. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ay of Inunecourt, Bayouville, Remon-ville and Barriconrt. Reconstructed 4 cii-cuits Xo. 17 coi)pei- on (ierman leadfrom Buzancy to Xouart. Constituted and reconstructed one circuit from Regret tor)ur-sur-i\Ieuse along railroad for railroad operation line, alsofi-om Verdun to Varrennes Tunnel, placing instruments in allrailway stations and installed one 12-line switchboard in (b|)o1at Verdun. Recovered 135,000 feet of No. 17 twisted pair wire in (ha-tel Chehery and on road from Chatel Chehery to Chatel laF
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ay of Inunecourt, Bayouville, Remon-ville and Barriconrt. Reconstructed 4 cii-cuits Xo. 17 coi)pei- on (ierman leadfrom Buzancy to Xouart. Constituted and reconstructed one circuit from Regret tor)ur-sur-i\Ieuse along railroad for railroad operation line, alsofi-om Verdun to Varrennes Tunnel, placing instruments in allrailway stations and installed one 12-line switchboard in (b|)o1at Verdun. Recovered 135,000 feet of No. 17 twisted pair wire in (ha-tel Chehery and on road from Chatel Chehery to Chatel laForge: also i-ecoveied 75,000 feet of main axis of line from (Jes-nes to Landres St. Georges. The foregoing comprises the principal constiuction workcomi)leted during the month, but in addition there has l)eena total of nine small .jobs in the nature of string twisted pairfoi local installations. Detachment of 30 men from Company E engaged inmaintenance of telephone and telegra])h lines from Ville-snr-Cousa)ice to Nouart and on load fiom Cliep|)y and ivoii-y. 156 MEMORIES OF THE illTIl. December, 1918 Coniiilyin^- Avitli iiistiuetions, Ohief Signal Officer. 1stArmy, a two circuit lead of Xo. 17 lironze wire was constructedfrom Montigny-sur-Aube to La Ferte-sur-Aube from whichpoint tlie 401st Telegraph Battalion carried construction toBar-sur-Aube. The total length portion of line built by thisbattalion was 1( kilometers; 12 kilometers of same built onexisting French pole lead; the remaining four and a half kilo-meters constructed by placing a 4-pin Repp arm on lance poles were spaced at 100 feet; at intervals of every 1000feet A fixtures were constructed to add to the strength ofthe lead, storm guys l)eing also placed at every fifth pole. Phy-sical transpositions were placed: the portion built by this bat-talion making one complete A section and transposed as ou29-10 of a 10-piii arm scheme. Entire battalion in training at Fravaux during month; twohours each day d
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