The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-22

81 blue. with white diagonal cross: y
! blue and white in sixteen alternate checks
p. blue. with white square in center: Q
yellow; r, red. with yellow right cross; S
white, with blue square in center; T. red
white and blue. in three vertical stripes
! Y. white. with red diagonal cross. W. a
red square surrounded by a white Dor
der, surrounded by blue border. reach
ing to the edge of the flag.
Washington, June 21.-The code-book
! itself is In two parts. The first consists
Of what are called general signals and
includes such words. phrases, and SEN
fences as are commonly required in COM
municatlons by signals between one ship
and another at sea or between ships and
signal stations arranged by groups. and
also Of geographical signals including the
names OF different places upon the globe.
principally Of seaport towns and others
apt 70 De used. The second part. on the
other hand, consists Of an arrangement in
alphabetical order Of words, phrases, and
sentences of part first. together with an
alphabetical spelling-table to be used In
making signals for words not covered by
the code and also an alphabetical arrange
ment of the geographical signals Three
hundred and six combnat ions of letters
can be made by using two letters, $50
by using sets of three letters. and rs. 40
sets of signals can be made by using four
letters in each, making a total of rs .642
possible combinations. In applying these
combinations to the different signals Of
the code. the two-letter sets, being the
simplest, are reserved for urgent and
important signals. For instance. the sig
nal BID signifies what ship is that?" and
id You are standing into danger" The
three-letter sets are for a similar reason
reserved for the other general signals.
BRS means ''Will you take a letter for
me?" DIFF Where is the captain?"
DIV, rs your crew all on board?' JDK,
Il shall fire into the boats If they per-
sist in coming alongside" The four-letter
sets being so numerous are subdivided as
to their purpose. Some are reserved for
geographical signals and others for the
alphabetical signals referred 70 in part
second. Others are reserved for the sig
mails of ships. ], 40 combinations being set
aside to designate men-of-war and 5000
being assigned to the merchant service.
is left to the government of each nation
within the limits specified. The flags are
hoisted in combinations as may be re-
Quired, and as each signal has throughout
but one signafcation. nothing further is
required to make 1t understood. In order
that a captain may not lose time in ascer-
tanning the correct signal to meet his re-
quirements or endeavor to improvise a
sentence to signal when there is one
almost similar in the code that will
answer the purpose just as well, the first
part Of the code is divided into sections
on various subjects, giving nearly all Of
the code sentences. with the correspond
ing signal that is required specified. 1t
Will be remembered that the story is told
that before the battle Of Trafalgar. Nelson !
ordered the signal hoisted. Nelson ex-
poets every man to do his duty" and the |
flag officer said in reply to this that to
display the signal Nelson would require |
the use Of several flags to spell out the /
name, whereas they had the signal Eng /
and" in one flag. and suggested that that /
should be used. and so legend accounts (
o rthe origin OF the famous phrase, Eng I
and expects every man 10 do his duty"
These sections comprise a selection Of /
for the use Of vessels meeting
1t sea, a few general inquiries and an
wers such as would most probably be re-
luired; attention or demand signals; dan
ger or distress; leaks ana accidents; com
news; shipping phrases; re-
-arding captain. crow. and passengers: in
1tations; police quarantine; latitude and
orgitude; time; date; weather and winds.
Another section comprises phrases re-
.arding assistance. repairs. stores. and
upplies; another regarding the boilers
nd engines; anchorage. soundirEs. and
HotaFe form the subjects for another
HAPPIER. Sailing directions, business
auxiliary phrases. and even
table Of current coins. weights, and 4
measures Of different nations, and num-
rails and fractions. all have their equiv
lent in flag signals. and form the basis (
1r chapters in the code book. The part ,
T The code devoted TO geogra phicaI names .
naturally an extended one. BQJK IS
ne signal for Maine. which has been seen
so many places IS part q the Oft
sDeated phrase. "Re-nem5ar tae Maine"
Remember the" being Represented by
NQ OCH The Alphabetical spelling
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the code. does nDs appear 20 30 much I
N Improvement over speHng hy single
tiers. as four signal fags are required I
nearly every case fev the letters and (
-7Ups Of letters V5ich r. no case exceed 4
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-er FOR al words r7t IN the code book Z
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letters being sfEralled according 20 the y
rectio1s given For instance. 10 signal =
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host the fars CBMB Tor the h-st
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