New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-20
Elaborate Schedules Re-
quired to Insure Mobiliza,
ton of Great Draft Army
Travelin Three Groups
Besides $4,000 Conscripts,
$4,000 Guardsmen Must
Be Transported


Harrison, chairman of the Railroads
War Board, to-day outlined the vast
plans being perfected for the move
ment Of troops TO mobilization points
and environments.
"Altogether 1900 men will have TO
be TRANSPORTED to the various canton
ments that the government is building
TO house the new National Army" he
said "The movement will start Sep
TENDER 5. Between that date and Sep
TENDER 8 the railroads will complete
the entrainment of 100000 men, or
approximately 80 per cent Of the total
number scheduled to be moved to the
various training camps.
az is expected that a second move
ment OF approximately 100000 men will
begin on September 10, continuing for
four days thereafter, and third move
ment Of the same size on October 3.
A Tremendous Task
Some conception of the magnitude
Of the task confronting the American
Railway Association in preparing
schedules that will assure the safe
and prompt transportation of these
armies without interfering with regu-
lar traffic may be CLEANED from the
fact that to move merely one field
army of $4,000 men requires e,229
cars, made up into 366 trains, with as
many locomotives and train crews.
Meanwhile, In addition to moving
the 1000 recruits for the National
Army, the railroads have been asked
TO supply transportation for the $780,
600 members of the National Guard TO
their training camps. This National
Guard movement has already started,
and will continue in increasing vol
ume until all have been moved"
A bulletin covering the movement
of the National Army to the training
camps and explaining the plans which
the government wants carried out has
Just been issued for distribution TO
country. II says:
"The citizens selected to form the
National Army will begin TO move to
their respective training camps on
September 8. The number TO be Sc
lected stands at present at $4,000
men.
Plans for Mobilization
"Tbere have been designated by the
Provost Marshal General 1881 points
Of local concentration, at one Of which
each individual will be required to re-
port at a stated time and from which
the parties will proceed by railroad to
the cantonment to which they have
been assigned.
The Provost Marshal General,
through the state authorities, will re-
tain control of these men until they
are placed upon the trains designated,
and will designate man in each party
to be in charge Of it from each local
concentration point TO destination.
"The American Railway Association
has been directed 10 prepare schedules
for the movement of each of these
parties from originating points to des-
tination. These are being prepared by
the Passenger Association, in confer
ence with representatives of the oper-
ating departments. They will show the
date and hour at which trains, either
regular or special, may be expected at
each point of local concentration to re-
ceive the men departing from such
point, together with schedule through
10 destination in each case.
100000 to Move First
"The first movement will consist, ap-
proximately, OF 80 per cent from each
local concentration point, a total OF
about 100000 men. 1t will begin Sep
TENDER 5, and entertainment is to be
completed September 8.
"The individual in charge of each
party will hold tickets for each member
Of such party, and will also be fur
nished with meal tickets. each having
the face value of 80 cents, sufficient in
number to provide for the food Of all
the men under his charge.
"ln preparing schedules due regard
will be paid to the necessity for pro-
viding for the feeding of these men at
convenient points, either by use OF eat
ing houses, dining cars, or by furnish
ing box lunches on the train. The meal
tickets are redeemable at their face
value on presentation TO the depart
ment quartermaster at the headquar-
ters OF the department in which they
are used.
Eating house proprietors at desig.
mated points, dining car employees and
others concerned should be fully in
formed
"The schedules which are used for the
first movement will also be used for the
second and third movements, with such
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