Chapter XI: Message Blanks

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| No. | Sent | Time. | Rec'd | Time. | Check.
U. S. ARMY FIELD | | by. | | by. | |
MESSAGE. | (These spaces for Signal Operators only.)
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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_ ________
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_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.)
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_When sent_ __________________________________________ _No_ __________
_Rate of speed_ ______________________________________________________
_Name of messenger_ __________________________________________________
_When and by whom rec'd_ _____________________________________________
=This Envelope will be Returned to Bearer.=