El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
Demonstration to Be Given
In Cleveland Square
Next Saturday.

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n Of civilians and soldiers here for
a demonstration OF the work done by
the field signal corps Of the army in
France and particularly in the Ar
gonne-1Ieuse offensive, the 9TH field
signal battalion Of Fort Bliss viii
give a complete demonstration Of she
work on Saturday afternoon The
demonstration win be held IN the
center OF Cleveland square and wiz
begin promptly at o'clock Per-
mission was granted by mayor
Charles Davis on Tuesday for the
closing Of the street fntersscting the
park, during the exhibition.
The principal feature Of the dem
onsration viii be the huge field
radio tractor. This consists Of a
large motor truck. carrying a com
I plete radio station which IS adapte
Tor field work A special CORDS Of
expert signalmen viii man the
tractor The radio pack sets reel
I carts. service "buzzers' telephones
and all other equipment OF the 9TH
reid signal battalion viii be used IN
the demonstration A complete driIl.
showing the manner in which the
men handle the equipment and ap-
paratus. will be given and messages
+ VIII be received and sent in full view
. Of the spectators
Nerve system Of Army.
The nerve system OF the army" as
+ the service is designated. requires
an unusual amount of agility and
presents an interesting exhibition
for civilians and soldiers who are
not familiar with the working OF the
7 signal corps. Laying the wires at
al
} instruments and the exact manner in
Z which the work is done in actual
Z battle viii be shown by the men Of
I the battalion. The demonstration
( viii be under the charge OF Capt.
I James Lawrence
Daily Demonstration in Plaza
In addition TO the public exhibI-
T ton Saturday daily demonstrations
I Of the work began wednesday
morning I'm san Jacinto plaza near
: the BED Cross hut A radio tent. with
/ equipment for demonstrating the
work Of the signal corps was IN
I stalled and experts with the techni-
{ cal apparatus formed a reception
J committee for a curious public
Wounded officer to Recruit.
capt Lawrence. commanding Of
I ficer Of the signal corps. has desiE-
I mated first Lieut. Ben West Hopson
I as recruiting officer Of the 9TH field
signal battalion Lieut. HOpson is
man who was there and did IT,"
Z He didn't get his knowledge Of the
signal service alone from books but
developed il from experience on the
I battle fronts Of France. On each
] sleeve he wears a gold chevr0n, one
denoting six months service against
I the enemy and the other signifyiug
I that he was wounded
The lieutenant received his
wounds in the Argonne-Neuse push.
d fH1r =h 81
] showered upon the signal corps TO
which he was attached. During this
{ same engagement he won a French
/ war decoration for herOism- Assist
I ing Lieut. Hopson is Corp. Tom Car
I ter. an expert signalman and Incl
dentally the lightweight champion
{ boxer Of the southern division Of
the army
One or Three Years.
The enlistments in the signal serv-
I ice are received for either one or
: three years. During the enlistment
/ the men are given practical as well
as theoretical training in the work
Of radio, telegraphy. telephony. and
every conceivable method OF signal
ing Records Of discharged signal
men show that virtually all today
are drawing large salaries as expert
Z telegraph or radio operators. The
schooling clothing, medical atteu-
2 ton and shelter OF the men are fur
nished free Of cost. in addition 10
the fact that the pay in this branch
Of the service is unusually high.
Mem bers of the signal cOrDs are
rapidly being sent to Alaska, the
Philippines, Panama. Siberia. with
] the American expeditionary forces
and in fact TO every possession Of
Uncle sam. Upon their being ordered
to foreign service their pay is in
creased 20 per cent
I'd until reraUr1r- the SIGNAL earu-
Ice did not engage in a recruiting
campaign but an order from head
quarters now permits the enlist
ment Of men with good intelligence.
who can meet army standards and
who are DESTROYS OF an education
along electrical and mechanical lines
! In addition TO the station in san