The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-18
How Millions of Men
In war are Moved, Fed

rnaa .he state unless afforded this
Vi sustaining themselves.
o' uis least serious OF the problems
-, ioilhg the war department was
1ne question Of distribution Of snn-
piies In France. A million men m,ph, |
oe landed In French ports. together
- 'he necessary equipment. but how
uHaer The heavens was this vast store
mousse 10 be transported 10 the interior
anu On up 10 the lines. with the mani. |
io'u exactions that would have 10 he
net IN doing IL speedily and ORDERLY
ana with the French transpor,a,,o,
,ae'iities already groaning under the
ho'he ioadf The German staff agreed
II could not he done.
Akh' mere seems good place to
introduce Brig. Gen. johnson Harood.
ne Is chief Of staff OF the 9 q 9
lie mas served In the war department
WIN every chief OF staff OF the army
since the general stan was created by
congress. He Is native OF South
.aroiina. nephew Of the late Brig.
ten. johnson Hagood Of the Confed-
crate army and one time governor OF
South Carolina.
ihe present chief of staff attended
me university of his home state from
1888 to 1891 and graduated from West
roint In 1896. He has served as per
sohal aide to Generals Bell and Wood.
General HagOod Is one OF the young
er generals OF the army He is small
OF stature. quick ~ action, and a hu-
man dynamo. His mind works like
chain lightning.
How did you do IT." asked him.
A flicker OF a smile fitted across the
face Of the West Pointer.
We'll, We had to do it-and we did
it. That's all.
II was mere statement OF fact
There was no philosophy to II. Jus,
had to be done, and-was done!
J 1T would be impossible for me Il
tell you how this plan has been WORKED
out" he added. Moreover | am no
permitted to give out interviews I,
} newspaper men. But In this case
, understand you hare been authorize,
: by General Pershing's headquarters I,
l get an interview from me. SO vii
: try to tell you something about II.
, undeeeivIno Themselves.
"In the first place, it is the bigges
military undertaking In the histor
Of the world. No military authorit
p ever laid so bold a plan on this earth
e nothing that Alexander the Grea
Julius Caesar or Napoleon eve
y planned compares with II In scope G
> daring. The Germans laughed at U
e when We proposed it. and even thos
? Of us of the old army who sat aroun
p the war college wondering what "
y would do in great war, new
II unmflitary nation on earth. could p
100000 men in France. To supp
rs such a body of men from base 40
J. miles away, to organize them, TO FIG
IT 'em, and to fight 'em as well as q
lie best soldiers In Europe today--ls &
lie greatest military accomplishment
y. all times.
NJ $50 far as my end of II is concern
ID il Is all matter of team work. T
re work is that of the bureau chic
lg You might compare me 70 the quart
es back of the team. ! Cite the signi
ne and pass the ball. but they really
of the work. and they have done II
IN ceedingly we'll We are way ahead
our program. We supply twice
ms many men in France as the M
C. optimistic of us had expected. A
s. at the present rate IL will not he lc
o. before we will be supplying in F'rai
an army four times as large as q
we had originally contemplated
- AS TO the character Of the VIC
-. we have had TO build and repair r
= roads. We have built permanent do
a. and wharves at the ports. and SO
=, of these ports are more prosper
now than they ever have been
- their history. We have eonstruc
:. aviation fields. repair shops, salv
=, plants, supply depots, hospitals.
storage plants. water supply. etc.
Rushing a New City.
~, at is rather difficult for one
Nm, visualize the proposition OF going
o,r an open field and constructing a 10
bed hospital 1t means In realit
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