Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03

are taken OUT Of fbe ship Each diyi
sion. army corps and army has It's own
railhead. or. In other words. each one
Of these units has Its own station III
which its supplies are delivered. Ev.
cry unit has its own supply column.
which IL made up uf any number Of
motor trucks. the total varying accord.
Ing to the strength Of the unit These
motor trucks pull up on each side of
the train. and the supplies are shifted
In very short space OF time. Each
motor truck IL londed with only one
kind Of Goois. and us the column leaves
the station yard all vehicles carrying
the same kind of goods group them.
selves together. 80 that when they final.
J.: move or ten trucks OF meat mny bs
leading the column. followed by van.
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.
aud they practically form separate lit.
tie stores for each article.
The "brst dump" us Ii is called. is a
place cleared away on the side OF tho
road where the men may deposit the
supplies so that 1t will be convenient
for The horse transport to come md
get thcm Here the goods are unload.
ed, and the motor column returns to
headquarters. After II is dark the
horse transport comes down from the
trenches. loads it's wagons and in,me-
In tal enf tfst,. tn, Ia
the supplies are issued to ench 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
londs 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.
TO each motor vehicle three men are
assigned. They are known as the first
second and third drivers and ure 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 the greaslng 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 can turn out. They ure each
fitted with n lathe, forge. benches. etc.
the lathe being run by small motor
cycle engine provided for that purpose
II for any reason the column is un
able to repair motor that vehicle Il
gent to one of the bases where there
nre stationary workshops. and a new
truck Is sent back to replace 1t. The
mechanics In these workshops are ali
trained men and are obliged to pass
severe tests before being accepted for
the work.
Many Of them are men who have
worked on the building Of cars in the
factories In England. and in cases like
this they are allowed to specialize on
the cars they are familiar with. The
only other mechanics who can claim to
be their superiors are those Of the
Royal Flying corps. and they are abso-
lutely the cream Of the mechanical
world and are one of the highest paid
bodies of men in the British army.
Another hropch ~ tho ,rocho n lcal
transport which IL very much I'D to