Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-26
v. 8. ARMY NEEDS sIcNALERs

The following letter, which was ad
dressed to the chief scout executive,
Is self-explanatory:
Dear Sir:
The Signal Corps Of the U. S. Army
needs $500 men at once to form teU
field battalions Of the Signal Enlisted
Reserve Corps in the Eastern depart.
ment.
A certain proportion OF radio anc
telegraph operators and other skilled
men are required, but large number
Of men having the usual scout quail.
fications will also be needed.
The signal corps is In many respects
the most interesting branch Of the
service, as its duties are to establish
and maintain telegraph lines and sta
tons and radio stations, to collect
and transmit information, and to keep
up communication among all parts OF
the army. Besides the telegraph, tele-
phone and wireless work, it also car.
rfes on the visual signaling and assists
In directing fire attacks during com.
bat.
Men between the ages Of IS and Is
are eligible for enlistment, but those
between II and l&E having special
manifestations sma4.< enffst with the
consent Of their parents. The pay
ranges from $50 q month for priyates
to Isl month for master signal cleo
tricians, and in addition to the pay,
clothing, food and lodging are furnish.
ed by the government
Scoutmasters, assistant scoutmas.
tiers and some Of the older scouts are
we'll fitted for the signal corps, and a
more Interesting and effective way t.
serve the nation can hardly be tmag.
ined.
All those interested In this oppor.
tunity are urged to communicate al
once, either in person or by letter with
the Signal Officer, Eastern Depart
ment, Army building, SO whitehall
street. New York City.
Very truly yours,
JOHN H. CUNTZ, =.
Captain, Signal Corps, u. s. R.,
For the Department Signal Officer
IN THE. WAKES OF A CYCLONE
When series of cyclones tore
through the Middle West during the
last week Of May, killing and MAIN.
Ing hundreds Of persons and destroy.
Ing millions Of dollars worth Of prop.
erty, the Boy Scouts of America
promptly undertook such relief work
as 1t WIS possible for them to do.
The following letter reveals the aw-
fulneSs Of the disaster and the hero.
ism OF the scouts IN one devastated
area: -. II ~
June II, 1917.
Dear Sir: Your telegram reached
me, asking me to offer the assistance
of the Boy Scouts here in helping
the sufferers from the tornado of
May Is. am glad to tell you while
the stcrm had not yet ceased the
boys came rushing into the office
where ] was busy at work, asking:
What can we do?' At once they went
to work helping the doctors find the
wounded and dying, some working all
that night. In foot, I had to caution
the boys against oyerwork those aw.
full days. The mayor called them out
that night. In fact, had to caution
immediate use Of them. The older
boys helped the militia as guards in
the streets at night, while others
guarded Red Cross stores in the court
house. Some acted as messengers,
while others, at the request of the
state board of health, helped remove
the dead animals. The scouts acted
as escorts through the ruined district
to take people to the trains. This dis.
trict was under martial law, a pass
being required for entrance, but the
scouts were allowed to come and 20