The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
MAKE A RECORD
210 Signal Battalion Shows
What 1t Can Do.
Establishes Communication
With Battle Front.
MAKE A SCORE OF 98
Operation Completed in Five
Minutes.
Station Can Send a Distance of
800 Miles.
MAKE A SCORE OF SO
BY w. S. TRAVIS.

The signal unit of the Tenth divi-
sion demonstrated it's ability Thurs
day afternoon of last week to set up
communication as far away, if desired,
as the big wireless station at Nauen,
Germany, inside of three minutes, and
TO hook up headquarters with the bat
tie front with wire in a minimum of
time. The 10th field signal battalion
held a field meet on the flats north of
the camp water tanks and records
n ade showed that the communication
feature of the division was getting
into shape as well as any other or
ganiZation.
Wireless Contest.
The wireless contest came when
four sections of men from A company
under the command of Lieutenant
Kaighin, put up umbrella antennae
and wireless stations put their equip
ment in shape for sending and took
them down and cared for all their
equipment with the fourth section, in
charge of Corporal Smith, completing
the whole operation in five minutes
forty-four seconds, and making a
score of 50 out of possible 100 on the
operation. These stations, when fully
equipped, can send around 800 miles
and can receive, when properly tuned,
almost as far as wireless waves can be
sent.
company, the wire unit had two
sections complete in laying grounded
lines with wire carts, installing four
stations, in which the first section won
in eleven minutes thirty-six seconds
with score of SO per cent. Company
c, the outpost company, had one de-
tail from each of four platoons put I'D
sw-tchboards and run lines using
camp telephones, in which the first
platoon won in fourteen minutes ten
seconds. /
Stretcher Race.
The medical detachment of the bat
TALON competed in stretcher race in
which wounded men were splinted
and bandaged and brought in on
stretchers, and the first litter section
won this in five minutes ten seconds
from time of leaving station.
In addition to these features infan-
try drill was tried out and the other
features of camp life thoroly tested
In the contest for the best drilled
squad in the battalion. A company
won, B was second, and the second
platoon of C came next. After a stiff
grilling examination by Major Rich
ards, battalion commander, and his
staff, A company had four men stand
Ing and b one, after the rest had gone
out. falling down on inspection
O'Grady drill and straight manual of
arms and infantry drill. The test for
best drilled soldier in the battalion in
ciuded all these things and sentry
duty beside. and shortly simmered
down to Corporal Davis of Fourth
platoon. c company, and Sergeant
Goodbred of A. They executed nearly
every command a lone soldier can do,
till finally Davis won on pack equip
ment.
Cooks Were on Job.
The cooks md mess sergeants had a
chance, and B company won the con-
test by setting up a field kitchen and
having a fire going and smoke out
their chimney in Sc seconds. The sta
bic honors also went to B, with Cor
poral Ice saddling his horse in SO
seconds. In every feature of the meet
the whole organization showed itself
possessed of the good spirit which
dominates the whole division, and
casts real credit upon it and its COM
mander.