For nearly a week in the beginning of April no casualty lists were
issued by the War Department, owing to a cablegram from the Secretary of
War prescribing the following rules for handling publicity of matters
pertaining to troops and operations:
First--All matters pertaining to events, persons, policies, or
operations abroad will only be officially given out from the
headquarters, American Expeditionary Force in France.
Second--Similar matters affecting forces at home will be given
out from the War Department.
Suppression of the casualty lists aroused criticism throughout the
country, and on April 9 the War Department, acting on cabled
instructions from Mr. Baker, resumed issuing the daily list. The
summarized totals up to April 11 were: