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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Seems to Doubt
Nation 8 Courage

A great deal is heard about expedi-
ency in the censor's office. Thought
is taken as to just what effect each
dispatch will have back home. Due
consideration is given to the possible
reaction on democrats, pacifists and
prohibitionists. The censors seem to
doubt the courage Of the American
people, and have acted as if public
opinion would be shocked if the entry
into the war were not q toe-bytoe
process.
Nor must the French censor be for
gotten, although our quarrel with him
lies more in incident and less in prin-
ciple.
There should be censorship. Of
course, and in all seriousness I be-
lieve that this censorship should pre-
|. vent the publication of the weekly
communicates by Secretary Baker. A
high officer in the American army
told me that he thought they had done
incalculable harm. "When the situa-
ton in Italy was desperate and the
full smashing effect of the truth was
needed Secretary Baker issued a COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Hughes to Form Cabinet
Few Changes Expected ir
New Australian Ministry

MELBOURNE, Jan. a (delayed) The
Nationalist party having decided that
in its opinion it was to the best inter
ests of the country and the empire
that Premier Hughes be retained as
leader of the party, it is expected the
Premier will be commissioned to form
a new Ministry. There probably will be
only few changes.
The decision of the party was
reached at a meeting to-day, at which
the Premier intimated that, in fulfil
ment of it's pledge to retire if the ref
erendum should go against conscrip-
ton, the Ministry probably would re
sign in the immediate future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
American Steamer Suruga
Torpedoed; Crew Is Safe

The American steamship Suruga, a
vessel of 4,374 tons register, and
owned by the New York and Oriental
Steamship Company, was torpedocd
and compelled to run ashore on De-
oember n while in Mediterranean wa
ters, according to a report received
here yesterday in insurance circles.
1t is understood the Suruga was
bound for a French port when torpe-
doed. SO far as can be learned here
all her crew are safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Workmen's Society Obstruct
Draft, Say New Britain Police

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Jan. 5.-Rc-
sponsibility for the distribution of
anti draft literature, which flooded the
state last spring, was placed by the
police to-day on the Workmen's Sick
and Death Benefit Society, with head
quarters here
Records of the organization seized
by the police yesterday show, it is as
serted, that the society was active in
propaganda work against CONSUMPTION,
that it has many branches in the state,
and that one Of it's rules requires mem
bers to promise not to enlist III the
army or navy of any country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Germans Hail Them
From the Air

German papers printed the fact that
American artillery was training near
Eesancon, and one day German aero
plane flew over the camp and dropped
a message, saying: "Hello, Americans!
We know you're there, but we aren't
going to bother you yet. There aren't
enough of you to make it worth our
WHILE" A week later the American CEN
sor cut out of an American correspond
ents story a reference to the fact that
the artillery was training in billy
country. Even the news of our first
encounter with the Germans came first
from Germany.
Originally correspondents were al
lowed to mention all major generals
by name, and then it came down to a
rule that nobody could be mentioned
but General Pershing. This rule, hap
PLY, was waived now and again. Ex-
ceptions were made usually for casual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Raiding Mexicans Killed

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Jan. 5.-Three Mex
leans were killed and four captured
south of the Mexican border following
a raid yesterday by Mexicans who capt
ured two American soldiers twenty
miles east of here.
When soldiers sent to rescue the
Americans came up with the raiders
they opened fire. The Americans re-
piled, killing three Mexicans and capt.
uring four. They rescued the two
American captives,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Draft Opponent Gets 20 Years

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. Sd. T.
Blodget, of Des Moines, was sentenced
to twenty years in the Federal peni
tertiary at Lcavenworth, Kan, in the
District Court this afternoon, following
his recent conviction of violation Of
the espionage law and Of circulating
anti draft literature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

negotiable contents had been stopped.
Postofhce inspectors decline to dis
cuss the case and estimates of the
sacks contents range from 100000
to 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
The Censor and
The Rainbow Division

