Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES tito the firing of a gun salute on all on a foreign port dates back to tho the introduction of ordnance aboard still it was tho the custom lit in phoso lays days for war vessels to have their guns loaded while at sea aea in III case of pirates upon their approach RP to a port the guns of tho the allt alila P would bo be filed to indicate ind leato that tile tho mis into sion of ahn th vessel was a friendly ono one prior to 1660 thero there ta is no mention mail atton of inetor let at ballets illeta lii bullets of stone blone were used use 1 and shoulder sli marks now ilow worn by naval officers survive from olden days daya when fighting nien lion wore metal plates on heir teloir shoulders to protect them froin rom sabre cuts naval officers below tho the rank of commander are addressed as aa izar mr and in tile he case cabo of officers of tho the medical edical Ill corps corpa m is doctor and of the officers of the chaplain corps as chaplain officers of tim thie rank of commander and above are novar addressed addre asod go as Ml stor but py by their rank ank campaign ribbons an and other doe doc ora tlona are invariably worn on oil the loft left breast it Is a tradition which lias has been handed down to us nearly a thousand years yeara whon when the crusaders went into asia to wrest the italy holy grail from tho the turks the lie knights placed badges of honor over their hearts to proclaim their loyalty to tile the king icing the buitoni cui toni ed to the practice of placing jala pad insignia gyr ilia 19 bane place higher awards aro worn qia froni the neck or in other distinctive pos lUon Jon the wol worrie dil or ara used only ag an answer to art an order I 1 faye aye sir sr means that the rec elyer of thin order un dorastand dor stand stands it anti and intends to carry ry it aut |