Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

for asI have a,reedv indicated, the further de-
veIopment of the great base ports may YET ioo -
of some of its originally contempiateu .ue - th
but. however that may be- it is now one OIL .i,e
main pillars of the structure. 1t comprises wiue
variety of enterprises, all on huge scare seat
tered various points over a large section OF the
country, but skilfuy linked up by rail one
branch dovetailed into another. and all combln-
ing for the quick handling of stores for an army
of millions
An organization chart" showing the activities
centered under the commanding general of this
great intermediate section. though not quite so
formidable, perhaps. reminds one of chart OF
the Whitehall district of London. This command
ing officer is responsible primarily for the main
reserve stores for the American expeditionary
forces and the constant sending forward o. their
daily supplies; but in addition to that he has
large measure of responsibility for the organiza-
ton and control of great camps. schools. base
hospitals rest areas engineering and repair
shops. the principal repository for "spare parts
of all machinery used in the army. cold storage
plants. oil and petrol depots, forestry work and
control of a good-Sized labor army. which in
cudes many thousands of negroes. Cinnamon and
German prisoners of
A round of this huge field of operations is
both Instructive and inspiring. At point
went through an enormous locomotive assembling
and repair works (housed in great modern fac
tory building now nearing completion). built for
the Americans under French supervision. by
Spanish firm; huge oil and petrol supply sta
tion. 1O,OOO-bed hospital and number of other
highly important branches of central organZa-
ton which constitutes of the real backbone
sections of the service of supply. At another
point I went over great railway yards to see the
upon rows of street structure warehouses
which being built to hold supplies for
army of a million men for 80 days; immense
refrigeratng plant and countless other features.
all the same prodigious scale.
Calm, quiet supervising it all. watch
ing it grow before their eyes. When the tele-
phones Jingle (and they never long ia re-
pose) there is shouting, excitement; just
quiet, firm replies the questions put There
is everywhere air of suppressed energy rather
than exuberance hustle" 1t is orderly prog
ress, firmly guided by strong minds. by capable
America has put her best executives into
this work and they rapidly making good
events of the very near future certain
prove.
Farther along the line 1 saw much the same
evidence of orderliness combined with strength
In the army bakeries, in the big central camou-
dage plant. at the various advanced centers from
which the army supplies rearranged for
shifting various railroads and thence the
soldiers the front
>If. many believe. 1t going be neces
sary for the Americans to put army of 3.OOO-
900 into the field to enable the allies to achieve
definite and conclusive military victory, then
the quick development of the full American pro-
gram is a matter of the highest Importance to
the whole allied From every point of
view the results of the first years work may be
set down glorious achievement. of which
Americans have every right to be proud: the
years record is a, monument to their zeal and
their wonderful ability 1t is record which
promises still greater things for the future.
1t spells the beginning of the end and points
clearly to overwhelming victory for the allies
II seems that the the people of
France and England and the United States know
about this American work in France the better
If the enemy. failing in his effort to deliver a
Knockout blow by fiinging against the allied
the full force of his armies. released by
the collapse of Russia. turns his efforts to a
concentrated peace offensive. doubtless he will.
then surely a clear knowledge of the and
extent of the American achievement date of
the American plans and of all under
standing of the underlying determination to go
the whole distance and stop till the right
kind OF peace has been secured. will steel the
hearts of the war-weary and silence the
traitors and pacidsts among for good and su