Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1916 — Newspaper Censorship. [ARTICLE]

Newspaper Censorship.

Morning papers were last night brought to a realization of the difficulties under which newspapers are, published in modern war times and the first touch of censorship was felt which Americans newspapers have known for many years. The Associated Press supplied a story on the Mexican situation which gave the number of troops which have been ordered to the front and over the border. A little later came the order to delete the figures “by request of the war department/’ It is easy to understand why it is important that the information should not reach Mexican sources but nevertheless the incident called vividly to mind what m igh'f Tiappen under certain oircum-. fftfWrt** and the occurrence was so unusual as to be a topic ocTgeneral ■ conversation among the * newspaper workers.