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Show -zri Uncle Sam Must Be Served First rg- I The high development of telephone efficiency in this country Rave the. United State, 1 , I , . . when it entered the war, a superiority over all other natlous for quirk communl- . f I cation. Ihe nation's capital and the various military headquarters are linked with all the great industrial renters of the country by the long-distance lines of the liell Telephone Tele-phone System. Thousand of miles of special telephone wires have been turned over to the government govern-ment for its exclusive use. Right of way is given to government telephone calls over all lines. In Its prosecution of the war our government has the effective co-operation of the licit Telephone System, which reaches 70,000 communities and extends to every military camp in the United States. )ne man in every ten from the maintenance and construction forces of this company com-pany is now in the telephone signal corps of the army or in some other branch of the military service. Not only have our men answered their country's call, but the telephone operator aie "doing their bit" also. These faithful young women realize the tremendous dependence the nation places on rapid communication in this crisis, and are accept- ing cheerfully the heavy responsibilities thrust upon them. In spite of the war and what it has meant to this company in the increased number of telephone messages to handle, the enlistment of so many of our trained employes, the shortage of equipment, and the high cost of telephone materials In tspite of all these" obstacles, we are meeting the needs of the public for telephone service in a remarkably successful way. . L The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company J General Merchandise and Miners Supplies . j Upper Bingham Store j I Upper Bingham Market Highland Store Boston Store |