But this was England, and although he was hedged about, protected and restricted by War Office Regulation Red Tape twisted round to the strength of steel cables, yet he was in command of telegraphs, of Telephones, and, in a secondary degree, of the railway system of the United Kingdom.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
All the Telephones in the Astoria could not accommodate the frantic people who sought them.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
"I feel crazy too," said the short man, "but there are Telephones."
"Long Ago, Far Away"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins AKA Murray Leinster