The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24

III IL SINtlul tUlilbuiluS' VIZ
vision ends chapter in military cam
outage In America. A little more
than year ago il was doubtful wheth-
or or not the army would have any
great use for camouileurs In the forces
abroad. BY the recent decree mill
tary camoufiage Is made. an essential
In every regiment, like engineering,
trench digging, map making, road
building, and sharpshooting. There
IRE now. according TO military camou-
f1eurs In New York city, about 800 ex-
pert camoufleurs abroad with the Per
shng forces. The new order makes
It necessary for each regiment in every
training camp on this side to have
at least 10 camoufieurs to train other
men In the new art Of cnmOuflage.
Whence will these new cnmoufieurs
come? Who Is to make them prof.
Client, when even the best-trained Sold
military and naval men admit igno-
rance?
Until the airplane came In the cav
airy was the scouting arm of the army.
anys writer In New York Times.
Now large part of the cavalry OF
the United States army has been dis
mounted and put to machine guns.
The airman Is the scout This was
the chief factor In raising camOu-
f'age to its present rank of impor-
tnnce. A mounted scout could scarce
~ he deceived by artificial camoufage.
Now the scout passing ut heights OF
about 1900 feet cannot tell whether
the camoufage, II clever, Is artificial.
His kodak. however, is not 30 easy to
fool. 1t will record many things
which escape the eye.
For that reason, lights and shades,
depressions and knobs in the terrain,
md shadows have to be carefully stud
ted by the military camoutleur. That
makes il necessary for him To know
shndc and tone value rs they register
on the eye Of the birdman and on the
camera lens.
Under the instruction Of Lieut.. ii.
Ledyard Towle of the Seventy-first in
fantry is the New York division Of
military camouflagc. In which the
men belong 20 the new National army
and wear the uniform and insignia Of
the engineers, and on the sleeve the
letters M. C."-Militnry Camouneur.
They include landscaDe gardeners. art
lists miniature painters. portrait
printers. photographers, woOdworkcrs,
mural decorators. craftsmen, and en-
gimcers. II Is probable TINT these men
IN Ia, l,n
regiments in military camoullagc.
Methods Of Teaching.
An observer need only follow these
camouneurS 10 the GO-acre tract which
the city of Yonkcrs donated to Lieu
tenant Towle for camouilage work. or
into their great classroom in New
York city, 10 get an idea of the chief
methods of teaching the value of lie
preSs!ous, color values, lights and
shades. and locations. There arc adj
Unstable wires that tit the miniature
terrain boards To Just the desired
slnnt, so that the soldier can view
them from the angle Of sharpShoot-
or. as II from an airpnne from the
rear or from In front. Gauzy curtains
create nm Illusion Of various lights ut
different hours Thus light blue cur
tains make the twilight Just before
dawn. Light rose and blue and yell
low make dawn, monday, and dusk
curtains the evening. Nh
From 100 feet telephone poles,
camouflaged, disappear. Dugouts with
path crossing over the roof are like
the side of the hill. Even the gray,
blue and red caisson wagon moving
along the road Is n blur Of color.
Canvases In triangular shape lied 20