Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1902 — Soldiers to Wear Green. [ARTICLE]

Soldiers to Wear Green.

From now on the uniforms of the soldiers of the United States will not be blue. The soldiers are to wear olive green in the future. This change is made for the purpose of making it more difficult to distinguish a person from bis surroundings. The blue can be easily distinguished at a distance while the new color adopted matches with the green foliage and cannot be readily detected. The change in the regnlar army must be completed by January 1, 1908. The militia uniforms will probably not be changed soon. In fact they are not afraid of being seen indeed they rather like it especially by the girls.