Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
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FOURTEEN
MONTHS
Y AT Il
THEFRONT
An American Boys
Baptism of Fire
BY WILLIAM J. ROBINSON
cOpyrrhL Ink. Bro-s6Co

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s.HIc, are brought arro~, rrc .nnn
.,H uH.y The railway ua-~ run
oil. ut down TO the an.hs 81, r.e
,..a.. agc put on the 'rntu~ n, the,
re taken uur OF the saIr I.H,h d.'l
,."u army corps and Amy has It, own
ral.."Id. or. IL other wuiG,. each one
"I these units has its own stu,ion In
'Il. % rs SUPP lies Hre DELIVERED ~.
.TN uai lHs - own supply column.
..uu % is uudp up If uLE uuuh"l Of
..,Hrr trucks. the tuiaI varying accord.
- tr the strength uf the unit These
-
1h" trutu. aud the supple, are shifted
I'D q Nrgy short SPACE 10. time Each
.niar tTu,k Is loaded with oul one
.ad ~ goods. and as the column IrI,cs
D." station yard all vehicles carrying
1r same Aluh OF goods group them
'.I'cs t"-rtber 50 that " hen they tuHi-
move ~ ton tru as uf meat uHy be
e.1luE the column. followed 10y vari-
'.> numbers Of truck loads of bread
.rncrrlcs. clothing. hay and grain.
rrlr", aud mechanical supplies In this
nay the goods are all dumped together.
md They practically form separate lit
'lc stores for each article.
RE "arst dump" as 1t Is called. is a
place cleared AWAY on the side OF the
road. where the men, may deposit the
supplies so that II will be convenient
for the horse transport to come aud
get them Here the goods are unload
ed. and the motor column returns to
headquarters, After 1t is dark the
horse transport comes down from the
trenches, loads its wagons aud inme-.
d!ately returns TO the trenches. where
The supplies are issued TO each unit for
distribution to the smaller units
The motors complete their work IN
iu Incredibly short time. They have
seven or eight miles TO carry their
loads and In some cases even farther
yet within two or three hours from the
time thes leave theG camps in the
hmorning' they are back again. and the
army has been provided for another
day. I
To each motor vehicle three men are
assigned They are known as the tirs,.
second and third drivers and are all OF
them qualified chauffeurs. In case any.
thing happens to the first driver the
others are there to take his place. The
first driver has the care OF the ,engine
and the driving OF thestrnck. while the
other two men have the Creasing and
ciling and cleaning OF the vehicle and
they also assist in the loading and un.
loading OF supplies. The motors, are In,
spected daily. and II not In perfect
running order they are at once taken
care of by, the column workshops
These workshops are very efficient.
ard IL Is remarkable what thorough
work they can turn out They are each
fitted with lathe, forge. benches. etc,
the lathe being run by small motor.
cycle engine provided for that purpose.
II for any reason the column is un-
able to repair a motor. that vehicle Is
snnt a ma of the hnSns trhnra fhoro