PUBLISHED DAZLY under order of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES by COMMITTEE on PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL, Chairman * * COMPLETE Record of U. X. GOVERNMENT Activities VOL. 2 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918. No. 498 BLOWING OF WHISTLES ASTHE REGISTRATION OF CABLE GEN. MARCH ANNOUNCES WELCOME TO TRANSPORTS ADDRESSES TO BE PERMITTED LIST OF U.S. ARMY UNITS U. S. Cable Censorship Announces ORDERED TO BE STOPPED Removal of War-Time NOW ON GERMAN BORDER INHARBOR OF NEW YORK Restriction. OUTSIDE OF THE DIVISIONS The United States Cable Censorship NOISE IS A MENACE announces the removal of the war-time CABLED BY PERSHING prohibition on the registration of abbre- TO SAFE NAVIGATION viated cable address. Effective January IN REPLY TO REQUEST 1, 1919, any person or firm in the United States or its possessions who does not Captains oflncomingTroop-, already possess a registered cable address Detailed Information of the Ships Complain They Are will he permitted to register one such Separate Organizations in address for use in cablegrams addressed Unable to Hear Necessary to the registrant. Requests for regis- Army of Occupation Sent tration should be made direct to the tele- Signals and Report Acci- graph or cable companies. so that People May Know In addition, United States Cable Cen- Relatives Are. dents Narrowly Avoided- sorship, which has not recognized ad- Where their Secretary of the Treasury dresses registered on or after January 1, " Distinguished-Service" 1917, will now permit their use, and Issues Instructions to the Gre-t Britain and France have elimi- Medals Recommended for nated the restrictions on the use of ad- Commander of the Port to dresses registered on or after July 1, 6 Generals-Total of Men Enforce New Regulations. 1914. In future all registered addresses, Assigned for Early Convoy. irrespective of date of registration, may be used in cablegrams from countries Press interview by Gen. March Decem- The Secretary of the Treasury author- with which the use of registered address izes the following statement: is permitted. her 28, 1918: The instructions issued by the Secre- No change has been made by any of the I have heretofore announced the com- tary of the Treasury to the Captain of censorships concerned in the existing position of the Third Army, the Army of the Port of New York, placing certain rules as to the countries with which the Occupation, along the German frontier restrictions on the movement of vessels use of a registered address is not per- in terms of Divisions, and during the welcoming incoming transports, have mitted. The principal regulations now past week we cabled Gen. Pershing to been made necessary by reason of re- effective on this point demand the use of send any other auxiliary troops which peated representations by the command- plain language, as opposed to registered, actually comprised part of that Army so ers of the cruiser and transport forces address in cablegrams to or from neutral that we might let the people of the as well as by the captains of transports, European countries or their possessions country know where their relatives were. in which it was stated that the safety and in cablegrams to, from, or transiting The following units, outside of Divisions, of such transports was seriously en- through Italy or Italian possessions. are serving with the Third Army: dangered by reason of the action of wel- The existing rule that only one regis- Units with Third Army. coming vessels. tered address be used by one person or Noise of Whistles Prevents Signaling. firm is maintained. Army troops, Headquarters troops: 66th Field Artillery Brigade, 322nd Field All the captains of naval transports Battalion, Signal Corps, 51st Telegraph which have returned since the inaugura- Battalion, 26th Telegraph Batttlion, 2nd tion of the marine welcome to troopships Roumanian Landwehr Cavalry Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 2nd have reported the great difficulty they Again Appeals to Allies Cavalry, 46th Engineers, 56th Pioneer In- have experienced in safely navigating fantry, 3rd Army Military Police Bat- their ships up the harbor, due to the talion, Evacuation Hospitals 3 and 12, noise of whistles and sirens and streams The Roumanian Landwehr has 314th Remount Squadron, 303rd Re- This noise renders it again from fire boats. sent an urgent appeal to the allied minis- mount Squadron, Army Post Office 927, absolutely impossible to exchange proper Sanitary Train 3rd Army, 542nd, 590th, any ves- ters at Jassy stating that unless a por- navigation signal whistles with tion of the destined supplies reach Rou- 601st, and 603rd Ambulance Service Sec- sel or to hear any of the bell buoys in mania there is great danger of famine, tions, 3rd Army Provisional Supply thick weather or to properly distinguish which would prove a new hot bed for Train, Truck Companies 441, 463, 466, ships ahead when they are cut off by Bolshei ik propaganda. 