Show RELATIVES S G GET FIRST NEWS Policy Polley of War Department In PublishIng Publishing Publishing Publish Publish- ing List of Casualties Washington An An official statement of the war departments department's reasons for announcIng announcing announcing an an- only the names names of American troops killed or wounded In France was submitted to the senate Tuesday by Major l General M March acting thief hIef of staff with a statement that the department considers it of best advantage advantage ad ad- vantage tage from all points of view General March said the old system of giving addresses and other details gave information to the enemy and and- brought swarms of claim agents to harass the tile relatives of the men The policy of the war department General March told the senate Is to put Iii in the hands of the nearest relative relative rel rel- rel- rel or the best friend given glyen by the soldier in his emergency address prompt and accurate h Information concerning concerning concerning con con- the casualty before anything is given to the press a and to prevent any Information appearing in the papers which will be of any possible assIstance assistance assistance assist assIst- ance to the German cause The old system General March l added which gave gaye the date of the casualty cas- cas unity enabled the Germans to get exactly exactly exactly ex- ex what effect wa was produced ed upon our troops In a raid of that date an and you OU would be Interested to know that the publication of the emergency ad- ad addresses brought down upon the relatives relatives rel rei- rel- rel a swarm of claim agents who guaranteed they would get from the government the war risk insurance which h is guaranteed by law to the proper proper inheritor |