The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-08

OF higher rank. Inc SWORN
belt is buckled over the coat and is of
red leather with three rows of gold
embroidery The lieutenant general
has three silver stars on the shoulder
piece. the major genera two. and the
brigadier general one silver star. I'm
colonel has a large eagle embroidered
in silver on the shoulder piece. wears
a black belt with one broad band OF
gold on it. and on his cloak has nve
rows of lack lace. The lieutenant
colonel and major have slight diner-
ences In the marks on shoulders n
sleeves. The captain has four lines
embroidered in silver on the
and two rows Of black lace on MS
sleeve. The first lieutenant has only
one line of silver on the shoulder n
one row of lace on the sleeve.
There is not much danger OF Amer
lean soldiers mistaking the enemy Tor
their friends. the uniforms are SO
strikingly different. The infantry or
the United States wear a dark blue
coat with one row of nine buttons ana
n white standing collar. six buttons on
the breast, shoulder flaps of white
cloth with one small button and on the
sleeve a white flag with three buttons
Its fatigue costume is a dark blue
blouse with one row OF hVe buttons
and three small buttons on the sleeve.
The trousers are light blue. and the
caps dark blue. with crossed rifles In
brass and the regiment and number OF
the The ordinary Spanish
infantry wears a dark blue military
coat with a red collar. yellow buttons,
and red trousers with double stripes OF
! dark blue. Its hat. Ros, is gray with
a red beak. But their other order mas
a different uniform. The foot Chas-
seurs have dark blue coats with green
lapels and collars, yellow buttons, red
trousers with dark blue double stripes
and caps with green beaks.
The artillery of the United States
wears a uniform like the infantry, ex-
cept that il has red where
the infantry has white. The Spanish
artillery has a dark blue military coat
with collar of the same. yellow but
tons. dark blue trousers with req
stripes and a white hat.
The United states cavalry uniform IL
like that of the artillery. SUBSTITUTING
yellow for the red trimmings. The
light and mounted artillery mas rec
Just like the cavalry.
The Spanish cavalr is divided into
several classes. The Lancers have
light blue coats with two rows ol
white buttons. light blue collars anc
white lapels, light blue trousers VIII
white stripes. steel helmets with white
clasps and standards of red N vel
low. The Dragons wear light blu
coats with five rows of black LACE
across the breast; collars and shoulde
laps red, white metal buttons. re-
trousers with light blue stripes, ant
steel helmets with yellow caps. IN
/. mounted Chasseurs nave light blu
, peIisse-like coats, but the rest OF thei
uniform is like that of the Dragons
except the light blue shako. The Hus
1 sars of the princess veal light blu
- x.;,l, ,o,.nh yal1nx lapa on tl
. breast and sleeves, tight light blu
. trousers with yellow stripes. pelisse
of White cloth with yellow lace an
white shakos with yellow clasps. IN
r Hussars of Pavia have red cloaks an
< yellow lace, the same trousers as IN
> other Hussars. light blue pelisses, Wit
I red shakos and yellow clasps.
The engineer corps of the Unite
states has a uniform of dark blue wit
red trimmings and white facings an
cuffs. The Spanish sappers and mil
$ ers wear dark blue military coats VII
n collars of the same. white buttons ar
e dark blue trousers with double re
d stripes, white caps and belts. .
e The American army is formed I
l. the enlistment of volunteers for a ter
d of five years. The Spanish. like tn
IS of most European states. is made
k by the compulsory service OF evel
NJ male who reaches the age of IL -
A. freedom from military service can
A.. purchased for l,500 pesos. and maj
- exceptions are made. While III Anne
X lean standing army is only 25.0
d strong and that of Spain is nominal
three times as great, the real availat
is troops of the United States when q
militia is drawn upon rs more TN
l. loo. 900 additional. In time OF w
er SPANS force is expected to reach 3V
I'd 600. but il is a fact that even befo
of volunteers were called for more tn
or a million men had sent their names
MS the secretary of war of the Unit
T. States.
Ie. Just as the United States army RI
was the Springfield. the Spanish h
RS the Remington, but lately the form
rs has adopted the Krag-Jorgens
,e, magazine rifle with five cartridges
err .3O-caliber, and the Spaniards use
e. Mauser with the same number OF ca
rn ridges and .216 caliber.
n The general view of the CONSTITUTE