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Show The Proposed New Code of Signals. Washington, January 3. The committee selected by the Secretaries of War and the Navy, consisting of General Hazen of the Army and Lieutenant Reeder and Commander Comman-der Hoff of the Navy, to report on a more desirable code of signals for the service of the United States, has held several meetings in the past week. It was agreed to procure the difT.jit codes now used by the different governs, i ats of the world, and to instruct a certain number of men at Fort Myer in the use of i ach of them. When sufficient time has elapsed the committee will hold a sort of competitive examination to ascertain whioh Power, in their estimation, has the best sys tem. It will then be the duty of the three officers to endeavor to devise one better than that selected at the trial. Their report will be submitted to the Secretaries, who, in turn, will submit it to Congress for action. By this course it is hoped that a simplified and improved code of signals will be produced to be used in both the naval and military services. ser-vices. -1 - ' |