The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-06-15

magazine section lney 49,,
chamber out of dugouts into the slush and the
freezing wind Of a winter night to feel their way
along q broken wire, sometimes over the shell-plt-
ted open ground behind the trenches untii uneS
and the break them sitting in Ice water uhaer nie
khey repair 1t as carefully and skillfuuy as ues
were at work In the shop at home. II olten lahe0
three or four men to repair one OF these p1eaAS'
&ba first men sent out may never come back
Renaired at all costs the wire must be- ana Gan
~or docs NOT excuse @ slipshOd bit OF WORK. Fof
the signal system Of the army IS what lne neA'
Gus system is to the human body.
Without II the modern army covering NV ulile0
of front ca mot see feel or move Inc army eo ~
mander wishing to move portion OF aus me ~
miles away or to change the raptdity OF MS ar'il'
;torv fro or TO receive information OF enemy nio'e
,nents is as helpless without the slender threaos ol
CONNER as he would be If he wished to move MS
right arm and found the nerves paraiyzeu'
There are still people OF Intelligence "no 80
that the transmission Of military thousn' SUNNI ~,
mn in the use of the notebook. the orderly anu No
horse" writes Brig Gen. George r oc.,Sen 49,
+hese ara passing and the trained SOLDIER anu ZIG
$1,000 roInnteer understand the vital impor-
lance Of information.
"I4ence the necessity for signal corps OF us
equivalent for without Its aid mooern aruIe' 80
no more be controlled than can great railway ~
%ams. the commander In the held renalns o
and deaf TO the events occurring around nin' iu
o 49,, - maintaining touch with conditions ana
,+ ~ roach of his superiors or those under nus au.
shortly upon whom he depends for the execution =,
hts MANS The brain lacks the power " 'o"'A''
hecause the nerves are lacking.
.1,rno ts the main factor In war; to arrive nrse
NTH the greatest number Of men ana WIN w
clearest understanding OF the stuauou - " oond,-
..od The last and often the first, OF tnese couu1
lions depends upon the l'nes "a
army" tho Obscure
Ana those lines In turn depend upon the obscure
Art daring work Of the repairman' tne s'l 49,,
-,rctv hard-fsted mechanic VINO cEa"is ". -
AelIy through shell fire Calculated " appa- 80
.tontest heart and connects the Dfeah 49,
commander and the point ne "isne' w -.
soroho<v the lines are kept open all tne tiine =
sU s,.on Gov onIv short intervals, and the con-
-. +o,diro NJ them has made possible Ii ~
.oro os wtre communication that Is ui1A -
- ofaciency Indeed so perfect u - u '. o.oroI
s,d Paris are in direct connection VIZ 49,, 10
h.asnuarters on the British 'front.' "len ~ .oy m
tn touch with every division anu pt,s .hronch 81
a. line wire could be put straight uiIousn ~
49,. lloyd George If he wished couio nea- -, 49,
- btoh explosives and shrapnel Oh tie
Arniens front. ,,,o,o and tele-
v-.nh In warfare Is partly the resuit " ~
netr,s arising from the American appn IN Tho
electrical communication on Ais - oxists is
spanish war. The signal corps d -
n connaratively recent evolutlon' T.,
:, ~. American army the idea first arose a -
..o Wind ne a Young army surgeon, AlDei. 80 -,oe
~. Tna ofBce of signal officer OF tne a.nly "al
created in June the first Of its s sena wtf
Myer was appointed. He was at ONE e New Mex
an expedition against S snna9ous at once demon
strated its worth. oudorod Eas
when the Civil war began he was 9t =, tot va va
80 ona,ad a school for signalers, ana III lnls
49, sst.o heotnning of the present siehai
were carried on or musoaes
instruments we're imperfect and teles+ +htnn tn
munication was a rare and precious "rtonce in tn
service took on TREMENDOUS ..nnns through Cub,
Dsn tns rn npS and in China was the