The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-16

WASHINGTON MAY i".-S'rr" III"
rorly DAYS -: the war women ~; ~" ~
I.d countries hHI" DISTINGUISHED mean
y,l,cs III various lines at war W"iA'
Whether rIghtinS shoulder /" .h"hl""r
with u.r III tn" Russian "l'hNai'"h 81
nnaih.' driving amhmianr"s over Sh"N-
,oru roads nursing III military hospitals
or rcrfnrminG u thousand and "l"' hH'''N
n, home women have ta""n ah lmI"FN-
AM par.
IInwa,cr. ,l"rc his m'"n thrown open
g., r,v field H. which :l"' American
nnm.u ;,irnad, hns demonstrated her M
r,u,tr rrSmlrc"rulnnss. jnnmi" versatility
and racial rnrariI, for sr'' dE. accurate"
work Thn nov lash - ihnt If "p"iniIEE
mn tnrriran r.!rihnrr exchange. often
- shrr, distance, l.h!nd III" trrn"h"S IN
France.
In modern warrar". tn" Irl.rh"n" has
ASSUMED s,.h inirDrtan.'" thai fr"uu"h'-
" = &c referred /" - NJ ~ tN"' 81 III"
army l. * Ne, - u" "Lr''i"d mat 'r'
.rul r."shing'e "\u'di' i"narN forces
we're 10 rely en- i"r"rcn system .! '"l''
rfrnn% ""rr"'urrcai,"n nhnnd"n:nE III"
moro r.r"d,'r: s'T'jr" "hi"h 'h'E M
i;nr as pioneer IL ~" i:'!h. h"N ~,
.Ion.d \rt-,riinElN VAST uuant II l's ~
,rIrrhnna urr"rlai w"r". taken "N'rs'"S
and installed hy IN" ARM: = Gnnl ''"rpS
During l?I7 u'r operators aud French
women were. used fnr he work hut
neither group was satisfactory.
.TEr srra, difficulty IA" procuring
nnr:airr- .'Hplhir -? :i"'hh'Er h"'h
French md f.uSll-l. wa" were n"''' NShrN
IN nr.lt" t" uainiai" m"'u'"i' '"m'Iil!"i'
,n,Inr, h,twr.n Nv. Tr"u"h nri '+"rrt"an
I.Ic' ~ :
pnrshing .allr,l nrou ~ ,hrwir'''r> as tn"
signal corps IL :"rwAr! "i"rS'hS hS
S,onu rs rnscihl, - force A. -" !@ain"d
operators. Hhl" IT, speak 1h''IIlH h'E !"
both '"nGurs.
EcIir,lnr II i",ss.hlc H. ,!iri't "r"rn-
tor. with II command "f l,"th lr"gWhi;'>
in rarts of III" continent whcr" 'h'r"
vorc large t'rrr"h populations. al 'tI"ri
first was mad" I" IN In" quota from
ih; French pIuHr"rs IT canada and
Inu:si:r, Want NdS'' Wy" placed III
tin. r'rrich-' anahian papers. h;!i from
more than 81" "ppl"nnis only could t."
considered. 'rE"u III" announcement WAS
n i,liehed IN newspapers If THIS 'nilr-
nv. and rrrm 2.4"" applicants thor" w"r"
procured - "tr"r"n""d "p"rHi"rS NM
- po=sih" r,irinlrs At m present.
tim" .i;1h explanations hay" !""n re-
,ni,nd AMI from lisa' list III" rirS' group
~ ruu WAS H.;"rI"d aii sept across. Ia
moro are r."v in raining "'h"'iS. md
r..oryr fore" 1T i"n nor" ~ an fine.
i.rdnr nxjsiinr populations. WIGS IF
army officers ar enlisted non arr MOI
eligible {" Ih"s" units l'uauil"r;I"d
stores e. tn. effort lhAl wiz" "f army
nrfirr:r had found II pn>s,hl" |" r"l"in
ihrir husbands in Fr.i:Ic" lay 'nIlsi'aG ~
th.. phorr units caused ih' offices nf In"
sirn7l t'nrps - hr flu0h"d with nprll""-
Lions winch necessarily mad !" he re-
l,.'.ird
Each q.plirani's character and ability
WAS certified hy h"r prrrI"is employer
hcfur,. Slr. WIS considered y rsH'h"t"-
.:ist CAV. r,~i.s IT, tho rr"s;'r'iii" opera
tor. using m,.ihmlS employed ny IN"
army ~ judcrrr qualifications 81 "lIi-
Ger. Mise. .inrr..rh" work I" II" per
,nrru.I WIS largely "r 3 confidential
naIrr. .ud would G;,' ~" operators
"a, fully -gunr.I"h iIfuri1nti"n MS I"
,r,,ru movements. ca.h candidates 10y
alIy and m";IN" for applying for SCI We"
wore. investigated thoroughly hy S'',r't
>rrVi'." rs"rts.
nu lanInr, u IA" frs; group en-
tered the rraiuius SEXUAL for INSTITUTIONS
IN ad,ah'"h t"I"rh"uY. Prn"ti"" WAS
riy,u IN tho largest Erw York exchanges
aud was followed hv n short term At mil
i1ary CauinnlnrniS So Tint III" Young
women might acquire sonc familiarity
with military t"rmn Lectures w"r" d.
I,vrrcr I, tn recruits by officers of tho
Sicnal ''nrps. special emphasis heinz
given TO the importance OF lines OF COM