Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
MOVING The SOLDIERS.
Plans Made for Largest Movement
of Troops Ever known in This
.Country-To Transport $4,000.

War Board, authorizes the following:
plans for the largest troop move
ment ever scheduled in the history
of this country are now being per-
fected by the American Railway As
sociation at the request of the United
States Government. Altogether, 6S7,-
900 men will have to be TRANSPORTS!
to the various cantonments that the
Government is building to house the
new National Army. The movement
will start September 5th. Between
I that date and September 9th the
} railroads will complete the entrain-
ment of 100000 men, or approxl-
mately 80 per cent of the total num-
ber scheduled to be moved to the va
rious training camps.
1t is expected that second move
ment of approximately 100000 men
will begin on September 10Th, COLI
tinuing for four days thereafter, and
a third movement OF the same size
on October 3rd.
Some conception of the magnitude
of the task confronting the Amer
lean Railway Association in pre-
pairing schedules that will assure the
safe and prompt transportation OF
these armies without interfering
with regular traffic may be CLEANED
from the fact that to move merely
one field army of $4,000 men re-
ouires 6,229 cars, made up into S66
trains, with as many locomotives
and train crews.
Meanwhile, in addition to moving
the 6S7 900 recruits for the National
Army. the railroads have been asked
to supply transportation for the 33O,-
OOO members of the National Guard
to their training camps. This Nation
al Guard movement has already
started and will continue in lncreas-
ing volume 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 lust been issued for distribution
70 the various railroad officials of the
country. That bulletin is as follows:
Assemble at A531 Different Points.
"The citizens selected to form tne
National Army will begin to move to
their respective training camps on
september 5th. The number to be
selected stands at present at 6S1ooo
men,;
"Four thousand. five hundred ana
thirty-one points, in; the; :: United
states have been designated by the
Provost Marshal General as points
os local concentration, at one o!
which each individual will be requir-
ed to repest at stated time and rom
which the parties will proceed Ds
railroad to the cantonment to which
thev have been assigned.
.Tbe Provost Marshal General
+bronph the State authorities, (The
Governor, Adjutant General ets'2 ),
Will, retain control of these men until
tbev are placed upon the trains des-
ienated, and will designate a: man
II, each party to be in charge OF 1T
from each local concentration point
to destination.
uThe American Railway Assocla-
t;on. has been directed to prepare
sohednles for the movement of each
Of these parties from originating
,,o;nts to destination. These are De-
.;no. prepared by the Passenger AS
sociations IN conference with repre-
sontat;ves of; the Operating Depart
,nasnts They will show the date anc
hour at which trains, either regular
~ snecial, may be expected at eacf
noint of. ldcal concentration to re-
oo;ye the men department from suci
noint together with schedule through
to destination in each case.
"The first movement will consist
annroximately, of 80 per cent iron
aach local concentration point, to
-, of about 100000 men. 1t viii
;n on Wednesday, September otn
.nd entrainment is to be complete'
on Sunday, September 9th.
Meal Tickets For All Recruits.
ssThe individual in charge OF eaci
..r+v will hold tickets for each mem
par Of such party and will also b
furnished with meal tickets <: eac'
having the face value Of sixty cents
m sufficient in number to provide TO
+he food of all the men under nj
charge.