Show lI 110 P MR No More Sending of Messages About U S Warships EXCEPT FOR THE GOVERNMENT tovement t of United States Vessels Not to be Communicated to Spain SO THE CABLE MESSAGES ARE STOPPED 6 On31 Orders to Cu Off Spanish Anlhnl u Ion Iterhing Ancele 1 Mlllliry iui1 Sn > l 1Uim Washington May 17lIrlg Oen Orcclej chief of the signal service and In charge of all strategic control of telegraph and cable lines has made energetic elision to prevent tho admiral of the Spanish squadron now In Caribbean Carib-bean waters from keeping posted 1 on the 1 hereabouts anti movement 01 United Unit-ed States squadrons and of our pros cctlve l naval and military operation Last night he telegraphed to the New York manager of the Haltlen cable company lorllddlng the sending or receipt re-ceipt of any messages except official messages to or from the United States government disclosing the movement of our fleets antI ships The manager answered this morning that the Inhibition would be strictly observed ob-served If Admiral Sampson Is In Ilaltlen waters ns conjectured then this cable restriction makes It Impanel lie for his movements to Ile known except to the government or If nIt n-It Is I impossible to send out the in formation except through the government govern-ment Gen Orceley also telegraphed the An gloAmerican company this morning renewing their attention to the prohibition prohibi-tion against any messages Inimical to the Interests of the government nnd in particular forbidding the receipt or sending of messages disclosing the movements 01 our ships or prospective military movements This Iter tep was taken in view 01 the notice to the Anglomlcn Tele graphcompany that pending further decision by the chief signal pincer we Ialll accept press messages without restriction strlctlon Gen Greeleys order appears to cover the further decision referred to In the compnu notice The orders to them 10 companl uere sttot ap the channels 01 communication com-munication under their control mem to be for the moment the ones through mlilch the Spanlh ndmlral and the Spanish authorities at Madrid and Hn vana ore most > likely to secure Infer motion as to our vesel movements Whie It itas not suspected that spies A er e sending direct information yet the transmission of press alspalches on vessel moemnts woo looked Upon 118 likely to Indicate to the Spanish with sufficient certainty the general whereabouts where-abouts and purposes of our fleets The precautions taken It Is believed will restrict this character of cable Information Infor-mation to the government anti fleet commanders so Unit the Spanish authorities au-thorities from now on will be cut oft fiom all knowledge of our naval and military plans Gen Greelejs telegraphIc orders supplement the written orders he had Previously given to 1 able com palates six In number having lines Im the United States The written orders have been agreed to In writing by each at the cable compnlle and now constitute nu agreement with the government |