Take the case of the Rainbow Divis-
ion. This division was organized with
quotas of the Guard from many states
in order to bring the war directly
home to great many people in Amer
lea. 1t was for propaganda as we'll as
for military purposes, but as soon as
it crossed the ocean it passed into q
great silence under the rule "No men,
ton shall be made Of troop move
ments." After the division had been
in France for long period the censor
allowed the announcement to go home
that certain units of the Guard of
almost all the states are now in
France"
Of course, the German Intelligence
Department knew that the Rainbow
division was in France, but if it was
still ignorant of the fact then
the message suggested by the
censor gave it away. That is
it gave it away to the German in
telligence officer who made study OF
our military system and knew that
certain units of the Guard of almost
all the states" must be the Rainbow
Division. At the same time, the av-
erage newspaper reader in America
would be deceived by the camoufage.
The German papers get news of the
American army long before it is freed
for publication back home. And much
of it remains exclusive. For instance
German newspapers printed again anc
again the fact that American troops
were training in the Vosges, and French
papers carried the names of some Of
the towns, but nothing was said tc
America, and nothing can be said yet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Has Potentialities
For Great Evil

The potentialities of the present CEN
sorship system are much worse than
any harm which it has already DONE
Our censorship is political, moral and
literary. 'One correspondent wrote a
story of how the mayor of a little
French town turned out at q o'clock in
the afternoon in high hat and even
ing clothes, supplemented by a red
scarf, to welcome newly arrived Amer
lean troops The most literal censor
we have mad sat in the chair when this
story was presented. III can't pass that
story" he said. at ridicules the
French. Everybody knows that you
shouldn't wear evening clothes at in
the afternoon"
But to get back to q more general
indictment. In every other country
political censorship is distinct from
military censorship, but any news with
an American angle which goes from
France now must pass an American
connected with the army. The chief
censor in turn is responsible to the
commander in chief, which gives Gen
eral Pershing dictatorship over one
huge source Of American public opin
ion. This is wrong in theory, and il
has not worked out we'll in practice, 70,
whatever the merits of Pershing are
he is deficient in a realization of the
power the press may play in helping
to win the war.
The censor should be a civilian in.
dependent of military control, except
in news directly concerning the army
No one questions that there must b.
censorship over certain military mat
ters, but the correspondent shoule
have the benefit of the doubt. Some
officers have gone to absurd lengths ir
defining things as being military
secrets. Thus, OH one occasion brie1
general paragraph about the use O
camouf1age by American artillery wa!
cut out by an officer who imagined
that camouflage was something We
undreamed of by the Germans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
By Haywood Broun
wv ITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
w FRANCE, Dec. 23.-With the

possible exception OF Germany
and Turkey, American censorship is the
strictest in Europe. Moreover, the
newspaperman with the American army
must pass French censorship as we'll
AS American before this story reaches
the people back home. The censors
are not trying to suppress any one
particular thing. The trouble Is that
they are following rules, and these
rules are such that a proper and intel
lgent public opinion in America should
not tolerate them.
When a censor wants to kill story
he usually says: "Don't you know that
your story may possibly give informa-
ton to the Germans The correspond
ent then withdrew the story in con-
fusion. OF course, what he should
answer is: every we'll, that story may
give information to the Germans, but
it will also give information to Amer
leans, and just now that is much more
impOrtant."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
EXHIBITIONS AND SALES AT
THE ANDERSON GALLERIES
PARK AVENUE AND F1FrY>NIsTH STREET, NEW YORK

PARK AVENUE AND FIFTY>NIraTH STREET, NEW YORK
Now Exhibition
PARTS III AND w OF THE FAMOUS LIBRARY OF
THE LATE j. B. LEARMONT
Of Montreal Canada
ILL., consisting books relating early history
be sold Monday Tuesday afternoons, January 18th and sth
sold Wednesday,
Thursday Friday afternoons 9th, 10th 1h
PART OF THE HALSEY COLLECTION OF PRINTS
ing Monday Tuesday evenings January 7t and sth
THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE J. P FAURE
OF Ossining, n. Y.
bindings and other
items be Friday evening, January
On Exhibition from January 9Th.
THE BARTON COLLECTION OF
CHINESE BRONZES
of the Sg Ham, Sung and Ming Dnaste temple statues carved
soapsonc Cinnabr lacqu Chinese Poeans
including Blue and White the Ming Dynasty
Kang Single specimens the
Han Dynasty gathered widely collector.
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons January 18th, 18th and 10th.
On Exhibition from January 10th.
PART XI OF THE HALSEY COLLECTION OF PRINTS
mostly line of the XVII
xviii Wednesday Thursday evenings,
January
On Exhibition from January 18th.
FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS
From the Apartment of Mckie Bennett Hopkins
To be sold by order of the Hotel ST Regis
furniture and art objects from other congnors including finely
painted decorative the
Tiffany Brothers, Electric
grand exceptionally desirable Oriental complete dinner
bzes objects Of rt ETC. TO be sold Trdav FRIDAY and Saturday
afternoons, January 18th, 18th and 10TH
Catalogues sent free to intending purchasers
by Mr. Frederick A. Chapman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
American Censors in France Doubt
Courage Of American People
Apparently They Fear Political Effect of Bad News ardhips
Relatives of Soldiers RESULT Germans Obtain First News of
Rainbow Divisions Arrival in Europe

