Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-14
HAVE NEW TYPE
CAP FOR THOSE
IN FRANCE NOW

The appended was taken from the
Stars and Stripes, a publication
edited in France by American sol
diers.
The issue in which the following
story OF the adoption of new over
seas caps by the American govern
ment for our boys now serving in
France. was received by James A
Weed, secretary of the local Typo
graphical union:
The crease follows the seam and
the seam follows the crease"
That is the college yell of the
new overseas cap. For whether you
knew it before or not. there is a
new overseas cap. And the most
important thing about the new over
seas cap is that it differs from the
old overseas cap.
1t has certain points of similar
ity. 1t is built to cover the head.
1t is made of much the same kind
of cloth. 1t has neither brim nor
visor.
But it has these advantages. 1t
is much better made than the old
cap. 1t fits more neatly, looks more
chic. adapts itself more genteelly to
the advantage Of the brain case.
This is not the place to rehash
the whole history of the war of the
overseas cap, or the part which the
Stars and Stripes played in that
memorable contest. Suffice it that
there is a new cap and let bygones
be bygones.
The new cap-the quartermaster
corps Youches for it's made on a
thoroughly scientific plan. The old
cap is believed not to have been
made on any plan The theory OF
the new cap is the one enunciated
above: The crease follows the
seam and the seam follows the
crease"
With what results? First of all
1t means that the new cap fits
II means that when you are not
wearing it, it can be folded into a
bundle the size of a handkerchief
and slowed away in your pocket
without making a siZeable bulge
And when you remove 1t from your
pocket for wear it will not be
creased and wrinkled and generally
hideOus. 1t will have kept its shape
all because the crease follows the
seam and the seam follows the
crease.
The fold slightly spreads for two
reasons-first, to show the signifi-
canoe Of the seam-folloW-crea ad-
vantage. and second, because every
one probably will insist on wearing
the cap that way. The bequest OF
cur brummels. however, will keep
the folds as close together as pos
s1ble, which is the correct method.
The cOlored piping on officers
caps will be worn as in the earlier
model. So will the insignia of rank.
for officers. and of branch OF SER
vice for enlisted men.
The new cap is not in prospect,
1t is an accomplished fact. Sew
eral thousands of them are already
being worn. Eventually the num-
Der Will increase so that It will AL
low one cap for every man in the
American eXpeditionary forces.
ANA they Will be distributed as rap
idly as they can be turned out
The new cap IS an Independent;
product. Those who have seen #
report Yariously that # looks like
a Belgian cap. a Kfltie cap. a ROYAL
Flying corps cap. This proves that
II looks like itself only, and like no
other cap in the world.
To put II in a word. the new ran
Is natty. And the old cap was not
even hatty."
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