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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, April 14, 1917, NOON EDITION, Image 24

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SOME FACTS CONCERNING THE
GOOD OLD AMERICAN FLAG .
Washington, April 14. The collec
tion of flags in the Smithsonian in
stitution shows many things about
our national emblem. From the time
of the revolution the stars and
stripes in the flag have varied. There
were 13 stars during the revolution,
15 in the war of 1812, 29 in the Mex
ican war, 33 to 35 in the civil war,
45 in the Spanish war and 48 today.
The stripes were changed first from
13 to 15 and then back to 13. Our
national flag is among the oldest
flags of the nations, being older than
the British Jack, the French Tri
color, the flag of Spain and many
others, and many years older than
the flags of Germany and Italy.
The present flag was authorized
for the United States by the Conti
nental Congress on July 14, 1777,
now celebrated as flag day. This act
required that the flag have 13 alter
nate red and white stripes and that
there be 13 white stars on a blue
field. It did not make provision for
additional stars. At the time the
flag was adopted George Washington
is said to have observed: "We take
the star from heaven, the red from
our mother country, separating it by
white stripes, thus showing that we
have separated from her, and the
white stripes shall go down to pos
terity representing liberty."
The first display of the stars and
stripes is believed to have been on
Aug. 6, 1777, when the new flag was
hoisted over the troops at Fort
Schuyler, Rome, N. Y. John Paul
Jones is said to have been first to
fly the flag on the high seas on his
ship "The Ranger." ,
That the general public does not
know the French flag when it sees it
was demonstrated by your corre
spondent on the day congress declar
ed war when all citizens were urged
to display the national emblem. Your
correspondent added the French flag
$n the theory that the present iwar
is, as the president said, to aid
democracy, and that France is the
one great republic of the world. The
Tricolor was greeted with hootings
along Pennsylvania avenue and
strident demands to "take off that
flag," which were followed up later
when the car was parked, when the
flag was forcefully snatched off and
ubu oyed.
Clayton H. Robinson, 753 Junior
terrace, routed three would-be hold
up men.
Frank A. Vanderlip, New York
banker, here to confer with local
bankers xon war loan.
Electrical Workers' union, No. 134,
pledged support to Wilson.
Loring C. Hoover, 200 Delaware
pL, sec'y Iroquois club, badly bitten,
by dog. Henrotin Memorial bnsnital.
Northwestern "U" says disman
tling of wireless station will hurt
seismograph.
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An eggholder of Italian design fits
on the edge of the breakfast nlate.
STUFF selOSE1
SLEEP OVER
A MULE KICKING STEADY
FOR SIX MOURb.WASTES
ENOUGH ENERGY TO ILtUMINATq
A fair sized town z. oaya
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