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Show WILSON KIN GETS RED CROSS POST J Prof. Stockton Axson. A.brother-in-law of President Wil-pon Wil-pon has bean appointed secretary j general of the American Red Cross. He is PtoL Stockton Axson of Houston, Hous-ton, Tex., and succeeds Charles L. Mageej who will remain with the Red Cross m another capacity, it is said. tile governments try to frustrate the effect of all publications bearing upon the agreements with all the means at their disposal in order that their peo-plo peo-plo may not learn the war aims and the reasons why they were egged on into the war." Last spring a large number of Russians Rus-sians were repatriated from Switzerland Switzer-land through Germany to spread German Ger-man propaganda in Russia. In this connection the censor said: "Nothing is to be published concerning con-cerning the journey through Germany from Switzerland of Russian emigrants." emi-grants." Later this instruction was revised to permit publication of articles concerning con-cerning the journey of the immigrants, but "withoiit comment." Serious economic conditions are disclosed dis-closed by tho censorship orders. One forbids the publication of advertisements advertise-ments of dog meat for sale. Samples of somo of the other memoranda mem-oranda follow: "There is no objection to tho reprinting re-printing of the manifesto of the Independent In-dependent Socialist party, in case it is adversely commented upon, even without irritating sharpness." "In the interest of a victorious carrying car-rying through of the war, which is endangered by every stoppage of worK, expressions of the press which recommend rec-ommend a strike or express themselves them-selves otherwise in favor of a strike are forbidden. Utterances which are directed against strikes are, indeed, not subject to the censorship, but it Is supposed thereby that they are kept free from immoderate sharpness which could offer material for irritating the people." "Reports concerning disturbances In Koenigsborg, in. l'russla. and concerning concern-ing a warning from the commander of the First am.y corps which fo"ow-ed fo"ow-ed in the Koenigsberg press are unper-missibje. unper-missibje. "It is desired that it should be clearly and distinctly put in the foreground fore-ground that the enemy offensive has utterly failed on all fronts; that the entente has no alternative but to attempt at-tempt a new offensive, as the enemy's statesmen are still acainst nnnpp " "Recent Reuter dispatches which have entirely English reports from Russia concerning commencing dissolution, disso-lution, chaos, etc., and strikes are worthy of notice. It is requested always al-ways to make such news as English reports and to assume an attitude of reserve toward them and occasionally to add thereto a critical word." "Concerning the most recent bomb attack by a German flying machine on London, nothing may be published." pub-lished." "Attention is drawn to the frequent ill-humor at the front often caused when it appears from the selection of captions for the reports of the war events that the press, out of need for sensation or awkwardness, does not permit the recognition of which event is the most important." 'The publication and discussion of the resolutions adopted in a strike meeting of the Leipzig unions and of a telegram sent to tho imperial chancellor chan-cellor are not permissible." "The publication is to be avoided of anything concerning the stale of the clothing material business and concerning con-cerning the purchase of clothing material ma-terial in tho occupied districts, as well as in Switzerland." "Advertisements of undertaking establishments es-tablishments which seek the removal of the bodies of fallen soldiers are not to be accepted." "It is not desired to discuss or even to mention the German importations importa-tions from abroad, especially from Holland." Poplin fvnlnclnn "It is forbidden to publish anything any-thing concerning a fire in the flying station at Lawieka." "It is desired that the great enemy flying machine losses in the month of May be strongly emphasized by large headings or in some other particular manner." "The Austrians on the Isonzo front have had very good successes. It is desired to continually take notice thereof. Tho whole strength of Italy is fighting against Austria, while Austria Aus-tria is forced to use strong forces in other directions. The Austrian success suc-cess is naturally also pleasing to ue, entirely aside from tho dissatisfactfbn which it mu6t awaken if our allies accomplish ac-complish successes with their carrying on ot the war. "It Is, therefore, requested to discuss dis-cuss continually the occurrences on the l6onzo in this sense." "For the present, nothing may be published concerning the explosion which took place this morning at the Frie Drlchstrasse station in Berlin." oo |
