Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-22
news FROM CAMP SEWER
The Soldier Life Continues Full OF
Interest.
REUNION OF OVERSEAS VETERANS
Leather Lessins and Other consp'eu-
GUS Marks to Go Into the Discard
Soldiers Prohibited From Going In
70 Mill VILLAGES Without Permission.

Camp Sewer, october -V'-Ah ioon
les. and soldiers who have had seVerai
months training for that matter hhu
some difficulty in keeping straight on
all the insignia and rank in the army
But since many soldiers have recently
arrived at Camp Sewer and into all
sections Of the country from overseas
the young soldier or civilian wheh ne
passps them and sees the insignia OF
their service abroad and their stand
ling on the casualty lists, now races
new troubles. \ majority OF current
well-dcfined cases OF strained eyes are
due To the nervous study bestowed by
conscientious observers upon the in
sipuia worn on the sleeves and should :
crs of the men Just back from France
Now after more than year IN war
anv rookie or any civilian, for that
matter. finds II easy enough 10 spot
lieutenant, Il captain, a major, Il Colo
| mel or even a general in the American
army Gold and silver bars. maple
leaves and stars soon become familiar
so that ninety-nine out or every one
hundred men in khaki, at least. can
identify an officers rank without stop
| ping TO think. II is not quite so easy
to estimate the standing Of commits
stoned and n-commissioned officers
of the French, British, Italian and BEL
gian armies that one might meet IN
training camps. That uncertainty Is
pardonable. however. \ great many
veteran officers of the United States
army admit quite frankly that they are
| frequently puzzled by the changes OIL
insignia adopted by some of our Al
lies.
Every wcarer of an American uni
form should know the exact meaning
Of the blue and gold cherrons worn on
| their sleeves by men who have come
| hack from the scenes Of actual fighting
| in France and Belgium. The war de-
| partment might not be so badly shock
ed If an American soldier admitted his
inability to distinguish between the
uniforms worn by Il Greek general and
a Scrvian sergeant. But II would be a
real blow to the powers that be if an
Iotherwise respectable and wcll-behav-
ed khaki wcarcr unblushingly ac-
IknowIedgcd that he couldn't tell !, SER
! vice stripe from Il wound chcvron.
True, wound and service chcvrons
are exactly alike: but that fact, ac-
cnrdirR TO the experts, is no excuse for
confusion. They coldly point out that
the honor mark displayed by soldier
who has shed his blood for his coun-
try always is worn on his right arm
and the service chcvron is always
worn on the left arm. Nevertheless,
this truth is likely to slip the memory
of any one who has not specialized on
military insignia. II may be fixed In
mind. however, by remembering that q
mans right. arm is considered more
valuable than his left. Consequently
the appropriateness of putting the
wound chevrons on the right sleeve is
quite obvious.
ANY officer, field clerk or enlisted
man of the United States army who
has served six months in theatre of
operations during the present war is
entitled TO wear a gold service cherron
on the lower half Of the left sleeve of
| his uniform coat, and an additional
gold chevron for each six months of
similar service thereafter. II he serves
less than six months he is permitted to
wear skyblue cloth chevron OF the
same pattern. In the event that man
earns the right to wear the blue chew
ron and subsequently returns to the
theatre Of operations, he, is permitted
To substitute gold chevron for the
blue whenever he completes total OF
six months service.
There is. of course, just one chevron
for the man who has received wound
in action with the enemy, or as a re-
suit OF an act Of the enemy. This gold
chevron is exactly like the service
chevron, except that ii is worn on the
lower half of the right sleeves of all
uniform coats. except fatigue coats.
overcoats or waists The lucky wearer
of the gold chevron for wound is al
lowed TO add chevron for every
wound which he might subsequently
receive. Not more than one chevron
may be worn for two or more wounds
received at the same time.
They must be real wounds too, II
the recipient wears the wound chew
ron. Scratches don't count. 1t is nee
esSary that the wound shall require
the attention OF Il medical officer. On
the other hand. it is not necessary to
shed ones blood to receive this badge
Of honor Anyone disabled by gas and
forced to have treatment by a medical
officer is eligible to wear the right arm
chevron.
II these few facts are kept in mind
by soldiers in service and others inter-
ested (of course everybody is interest
ed) they will cease puzzling over the
distinguishing marks OF the man from
overseas. The stripes on the left arm,
remember, Will tell you no" iOilS he
has served at the front, and the gold
chevrons on his right arm will per-
NIT you to read in passing his record
of honors received as a result Of active
service in the face Of the enemy.
1t is information worth knowing and
that everybody should
have.
Bosom friends in Providence. Rhode
Island five years ago, then meeting up
again as soldiers on the other side II
few months ago, separated again and
re- United at Camp Sewer few days
ago. both having been sent back to the
States as instructors to soldiers in
training here, such is the unusual ex-
perience Of Sergeant William Holden
and Corporal Meyer Janowitz, both Of
whom are veterans of many tough
with Fritz Both soldiers
are back from tie big show without a
with all the narrowing expe-
riences and thrills and were picked for