Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

cannot get back to do 1t, other fellows
Will take our place and give those
fellows what Is coming to them" And
they smiled when they said T.. even
also said that foreign officers. British
and French. were hearty In their
praise of tho American soldier, saying
that It was their blows in the Marine
that first stayed the Hun advance and
happened when the eth Prussian
Guards went down.
A*
CIR ERIC GEDDES Is pointing cut
that German U.boats are gather
ing for final outbreak Of frightful.
ness with view to smashing the con-
voys bearing United states armies and
supplies for the armies OF civilization
to the theater Of war in Europe: ana
is saying: "Sond all the destroyers and
submarine chaaers you can to put
down the new menace" Almost a. II
IN forecast OF his appeal comes the
word that one Of Ford's eagles" has
had its successful trial in the presence
Of officers representing the United
States Navy Department. This test on
ticular eagle" but Of tho system that
will fabricate the brood Of "eagles't
that soon will follow.
One Of the advantages Of this method
Of ship construction is that all corr
rections suggested by the test Of the
type ship are eliminated in the vosA
sells that come after 1t. Tho first few
OF the fibricatel vessels come no
struction-perhaps they take longer
time-but once the errors are e1fln-
mated, once the parts are made to
scale and workmen and machinery
ready, the assembly Of the parts into
rush that the plant will turn out q
continuous flow Of these plugged little
chasers that will answer a great part
Of Sir Eric's call for submarine hunt
manenyer and powerful enough. to
Outright any submarine, and their
numbers will be limited only by the
supply OF steel and men to manufac-
ture the parts and to assemble them
into fighting, vessels. The success Of
this type Is due to the cooperation of
the manufacturers and the bureau OF
naval construction and repair and that
OF steam engineering. Training Of off,
GERS &C, sane; ana men and providing them in
task for the bureau Of navigation, but /,
have been equal to that task.
Also. as II In answer to Sir Eric.
tSO'ACS thC ISpoiL VI JAopIcScutAkIVo
Padgett of Tennessee that the Navy
Department is furnishing destroyers-
thirty-f1ve-k knot Shtps-at a rate never
before dreamed possible by the fond.
est dreamer Of q great navy.
QUITE a misunderstanding has
x arisen in naval circles over the
effect of an order Of tho Secretary
OF the Navy made September rs in
regard TO the wearing. OF chevrons by
officers and enlisted men to designate
those wounded or serving In the Navy.
The cheVrons are an inverted W
shaped bar of gold braid, the service
cheyron to be worn on the lower half
Of the left sleeve and the wound
of the right sleeve. Because the order
provided four ways Of earning the
service cEevron. many inferred that
they might earn and wear several
such chevrons within the same year,
but such was not the intention OF the
department. which permits but one
service chevron to be given to the
Same man In twelve months. Officer
and enlisted man may receive the
service chevron for (a) service for
a period OF three months or more
since the declaration of war. April 8,
1917, nfoat or ashore on duty east OF
tho 37th meridian, which IL about
half way across the Atlantic ocean.
or CD service afoat for three months
or more since May Is; 1918, on vessels
that have cruised on the high seas
of the Atlantic north. Of the equator,
or (c) served on vessels that have
been torpedoed or fred upon by enemy.
vessels. or (d) served on aviation
duty in the United States making
actual flights in search Of. enemy
vessels since May rs. 1918.
Some officers have construed this
order to mean that a man may win
more than ono service stripe IN
twelve months: but the bureau Of
navigation announces that this .is not
the correct Interpretation. 1t is in
tended that after d man has received
the one stripe 1t shall serve for the
year. but after that time the way ia
open for him to earn another stripe
by any ono of the four ways mem
toned in the order. 49,.
There IL further trouble in the un-
Outstanding OF the provision In regard
to wound stripes, 1t having been re.
ported that IAN additional chevron
may be worn for each additional
wound. but not more than one chevron
VIII DO worn at one time" This Ia
incorrect. Wound chevrOns may be
worn independently OF service chew
rons. and q wounded man may wear
u chevron for every occasion that he
il wounded. provided that only one
chevrOn may be worn for two or moro
wounds received at the Same time.
Willie the Army service bar In a v.
the Navy has adopted an Inverted V
for the reason that II Ia worn higher
IN the SlaSya thpu tho RIM AVA