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Show J RVINE L. LENROOT, Re-JL Re-JL publican, who probably has been elected to the United States senate from Wisconsin. I V-i. , , Tf t v At . -- 4 f , V ' '' . H . tJj. ,. J.. 3. . ONLY HEADQUARTERS TO GIVE II II General Pershing's New Order Does Not Affect Troops at Home. WASHINGTON, April 2. Under orders cabled to the war department today, Secretary Sec-retary Laker has directed that in future all information concerning- American forces in France will be made public only from the headquarters of the expeditionary expedition-ary forces. Information about troops at home will be given out by the war department de-partment as In the past. "WASHINGTON, April 2. Major-General March, acting chief of staff, made the. following announcement: "The war department has been notified by cablegram that Secretary of War Baker has prescribed the following rules I for handling publicity of matters pertain- ing to troop movements and operations: "First, all matters pertaining to events, 1 persons, policies or operations here or in France will only he officially given out from tho headquarters of the American expeditionary forces In France. "Second, similar matters affecting forces at home will be given out at the war department." i WASHINGTON, April 2. It is understood under-stood that the new order will not change the present practice of issuing casualty lists at the department. WASHINGTON, April 2. A proposal that General Pershing publish a dally communique for his sector has been under consideration, but there has been no announcement an-nouncement of its adoption. The activities activi-ties of the American forces brigaded with French and British 1 roops probably will be covered in the official statements issued is-sued by those governments. General March refused to comment on the announcement f art tier than to say that it was issued upon direct order of the secretary of war and will be carried into effect, beginning today. |