Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917. To be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training

CHAPTER XI.

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MESSAGE BLANKS.

------------------------+-----+------+-------+-------+-------+-------- | No. | Sent | Time. | Rec'd | Time. | Check. U. S. ARMY FIELD | | by. | | by. | | MESSAGE. | (These spaces for Signal Operators only.) ------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Communicated by | [Name of sending detachment.] Buzzer, Phone, | Telegraph, Wireless, |_From_ ______________________________________ Lantern, Helio, Flag, | Cyclist, Foot Messenger,|_At_ ________________________________________ Mounted Messenger, Motor| Car, Flying Machine. | Underscore means used. |_Date_ _________ _Hour_ _______ _No_ ________ ------------------------+ _To_ _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

_Received_ ___________________________________________________________

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The heading "From" is filled in with the _name_ of the detachment sending the information: as "Officer's Patrol, 7th Cav." Messages sent on the same day from the same source to the same person are numbered consecutively. The address is written briefly, thus: "Commanding officer, Outpost, 1st Brigade." In the signature the writer's surname only and rank are given.

This blank is four and a half by six and three-quarters inches, including the margin on the left for binding. The back is ruled in squares, the side of each square representing 100 yards on a scale of 3 inches to one mile, for use in making simple sketches explanatory, of the message. It is issued by the Signal Corps in blocks of forty with duplicating sheets. The regulation envelope is three by five and one-fourth inches and is printed as follows:

UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD MESSAGE.

_To_ ___________________________________________ _No_ ________________ (For signal operator only.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _When sent_ __________________________________________ _No_ __________ _Rate of speed_ ______________________________________________________ _Name of messenger_ __________________________________________________ _When and by whom rec'd_ _____________________________________________ =This Envelope will be Returned to Bearer.=