But only from Holland.

By this they accomplished three things: they learned what we were writing about them, for three days prevented any news from leaving the city, and offered us an inducement to visit Holland, so getting rid of us.
The despatches of those diplomats who still remained in Brussels were treated in the same manner.

With the most cheerful complacency the military authorities blue-pencilled their despatches to their governments.

When the diplomats learned of this, with their code cables they sent open cables stating that their confidential despatches were being censored and delayed.

They still were delayed.