The Washington herald., 1916-07-14
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The United States government is
planning to erect one of the largest auto
mobile repair shops in the country at
FL Paso, Texas. according to statements
made al the War Department. The plant
Will be located at Fort Bliss and will be
a base camp for no less than 1000 motor
trucks and cars, which the army plans
to have in service on the border within
the next thirty days.
At the present time, there is said to
be nearly 1000 motor vehicles operating
along the border and recent purchases
by the government will greatly increase
| this number
Repairs are now being made at the
Columbus plant or in private establish
ments. but this will be almost Impossible
when deliveries begin on the order for
! 200 trucks which was asked for last
week and the 1000 trucks ordered a short
time before that Two thousand of these
cars, ii is said, are now en- route to e
Paso.
| Work on the construction OF the repair
camp building at FL Paso will start with
in short time, 1t is said. and fully
/ fifty-two big lathes will be installed TO
| facilitate the work. Orders for other
machinery have already been placed
| The bringing of another ZOO cars to the
border will greatly increase the scarcity
Of drivers. and any one who can handle
an automobile along the border is prac-
tically sure of job.
| Rear Admiral William B. Caperton.
commanding the American forces in the
| Dominican republic and in Hayu. has
| recently issued a proclamation to all
natives, urging them to cooperate with
1 the Americans to establish and preserve
order and constitutional government
there
20 In lie rO%la ANA
~. :. nat the purpose Of the American
;UrCes in Hayti and Santo Domingo is
| not to conquer the country nor attack
! its sovereignty. Our troops will remain
until all revolutionary movements have
been stamped out and until such reforms
as are deemed necessary to insure the
| future welfare Of the country have been
initiated and are in successful operation"
! said Caperton, in his proclamation.
The rear admiral also published his
determination to occupy, as soon as pos
sible, the towns of Santiago, Moca and
lie Vesa-cities menaced by the revolu-
| tionary forces.
Notwithstanding the enormous ship
ments of explosives over American rail-
roads during the past year, only six per-
sons were injured and property damages
was confined to sl2IA, according TO re-
cent statistics compiled on the subject.
This astonishingly low accident rate is
largely due to the efforts, It is said. OF
the Bureau of the Safe Transportation
of Explosives and Other Dangerous Ar
| ticles." of which Lieut.. Col. B. w. Dunn,
L. S. A. retired. formerly of the Ord
nance Department, is chief inspector.
Col Jefferson R. Keene, u S. A, who
was designated to work with the Ameri-
can Red Cross in organizing medical
preparedness work, In recent article,
sets forth the necessity for training ply
sicians and surgeons for the creation of
proper facilities for the care of the
wounded
THE Medical Corps of the army" said
Col. Keene, consists OF about 444 Off
GERS, or as to the thousand men. The
ideal proportion is to have ten to the
thousand. The government expects Ci-
villains to furnish the full number. II
war breaks out. As a matter of fact
there is no prospect that we ever will see
time when it will not be necessary to
rely upon covilians. Preparedness is
needed here.
The chief surgeon Of a division has
under his immediate control nearly 100
medical officers, nearly 1000 sanitary
soldiers, 4s ambulances, more than 500
animals and numerous wagons. Dis
tances are very great. A division In col
unln. from head to rear, on a single road,
will measure upward of twenty miles
Deployed for battle, the front OF d.
vision, depending upon the nature OF the
ground, will be from three to six miles
Unless each unit ie in its proper place
at the proper time, the whole mechanism
will be disarranged.
The chief surgeon must keep in touch
with all his units and dispose them In