ties. 1t will be difficult to keep up the
morale back home if every man who
comes across the sea enters a great
silence which is broken only when his
name appears in casualty list. No
news is good news, has been the policy
of the American censorship. When the
correspondents learned that certain
regiment Of engineers was operating q
railroad near the French front and had
been under shell fire once or twice they
were anxious to send home story that
at last American troops were under
Gre. They thought American troops
would find inspiration in that fact. The
censor would not pass the story. at
might worry the people back home"
was his explanation.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12

The war department is prepared to
supply clothing and other equipment
Immediately for all the men to be called
out. Acting Quartermaster-G General
Goethals is now pressing vigorously
the deliveries of winter clothing to
build up the reserves necessary for next
winter.
Summer Outfits on Hand.
The original issue to men modified
in April would be winter clothing, but
very shortly thereafter they would be
transferred into summer khaki. Ample
stores Of summer outfits for the entire
army are on hand. Throughout the
winter deliveries have proceeded regu-
larly on the summer clothing contracts,
and huge stocks are available.
Every man sent abroad Is equipped
with complete new outfit before he
boards the transport.
24,000 Negro Troops.
The order sent to the states call Cor
approximately 10000 white and "a
900 negro troops The negro troops
are to be scattered among nine camps,
including Gordon, Georgia, and Pike,
Arkansas
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12

(Assooiated Press Review)
American troops again have raided
successfully German positions. This
time tho raid was made on the sector
northwest OF Tout, where the Amer.
leans hold a long line. Also they made
the effort alone and penetrated tho
German front lines for 800 yards with.
out help from their French brothers
in arms.
After an artillery bombardment OF
forty-nve minutes and behind bar
rage. the American raiders went into
tho enemy lines and brought bnok
much material Ind Information. Most
of the Germans, apparently expecting
the raid. had retired to the rear lines.
There was some hand to- hand lighting.
however, with Germans who had been
left IN tho dugouta and number OF
these were killed and wounded. The
Americans returned without the loss
OF a man. having spent fifteen minutes
within the enemy lines.
Elsewhere on the western front tho
German raids arc becoming more nu-
merous and stronger, Heavy bonn
bardments now preoede attempts To
penetrate the entente positions, but the
enemy has not attacked In great force,
although an engagement OF battle pro-
portions probably In not far distant
In the Ypres sector, In Flanders and
around Armentiercs between Ypres and
Arrns tho Germans have carried out
strong local efforts. AT all points the
British repulsed the enemy with loss.
German artillery also has been busy nt
various points along the front between
Ypres and ~. Quentin. In Cham
payne, northwest of Verdun and north
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
TEXAS A DRY STATE
Result of Zone Bill Passed by
Legislature.

