Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07

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 dernocfacy, each and every one of the 25O0M freight cars in this country must be kept moynr L. There are ships to be built to make up for A. h France and their allies Cars are needed to csr , tfpnber f tn the shipyafds and these cars must bei t.s Ided to this abnormal business is the con,a ca dai1yg transportation of food and munitions to cm seap6rts.s Thousands of. cars daily are required W they too, must all be- kept moving, 3Nmi is solf enemy s strongest ally, Every minute aM in the transport of things essential to tAH hing,of the war for democracy is of the utmost vs " '" TX: = The Railroads War Board. @a In creating their organization for the wi kh railroads had in mind primarily service for Meky ernnent itself. As a realization of the impa4aa of continuing the domestic activities of the eotr of the country met in Washington on April llAl M agreed during the war to forget competitive atff ties and sto coordinate their operations Cont. mental Railway System, merging darlng such peii effort to produce the maximum of national tranl portation efficiency"
 The War Board includes Mr. Howard Elliott the N. Y. N; H; S H, R R.. Mr. n Hale Holden, t of 4 .,n~ia R. R.: Mir Julius Krnttschnitt of the southsn Southern Railway. MI: HaITasda B sfs1HaA addition, Mr. Daniel Willard. president of the &4 R. R. and chairman of the Advisory Commission ( railroads invitation to become member exoaeb the War Board. MT. B. B. Clark of Che Itersaa Commerce Commission, is also an ex-offcio memba The War Boards Machinery. .. Ire War Board is divided irto departmental sub I,,rzs nttees who work with the nn&toIy department Service, equipment stand-rts, .+ransporta!ionA s counting, passenger tariffs, freight tarifs purch and supplies and express transportation. .e
 To keep close to local situations and to mees o a Commission on Car Service have been formed X, t Chicago, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco SeaRs New Orleans and similar big business centers xs men of each place. These committees are coopetsss ing with the shipping and travelling pubic as WI as with the military authorities. .u-.,,, a
 The Washington organization or tne 1alsos~ m s S cludes twenty-seven experienced railroad omceiSh cluding the five executives on the War boaro a. N. whom are there practically all the time, Y ra s% includes trained experts of every phase or tne SA confronting the railroads. ,,4. ,.
 Although the plan of cooperation worked cT %I1 this country is somewhat like that adopted M 1nS' Y land, with respect to railway cooperation as aas % s set of the war, the placing or the Ls ba the successful conduct of railroad actlv1tles nas
 accepted by the railroads of this country, Wnelss in England it has been shifted to the Govelnme Ga There the Government assumed fnanclai lestI&I s &. blity and guaranteed that the net earnings @ Sa Ss companies would continue to be what they wes s ~. M fore the war. In this country, the GoVesus sumes no such responsibility The GovssTss 2 sauss merely advises the railroads what servce " .vsr m, and the responsibility is upon the railroad at s
 to provide that service; when working 10 'rs susr the railroads are operated practically as one '''"
 Railway Regiments for France :.
 In their effort to give adequate support a.is ns Government in it's conduct of the WEI ssfha thsa Germany, the railroads have not connIem cona,sr,e n activities to the transportation Prop'e1f' X this country, for the necessary .n,+ m habilitating the French railways IS mvSr ansre IN portant military problem France cannos s9olt 9a # men for the work. The United States mus. eSe % av provide the necessary man power, the Ia.oT any Thes recruited nine regiments of railway nc nl. mon e1 regiments are composed of motive poWe. a;rss Is perienced in maintaining and running elstn asnaratnl building tracks, buildings and bridges % III tc rrsn trains yards and stations, and who can ne;p Frau
 tain, rebuild and operate the rallways. ..a m rrepars Thoroughness has marked every step 01 .nS Iravs tion for the revitalizing of the French Ea"f for N was these railways that saved Democla.s sson;nrnen world by rushing up the munitions anH IT, 0l 5atle that turned back the German tide at u.. sar Gd the Marne What the French railway I.en he nrenests hind the lines in those stirring days VIII m ~ whstevs by the railway regiments of America 2, a at home k battles must be fought, either abroaa os @'
 fore Peace can be definitely assuEe"'