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Show CRM TIE SJ. 1 UNIFORM Long Overcoats Turned in and Exchanged for Shorter Ones of Same Material. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. 29. (By the Associated Associat-ed Press) The uniform of the American Ameri-can soldier is undergoing a further change. It is a small one made necessary neces-sary by conditions. A large number of troops have turned In their long overcoats to receive in exchange coats of the same material but much shorter in length. The new ones strike the men above the knees while the old ones.lssued in the United States, usually usual-ly hit them about the ankles. Because of the perpetual mud it was found that the long coats soon became caked and heavy. They flopped about the legs of the soldiers, hindering the free movement move-ment of the wearers. oo |