Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-15
SERVICE BUTTONS
FOR MEN in WAR
ARE GOING OUT
Necessary to Present Honor
able Discharge to Obtain
Honor From Nation

The local recruiting office in this city
is working overtime to keep up all its
activities. The thing at present which
| is taking up all their spare time is the
distribution of the bronze and silver
buttons for service. And in connection
with this, a very unfortunate practice
/ has been discovered by the officers of
the station.
To obtain button. 1t is necessary
| to produce certificate of honorable
discharge from the Army. The silver
button is given to those who have a
wound entry on the certificate. Many
cases have been discovered the last few
days at the local office of men from
| Harrisburg and vicinity who have en-
! deavored to put one over on the local
Office by erasing the none" opposite
| the wound entry and attempting to
write In II number of wounds
These substitutions are perfectly OBJ
| vious and in a number of cases Colonel
| Kemper has refused to issue the but
tons. If any further attempts of this
J kind are discovered, it Is the intention
| to announce the names and addresses
of those who in so cheap and low manner
! try to make use or the insignia which
show that a man has been honorably
wounded in the service of his country.
Another matter of considerable in
| terest to men who have recently re-
| turned is that of a victory campaign
| medal for service. AS yet The govern
ment has not issued any order to the
effect that any ribbon may be worn,
! but in spite of this soldiers are daily
seen with gaudy ribbons all over their
chests. Recently, however contract
has been awarded to an Allentown
firm to turn out 675. 900 yards of the
l-ft~ 49, It'll ie ia
up of the six basic colors of the spec
trum blended gradually. Both the
! United States and all the Allied nations
are to have the same kind of Victory
medal which is to go with the ribbon,
| the general design OF which is to be as
follows A winged victory on the OBJ
verse and on the reverse the inscription
THE Great War for Civilization and
| the names and arms of the Allied and
associated nations.
This medal is to be awarded to all
| officers, enlisted men, Army nurses
and field clerks who served for at least
| fifteen days at any time between April
6, 1917, and November II, 1918. in the
Army of the United States. To show
battle service, service clasps will be
awarded for each engagement. These
will be indicated on the ribbon itself
! by n small bronze star. The engage
ments as designated by General Per-
shng are as follows: Somme defen-
sive March 21-April 6 Lys defensive,
April 81; Aisne defensive, May 81
June s; Montdidier-Noyon defensive,
June 9-f3: Champagne Marine defen-
sive, July 1918; Aisne-Marne offensive,
July 1s-August 6; Somme offensive,
| August S-November II; Oise-Aisne Of
fensive. August s-November II; Ypres-
st. MihieI offensive. September 1916 ;
Meuse-Argonne offensive, September
26-November II; Battle of Vittorio-
Veneto, Italy, October 24November 4,
1918.
Further announcements of the Vic
tory medal and any other campaign
ribbons will be made from the rcruit-
ing Office as soon as information is OBJ
tanned about them.