Show KEEP SECRETS FROM WOMEN ADVISES GEN GENI PERSHING By Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE PRANCE Dec 21 A A card signed by General John Joh J. J Pershing commander in chief of the tho American army in France Franc explaining why the censorship Is necessary giving directions concerning concernIng concerning concern concern- ing letter writing stating why It is dangerous to talk too much especially to women telling the men what to do if captured and also Informing them concerning what not to carry carryon on their then persons has boen been issued to every menY- menY member ber of the American expeditionary force The instructions regarding capture capture cap cap- ture turo and the things the men should not not carry are considered most Important If you are captured says the text ext of the instructions dont remember any more than you can help Try rry particularly particularly particularly par par- to forget organizations and places in which they are aro stationed Every bit of military information you give your captors is a danger to you and to your comrades left behind to fight your battles DONT DON'T CARRY MAPS Dont carry with you maps documents documents documents docu docu- ments private papers of a n. military nature nature nature na na- na- na ture or a diary or notebook containing containing containing contain contain- ing military hints of value to the tho enemy enemy enemy ene ene- my except when it is your official duty to do so These would be a danger to your comrades in case you are cap cap- On the other hand If any enemy information properly comes into your possession under any circumstances turn it over immediately to the company company company com com- pany commander who will deliver it to the intelligence officer If the trophy troph is not valuable to the Intelligence intelligence intelligence intelli Intelli- gence section it will be returned to you Such trophies may be of ot vast importance to the general staff staf vALuABLE VALUABLE HINTS Some valuable hints under the heading heading heading head head- ing Dont talk too much are Officers and men and militarized civilians with the American expeditionary expeditionary force are forbidden to discuss or mention in public places or to in inform in- in form any one except in the official dIscharge discharge discharge dis dIs- dis- dis charge of their duties anything of a a. military nature or anything whatever concerning information directly or indirectly indirectly In- In directly obtained through connection with the American expeditionary force Never forget that we are at war and hat and that the enemy is listening Always look with suspicion upon strangers Never tell anything of a confidential nature to a woman as women are the most successful enemy spies Be suspicious of any anyone one asking questions of a military nature or who appears unduly interested in military information even though they may be or 01 may appear to be American cers Dont offer unsolicited information You have no right to tell any anyone one where any unit is or what military in information information information in- in formation is in your possession unless it is your official duty to do so Any stranger stranger man man woman or child even even a man in an American or allied uniform may be a spy Do not tell him anything you would not be willing for the enemy to hear For similar reasons never enter into correspondence correspond correspond- ence wi with strangers This is one of the many schemes used by enemy I agents to gather information On the street and in public places remember that the walls have ears Do Donot Donot Donot I not express an opinion on military matters nor on the general situation I REMAIN OPTIMISTIC I IBe Be loyal to your government and your our superiors Trust them to conduct the war while you attend to your our own particular part in it Avoid in any way giving an impression impression impression sion of pessimism either in conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion or attitude Always be confident of the success of our armies and our cause All Ail members of the American expeditionary expeditionary ex ex- force are forbidden to take photographs unless it is part of their official duty Under the heading of censorship the American expeditionary force is urged to remember that the enemy has his agents always on the alert to gather gath gath- er information the details of which apparently unimportant may be combined combined combined com com- with other details and become of great importance to the enemy Do not forget this chapter continues continues continues con con- that news travels so quickly under modern conditions that bits of information written home may be Inthe in inthe inthe the enemy's hands soon after DONT DON'T USE CODE I Special cautions are Issued against mentioning towns or localities in connection connection connection con con- with any military organization tion troop movements and conditions the effects of hostile fire and losses or of allowing friends at home to publish publish publish pub pub- lish letters in newspapers The men are also told that they should not put too much faith In the discretion of ot people people people peo peo- they write to as they may be extremely extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex patriotic but yet unable to recognize an enemy agent or what In Information Information Information In- In formation is valuable to the enemy Do not attempt the Instructions proceed to formulate or use any system system system tem of code cipher shorthand or other means for concealing the true meaning meaning meaning mean mean- ing of at letters as it is the surest road to and severe punishment Do not mail letters in the French postoffice postoffice post- post office as this Is S forbidden in the American military postal service areas Remember that writing and receiving letters in war time is a privilege and not a right In many wars of 01 the tho past soldiers were not allowed to write at I all |