or a red rocket to signify, "You are seen; as- 

 sistance will be given as soon as possible" 



(234)- , ' / , i 



A red flag waved on shore by day, or a red 

 light, red rocket, or red roman candle displayed 

 by night, will signify, "Haul away" (235). 



A white flag waved on shore by day, or a 

 white light swung slowly back and forth, or a 

 white rocket or white roman candle fired by 

 night, will signify, "Slack away" (236). 



Two flags, a white and a red, waved at the 

 same time on shore by day, or two lights, a 

 white and a red, slowly swung at the same 

 time, or a blue pyrotechnic light burned by 

 night, will signify, "Do not attempt to land in 

 your own boats; it is impossible" (237). 



A man on shore beckoning by day, or two 

 torches burning near together by night, will 

 signify, "This is the best place to land" (238) 



Any of these signals may be answered from 

 the vessel as follows : In the day-time, by wav- 

 ing a flag, a handkerchief, a hat, or even the 

 hand ; at night, by firing a rocket, a blue light, 

 or a gun, or by showing a light over the ship's 

 gunwale for a short time and then concealing 

 it. 



239-246. The insignia of the airplanes of 

 the various countries are here shown. The 

 United States makes use of the five-pointed 

 star, Great Britain still retains her three crosses 

 of the union jack, Germany marks hers with 

 the Prussian black cross, and Turkey displays 

 the familiar star and crescent. 



248-253. These represent the company sig- 

 nal flags of the U. S. infantry and of the 

 militia and volunteers. 



254-261. Distinguishing flags and lanterns 

 of army headquarters. 



262. The flag of the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Coast 

 Guard and Public Health Service, has a blue 

 field with crossed anchors in white centered 

 thereon, the design surrounded by thirteen 

 white five-pointed stars. This flag is flown 

 when the Secretary of the Treasury is aboard 

 vessels of the Treasury service. 



263. The U. S. Coast Guard flag was 

 adopted in 1799 for the' Revenue Cutter Serv- 

 ice, now merged with the Life Saving Service 

 into the Coast Guard. The sixteen vertical 

 stripes proclaim the sixteen States that were 

 in the Union at the time the design was 

 adopted; its red eagle, with the stars above 

 and the escutcheon on' its breast, bespeaks the 

 Federal service. The badge on the seventh red 

 stripe bears a shield surrounded by the motto. 

 "Semper Paratus 1790" (Always prepared). It 

 appears on the flag to show that it represents 

 the Coast Guard. The same flag without the 

 badge denotes the custom houses of the United 

 States. In time of war the Coast Guard oper- 

 ates as a part of the United States Navy and 

 then uses the flags and pennants of the naval 

 service. 



264-265. The design of the arms on the 

 flags of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary 

 of Commerce are identical, except for the 

 transposition of colors. It is taken from the 

 official seal of the department and shows on 

 the upper part of the escutcheon a ship at full 

 sail and on the lower part a lighthouse illu- 

 mined. The service flag is hoisted at the fore 



mast on holidays, on occasions of official cere- 

 monies, when entering a port after an extended 

 Voyage, and at any other time when the na- 

 tional ensign is hoisted. At no time should a 

 service flag be displayed without the national 

 ensign. These flags are shown as follows : 

 268, 272, 276, 280. 



266. The Assistant Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury has the same flag as the Secretary of the 

 Treasury, except that the colors are trans- 

 posed. His flag is never flown in the presence 

 of the flag of his ranking officer, 262. 



267. The pennant of the U. S. Coast Guard 

 has thirteen stars and vertical red and white 

 stripes. It was adopted in 1799, and is always 

 displayed by Coast Guard cutters in commis- 

 sion. In time of war the Coast Guard oper- 

 ates as part of the U. S. Navy and wears the 

 commission pennant of the navy. 



268. The service flag of the Bureau of 

 Navigation, with its white' ship in a red disc 

 on a blue ground is flown by all vessels of the 

 Navigation Service during daylight hours. 



269. The flag of the Commissioner of Navi- 

 gation is blue, bearing a full-rigged ship in 

 white in the center. It is flown on Department 

 of Commerce vessels when the Commissioner 

 of Navigation is on board. 



270. The flag of the Customs Service is the 

 same as that of the Coast Guard, except that 

 the badge of the latter is omitted. 



271. The jack of the Coast Guard Service 

 is a reproduction of the canton of the ensign 

 of the same service. The jack of the Coast 

 Guard is -used only at parades on shore. Since 

 the national -ensign has been used as the en- 

 sign of the Coast Guard, the old Coast Guard 

 ensign is used only as a distinguishing flag, 

 and the only jack displayed on vessels of the 

 Coast Guard is 4. 



272. A white fish on a red diamond im- 

 posed upon a blue ground constitutes the flag 

 flown by the vessels of the Bureau of Fish- 

 eries. It was adopted in 1896. 



273. The Commissioner of Fisheries has 

 one of the newest flags in the Federal service. 

 It is a blue banner with a white fish in the 

 center and was adopted July 22, 1913. 



274. The flag of the U. S. Public Health 

 Service was adopted in 1894. It is the inter- 

 national yellow quarantine flag with the serv- 

 ice shield thereon. The fouled anchor stands 

 for the seamen in need of assistance, and the 

 caduceus represents the herald or physician 

 who is to bring restored health. 



275. This is the flag of the senior officer 

 present, and is flown in the Coast Guard to 

 indicate that the ship which displays it bears 

 the force commander. 



276. The flag of the Bureau of Lighthouses 

 is a white triangular pennant, red bordered, 

 and bearing in the white field, parallel with 

 the staff and next to it, a blue lighthouse. 



277. The flag of the Commissioner of 

 Lighthouses has the white field and blue light- 

 house of the sendee flag placed upon a square 

 field of blue. 



278. The Surgeon General of the U. S. 

 Public Health Service flies a flag of blue, bear- 

 ing the fouled anchor, of the official shield of 

 the service. The design is white. 



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