Capital to Have Automatic Telephone Service
'ASHIXGTON.—Washington will have an automatic telephone system
, within the next 18 months. The work of installing this system, which will
Involve millions of dolhu's, will begin in the business section of the capital
within a few weeks, probably within
the next ten days. It will be in full
operation in the business section be
fore the summer is over, according
to statements made by the telephone
company.
Nino out of every ten telephone
girls now employed will lose their
jobs, is the prediction of T. I’. Sylvan,
assistant to the president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
company, when I he new system is in
full operation here. Mr. Sylvan was
asked how long it would lake to install the system here, lie said it depended
upon tiie labor conditions. "Unfortunately," continued Mr. Sylvan, “the com
pany's present buildings are all tilled to the doors with the now heavily worked
apparatus, and unless the service being rendered is to be completely suspended,
it is, of course, utterly impossible to install automatic equipment without first
providing new buildings.
"On account of the weight of such apparatus and the necessity of pro
tecting it lrom fire hazards, the buildings must he of substantial construction.
"To expedite the early completion of the automatic installation, the com
pany must count on some immediate relief In tlie form of an order from the
utility commission. Unless as a war litTrsure the commission asks the people
to eliminate unnecessary calling, the company will be compelled to continue
expending large sums on installation of temporary equipment to care for such
culls.
“As President Wilson said in his letter to the secretary of the treasury:
'It is essential that these utilities should be maintained at their maximum etli
clcne.v, and that everything reasonably possible should he done with that end in
view.’ ”
I he new system will tie operated by u dial. By turning numbers on this
dial to correspond to the number you desire and pushing a signal the connec
tion will be made automatically. It will save considerable time in making
connections, said Mr. Sylvan.
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LONDON, May 31,—Gas warfare
has developed to a very considerable
extent isnce its first use as a surprise
weapon by tin* Germans at the second
battle of Ypres. At that time the gas
cloud or "wave” was relased from
great cylinders of liquid gas ombed
ed in the trenches and discharged by
pipes leading through the parapet.
This form of attack has no been
largely discarded, for it depended for
effectiveness on the prevailin wind
blowing from the right quarter. It
'soon became apparent that the gas
shell was far more important than
any- gas cloud or waves, for its action
is independent of the wind and .1 con
tinuous barrage of gas shells can be
kept ui> ho that the whole target area
is continually poisoned.
Though entirely surprised by the
first German gas attack, the British
and French quickly devised defens
ive measures and every soldier was
suplled with a gas mask. The box
respirator which‘every allied soldier
now has is an absolute protection
against till forms of gas, provided that
it is put on,at the first alarm and is
not removed until all of the danger
is over.
Tint it is very difficult to fight hour
after hour without removing the res
pirator. There can be little speech,
and a man can neither drink nor eat.
During a gas attack, there must be as
little unnecessary moving as possible,
for violent movements of the body
are likely to displace the mask and
let a little of the poisoned air into
the lungs. Gas bombs are now ised
largely by both sides, for the bom
bardment of back areas and lines of
communication, for the silencing of hos
tile batteries, and as a barrage pre
1 vious to an infantry attack. hen
their elect is often supplement* a by
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! gas-wave discharges from trench cyl
| inders. The effect of a gas alta , is
; much worse and lasls much longer
j in closed spaces such as trenches and
! dug-outs, and is more effective in the
! towns and villages than in the men.
| There are many kinds of gas now in
| common use. Ther is a purely"jfciffo
j eating gas; a tear gas. which at
tacks the 'eyes; a sneezing gas. in
J tended to provoke an easier assimil
i ation of the poison gas which accom
panies it; and lastly the mustard gas
which is an eye, lung and skin ir
ritant.
Gas shells in most cases contain a!
I mixture, designed to produce a dou
ble effect. The shells are fired by
i guns of all calibers and gas “in.lies”
| and “torpedoes” are discharged from I
trench mortars.
The majority of gas casualties re
cover quickly, provided they have
been only slightly exposed to the
fumes before they put on their respir
ators. The effects of the initant
mustard gas are not usually serious,
most cases recovering in two or three
days. It is genearlly stated tha the
gas attacks of the French and Brit
ish are more potent than those of the
Germans, while the Allies' respirators
are nint h better than the German be
cause Hie Germans have not been able
to get rubber enough to use it plen
tifully in these instruments. The
German mask is or leather or treated
so badly that German gas casualties
have been very heavy.
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LONDON, May 31.—According to
a Yeung Men’s Christian Association
bulletin, an American officer attached
to the War Department’s headquart
ers here, was hurrying down White
hall in a heavy shower the other day
when a young man in civilian clothes
asked him, “Won't you share my um
brella with me?”
They walked together for several
blocks, the young civilian showing a
wide knowledge of military affairs
by his brief questions and answers.
Moreover, everyone they passed al
ways seemed to know the young man
and bowed to him.
It suddenly occurred to the Amer
ican that ho had told the stranger
a good deal about himself, including
his name, go he turned to the
stranger. and inquired, “May I ask
who you are?” The young man an
swered casually:
“Oh, 1 am only the Prince of
Wales.”
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the needs ot our customers
and insure quick service on
telegraphic transfers and col
lections ot checks and drafts '
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connections and are now direct
correspondents of the
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NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, Seattle
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Seattle
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