Each day at eleven o'clock a simultaneous signal is sent to every station so that through the existing zone, and at the front as well, clocks and watches show the same time. This synchronization is desirable under present conditions and it is an absolute necessity with troops at the front when, for instance, orders may specify that some operation is to be carried out at one point at a certain time and another operation at another point at another time. The success of both operations may depend upon whether they are launched on the second. Miles upon miles of telegraph wires strung on poles labeled "U. S. A." now stretch through France. They may be found running to base ports, zigzagging through the instruction zone over hills, through a valley, along a roadside. On some of the poles there are double cross-beams supporting in many cases as many as ten wires. There is a complete system of operators and central exchanges as well as a considerable force of linemen and repairmen, quite a number of whom worked for telephone and telegraph companies in the United States before the war began. The "service" leaves little, if anything, to be desired. ---- HOW THEY SPOT US. ---- "Madame, where in this town can one get a drink, _s'il vous plait_?" "Ah! I can see that M. l'Americain comes from the State of Maine!" ---- TRY POTATO BUGS IN BOMBS. ---- An Ohio Man's Suggestion on How to Win the War. ---- The war will soon be over. An Ohio man will end it. He has suggested to U.S. Marine Corps officials in Washington that they direct their aviators to drop potato bugs over Germany. He declares there are no potato bugs in the Kaiser's realm, and since the "spud" is absolutely essential to Germany's economic welfare, the dropping of "Murphy destroyers" over the Rhine country would quickly terminate hostilities. Simple, isn't it? Marine Corps officials think so. A BRITISH BANK CONDUCTED ON BRITISH LINES. LLOYDS BANK (FRANCE) & NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK (FRANCE) LIMITED. 3, PLACE DE L'OPERA, PARIS. General Banking Business. Foreign Exchange and Transfers. {BIARRITZ: 10, Place de la Liberte. Branches {BORDEAUX: 23, Allees de Chartres. {HAVRE: 1, Rue de la Bourse. {NICE: 6, Jardin du Roi Albert Premier. LONDON OFFICE: 60, LOMBARD STREET, E.C.3. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNION IN EUROPE 8, RUE DE RICHELIEU, PARIS (Royal Palace Hotel)