The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

a.4u Dasu una ! sat In the car and
watched them splitting 1t among them
selves. I felt rather sorry for the poor
devil, for he said that he and the rest
Of his squad had been hiding for Ave
days and Eve nights and that they
didn't know where they were. They
had become desperate and decided to
run for It In the open. The others
came In and surrendered later In the
day.
Supplies are brought across the chan
mel daily. The railway lines run
straight down to the docks, 80 the
goods are put on the trains as they
are taken out OF the ship. Each divi-
sion. army corps and army has It's own
railhead. or, In other words, each one
Of these units has It's own station In
which Its supplies are delivered. Ev.
cry unit has lis own supply column,
which Is made up Of any number Of
motor trucks, the total varying accord
ing to the streI.th OF the unit. These
motor trucks pull up or each side Of
tAC tiAii, IN 40 SoplilC5 uic DhAilSL
In a very short SPACE OF time. Each
motor truck is loaded with only one
kind Of goods, and as the column leaves
the station yard all vehicles carrying
the same kind of goods group them
selves together. 50 that when they Hnal-
ly move off ten trucks OF meat may be
leading the column. followed by vari-
Gus numbers OF truck loads OF bread.
groceries. clothing. hay and grain,
petrol and mechanical supplies. In this
way the goods are all dumped together,
and they practically form separate lit
tie stores for each article.
The first dump" as 1t Is called, is a
place cleared away on the side Of the
o where the men may deposit the
supplies so that IT will be convenient
for the horse transport to come md
get them. Here the goods are unload
ed, and the motor column returns to
headquarters. After Il Is dark the
horse transport comes dow from the
trenches. loads Its wagons and imme-
diately returns to the trenches, where
the supplies nre issued to each unit for
distribution to the smaller units.
|. The motors complete their work in
an Incredibly short time. They have
seven or eight miles to carry their
loads and in some cases even farther,
yet within two or three hours from tho
time they leave their camps In the
morning they are back again, and the
army has been provided for another
day. .~~~,~ ia. tIFsN
TO each motor vehicle three men are
assigned. They are known as the first,
second and third drivers and are all Of
them qualified chauffeurs. In case any
thing happens to the first driver the
others are there to take his place. The
first driver has the care of the engine
and the driving of the truck, while the
other two men have tho greasing and
oiling and cleaning Of the vehicle. and
they also assist in the loading and un-
loading of supplies. The motors are in.
spected daily. and II not in perfect
running order they are at once taken
care Of by the column workshops.
These workshops are very efficient,
and 1t Is remarkable what thorough
work they a turn out. They are each
fitted with a lathe. forge. benches, etc.,
the lathe being run by a small motor
cycle engine provided for that purpose.
If for any reason the column Is un.
able to repair a motor. that vehicle Is
sent to one Of the bases where there
are stationary workshops. and a new
truck is sem back TO replace it. The
mechanics in these workshops are all
trained men and are obliged to pass
severe tests before being accepted for
the work.
Continued next week.