Evening star., 1916-07-20
WARREN CAMP NOTES.

Lieut. Russell NJ. MacLennon of the
Signal Corps has opened bank ac-
count at Bisbee. 1t is in the name of
the exchange of the Signal Corps camp
which he manages. Some day after the
: ghost walks" he hopes to open one for
himself.
The bank furnished Lieut.. MacLennon
with the cutest little handbook imag-
Unable. 1t measures about IA inches
BY an inches, and is designed to 1T
the vest pocket. No one in the camp
ever saw one like it before.
Lieut.. Mac" who specializes in cut
ting down the weight Of equipment,
believes 1t Is a fine idea. He intends to
talk to Washington bankers about 1t
when he returns home.
Private Doc" Harmon, Field Hospital
Company. was strolling through the
J. company street OF the Signal Corps the
other day when he heard growl be-
hind him A picture OF a mastin and
. Boston bull combined flashed through
his mind and he jumped. Some say he
Jumped . mile. but less extravagant
estimate places the distance at about
three feet When he landed on terra
hrma again Doc" looked around and
this II what be saw:
little black and white pup at least
seven inches long and weighing not less
than two pounds avoirdupois- 1t was
Naco the latest addition to the list Of
mascots the Signal Corps is accumulating.
N4c0 was given TO Lieut. MACI6unOn Dy
Corp Church. Just where he got it no
one knows. and in this country it isn't
advisable to ask too many questions
about things and people. Naco is said to
be a cross between a fox terrier and q
/. Mexican hairless dog. He Is some dog.
The camp is now looking for another
mascot to be named Warren Then there
. will be q Bisbee. a Naco and Warren.
The other towns in the locality are not of
sufficient importance to be given name
] sake in the form Of dog. the militia
: men say.
At nresent Bisbee. the collie mascot Of
the Signal Company. has the edge" on
the rest of his canine comrades Bisbee
has received a letter which came in the
/, Washington. D. G.. his home town. 1t
isn't real letter. but a postal: but Bis
bee is just as proud as il it cost cents
to send
Mrs. Russell MacLennon- wife of Lieut.
MacLennon. 1t was addressed Radio
wia-wA9-Bishee. Mascot of District Of
Columbia Signal Corps. Warren. Ariz.
The dog language" message Is trans
lated by considering only the first let
ter of each word. II reads: Il hope
that you are feeling better than when
you left the capital city. that is Ross
lyn. Va. The last l saw of you you
were perched on top of a motor truck.
being hugged to the breast of a loving
Signal Corps fellow. who echoed the
I sentiment of the,rest of the bunch"
Sergt. Held. in charge of the mess of
the Signal Corps. Is nursing a sore toe
these days The sergeant stubbed his
little toe against a tent peg at the en-
and received q painful but not serious
injury. For several days he has not
worn his left' shoe, at the advice of the
as,A hospital doctor caring for his in
foet cut Of . piece of1board and on this
he hops about Just as brisk as over.
ergt White. and Private Mccarthy are
= S ssasea At the thesssr in sishee SEus Tns
V1nnAr d the match win issue q challenge
- The 73d Infantry stating that he IL Will
tnl 70 neet any man ,of that command
ns 0agnan CoFps men are beginning to
roAli3e that distances are deceptive in
0Ai0 country and also that 1t IL hard 20
$adSs the sire Of objects at q distance.
fha other day some Of the signal men
climbed up q mountain to a rocky ledge
which from The camp looked to be about
eix fess high To their great surprise,
tAg found the ledge to be more than
q na1s from the camp. but In reality II
wors than fve miles
beehive these days Wires have been
run from tent to tent and to these the
compact held telegraph and telephone
sets have been attached The familiar
tapping sound OF . telegraph sounder
10 missing In the deld set. the dots and
dashes being read by means of a buzser
+. which sounds mighty much like q full
/ grown humble bee whom in operation.
The telegraph operators in the COM
pany and those men who are studying
teleFraphy stay in their tents during
the heat Of the day and send messages
to one another. Those learning visual
signaling take positions on the hills be-
hind tho camp.
Lieut. PslxmAn Of the Field Hospfta]
Company visited Maj. James e. walker.
commanding the 1st Separate Battalion
D. II d. C.. At Naco Saturday afternoon
He found every one At the LIST Separate
camp 70 be in the best Of health. All
OF the men OF this command have re-
eeived al three typhoid prophyiactic In
5ections and have been vaccinated
: against smallpox.
Greek King Puniihes Soldiers.