Show MORE MOKE CABLES FOR FOB 1 INLANDS Network of Wires Will Facilitate Communication in Philippines Washington May 19 A new pro pio progress p o gress gross map of signal corps telegraph lines and cables in the Philippines Philip just prepared under the direction of General Greeley shows not only the system as asit asIt asit it existed March 31 1 but also projected military telegraph lines and cables now in process of construction Telegraphic communication between Manila and the south has been entirely dependent upon the English cable to the Island of Panay Negros N gros and Cebu This cable which was broken by an earthquake on April 14 has not yet been repaired and the long interruption int emphasizes the great mil mu military Importance of the alternate tele telegraph telegraph telegraph graph route to the southern islands i from Manila which is now being con constructed by the signal corps The system system tem tern recommended by General MacAr MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur thur has been fully approved by Secretary Secre Secretary Secretary tary Root and will be pushed to rapid completion A single cable has already alre dy been laid from Cebu to Leyte and is being ex cx extended extended tended eastward to Samar Saniar and nd north northward northward northward ward to Luzon via the island of Mas bate The military telegraphic system to Cebu via Samar as soon Soon as the Eng English English English lish cable is repaired rep will afford Gen General General General eral MacArthur two routes by which to reach posts In tle de department department department of the The exten eten extension extension sion southward s looks to the connection by cables of the very Important is islands islands islands lands of Cebu Leyte and Mindanao Ultimately it is expected that Min Mindanao Mindanao Mindanao danao will vill be connected by cable via with Jc o and the latter with the group It Itis is expected that the entire group will be connected by military lines before July and that the south southern southern ern system of bi t cables ca les and anti land lines will be In operation by the end of the rainy season The extent ext and d magnitude of the telegraph tel telegraph telegraph and an cable ca leoper operations of the sig signal signal nal corps in the Philippines Is hardly realized d or known There are first class telegraph offices manned mannee by nearly skilled operators who handle by telegraph on the island of Luzon alone about words each day In addition there are about a long dis distance distance tance telephone stations in operation in various Darts parts of the archipelago go |