Austin, Tex. March 12.-Texas will
practically become a dry state April
Is as a result of the bill passed by the
Legislature, in special session yesterday,
creating dry zones of all territory
within ten miles OF army camps. The
bill received more than the two-thirds
majority in each house to make IT et-
fective as an emergency measure. Not
oni will the saloons be closed by the
law. 4 residents IN the ten mile zones
are hibited from importing liquor
into homes or places OF business
for any purposes except sacramental.
scientific. medical or mechanical, under
pain OF felony. Transportation compa-
nies are forbidden transporting liquor
into such zones.
The law will close saloons in Gal
weston. Fort Worth. Sap Antonio. Hous-
ton. IL Paso, Wichita Falls, Orange,
Beaumont. Eagle Pass. Del Rio. Laredo.
Brownsville and other smaller places
where minor detachments OF troops are
stationed. Austin. Waco and Dallas.
which are already dry. also come
within the provisions Of the zone bill.
A statewide prohibition bin is prac-
tically sure Of passage at thiS special
session and will become effective about
June 81
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
Count Won Luxburgs
Reported Escape Denied

Busnos Aires. March i2.-Rsports
current here today that Count Won
Lusburo, former German minister 20
Argentine. had fled from Argentina to
Chill. we're. after Investigation de-
eIared untrue.
The foreign office made the an
nounesmsnt and stated that u had
been assured by the police that tho
count was still here under guard. The
foreign office states the reports were
due 10 q mistake az TO the identity OF
the German. seen on an international
train. The British government having
declined 10 issue . safe conduct for q
German physician 10 accompany Count
Won lusburu on his voyage home. the
foreign office /, sndsavorinu TO make
arrangements 10 have a neutral phys''
clan 90 with him.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
MAY BUILD ORDNANCE
DEPOT AT CAMP FORREST

Mai Geo. T.. Carpenter n. c.. SUI
peryiSor Of ordnance depots. reported
NJ Gen. Erwin's headquarters this
morning to consider the establish
ment Of an ordnance depot at Fort
ORlcthorpe. Tho depot contemplated
Will consist of two warehouses. 60His0
feet: an ordnance repair shop. three
magazines. officers building md an
oil house
Maj. Carpenter will remain here for
ten days In an interview this morn
ing. he stated that all the canton
mcuts had these ordnance dcpots. but
Oglethorpe had been overlooked. be
cause II was started AZ a mere post
Ordnance dcpots store not only guns
and ammunition bat hii harness and
engines used In transportation and all
military accoutormentA
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
ALL CONTRACTS WITH
NORWAY ANNULLED
German Central Purchasing
Company Follows Up Pol
icy of Hostility.

London, March 12.-All contracts
with Norway have been annulled by
the German Central Purchasing COM
pany from March 16, according to a
Bergen dispatch to the Tidens Tegn, of
Christiania, as quoted in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
The reason for this action, the dispatch
saws, 1t that the Norwegian agreement
with America provides for the exporta-
ton of only $4,000 tons Of fish yearly
to Germany. The company's office at
Bergen has been closed.
The action of the German Ceptral
Purchasing company, a semiofficial con-
cern, is in line with the recently
adopted policy of hostility toward the
Scandinavian countries which has fol-
lowed German ascendancy in Finland
Having strengthened herself In the
north. Germany apparently plans to
overawe the Scandinavian nations and
make the Baltic German lake.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
EIGHT DEATHS WITHIN
YEAR AT KELLY FIELD

Snn Antonio. ToA March i2.--Cndet
Raymond WakcfioA OF Colchester. H..
injured In an alrplane accident yester-
day at Kelly ncld. In which Lieut..
orion l.. Mitchell. of Eudorn. Miss.
was killed died late last night. Wake
fields death is the eighth Mt Kelly
field since !, vas established a year
uEO.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
$4,000 DRAFTED MEN TO
BE CALLED OUT MARCH 20
Movement to Begin on That Date and Continue
Five Days-Every State in Union Affected by
Order With Exception of Iowa and Min
nesota-Tennessee's Quota 2,753.

Washington, March IA move.
ment Of $4,000 drafted men, to begin
on March 20 and continue for five
days, was ordered today by Provost
Marshal. General Crowder. The order
calls troops from every state in the
Union with the exception Of Iowa and
Minnesota. II includes men remain.
ing from the first draft and those liza.
BILE to call in the second.
Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the order was not
stated at Gen. Crowders office. 1t is
understood that the movement will
virtually complete the first draft, and
that it is part of the announced plan
to call .registrants in small groups as
fast as they can be accommodated.
Apportionment by States.
The apportionment for southern
states follows:
Alabama, 1854; Arkansas. 1,541;
Florida, 2,5O6: Georgia, 5.925: Ken
lucky, 1861; Louisiana, 1878; Missis
sippi. 2,220: North Carolina, 5,174;
South Carolina, 343; Texas, 3943;
Tennessee. 2,753, and Virginia, 2,17S.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
VlRGINIANS' NAMES
GO BEFORE SENATE

