The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-11
GET MILITARY TITLES
Red Cross Agents in War The
alter to Be Commissioned.
Uncle Sam VIII Give Workers the
Right t. Wear Uniform of the
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 10 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 assimllated military rank ap-
propriate to their title in the scheme
of Red Cross organization.
Officials will be given commissions,
warranted employees will be given non
commissioned warrants. and laborers,
cooks and privates will receive GER
tifcates Of identity as enlisted men.
These commissions, warrants and
certificates of identity confer no mill
tary authority, however The holder
incurs 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 assimilated 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.
donal Red Cross and that the authori.
ties bespeak for them the cooperation,
courtesy and respect due to persons
designated for such important duties
Appropriate insignia of title and as
simulated rank with distinctive marks
are provided.
Titles with assimilated 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-
menD, 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 Cross
sergeants, hospital sergeants, ser.
geants first CLASSY, 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.