Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-10
RULES GOVERNING
SERVICE FLAGUSE
Not Official Because Flag Is Not
Official but Are Approved
by Adtutant General.

proper use OF the service flag
reach the state council of defense.
flag itself is unofficial. but the fol-
regulations covering the use of the
service flag, because the service
flag itself lie unofficial, but the fol-
lowing, prepared in the judge ad-
vocate generals department, has
the approval of the adjutant gen
eral of the army.
Entitled to a star-all officers
end enlisted men of the regular
army. the regular army T%serve,
the officers reserve corp and the
enlisted reserve corps; of the ma
tional guard and national guard
reserve recognized by the militia
bureau of the war department; OF
the navy, the marine corps, and
the coast guard; of the naval mil
ftia, naval reserve force, marine
corps reserve, and natiOna naval
volunteers recognized by the navy
department; officers only of the
public health service, detailed by
the secretary of the treasury for
duty either with the army or with
the navy; personnel of lighthouse
service and Of coast geOdetic sur
vey transferred by the president
to the service and jurisdiction of
war or navy department; members
of the nurse corps, army field
clerks of the QuartermaSter corps,
civilian clerks and militaryF en-
ployes on duty with the military
forces detailed for service abroad
in accordance with the provisions
of existing law; members of any
other body who have heretofore or
may hereafter become a part of
the military or naval forces of the
United States.
The term military service" as
used in this definition shall signi-
fy active service in any branch OF
service heretofore mentioned or re-
ferred to, but reserves and persons
on the retired list shall not be in
Guided in the term persons in
military service" until ordered 20
activo service.
Men attending officers training
camps of the United States army or
navy at cantOnments, camps or
forts are in the active military ser
vice.
While It is not intended to mini
mize the work done by persons
connected with, or of assistance to
the military or naval service, but
not part of it, members of the
Red Cross, Y. NJ. C. A. X. C., Jew
ish Welfare board rand like organi-
cations are not to be represented
on the service flag
No objection is seen to extend
ing the service flag honor to those
in the service of our allies.
Meaning Of the stars.-A blue
star is used 10 represent each per
son, man or woman, in the mill
tary or naval service OF the United
States.
For those skilled in action gold
star will be substituted for the blue
star, or superimpOsed on it entire
ly covering il. Use of this star
would be limited TO those entitled
to the Official wound chevron.
which is awarded to those receiv-
ing wounds in action with the enc
my or disabled by a gas attack. ne
Cessitating treatment by medical
officer.
For those who subsequently die
from such wounds or gas disable
ment, the gold star will be super
imposed on the silver, leaving a
margin of silver around the gold.
For those disabled or invalided
home by injury or disease incur
red in line OF duty, a silver star
will be superimposed on the blue,
leaving a margin OF blue around
the silver.
For those who subsequently die
as a result of such accident or dis
ease contracted in line of duty, a
gold star will be substituted for
this silver star, or superimposed
on it, covering the silver entirely,
but leaving the margin Of blue.
Men reported missing are pre-
sumed to have been taken prisoner
and should continue to be repre-
scented by the blue star.
Men discharged, not for the good
of the service or on request or
resignation, but from wounds or
physical incapaCity contracted in
the line of duty, shall continue to
be represented by the silver star.
When discharged for other causes
they would appear to be thereafter
no more entitled to representation
than others not in the military SER
vice
Members of all state council OF
defense committees are advised TO
clip this and keep it for reference.
1t will enable them to answer au-
thoritatively the many questions
that will come to them.