The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-10
GERMANY DE-
CEIVESHER PEOPLE
SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY MADE
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AT WASHINGTON.


the care the German Government IS
taking to direct public opinion ana
to deceive not only its enemies, but
it's own people. is contained IN a
series of secret instructions issued
to the German press by the censor
ship, which have fallen into the
hands of the State Department.
These instructions cover period OF
less than three months last year.
hut thew tell very complete story
of how the Teutonic war lords con-
troll public opinion.
Owners of newspapers and pub
fishers generally not only are limit
ed as to the character of the articles
printed, but in many cases are told
>s.hat they should publish and in
what terms. Labor disturbances.
food shortage and difficulties in
securing and distributing coal are
placed under the ban. but newspa-
pers are urged to give prominence
to enemy losses and to certain pre-
scribed interpretations of inter-
national situations.
A hint of the relentlessness of the
authorities in Furnishing infractions
of orders is contained in one notice,
in which attention is called to the
fact that the police have again
been notified to seek out and to
bring to ruthless punishment origi-
majors and communicators of un-
true military, political, financial and
economic reports. In another no.
tice similar warning is given that
the police will proceed energetically
against those who repeat untrue re-
ports. Interesting light is thrown
upon Berlin's view of the prepara-
lions for war in the United States
BY a paragraph of an order dated
June 6 last. 1t says:
while the news about Americas
war preparations, such as the organ
ization and Quitting of an army OF
one million strong to reinforce the
French English front, is looked up
on, in that form, as bluff. the
spreading of which may unfavorably
affect the opinion of the German
people. yet the facts must not be
overlooked, on the other hand, that
the United States, with the support
of its capacity for material and in
dustrial management, is arming it.
self for war with great energy and
tenacity. The war preparations in
America are. therefore, as was intl-
mated in the Reichstag at the time.
not at all to be made little of. but
must be taken seriously, without on
that account being made source of
worry"
Another dated June says:
Petit Parisien informs US that
five American divisions, numbering
125, 900 men, may be expected IN
France in the autumn of 1917. 1t is
urgently requested not to reproduce
this information without some COM
ment. We do not wish to under
estimate the ability of America to
accomplish things, but must not, on
the other hand, overestimate In
order to bring a division over from
America $4,000 tons must needs
make the trip twice, therefore from
the mere fact of lack of space the
transportation of such body of
troops within certain fixed time linn
It's is impossible. However, 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 dis
cussion of that of French news"
Printing of anti.German speeches
in Austrian Parliament are forbidden
in various instances, and the atti-
tude to be taken by the German
press, both for its effect at home