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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
An old guide explains insignia on army and navy uniforms, detailing sleeves and collars that denote branch, office, and rank. It covers army regulars, militiamen, and volunteers, noting devices such as bars, leaves, anchors, and stars across khaki and blue uniforms.
The article explains how officers are recognized by insignia in khaki uniforms. It notes the bronze coat of arms on service caps belts and a gold and black hat cord. It details color codes yellow cavalry red artillery maroon navy and the four silver stars for Dewey. It also compares Marine Corps insignia and notes the collar device and sleeve insignia to British Royal Horse Artillery.
The text outlines color codes for medical corps staff departments engineers ordnance quartermaster signal and commissioned officers hats, belts, and coats of arms. It notes black white red piping on hats and colored cords, with officers wearing a black braided hat cord and silver insignia on collars.
Ellis Parker Butler rails at Germany as a brash medieval robber state. He condemns its war finance by conquest, contrasts it with allied nations' taxes, and lauds Belgium’s courage while predicting Germany’s downfall. He calls the kaiser a robber and predicts retribution.
A British officer in New York recounts an Allied deception tactic told by a participant in a raid that captured German soldiers in a front line trench. The German officer protested being sent to England, believing German forces held England, as letters from home touted London’s capture.
United States Weather Bureau observation at 8 p m yesterday records atmospheric conditions for the region. Data include temperature humidity wind and barometric pressure readings with notable changes from prior observations.
Washington reports manufacturers to set aside 12 percent of peas 12 percent of corn 18 percent of tomatoes and 6 percent of salmon for army and navy use. Nationwide 38,183 canners of fruit vegetables and 2,900 canners of fish participate. Projections based on 1914 output show millions of cans allocated for the ensuing year.
A torpedoed British transport runs aground on the eastern Mediterranean shore after a German submarine attack. Survivors cling to the wreckage and lifeboats, while a French helper arrives on the shore to aid the stranded crew and soldiers.
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