The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-21
RAILROADS MAKE READY TO MOVE BIG NEW ARMIES
Face Gigantic Task In Trans porting Troops to
 Camps.

Washington, Aug 21-Plans for moving recruits of the national army aud the national guard to train ing camps, the largest troop move ment ever undertaken in this country, were outlined today by Fairfax Har- rison. Chairman of the Railroads War Board.
 The big task involves the national army. MT. Harrison said. as altogeth- CT 6s7,ooo men will have to be trans ported to cantonments in various parts of the country. An idea of the magnitude of this could be obtained, he added, from the fact that to move merely one field army of iS0,000 men required 6,229 cars. made up into 566 trains, with as many locomtoves and train. crews.
 ''The first movement will start on Sept. g." said MT. Harrison. Between that date and Sept. the railroads will complete the entrainment of 100000 men, or approximately 30 per cent of the total number sched- uled to be moved to the various train ing camps.
 "It is expected that second move ment of approximately 100000 men Twill begin on Sept. 19. continuing for four days thereafter. and a third movement of the same size on Oct. 8
 Meanwhile, in addition to moving the. 6S7, 900 recruits for the national army, the railroads have been asked to. supply transportation for the 350,- Oe0 members of the National Guard to their training camps. This National Gtard movement has already started land wiIl continue in increasing vol une until all have moved.
 "A bulletin covering the movement of the national army to the training scamps and explaining the plans rwhich the government wants carried tout has just been issued for distribu- ltion to the various railroad officials of the country" ~
 The bulletin is as follows:
 -Four thousand five hundred tho tthirty-one points En the United States have been designated by the Provos, Marshal General as points of loca- concentration, at one Of which each Individual will be required to report at a stated time and from which the i parties will proceed by railroad to the cantonment to which they have beer assigned.
 The Provost Marshal General LmTOuBu LnG- SLdL0 duInOIllAcS, NLns governor, adjutant general, etc), vii retain control of these men until they are placed upon the trains designated and will destgnate man in each part! to be in charge of it from each loca Concentration point 70 destination. X The American Railway Association has been directed to prepare sched uies for the movement of each O. these parties from originating points to destination. These are being pre- pared by, the passenger associations h conference with representatives o1 the opefating departments. They vii show the date and hour at which trains, either regular or special, may be expected at each point of loca concentration to receive the men de parting from such point, together with schedule through to destination in each case.
 When these schedules have beer approved.by the quartermaster gener al they will be furnished from this of flee to all railroads and others inter estedr in the movement.
 The first movement will consist, ap ,proximateiy, of 80 per cent. from eacl t1ocal concentration point, a total O about 10000 men. It will begin ol Wednesday. Sept. 5, and entrainmen is- to be completed on Sunday, Sept.
 The Individual in charge of eacl party will hold tickets for each mem ber of such party, and will also b furnished with meal tickets, each hay ing the face value of 60 cents, suf fcient in number to provide for tn food of all the men under his charge In preparing schedules, due regar will be paid to the necessity for pro viding for the feeding of these me at convenient points, either by use O eating houses, dining cars, or by fur nlshing box lunches on th> train. Tn meal tickets are redeei--able at thei face value. on presentation to tn department quartermaster at tn headauarters of the department which they are used.
 Eating house proprietors at desis mated points, dining car employees an others concerned shall be fully ir formed. af
 The American Railway Associatio will place a qualified official of tn passenger department in the offic either of the governor, or of the a6 5utant general, asf may be deeme most suitable by the state authoritie in each state. This official will kee in touch with, the state authorities any emergency which may arise an 2 will assist them in carrying out th schedule.
 It is expected that a second nov, ment of 30 per cent will take plat beginning Sept 19, continuing ft four days thereafter; and thin movement of 30 per cent will begd on Oct. 3, to continue for four da, I thereafter.
 The schedules which are used ft fthe first movement will also be use lfor the second and third movemen with such notifications as may l essential These to be decided late FOOD PROBLEM CLEARS