Show t c TIP OF ALIEN ALN E FOE LEO LD f TO SINKING OF TRANSPORT War Department Issues Issue Censor Edict to Prevent More News Leaks ey By International New News Service AS WASHINGTON Oct 20 The The sinking sinking sink sink- ing of ot the tho transport Antilles with the loss of seventy seventh lives Ues Is believed to have 1 followed another leak leale of Information Into Germany wl with h reg regard 1 to troop troop I 1 t j movements The war Will department took look official cognizance of ot this toda today with the issuing Issuing In ing of the foll following order To the commanding generals of all I national guard d divisions Communicate orders to each organization organization organization organ organ- commander In your jour our division that during the time they are In federal federal fed ted eral service they are prohibited from making any report to the governor or authorities civil or military of ot their respective states relating to any movement movement movement move move- ment of their org organizations or of any other federals troops or personnel It was recalled In this connection that some ome da days day's s ago a colonel of ot a national national na na- guard regiment reported to ana I the governor ov r or of his state the arrival of ot his force in France with a n. r request quest tho the governor publish It This was done and the papers of the state in question question question ques ques- tion announced the thO am arrival val of ot Its contingent contingent con con- I extensively despite the protests protests protests pro pro- tests of the war department to the governor RECENT INCIDENT I This Incident was l published broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast fiver the country though not carried carried car car- ried on the wires of ot the International car I News Service This publication took to the Mexican border the news that thata a a. a transport with a 0 large contingent o of I troops hall had Just arrived in France It has been heed practically determined that once news gets out of the United States to the south there are waYS for tor forUs Its Us communication to Germany and itis It ItIs Itis is this peril perit that makes the government government government govern govern- ment request such strict compliance with the voluntary censorship rules with regard to the movement of oC troops With the new order of ot the war d department de d- closing the lips of state officers officers cers and officials and with the more complete control over communications Imposed in the secretary of ot the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- I ury and censorship board by the tradIng trading trad- trad Ing Ingo with the enemy act it is not trad-I trad believed believed believed be be- that the same mishap can occur I again No further news of ot the Antilles Antilles' sinking has been received at the navy I department up to a late hour tonight It H was explained d that all further urther details de- de de details I de-I tails must be transmitted bv by wireless until the survivors are landed landel and that the wireless was wag being used no more I than necessary because its use reveals the position of the sending vessel The Ih department was even without Inform Information IS as to what hat had been done I with the survivors of ot the ill fated Yes Yes- essel sel se Secretary Daniels did not know I whether they were being belner returned to the European n Europ an ide lide or whether they would be landed in the United States E E. E L. L KI KINSEY SEY SAVED But one scrap of further news new s was received That will bring Joy to one family and woe to another E E. L L. Kinsey Kin Kin- sey sev seaman staman reported In the first disc dis- dis patCh to have been b cn lost was saved savell I Ins Ills next of kin was his father Thomas ThomasI II M. Kinsey of Water Jiter Valley Valle Miss I J J. J C C. C McKinney Mcinney s second cond class se seaman iman was lost however Ills His next of kin km was I his father tather A A. L L. McKinney of Newark Newark New New- ew ark X N J. J J J. The department is yet jet without details de deI details de- de I tails of are anSy sort as to the disaster It ItIs Itis Is not known whether the toe attack took place in dav dat daytime time me or after r dark Lacking information officers here I highly praised the seamanship of th the convoying vessels in standing by to save so many of a v ves vessel es el which sank inI inI in five minutes I Secretary Daniels was asked today loday whether the department had any inI information in information in- in formation that would lead to the the- thebe beliet be- be belief be be- lief liet that the sinking of ot the Antilles I following close on the heels of ot the attack at attack attack at- at tack on an American destroyer des signified sig sig- the concentration of German submarine effort a against American transports and convoys convos The Germans are trying to sink everything thing the they can he replied I I Idon dont don't t believe e there has b been En any deviatIon deviation devia devia- tIon lion from their general gentral plan The department will gather every bit bitof bitof of ot available data on both attacks It may be that the precautions taken to protect r returning vessels will be in In- In creased I An o improvement in the method of giving out the news of any similar lis- lis list disi I t asters that may occur was announced d dby by bj Secretary Daniels today Hereafter 1 I there will be no waiting for long search starch of ot records for the next of ot kin kinI and the long work of ot sending personal I me messages sages to them all As soon as reports re reI reports re- re I ports of ot en engagements are received they the will be made public The war department depart part department m ment nt will Immediately bulletin Its battles batties battle bat bat- tle ties and the navy department will do dothe dothe dothe the same Details will be given out outI I later through the c committee on public Information |