The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

| and keep in touch. We can hear nc
well as If you were in Washington II
VIII not be very long before the score
'ary OK the navy can sit in his office in
me department and communicate yer.
Daily with ships all over the world"
Hears Orders Perfectly.
ADMIRAL Benson then talked with the
captain OF the New Hampshire. He
ordered him to keep in touch with the
department by radio telephone and re-
port his position every hour.
Admiral Badger next talked with
Captain Chandler.
Hellol" said he. rs that YOU.
chandler? You got your orders all
rlght, did you? Hope you will have a
very pleasant trip outside. It is very
wonderful that we understand you 80
well. You hear me perfectly?"
II required $4,000 miles of the 81
| ooo,0OO miles of telephone wires in the
country to effect the mobilization and
called for the service of 600 specially
framed employees of the company CO.
| operating with navy men. 1t called
ior the installation of three special
rooms In the navy department and
the placing Of special instruments at
| all points.
The telephone people in cooperation
with the navy department have been
working on the scheme for more than
year. With Capt. w. II. G. Bullard,
cnlef or the bureau of communications.
In charge OF the navy, and John ].
Carly, chief engineer Of the telephone
company, and his aids, the system
was worked out
The system is divided into four gen.
eral groups, telephone, telegraph,
wireless telephone and printer tele-
graph. Head Of No. 1. for the navy.
are Lieutenants Noyes, Smith, Nc
Candless, Percy and Train, and
Messr1. Blackwell and Robinson for
the company. No. was in charge of
Messrs. Pannill, Drake and Friedland-
er; No. in charge of Lieutenants
Hopper. Bastado. Messrs. Clark, Hill,
Colpitts and Arnold, and No. 4 in
charge OF Lieutenants McCandless,
Butler, Mr.. Pannill and Messrs Moore
house and Parker.
Leading Participants.
Participating in the maneuvers
were, In addition to the secretary of
the navy, the assistant secretary, the
chief Of naval operations, the presi-
dent OF the general board, the chief
OF the bureau Of steam engineering,
the director of naval intelligence and
the head of the bureau Of cunmunica-
lions, Captain Billiard.
The company was represented by
U. N. Bethel, senior vice-president;
N. c. Kingsbury, vice-president in
charge Of long distance lines: Ban
croft Gherardi, engineer of plant;
Z. II. Wilson, general manager of the
long distance lines; F. A. Stevenson,
general superintendent of plant; F.
N. Bethel, president of the Washing
ton Yell company, and H. B. Thayer,
president Of the Western Electric
company, which makes all the appa-
ratus.
Everything was done as II the coun-
try actually were at war. The spe-
cial rooms were all guarded by ma
rine sentries and no one was permit
ted to enter without special pass is
sued by the department A censor
was In charge of all communications
sent, with power to cut of any CORE
spondence that might be made pub
lie.
The opening ceremonies were brief
Secretary Daniels took his place at
the desk and the word went forth that
he must talk Immediately with his
navy yards. Almost before he had
given his preliminary order the yards
were reporting
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