Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
FRED GREEN WILL LEAD RAILROAD[RS AGAINST GERMANS Cotton Belt Official, Former Local Man, Will Serve
 With Engineers. MANY RECRUITS
 FROM EMPLOYES Men Formerly Under Him on Cotton Belt and Louisiana & Arkansas Vol unteer tO Aid Solve Russian
 Transportation Problems.

Fred w. Green, former resident of Fine Bluff and one of the best known railroad men in the entire west and southwest. will be among the first Americans to be sent to the battle front in Europe, having already start ed for Fort Riley, Kansas, and having been at work for a week or more past, obtaining volunteers for immedi- ate service. from among the officials and employees of the Louisiana & Ar kansas and the Cotton Belt systems, with both of which he has been con- nected in high capacity in the recent past.
 Mir. Green has been granted indefi- mite leave of absence by the Cotton Belt, which he has been serving as as sistant to the first vice president, that he may do his "bit" His hundreds of friends in Pine Bluff and elsewhere know that Fred Greens "bit' will be everything that he. can possibly carry, and that he will play nd small part in the operation of the force in which he will be- leader.
 Friends and employees of MT. Green, on both the L. & A. and Cotton Belt lines, noticed, a week or more ago, bulletins at various points on those two lines, which directed attention to MT. Greens intention to volunteer his services as an expert railroad man in Russia or wherever else he might be needed .and asking that railroad men who desired to join in, the move ment, communicate with him. How many made answer has not been made known, but it is understood a con- siderable number Of. engineers. fire Green that he. could depend upon them.
 t Nothing official has been made known relative to the matter, although dispatches from Washington printed in The Graphic several days ago stated that a force of expert railroad men was to be sent immediately to Rus sia, where such experts were needed to rehabilitates the transportation lines and thus aid the troops fighting on f the front. iris expected Mir. Green and his volunteers will be part of that force
 Absence Necessitaies Changes.
 Official announcement, of the leave of absence granted MT. Green and of the changes among Cotton Belt of .ficials necessitated by his absence. was telegra phed out of St. Louis yes- terday as follows: ts
 Fred, w. Green, assistant to first vice president of St. L~uis South western railway and assistant to pres ident of the St. Louis Southwestern railway of Texas, having been com mlssioned captain of engineers, of flcers reserve corps, and this date called to service at Fort Riley and having been accorded an indefinite leave of absence, J. D. Watson is ap- pointed assistant to first vice presi- dent anG assistant to the president of the Texas lines. w. Mosby is appoint ed transportation assistant MT. Wat son has been with the road since 1888 and has of late been assistant general freight agent. MT. Mosby, late of Tyler, Texas, has been chief clerk in Vice President Herberts office. He, also, has been Cotton Belt man many years. Several promotions come with the promotion of Mr. Watson and this announcement is made today by J. r. Park, general freight agent. J. E.. Allen, now assistant general freight agent, succeeds Mr. Watson as ranking assistant general freight agent. H. D. Landry. now commercial agent at St. Louis. is now assistant general freight agent. c. S. Trowbridge. now chief clerk, is made assistant general freight agent.'