They shall make themselves known by hoisting, together with their national flag, the white flag with a red cross. The distinctive mark of their staff, while performing their duties, shall be an armlet of the same colors. The outer painting of these hospital ships shall be white, with red strake. These ships shall bear aid and assistance to the wounded and wrecked belligerents, without distinction of nationality. They must take care not to interfere in any way with the movements of the combatants. During and after the battle they must do their duty at their own risk and peril. The belligerents shall have the right of controlling and visiting them; they will be at liberty to refuse their assistance, to order them to depart, and to detain them if the exigencies of the case require such a step. The wounded and wrecked picked up by these ships cannot be reclaimed by either of the combatants, and they will be required not to serve during the continuance of the war. ART. XIV. In naval wars any strong presumption that either belligerent takes advantage of the benefits of neutrality, with any other view than the interest of the sick and wounded, gives to the other belligerent, until proof to the contrary, the right of suspending the Convention Treaty, as regards such belligerent. Should this presumption become a certainty, notice may be given to such belligerent that the convention is suspended with regard to him during the whole continuance of the war. ART. XV. The present act shall be drawn up in a single original copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Swiss Confederation. An authentic copy of this act shall be delivered, with an invitation to adhere to it, to each of the signatory powers of the convention of the twenty-second of August, 1864, as well as to those that have successively acceded to it. In faith whereof, the undersigned commissaries have drawn up the present project of additional articles and have affixed thereunto the seals of their arms: Von Roeder, F. Löffler, Köhler, Dr. Mundy, Steiner, Dr. Dompierre, Visschers, J.B.G. Galiffe, D. Felice Baroffio, Paalo Cottrau, H.A. Van Karnebeck, Westenberg, F.N. Staaff, G.H. Dufour, G. Moynier, A. Coupvent des Bois, H. de Préval, John Saville Lumley, H.R. Yelverton, Dr. S. Lehmann, Husny, Dr. C. Hahn, Dr. Fichte. [_International Bulletin, January, 1882._] THE GENEVA CONVENTION IN THE UNITED STATES.