Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29

,,o o,ro.dv Indicated, the further ue,
velolment of the great base pofts nay nnotio,s.
of some of its originally contempi"'e' as tho |
but, however that may be, IT Is h'" o~ r.ide |
main pillars Of the structure. IL cohlp'''e1 aa..
variety Of enterprises, all on II hnee '' ~,
tered at various points over a large set"'n " a a
country. but skilful!y linked up by ran one
,rn,o,, dovetailea into another, and all coiiioln"
i,r far tha mick handling Of stores for an army
Of millions. ..
An reorganization chart showing the ae'l''ues
conferred under the commanding general y 1"'
great intermediate section, though ho' '"'"
formidable, perhaps, reminds one OF Il e"a'' -
the Whitehall district of London. Inns cou''i'""'
ing officer is responsible primarily LOT the ia"
reserve stores, for the American eSpe"''i'n"As
forces and the constant sending forward o. iheit
daily supplies; but In addition to that ne mas d
large measure of responsibility for the orghhiza-
tion and control of great camps. schools, oase
hosnitals, rest areas, engineering ana repair
shops. the principal repository for spare parts
of All machinery used In the army, cold storage
plants, oil and petrol depots, forestry WORK anu
control Of Il good-sized labor army, when IN
ciudes many thousands of negroes, Cinnamon anu
German prisoners Of war.
A round of ibis huge field Of operations IS
both instructive and inspiring. AT one point l
went through an enormous comotiv assembling
nnI itiIt NOthN tDpHSN Ia " h'~'N
tory building9n now nearing completion), buiit LOT
tbe Americans, under French supervision, by a
Sronish firm: a huge oil and petrol supply sta
ton. n 10,Gpl-bed hospital and n number or other
highly important branches of a central organiZa-
ITO, which constitutes one of the real backbone
sections Of the service of supply. AT another
noipt l went over great railway yards TO see the
rows upon rows of street structure warehouses
which are being built to hold supplies for al
m, r,o, fr % DAYS. an immpnS,
refrIgerating plant and countless other features
all on the same prodiglous scale.
Calm, Quiet men are supervising it NIL, watch
ing II grow before their eyes. When the tele
phones Jingle land they are never long IN re
nose> there Is no shouting, no excitement JUS
quiet. firm replies to the questions put lhef'
is everywhere an air Of suppressed enere! rathe
tbon exuberance or "bustle." 1t is orderly prog
ress, firmly guided by strong minds, by capaoi
men, America has put her best executives Int
this work and they are rapidly making good. Il
events Of the very near future are certain l
prove.
Farther along the line l saw mlich the sam
evidence Of orderliness combined with strenet
IN .he army bakeries. In the big central camol
tlnce plunt. at the various advanced centers froi
which the army supplies are rearranged &c
shifting TO various railroads and thence to tn
soldiers Mt the front.
If. as many believe, 1t Is going to be nece
sary for the Americans to put an army OF ooVt
400 into the field to enable the allies TO nchie'
n definite and conclusive military victory tht
the quick development Of the full American pr
gram "a Il matter Of the highest Importance
the whole allied cause. From every point
view the results Of the first years work may
set down as a glorious achievement. OF Will
Americans have every right to be proud; Il
years record Is O monument to their zeal NJ
their wonderful ability. 1t Is a record whi
promises still greater things for the near futu'
It SHELLS the beginning Of the end, and poin
clearly to an overwhelming victory for the alli'
II seems to me that the more the people
France md England and the United States knt
: about his American work In France the bett'
, II tho enemy, falling in his effort to deliver
Knockout blow by finging against the allied lin
3 the full force Of his eastern armies. released
Y the collapse Of Russia, next turns his efforts to
/. concentrated pence offensive, MS doubtless he "
Q then surely n clear knowledge OF the nature a
]. extent Of the American achievement to dntc.
Z the American plans, and most Of al an und
standing Of the underlying determination to
Q the whole distance and not stop till the ri
kind of pence has been secured. will steel
hcnrts Of the warwcary ones and silence
a traitors and pacInsts among W for good aud