South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-08
RETURNING WITH WOUNDED

q. e, be lost sight of. The hos
tile governments try TO Illustrate the
effect of all publications bearing
upon the agreements with all the
means at their disposal in order
that their people may not learn the
war aims and the reasons why they
were egged on into the war. 49,
Last spring a large number of
Russians We're repatriated from
Switzerland through Germany 10
spread German propaganda in Rus
STA. IN this connection the censor
said
Nothing is 10 be published con
corning the journey through Ger
many from Switzerland of Russian
eTnigrants."
Later this instruction was revised
TO permit publication of articles
concerning the journey of the i'm
migrants. but without comment"
Serious Economic Conditions.
Serious economic conditions are
disclosed by the censorship orders.
One forbids the publication of ad-
vertisements Of dog meat for sale.
Samples of some of the other or
ders or memoranda follow:
There is no objection 10 the re-
printing of the manifesto Of the
Independent socialist party, in case
it is adversely commented upon
even without irritating sharpness. g"
"In the interest of a victorious
carrying through of the war. which
is endangered by every stoppage of
work, expressions of the press which
recommend a strike or express
themselves otherwise in favor Of "A
strike are forbidden. UtteranCes
which are directed against strikes
are indeed not subject to censor
ship. but it is supposed thereby that
they are kept free from immedi-
ate sharpness which could offer ma
terial for irritating the people"
Reports concerning disturbances
in KOenigsberg in Prussia and con-
corning a warning from the COM
mander Of the first army corps,
which followed i'm the Koenigsberg
press, are unpermissible.'
1T is desired that it should be
clearly and distinctly put in the
foreground that the enemy offensive
has utterly failed on all fronts. that
the entente has no alternative but TO
attempt a new offensive as the en-
emys statesmen are still against
peace
Recently Reuter- dispatches have
entirely English reports from Rus
STA concerning commencing disso-
luton. of chaos, etc, and strikes
are worthy of notice. II is request
ed TO always make such news as
English reports and to assume an
attitude of reserve toward them and
occasionally 10 add thereto a criti-
cal word"
Nothing on London Raid.
Concerning the most recent bomb
attack by a German flying machine
on London nothing may be publish
ed"
Attention is drawn TO the fire.
quent ill-humor at the front when
f. appears. from the selection of
captions for the reports of the war
events. that the press out OF need
for sensation or awkwardness does
not permit the recognition of which
tho event is the most important"
The publication and discussion
of the resolutions adopted in a strike
meeting of the Leipzig unions and
of a telegram sent TO the imperial
chancellor are not permissible"
The publication is TO be avoided
of anything concerning the state
OF the clothing material business
and concerning the purchase OF
clothing material in the occupied
districts. as well as in Switzerland. "
1T is not desired 10 discuss or
even TO mention the German impor-
tations from abroad especially from
Holland