The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . mont the line joined another German line which was in suchgood condition that the work went on rapidly until Chatel Chehery wasreached. The enemy made a strong stand around Marcq and Grandpre, but at thesame time there were persistent rumors of a break in the German morale. It was decided to place additional circuits on the line between Varennesand Chatel Chehery. The 406th started at the north end assisted by acompany from the 322d, while the Army Signal Office agreed to start work atthe south end. The rain was fa
The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . mont the line joined another German line which was in suchgood condition that the work went on rapidly until Chatel Chehery wasreached. The enemy made a strong stand around Marcq and Grandpre, but at thesame time there were persistent rumors of a break in the German morale. It was decided to place additional circuits on the line between Varennesand Chatel Chehery. The 406th started at the north end assisted by acompany from the 322d, while the Army Signal Office agreed to start work atthe south end. The rain was falling and the road along the west side of theAire valley was choked with the heavy traffic of supplies for the fightingtroops. The 406th finished the circuits from the exchange at ChatelChehery to the point where the high line met the main road, but the Armytroops were caught in the jam and failed to reach the job. Lieutenant Meigswith his trusty detail from the 406th continued work until long after dark,and starting again early the following morning, completed the sv~m Chapter XXII THE lull in the Argonne attack gave the construction details an opportunityto prepare for the next move. But the operators at their switchboards inthe dugouts were busier than ever as plans were made for a renewal of theadvance. Tact, diplomacy, judgment, coolness, and a ready wit were necessaryto cope successfully with the many situations which were bound to arise in deal-ing with the subscribers. It will be recalled that in the United States duringthe war, commercial telephone service had to give way at times to the demandsof the emergency service required by the government. And the girls at theswitchboards had no easy time satisfying the requests for service which inmany cases seemed urgent to the user of the service, but which in reality wereof secondary importance when compared with government calls which had adirect bearing on the war situation. Consider then the men at the switchbo
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