The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-09

ana Stripes is the oldest national stan
dard and ensign In the world That IL
Denmark red swallow tailed hag
with white cross the colors Of savoy. +
which was adopted ia the year 1919. ia
tho Oldest Europcan national standard
ensign
The va,.f,,,e sol+le.na,,t. In the thir-
taa, ca1ori.. vre~a e.tah1fsbed under
three different haas. tho English and
Dutch and Swedish
The cross Of 81 George . white ban
per with , ,9d CROSS was adopted 1927.
as the rrqlt-h standard and ensign
and continued ,s sucl, until 1905 In
\ that wear King James r whose Access
I sion H. +h. throne in 1903 had united
f.bo r,s,s,1or,s or reo,,tord and scot
! land united by his royal proclamation
the red cross OF st George with the
cross Of ST. Andrew. diagonal white
cross on blue background as q distin-
gushing flag for all his subjects trav-
cling bv sea This blue ensign bearing
the symbol Of the union - England and
Scotland was called the kings colors. or
r-nfon J4cls The kings coIors az main
ton and St GeorEe's cross at the fore
we're hofs+ed over the NIava0yver and
other shiDs in which English coloniats
came to our shores The cross OF St
George was in continuous use either "a
n NatienaJ STANDARD or a distinguish
fr, ban4,ar for English ships This con
ltinued TO be the flag Of Great Britain
until 1901. when the ensign now III
use was adopted. This, Of course. was
never used bv the American colonies.
FOR they became independent states
quarter OF century before it was
established.
-, d.. ,be Puritan
Inc "t'Sin@i ma .a,+o.,e7
- g,i,b red St George cross.
.t, ~ ,,r,-,er corner
an" iaF ing ~ N-a,,. r-np
ga 'He ia - r-5o
'"u" - 90 +he Pava1l,-
-. .ae@,z +o have adogt-
g.. -, zee and these
90" ,,.+u corrnon flag.
.-'..-.-- r.,v nationality was es-
.bItsbad
The Connecticut troops in 1913 car
,.ad banners Of a solid color. q differ
~ ~ofor for each regiment Massa-
.t,,,.a++s banners bore pine tree.
80 - sou+b Carolina were embel-
,5sbed with q rattlesnake. New York
7dopted 2 flag with a white back
.-ro,lnd with a black beaver thereon
ar5 Rhode Island men carried a flag
having thirteen white stars and blue
+be hodv o. the flag being
white with an anchor upon it. having
49, +be ton OF # the word Hope.
sin,fra~ flag Is now in the office Of
I've verra+arv Of state
4 some Of these flags bore a motto
fa,.o~f+s inscription being An Ap-
neal TO Heaven" which appeared on
> ,1a.sscl,,,sstts Standards. This motto
J ,a~.qraDb OF the address of the Prov
S inciaI Congress Of Massachusetts -
. - zee, shortly after the Battle
=, Ia,+us+o, and ended thus: Appeal
j.. = Heaven for the justice OF our
-. dstsr-r,ine to die or be free
a.+tosnske had been adopted
.Eror, on colonial fags and
:, o. sdnoni+ion Don't tread on
!, Dol
.- -...45o-ed all serpents
ne ahcieH'' "a device
A e'loielhs q, - ro.fsrof, Franklin
% was 49,, -.++1asnalxe is
II on the Rlou'i's -. ~ his bright
, l"ahd ohiS 80 violence that he
hdless e9 e7 s'4 i'l'''' ing fair
never attacks without
warning OF ms preseh1s 20 -'. -
= ties are so hrin'S Jo'''e' IA - g.
separated - t,,a rat.
p. ever ana as ne g.. -..F4r
. ties increase III " +it'o
be hoped the colonies "ouiu
christopher Puasoe"'
10 patriot OF the American 81,
< presented to CONGRESS- -, -
c 1875 an elegant s'SilD9 -, - -.
by the oo''1''t'iiN'' lei, n
American navy. a YeioW nag ~ -
- representation OF fa1tie Sne "'' - -
h. the words underneath l'''
~ on Me"
- Esik Hopkins. COMMANDER IN '.'-s
:. of American fleets maze use 81
flags, one nag OF IN rice" az 20,
red and white stripes ulat o'1'' -
~ across the surface ~
r with The warning motto: Don't Trea'
- on Ne" The other was a Whlte has
"a +~o, WI fch tn