New Britain herald., 1917-07-14
RESERVE OFFICERS \
 60 ABROAD S00l
Will Make Journey to Franc
 Earlier Than Expected

Paris, July 14.-Newly appointed members of the Omcers Reservs Corps of the United States army ar to see service in France much earlie than any of them anticipated. Owin4 to the need for regular officers t train the men who are to mako U the first line that will. go to tn trenches it has been decided to brtn over a large number of the reservi officers especially in the staff dA partments.
 The enormous task that confront Gen. Pershing in preparing depot behind the lines for every conceivabl{ sort of supplies, as we'll as the dAI mand for important plant constru{ ton, makes it imperative to use tn i reserve Quartermasters, especially those who have been taken from thl ranks of contractors and like induA tries
 The preferense is to be given t} men who can organize working force and push construction work to con pletion. The works under prospect in, clude series of large ice plants fc, food, clothing, equipment and storagJ plants for gasoline, which from tn, United States is coming on 1000 gAl lon tank cars.
 The first troops bound for trenc} training have gone to the advancs1 camps. All along the route they gcl the usual effusive French greetino and hospitality. French girls servse the boys with coffee and light refresh ments, returning the greeting of ''Vtvl la France" from the khaki lads witt Alta Boy" the slang being turne1 with French accent that waA de| lightful.
 The passage of the early AmericA} contingents has left behind hun dreds of girls whose favorite greet ings are now couched in real Amerl can baseball slang, to which tn
 French pronunciation gives a Quairl turn. Gen. Pershing is busy transforminI the Americans into 8 new type q 1 fighting men. The transforms tiox| however, Is chiefly of an outward ox| der. In their new accoutrements thj old friends of the lads who were o1 the Texas border will hardly recognixI them.
 fTeEnr1nH TOT Sad11lnloS The talent now required behind thl lines for the support of the Ameri| l cans is chiefly of 8 business kind Salvage plants are to be established
 for the purpose of remaking and rel
 pairing shoes and garments A pail
 shoes is only good for three weeks o|
 trench life.
 And then a soldier has to have | l pound of meat a day, and it take| l some genius to keep the supply rum ming properly. An Irish officer whd | came to quartermaster corps undel the reserve law astonished the highe} officers yesterday by moving thei1 headquarters with such celerity thai the commanding officer was able t4 l change stations in one day. The United States will have to prol ] vide huts for protection of the soil | diers in winter. It Is proba ble th} type invented by a former San Franl l cisco business man for the British Tommies will be adopted. The hut d of corrugated iron and is we'll venJ tilated, light and easly heated. Il also affords protection from stray shots.
 Representatives of one of New York citys greatest dock buildind firms are on the way to France td construct enormous receiving plat forms, with gigantic cranes, for hand1 Hing 50,00O tons daily. When thS United States forces reach their full strength on this side they will reauird an average of 100 pounds a day foI each man, all of which must comd from home. This total includes sup1 plies of all kinds, as we'll as ammuni. tion.
 Among other things the army engi- neers require 125 miles of four inch piping 270,O00 ordinary shovols, 30,o00 picks and sixty steam rollers, These are only starters. and the sup. plies will have to be replenished each month.