The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-25
GERMAN Censor
HAS firm GRIP
ON NEWSPAPERS
Drastic Regulations Are Issued
to the Editors.
FEAR OF AMERICA IS SHOWN

Of Praise Concerning Events Of a
Military and Political Nature-Go
Into veriest Details as to What Ger.
man Papers May or May Not Print
Admit Eating Dog.
Sensational evidence Of the extent to
which the Prussian government has
subjugated the press of Germany to
the interests Of the kaiser and his war
party has been supplied to the depart.
ment of state at Washington.
Copies of secret and drastic regula.
lions issued to the German editors
show not only that the German news.
papers are prohibited from printing
news that is bad but are required to
comment only in terms of praise con.
corning events of q military and p0liti.
cal nature.
Among the regulations issued is the
following setting forth how the Ger.
man papers must comment on the dis,
patch of Pershing's expedition to
France:
Petit Parisien Ia Paris newspaprr)
informs us that five American divi<.
ions, numbering 125,OOO men. may he
expected in France in the autumn of
1917. 1t Is urgently requested not la
reproduce this information withou,
some comment. We do not wish tn ll.l.
derestimate the ability OF America lu
accomplish things, but We must not, on
the other hand, Overestimate it. In
order to bring division over from
America, 5000 tons must make the
trip twice. Therefore, from the mere
fact of lack of space. the tnnsl,ortu.
ton of such body of troops within
certain fixed time limits is impossible
Moreover. it is impossible to train
these troops properly by autumn.
These facts. which have recently been
discussed in the German war news
cannot be too strongly emphasized in
the discussion of the French news"
Al Details Covered.
The regulations go into the veriest
details in saying what the German pa
pers may or may not print. For exa,n-
pie:
Advertisements in which dog flesh
is offered for sale are not allowed.
Their acceptance is forbidden"
Some Of the regulations which GOV.
er twO-months period following the
entrance of the United States into the
war last spring follow:
"News about excuses and unrest in
Prague may not be published.
1.-The publication and discussion of
the resolutions adopted ut strike
meeting Of the Leipzig unions and o! u
telegram sent to the imperial chancel.
lor is not permissible.
There is no objection to the print
Ing of the manifest of the independent
socialist party in case 1t Is adversely
commented upon, even without irrtut-
Ing sharpness.
I'm the interest Of q victorious car
rying through of the war, which is EN-
dangered by every stoppage OF work,
expressions of the press which recon-
mend strike or express themselves
otherwise in favor of Il strike are for
hidden. Utterances which are directed
against strikers are, indeed, not sub
5ect to censorship, but it is supposed
thereby that they are kept free from
tmmoderate sharpness which could Of
fer material for irritating the people.
"l.epOrts concerning disturbances in
Koenigsberg, in Prussia, and concern
ing warning from the commander of
the First army corps, which followed
In the kOenigsberg press. are unper-
Missile.
Can't Discuss Russians
1.-THE discussions of the Austrian
lower chamber may for the present be
published only in such light as they are
sent out by the official correspondence
bureau"
Last spring large number Of Rus
SLAMS were repatriated from Switzer.
land through Germany with definite
purpose of spreading German pr"ls'-
ganda In Russia. Here was one of the
regulations issued to the press concern.
ing this:
1.-The printing and discussion of the
article Terrible Conditions in War
saw for Obtaining the Necessities Of
Life in No. 33 Of Napszod, of July l.:
are not permissible"
1mportations from neutral countries
and the occupied territories must he
carefully concealed, for example:
1T Is not desired to discuss or even
to mention the German impor'ati"ns
from abroad. especially from Holland
"Offers Of food from the occupied
eastern war zone may not be- pub
Hshed. The acceptance of such adv"r'
tisementS is forbidden"
Other regulations, marked c"ntiden'
dal. follow:
Reports concerning the Chilean
bark Tinto with German Sealn"n from
the crew Of the cruiser Dresden may
not be published.
No Comment on Raids.
I'm connection with order +. L. IL
1889 No. 1, it is requested 10 cali ut
tention again, in reference to the pos
sibly intended May celebration. 10 the
duty of the home army to support D!
faithful work the men in the field. who !
are struggling in the difficult and de !
cisive battles.