Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 438
ght skyabove some highmountain peak,could be seenfrom a distancemuch better thanthe white flag;while, at a signalstation in a darkvalley, it woulda signalman with the kit. be the other way. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) - I he flags, whenin use, are tied to jointed staffs by means ofsmall pieces of tape; and… … 426 HOW ARMIES TALK TO EACH OTHER. [Mar. erect, facing toward the distant station, andholding the flag with both hands straight up inthe air, and directly in front of the center ofthe body. Then, to make a dot, the flag islowered directly to the right and almost to theground; a dash is made…
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