Washington. March IA Prealdent
Wilson today sent 20 the senate tho
nominations of Richard II. Mann. Of
Petersburg. and Richmond Evelyn
Byrd. Of Roanoke. 90 be federal district
attorneys for eastern and western
Virginia respectively
John G. Saunders. Of Richmond. was
nominated Tor United States marshal
for the eastern district % Virginia
aud Z e. Rurch. Of dartinsvilie. was
named Tor the western district
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
ABSORPTION OF NAVAL
DENTAL CORPS FAVORED

Washington. March i2.-SecretAry
Daniels today recommended TO con
grcas that the navy medical reserve
corps and the navy dental reserve
corpA be absorbed by the naval re-
servSSorcc. Under the present laws.
mem Ss Of the Two corps are not OBJ
IIgated TO active service. and can only
be ordered TO duty on their own re-
Hugea
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
Barraqes Well Placed.

Paris, March IL (Monday). - 'Tn a
successful raid north of Dixmude we
took a number Of prisoners" says to-
days official Belgian report. "Well
placed barrages enabled us to check
two enemy attacks against our ad-
vanced posts, one north OF Dixmude,
the other in the direction of st.
Georges. These failures prompted the
enemy to open heavy artillery fire,
especially with gas shells, but our ar
tillery held his batteries in check"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
LAF0LlETTE'S CHARGES
TO BE TAKEN UP AGAIN

Washington. March I2.-~Considera-
ton of dlsloyalty charges against
Senator LafIollette, OF Wisconsin. soon
viii be resumed by the senate privil-
eRos and elections committee, Chair
man pomerone said todny, The COM
mittce also will consider protest
filed by former Scnhtor Chiffon. OF
West Virginia. against seating OF his
successor, Senator Sutherland. No
action In this case is looked for.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
JOHN SHELTON WILLIAMS
ISSUES PROMPT DENIAL

Washington. March i2-Reports that
the railroad administration had offered
to provide for obligations OF stS.0oo. 600
OF the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford railrCad were denied today BY
John Skelton Williams. director OF the
division OF finance and purchases OF the
railroad administration. No decision
has been reached as TO the extent Of
government aid 10 the road. he said.
although the suejeet is under consid-
Grafton.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
APPOINT COMMITTEE TO
SURVEY AERIAL PLANS
War Department Chooses Men
to Study Relation to In
dustrial Conditions.

Washington, March 12.-Ap-
pointment OF u committee to make
n survey OF the governments aero
nautical program, with relation
TO Industrial conditions, was an
nounced today by the war depart
mont. II will comprise Snowden
Marshall. former United States
attorney Mt New York: Edward
Wells. OF the Babcock A. wilcox
company. and n third member
whose name will be announced
later
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
ARCTIC EXPLORER ILL;
AT FAR NORTHERN isle

Vancouver. y. g.. March ~. -- Dis
patches from Dawson. Y. r., said fears
were expressed In the northern city
for the recovery Of Vilhjalmur ste
fansson. the Arctic explorer. now
winterlng at HcrHchci island. In the
Arctic ocean A royal northwest
mounted police patrol arrived Rt Daw-
son recently from the Arctic ana said
Stefansson was suffering from fever.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO
BLOCK HOTEL SHARKS

Washington. March is. a bill TO
prevent proGtcerlng by District OF
Columbia real estate owners and by
hotel aud boarding houses was passed
today by IN, house. Il would prevent
rentals being Increased more than 10
per cent OF the amount charged IN
1915. The bill n0N goes 10 the senate,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-12
NEGRO HELD ON CHARGE
OF eRUTALLY BEATING WIFE

In connection with an alleged assault
on his wife. Joe Wood, colored, was reg
istered at police headquarters Tuesday
afternoon. The woman appeared at the
station Tuesday morning with her face
badly battered and both her eyes were
almost closed. Detectives Marion Per-
kins and w. c. Smith were named as
the officers in the case.