The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-09-20
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SIGNAL CORPS MEN
REMARKABLE DEVICES ~ USE
or WHICH aGRMAM MEaL
sAGgs ARE CAPTURED.
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The listenInx.ia service Of ths signal
corps Of the army IN oas Of its Inter.
ssting activities. Information Of the
enemy and his movements IL always VI
use, and sometimes OF great impof-
lance.
The signal corps operates numerous
iistsningin stations close 10 or within
the eDemy's lines, ut which. by means
Of devices recently perfected, II Is able
not only To intercept any radio mes
cage but also 10 determine accurately
the locntioa Of the radio instrument
which transmits II. This Information
a. - location Is transmitted TO the
artillery. which proceeds ~ put the
ratio station out OF business.
German teiephohe wires have been
made 10 diyplge their secrets. though
such wires are well within German ter.
ritory where II Ia impossible TO tap
their lines. This " accomplished by
one ~ the most ingenious instruments
that has been produced. By means Of
II our signal corps man can slt In his
dasout On the front lice With 4 re-
ceiYer 10 bis car and hear any tcle~
phone message well within the enemy
territory. even though several thou.
ssnd Hons assy intervene ,hetspan HIN
md the nearest point 10 the telephone
wires being used by the wnemy,
The signal service Of the army came
hate. exsstaaes >with asyeiepsnsas OF the
telegraph during the Civil war. and
was expanded greatly In the Spanish.
American war. II Was then mounted
organization, mobile as cavalry. aud
used largely 20 serve the needs Of the
cavalry II developed practically a
perfect system for open warfare,
A new system had ID he originated
for trench warfare and experts began
the study NJ this problem and the use
OF telephone aud telegraph laes Gad
the radio as soon as the present war
started signal corps meA were among
the first uuIts seat 20 France after
the United States catered the var.
The French system OF signaling has
been adopted In part. hut with niany
purely American innovations. The
whole fighting ARIA within ten miles Of
the trant lines IN mass Of llhes ~
Information There IN tie wire net. or
telegraph aud telephone: The rnaIo
the visual. or searclaligh, and IRE
works. and the messengers, runners
and notarcyelists.
Plans for the student army training
corps have been changed by inc war
department 10 conform "a the lowered
draft ages, The war department will
'usistseS sheTsass;, ea.tpSress -s,ss,'ass1a..
taation OF the colleges 10 maintain A
reservoir Of ofileer material for train
ing IN officers and technical experts
from which II viii be possible to NEE,
the enlarged needs az the various
branches OF the service,
The length os time during which
men viii he trained In the colleges win
depend on the needs Of tho service, AZ
fast ms one group Of trained men Is
drawn from the colleges Into the sers'
lee their places will be taken by a
nav quota obtained by voluntary In
duetion or through the drafs. Ia this
way the educational facilities ot the
country Will be used 10 mslntaIn A
constant supply Of men whe are
trained to meet the needs cf The army,
Under the regulations selected young
nen who are physically ut for m!a-
tarx ssrssea., xAa ass ,ssshssssss, ,s.ssHs
u age or over, aud who have had 4
grammar school education may he tn,
Quoted ~ volunteers into the army and
enter upon course II special train
ing Those Who have had ouly gram
mar school e5uca,ian will enter crds
narily special training dstsehments 10
te trained along mechanical lines Of
military training Those who prove
Ia the course OF their mechanical train
isg that they are e.'icer material may
he transferred 20 amt In ene Of the
colleges TO he prepared 10 eater a cen
trial cihcers' training camp
Young men who have had \ high
sessool education will be allowed 20 ca
ter the college Tor more advanced
Training rs cftcvrs and as techn,eai
experts ~ various kinds. aex>crdins 10
their experience and abilities Those
y ,ta show promise under this training
ell be- Kept Ia collegs until qualified
t. sntvr an edicer training ssmp or he
SEN. directly iate the service ~ tss,h-
a}2sl experts, tlsss who DO not show
tssoraSe under the training VIII Be
sent either 10 nancoamisSicned efn-
gt,gs' scAt'Gis, ~ thr nearest depot hrs-
ssie or to dstseaevats whsre nien are
tvasuS,' according to their teehatcal or
,necA&n,ca abilities
10 n,s Wse galvanized eseosi,s In
making preserves tellics nt fruit
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experts Scene " toe risc NTH which
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give the pr@'GJt sa Ecr71 va astria.
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