the committee
on public information laid down n set
Of rules which II asked to have observ.
ed. Such Observance all really patri-
otic newspapers have sought TO obey,
the most fragrant violation being by
those few papers which have declined
or failed TO observe the requests relat.
ing to the,arrival and departure Of mer-.
shant and naval vessels and their
movements which II was Rsked should
not be mentioned. The most common
breach Of these rules has been In the
mere omission Of the names Of vessels
but the publication of their arrivals and
departures and intended movements.
Complete new rules for the conduct
" the voluntary censorship were receiv-
d In the last mail from the mainland.
they were made effective January 1
ind are as follows:
The government requests secrecy in
Ill matters Of: ~.
l. Advance information of the
outes and schedules or troop move.
nents. ri
2. Information tending to disclose
he number Of troops in the expedition.
ary forces abroad. &#i III
3. Information calculated 10 discloGe
location of the permanent base or bases
broad. 81.
location Of Troops
4. Information that would disclose
he location Of American units or the
EVENTUAL position Of the American
'orees at the front. f.
5. Information tending to disclose
IN eventual or actual port Of embarka
ION; or information Of the movement
II military forces toward seaports or Of
he assembling of military forces at
eaports from which inference might be
lrawn of any intention TO embark them
'or service abroad and information Of
he assembling Of transports tor conveys
md information of the embarkation it,
elf. g.. +ffi-s 4
8. Information Of the arrival at any
European port of American war vessels
" transports. ~ t-tt
7. Information Of the time Of de-
arturo of merchant ships from Ameri
an or European ports.
Movements Of Ships
s. Information indicating the port
u arrival of incoming ships from
european ports. 40. a
Q. Information as to conveys and as
o the sighting Of friendly or enemy
hips, whether naval or merchant
10. Information Of the locality,
lumber, identity of vessels belonging
% our own navy or to the 'navies of
my country ut war with Germany. Il
IL. Information of the coast or anti
aircraft defense Of the United States.
II. Information of the laying of
mines or mine fields or Of any harbor
Aircraft Production n
10. Information Of the aircraft aud
ppurtenances used at government avi,
Ition schools for experimental tests
inder military authority, and informa-
ion Of contracts and production Of air
material. ,,.... .s,F. -.
Ia. Information tending to disclose
he numbers and organization of the air
livision excepting when authorized by
he committee ON public information. .
IS. Information Of secret notices is.
ued to mariners or other confidential
Instructions by the navy or the depart.
| uent Of commerce relating to lights,
'ightshiDs, buoys or other guides to
navigation.
l6. Information as to the number.
size, character OF location of ships of
be navy ordered laid down at a,y port
IT shipyard or in actual process Of con.
'tTuction or information that they are
aunched or in commission.
IL. Information of the train or boat
chedules Of travelling official missions
n transit through the United States.
Is. Information of the transpOrta-
ton of munitions or of war material
Many changes are made from the
ard of censorship observance issued
last July. The following three para.
graphs are eliminated entirely:
"InformatiOn tending to disclose the
names Of line officers in expelitionary
forces and reference to individual units
II these forces.
"Information Of the Identities Of
american merchant ships defending the
IDENTITIES of their captains, their gun
crews and their crews.
Information relating to drvdocks
and to all classes of work, repairs. al
terationa, or construction performed in