Show I FORMER CHIEF OF WEATHER BUREAU T TENTER TO ENTER ARMY SERVICE Alfred H. H Thiessen who served as the head of the Salt Lake office of the U. U S. S weather bureau for several years being relieved in the spring of 1917 by J. J Cecil Alter the present chief here has announced in a letter to his former associates that he Intends to quit the position position position tion of ot chief of the Denver weather bureau to return to the signal corps of the army as meteorologist When Thiessen left Salt Lake in 1917 he went Into the signal corps as weather observer and meteorological meteorological meteoro meteoro- logical expert He was one of the first officers to go to France in that capacity and served through the war He was subsequently stationed stationed stationed sta sta- at Washington and Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more with the weather bureau and was then made chief of ot the Denver office He is to take up special studies In meteorology with the signal signal signal sig sig- nal corp corps |