Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
BAN PLACED ON PAY FOR
SOLDIERS WORK
Professional Literary Work
Prohibited by Order Issued.
Provision Made by War Department
That Letters Intended for Publica-
ton Be Censored.

Regulations governing the relationship
or persons in military service with news
papers and magazines and providing for
the censorship of letters have been issued
by the war department and published IN
bulletin No. H. "for the Information,
guidance and strict compliance" OF all
concerned in the 33d division. Work by
soldiers for Trench and Camp will not be
affected by the order.
The text Of the war departments gem
eral order follows:
H. All persons in the military service
are forbidden to act as paid correspond
ents for any newspaper, magazine or
other publication, or TO receive any pay
rnent or reward whatever from any such
publication Of any letter or item of news
written or furnished by them, whether
the article in question is sent direct to
the paper or periodical or consists of pri-
vate correspondence which the writer
permits to be published.
e. Except as above prohibited, there
Is no objection to the writing of letters
or the furnishing of news items to news
papers, magazines, etc, from time to
time, or to the publication, with the con-
sent of the writer, of personal and pri-
vate correspondence, provided such ac-
Invites do not interfere with the proper
performance OF military duty, and pro-
yided also that the following directions
are faithfully complied with:
3. All letters containing matter for
sent through the officer, hereinafter pro-
vided for, charged with the duty of CEN
soring letters for publication. No letter
designed in whole or in part for publica-
ton, whether addressed directly TO a
newspaper or other periodical, or sent as
O personal letter with a view of permit
ting it to be published, viii be mailed
otherwise than through the above mem
toned officers and such letters will be
always left unsealed
-. All persons in the military service
will take such precautions as may be
necessary to prevent the publication of
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without nassing through the officer
charged with censorship of matter de-
signed for publication.
Camp Censor Provided For.
''5. The commanding officer of every
camp, cantonment and training depot or
detachment in the United States will de-
tail suitable officer to perform the du-
ties Of censor of all matter intended for
publication and written by persons in the
military service. This officer viii delete
all reference capable Of furnishing inpor-
tant information to the enemy and all
matter the publication Of which would
tend to injure the military service in any
way Criticism Of superiors or of policy
scandal OF any sort, injurious reports
concerning comrades or anything likely
TO arouse controversy will be struck out
SO. None Of the foregoing applies To-
troops in Europe. The commanding gen
eral, American eXpeditionary forces, will
establish such regulations In this respect
us the situation may seem 70 him to re-
Quire.
THE object of this order liz to satisfy,
as far as is compatible with the protec-
tlon of military interests, the natural de-
sire of the people to keep IN touch with
their soldier representatives. 1T is there
fore expected that all concerned will COM
ply with both the letter and the spirit of
its provisions.
by order of the Secretary of War.
"Tasker S. Bliss,
General, Chief of Staff
Official: H. p Mccain, the Adjutant
General"