Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15
WITH THE SIGNAL MEN.
Wireless Receiving Station Completed
and Work Begun on Another.


A wireless receiving station was COM
pleted yesterday at Converse hall. whore
the signal corps men are to have train
ing in this line of work. This station
Is four-strand. with an s0-foot aerial.
Information. A room in the north wing
has been assigned for wireless room and
this will be in charge Of Sergeant Her
land, with Private Olsen as assistant.
Work will be started to-day on another
receiving station. which will be located
In the Williams Science hall
Bi-monthly tests for the signal corps
men were held yesterday. Promotion
will depend to a large extent upon these
tests and also upon the general appli-
cation and department Of the men outside
of the classroom. There are now Is men
in the company who would qualify as
expert telegraph operators. Beginning
next week. Captain Dilley expects to be
able to give personal inspection Of the
men of the command in visional signal
ling.
Instead of the regular drill on Tues
day afternoon. the men Of the signal
corps were taken for a practice hike Of
two or three miles into the country. An
other hike will be taken Saturday under
the supervision Of Cadet Major Roderick
w. Smith. This hike will include a trip
into Smugglers' Notch and part way up
Mount Mansfield. II Is expected that
about 80 men will take part In this foot
expedition
Some difficulty has been experienced In
arranging a game between the signal
corps football e,even and that of the
champion sophomore team Of the univer-
sity. The game which was originally ar
ranged Cor this week Saturday has been
cancelled by the sophOmores The signal
corps has now issued a challenge to any
combination Of football men in the uni
versity to play a game on this week Sat-
urday. 1t Is understood that this chal-
lenge Is to be accepted.
The government bill on the rights and
duties of war risk insurance will be taken
up very soon by the signal corps and
all Of the men will be required to fill out
allotment blanks. Every enlisted man
is also privileged to take out as much
government insurance as he wishes. in
multiples Of $500. from $1,000 up to $40, 900.
This bill Is intended. insofar as pos
sible. to alleviate any suffering or dis
comfort at home, occasioned by soldiers
absence. and also to recompense the
enlisted man for injuries that may occur
while In the line Of duty. more de-
tailed discussion Of this bill. written
by Master Signal Electrician Leland
Cove, will be presented In this week s
issue Of The Vermont Cynic.
Corporal Robert A. Gordon. chairman
of the social committee of the signal
corps. announces that the next dance OF
the organization will be held on the eve
ming Of December "A. and will be preceded
by some sort Of musical program, put
on by members Of the command
Corporal Walter B. Kahn. who was for
merry oyerseer OF a sugar plantation in
Louisiana, has recently received a sack
OF sugar cane which he has distributed
among the men Of the command. One
OF the most appreciative recipients Of this
donation Is dot dash" the shaggy little
Airdale terrier. which has been adopted
by the company as mascot. Dot dash, -
SO christened by the pembers of the
company, came here from Louisiana
where he has spent the greater part OF
his doggy life," and he Is peculiarly
fond of sugar cane His particular style
of attacking this delicious sweetness is
to take a stalk of sugar cane between
his front paws and hang on to It for
dear life while he chews out the center
of the tongue satisfy ing product. As a
native OF the southland, Dot dash "
knows just how to tackle this peasant
proposition and the signal corps men are
fast earning the trio. by paying close
attention to their active little instruc.
tor while he is INDUCING in one of his
sugar cane banquets.