Show e PECULIAR PRECAUTIONS The International Signal Code Not I Made Public Some newspapers says a naval officer offi-cer quoted by the Philadelphia Record have published pictures of a string of flags purporting to signify In the international in-ternational signal code Remember the Maine This Is not right as it is impossible im-possible to secure the official signal letters let-ters of the lost worship Maine or any other war vessel of the United States navy because the government refuses to divulge such Information The Maritime Mar-itime Exchange telegraphed to Washington Wash-ington for the Maines letter last week for use in a flag display and received avery a-very prompt refusal All code books carried on warships have leaden backs to make them sink If lost overboard The letters in the book moreover are printed with a peculiar Stile which fades away when it comes In contact with the water To make things still more safe the letters are changed every few months by the navy department Even on the warships few officers know I their vessels official code |