467, and 469, 3rd Army Air Service streams from the fire boats. Headquarters, 1st Pursuit Group, Pur- The captain of a large transport, which suit Group, Pursuit Squadron No. 4, 4th ni rived during the last few days. stated Air Park, Headquarters Bombardment that the weather being thick, lie was Group, ' Day Bombing Squadron 166, feeling his way up the harbor, when The offices of The Official U. S. Headquarters Army Observation Groups, suddenly one of the patrol boats appeared Bulletin have been moved from the Aero Squadrons 9 and 91, Photo Sections alongside and started the sirens and at 2 and 10, Branch Intelligence Office 462D the same time the fire boats commenced Continental Trust Building, Four- and 463D, Construction Squadrons, Srd to shoot streams in the air so that he teenth and H Streets NW., to No. 8 Army Regional Replacement Depot, Or*. could hear no signals from vessels, bell nanee Depot No. 303. buo. s, or distinguish any object. Jackson Place. Third Army Corps. Corps Troops: (Continued on page 3.) Headquarters Troops, 308th Engineers, 2 THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918. GENERAL MARCH'S WEEKLY INTERVIEW RUSSIAN PRISONERS AT OMSK ON THEIR WAY FROM GERMANY and Train, 52d Telegraph Battalion, torious and conspicuous service as Sur- 308th Field Battalion Signal Corps, 3d geon General of the Army in organizing ARE INDESTITUTE CONDITION Corps Military Police C6mpany, 1st Pio- and administering the Medical Depart- neer Infantry, Troop K 3d Cavalry, ment during the war. Motor Supply Train 413, Field Remount Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, United Sent Away by Germans Without Sup- Squadron 302, Mobile Veterinary Hospi- States Army, for especially meritorious tal No. 1, Machine Shop Truck Unit 405, and conspicuous service as chief of em- plies and Inhospitably Received First Corps Artillery Park, 501st Mobile barkation in organizing and administer- By Bolsheviti-Forty Thousand Ordnance Repair Shop, Headquarters 3d ing the Embarkation Service during the Army Corps Air Service, 1st Aero Squad- war. Trying to Reach Siberia. ron, 0th Photo Section, 3d Corps Balloon Maj. Gen. Henry Jervey, United States Groups Reconnaissance, First Balloon Armiy, for especially meritorious and State Department advices state that Company branch intelligence office, Third conspicuous service as Director of Opera- the first contingent of Russian prisoners Corps Sanitary Train, Field Hospitals tions, General Staff, and as assistant of war reaching Omsk and Chilabinsk 162, 163, and 332, Ambulance Companies to the Chief of Staff, in preparing and on their. way from Germany and Austria 162, 163, and 332, Sales Commissary Unit executing the plans involving the mobili- are in a pitiable condition because of No. 33. zation of personnel during the war. lack of clothing and shoes, while the Fourth Army Corps. The names are given alphabetically. Russian Red Cross is unable to assist Approved by Secretary. them. Forty thousand, according to esti- Fourth Army Corps, Corps Troops: mates, intend to return to 'Siberia, of Headquarters Troops Headquarters De- These recommendations have been ap- whom 15,000 have insufficient clothing tachinents, 51st Pioneer Infantry, 301st proved by the Secretary and the medals and 7,000 are in Samara detained for Engineers and train, 310th Field Bat- will be awarded in a formal way at a lack of shoes. The American Red Cross talion Signal Corps, 405th Telegraph Bat- later date. at Chilabinsh, though handicapped by talion, 4th Corps Air Service Headquar- We have given out during the week the lack of material, is rendering all the ters, 12th Aero Squadron, Photo Section assignment of various units in France assistance possible. No. 4, Branch Intelligence Office, Ballpon by Gen. Pershing to early convoys, so Stories of Extreme Hardship. Group Headquarters, 4th Corps, 2d Bal- they will not be repeated, but the sum loon Company, 413th Motor Supply Train, total is 6,821 officers and 168,239 men who The prisoners relate stories of extreme Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop, Machine are assigned to early convoys for return hardships and privation which they had Shop Truck Unit 369, 4th Corps Sanitary home. The number of men in the United to undergo. They were obliged to walk Train, Ambulance Companies 301, 802, States who have been ordered discharged, 60 miles in three days through the fron- and 303, Field Hospitals 301, 802, and which I reported last week as amounting tier and on arrival in Russia received 303, Troop M, 306th Field Remount to 900,000, has now been increased to no food nor any attention from the Squadron, Detachment, 5th Mobile Veter- 937,000 by the introduction of some new Bolsheviki. The latter are seeking to in- inary Hospital, 4th Corps Military Police units. This number, with the 168,239 duce them to join the Red Army, against Sales Commissary Unit No. 31, 4th Corps selected by Gen.