The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
GET MILITARY TITLES
Red Cross Agents in War The
ater to Be Commissioned.
Uncle Sam Will Give Workers the
Right to Wear Uniform Of tho
United States Army.

Use of military titles, rank and uni
form by representatives of the Amer
lean Red Cross actually in foreign
countries constituting the theater of
active war is to be authorized by
Uncle Sam, according to an announce
ment by the war department.
With the declaration of war by con-
gress the government automatically ac-
cepted the cooperation and assist
ance of the American National Red
Cross in the prosecution of the strug-
gle, the Red Cross to work with land
and naval forces of the United States
and to extend its humanitarian serv-
Ices to the armies and to the civilian
populations of countries now at war
with Germany.
To facilitate their work, Red Cross
officials, other than those Incorporated
In the Army Medical corps, are to
have an asslmilated military rank ap-
propriate to their title in the scheme
of Red Cross organization.
Officials will be given commissions,
warranted employees Will be given nom
commissioned warrants, and laborers,
cooks and privates will receive GER
tlficates of identity as enlisted men.
These commissions, warrants and
certificates of identity confer no mill
tary authority, however. The holder
lncurs no military obligation, nor does
he receive any right to pay or allow
ances of his similar grade in the Unit
ed States army.
Right to an assimllated military
rank carries with 1t the privilege of
wearing the uniform of the United
States army or some uniform to be
prescribed by the Red Cross and ap-
proved by the secretary of war.
The purpose of comforting military
rank is to indicate to members of the
land and naval forces that the Red
Cross workers enjoy the confidence of
the president as commander in chief
of the army and of the American Ma
tional Red Cross and that the authori-
ties bespeak for them the cooperation
courtesy and respect due to persons
designated for such importunt duties
Appropriate insignia of title and as
simulated rank with distinctive marks
are provided.
Titles with assimllated rank for ap.
propriate duties are prescribed as fol
lows:
Chairman of war council to have as
simulated rank of major general; war
councillor and vice chairman of exec,
utive committee to be brigadier gen.
eral; director general, in charge OF
civilian and military relief, colonel
assistant director general (commis
sioner to theater of war or bureau
, head), lieutenant colonel; director
(bureau chief, Red Cross representa-
tive at headquarters, camps. base hos
, pitfalls, supply depots, etc.), major; as
, sistant director Cred Cross representa-
tive with any lesser army detach
ment), captain; assistant director
(storekeeper, adjutant or quartermas
ter, aide), first lieutenant.
Other assimilated ranks are as fol
lows:
Secretary Clerical work., sergeant
major; and at base hospitals, CORE
spending army grades for Red Gross
sergeants, hospital sergeants, ser
geants (first class), sergeants, corpor
ais, cooks, privates (first class), pri
Yates, and laborers.
The Greek cross in red enamel Is
the predominating mark of the insig
mia prescribed for the several assim
Hated ranks.