Show THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I ITo To attention every question must mut bear the name n and address addre of ef the person rero It ThIs does not necessarily mean that the tho name ill he e when hen the question Is I. answered only the initials will j used if the questioner desires No attention will be paid to queries te ta which hi h the name and address of the are ar not appended Friend of ot the People Will you kindly answer the followIng following following follow follow- ing question Has any of ot the draft districts called the numbers as far down the U list t of ot numbers as the fifth or sixth thousand row MRS IRS R. R E. E S. S MAGNA Answer The Answer The question has been referred to officials of the tho district appeal appeal appeal ap ap- peal board who sa say they cannot answer answer answer an an- the question In the present form The state Is divided into severa several dis dIs- dIstricts districts for the working of the draft and If you jou ou will furnish th the tho number of your local draft hoard board or the county board in which you are i interested the highest number In order of liability to dat ate can be given in that particular board Friend of the People Can you tell we who U is the author of ot the following I 1 pledge allegiance to my flag and to the country for which It stands one nation Indivisible with liberty and Justice for all F. F W W. r Answer Answer It It is known as the Salute to the Flag or Pledge and has been In u use for many years perhaps a aI al l I decade decad The author whoever he hea was a was at th the time and his tola Identity has been lost sight of As Is said of other familiar phrases songs and poems whose authors are unknown un un- un- un known the tho saying is st a stray Friend of the People What can you tell me of the first use of camouflage in the present war Was it b by Germans or allies ames Was credit given to any on one person SUBSCRIBER Answer Probably Answer Probably to the French can be given the credit of ot perfecting the theart theart art although whether they were the first to use It is not known To no noon noone noone on one individual belongs the credit of ot originating It It so to far as In Is known Among Amon military men tho principle has long been familiar Camouflage was used In the Civil war with much success success success suc suc- cess several times It was understood by the American Indian who painted his face and nude body to blend with the landscape During the present war the camouflage has been used to the greatest possible advantage The French have the most highly developed camouflage corps In the world at present present pres pres- ent It it is admitted Experiments have been made by them alon along the line of ot concealing men by day and by night in their creeping crouching advances across exposed positions The uniforms of men who make the night attacks are dashed and splotched with dull silver slIver streaks so as to give the tho impression under the German searchlights of limp bod bodies Ie tangled in barbed wire wiro or covered covered cov cov- l cov-l ered as they fell tell by rifles and bayonets |