Miss Aurelie Austen, a "War Hello Girl" or United States Signal Service Operator, poses for a photo outside the Highland Court Hotel, where she and... Show moreMiss Aurelie Austen, a "War Hello Girl" or United States Signal Service Operator, poses for a photo outside the Highland Court Hotel, where she and eleven other women in training for service on the front. Born in Paris, Miss Asten gave up her studies to answer General Pershing's call for bilingual switchboard operators. Show less