Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

operation at one time today, and each of
them firing several hundred shots per
minute, the roar was almost deafening.
NOTES OF THE CAMP.
A number of Signal Corps men have
become acquainted with NJ. w. Powell, an
employee of one of the large mining COM
panies having headquarters here. who is
a radio enthusiast. Mr.. Powell has
wireless station in his home here in War
rem and is able to send messages a dis
lance of 100 miles. With his receiving set
he catches the messages flashed from the
great station at Radio. Va, every night
When wire communication with the
mines at Cananea. Mexico. was cut on
some time ago and the lives of the
Americans employed there were en-
dangered by the Villa forces Mr.. Powell
was able to keep in communication
with that place by wireless. Fer four
days messages were exchanged until
the Mexicans learned that a radio set
was in operation in one OF the mine
Offices at Cananea and put 1t out OF
commission. BY that time assistance
had been rushed to the Americans. In
appreciation of Mr.. Powe1is services
at that time the mining company pre-
scented him with a complete radio set
Many of the Signal Corps men are in
terested in radio telegraphy and Mr..
PowelPs set has proved a great at
traction to them.
l.. T. Buscher of the Signal Corps
has rugged up desk in his tent that
is a great space saver. Two uprights
support a small table, which hangs in
perpendicular position when not in
use. Buscher does a lot of letter writ
ing and finds his little desk mighty
handy.
Today buZzer line was run from the
headquarters of the ed Infantry, in the
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company's
Office, to the office tent at the Signal
Corps camp so that the use of messen-
gers may be lessened. The line was
put up just before severe storm
and when the finishing touches were
being given it the lightning was flash
ing al a great rate.
Where the line enters the Signal
Corps camp it is buried underground.
1t passes under the exchange tent and
then beside the mess tent, where the
men eat their meals. Where the line
passes through Warren it is hung from
telephone line poles and long fence
tops
Following the storm Master Signal
Electrician Lansford made an inspec-
ton of the line and found that Ii had
been struck by lightning. The insula-
ton was burnt off several yards of
wire within the Office building but the
jured. Evidently the high resistance
offered by the coils within the instru-
ment caused the lightning TO jump
across to the wire leading to the ground
on a water pipe.
The operation of the buzzer line will
mean that some one will have to be
on the job in the office tent at all
times to receive messages that may be
sent to the camp by Col Noble. COM
manting the regular and militia forces
dfGfy iCf
officer of his command
Sergt. H. ]. Walther of the Signal
Corps has just received a handsome
gold ring bearing an Odd Fellows en-
| blem. gift of Federal City Lodge, No.
20, of Washington. D. c. Serst. Wal
ther was noble grand of the lodge
when he was called to the Fort Myer
camp at the time of the mobilization of
the District National Guard
If Doc Mcveay of the field hos
pital should decide to make a neck
lace Of the teeth which he has ex-
could have one that would At a horse.
| DOC" has been kept busy from morn
ing till night attending to the dental
work of members Of the 22d Infantry
tost of these men have let their teeth
get into condition where filings are
out of the question and it's up to Doc
to pull them.
| sometimes ne mas an awful time. for
he is not large man. and being handi-
capped by the lack of a regular dentists
chair and full Office equipment he is
| forced to work at disadvantage One
day Doc" pulled ten teeth and still
I lived to tell the tale. It was painless
dentistry as far as he was concerned
but his patients thought otherwise.
| The field hospital men have rigged VI
| large sign above their exchange tent
II may be seen for several hundred yard.
| and is a good business getter Many o.
the men Of the 22d are patronizing thu
| militia camp exchanges
Two gasoline torches are other recen
| acquisitions at the nedico's exchange.
1t often happens that professional mo,
are not good business men. but such 1
not the case with the officers Of the fiel,
hospital. all Of whom are Doctors Severa
days ago they raised q fund with wflicl
to screen in their mess tent Before the
had the work finished q Mexican Twin
nearby offered to pay them SIS for tn
framework when they have no furthe
use for It Tho frame 10 made Of heav
lumber, and the Mexican proposes .
cover II with corrugated metal and max
1t IN addition to his home.
Come trouble has been experienced