Arizona republican., 1918-01-08
GERMAN l:!E GOVERNMENT USES PUBLIC PRESS TO DECEIVE
 TS0WNPE0PLE ABOUT WAR
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Evidence of the care the German government is taking to direct public opinion and to deceive not only its enemies but it's own people is contained in a series of secret instructions issued to the Ger man press by the censorship which have fallen into the hands of the state department These instructions cover period of less than three months of last year but they tell very complete story of how the Teutonic war lords control public opinion.
 owners of newspapers and publishers generally not only are limited as to the character of the articles printed. but Tn many cases are told what thev should publish and in what terms. La DOT disturbances, food shortage and olfficulties in securing and distribut- Ing coal are placed under the ban. but newspapers are urged to give prom ihence to enemy losses and to certain prescribed interpretations of interna- tional situations.
 A hint of the reIentlessncss of the auIhorltles in punishing infractions of orders IS contained in one notice in which attention is called to the fact that the police have again been not,. | fled to seek out and to bring to ruthless | punishment originators and comu,Ini- 1 cators of untrue military. political. if | hanclal and economic reports" In an tuner notice similar warning is given
 that the police will proceed energetic,
 ally against those who repeated un- | true reports.
 | interesting light is thrown upon the
 Berlin view of the preparations for war
 m the United States by a paragraph of
 an order dated June last. It says: l while the news about America's war preparations, such as the organization
 ana outflttlng of an army one million
 strong to reinforce the French English
 front, IS looked upon. in that form as DUH the spreading of which may
 unlaVoraply affect the opinion of the
 herman people. yet the fact must not
 De overlooked on the other hand. that
 the United States with the s,Ipport of
 its capacity for material and industriaI
 management, is arming itself for war
 with great energy and tenacity. The
 war preparations tn America are
 therefore, as was intimated in the
 reicnstag at the time, not at all to be
 mace little of, but must be taken ser
 iously without on that account being
 made a source of worry"
 Another dated June says:
 Petit Pnrisien informs us that five
 American divisions, numbering l25 OOs , men, may be expected in France in tbt
 autumn of 1917. It is urgently re.
 Quested not to reproduce this inforna. tion without some comment. We df
 not wish to under estimate the abilit,
 or America to accomplish things bu- : must not, on the other hand. over-es. innate it. In order to bring a di,;sio, ma nrfn
 make the trip twice. Therefore. iron the mere fact of lack of space. tb. transportation of such a body of troopy within certain fixed time limits is i'm. possible Moreover, it is impossible fl : train these troops properly by autumn Ihese facts winch have recently bee, discussed in the German nevspane
 cannot be too strongly emphasized i, . the discussion on that French news Printing of anti-German speeches i, s the Austrian parliament is forbidden i, various. instances and the attitude I, [ be taken by the German press. both fo US effect at home and upon Austria . Hungary is indicated in the following E dated June g.:
 : "A few days ago the Austro Hungary press was left free to discus the war aims. We can unreservedl, s endorse the war aims given out in tn
 majority of the Austro- Hungaria- s press. Of course the fully warrante, . and not inconsiderable war aims whicl r are needed for the conservation an, Q development of the confederated mon t archy as well as for d world peace ca1 V only be achieved if Austria Hungar a adheres to her understanding with h V German empire and it's allies and wit d Continued on Page Two)