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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
8
Postmaster General Burleson released a letter from Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, detailing a perfected long distance phone system. The communication outlines improvements intended to expand and enhance cross country telephone service.
Bell System technical staff describe a practical system that multiplies message capacity on long distance wires. Five telephone conversations ride a single pair of wires, with potential to mix telephone and telegraph use. Telegraphic and telephonic efficiency gains are highlighted alongside preserved quality.
Mr. Vail says the new multiplex system will greatly aid long lines and be gradually rolled out on short lines. He notes it marks an epoch in long distance telephony and telegraphy with Baltimore to Pittsburgh already in service for over a month.
Provost Marshal General Crowder directs draft boards to finish classifying 18 to 36 year olds promptly and to treat those who miss the December 21 questionnaire as delinquents liable to civil prosecution and induction. Officials note policy for delinquents is not yet decided. Registrants aged 37 to 46 are told to return blank questionnaires as their classification will not be completed.
Discharged soldiers may get refunds for Liberty bond subscriptions paid through the army. Subscriptions will be cancelled if they do not wish to continue payments, though officials do not expect many cancellations.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota denounced Secretary McAdoo’s proposal to extend government control of railroads to 1924 as a five year test of government ownership. He argued the plan follows President Wilson’s address and noted the wartime takeover era. The Senate committee planned to meet to discuss railroad issues.
In Dundee on December 13 Col. Winston Spencer Churchill, minister of munitions, offered what he called a practical suggestion regarding secret armaments. He spoke on wartime production and security in the Scottish city.
An address argues a League of Nations body should determine each country's naval and military preparations to curb secret armaments. The speaker warns secret arms had sparked a catastrophe and proposes lifting this hidden danger to prevent future disasters. A stray line notes a saying about a hungry girl in love between meals.
Miss BE Boozeman of Thayer Ind reports five years of eczema with white pimples and painful cracks. After using five cakes of Cuticura Soap and six jars of Ointment she is healed and urges ongoing use for maintenance. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum with mail sample offer.
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