Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-11

The duties of this division shall in
clude the following matter:
"(1) The supervision and direc-
tion of all purchases, procurement
and production activities of the sew
eral bureaus, corps and. other agen-
cies of the War Department.
THE coordination and correlation
of the purchase and procurement ac-
tivities of the several bureaus, corps
and other agencies of the War De-
partment.
The representing of the Army in
all arrangements for co-ordinating
tivities of the several bureaus, corps
and agencies of the War Department
with other agencies of the Govern
ment and with the Allies.
"(2) The determination of purchas-
ing and manufacturing priorities be-
tween the several bureaus, corps and
other agencies within the War De-
partment and in relation to other
agencies of the Government. and also
the determination of preference to
be afforded to the contractors for
supplies in the matter of shortage
of fuel, power and raw materials.
"(S) The supervision and co-ordi-
nation of all appropriations, esti-
mates and requirements and other
financial matters relating to the pur-
chase of munitions and all other
supplies.
Fourth. There shall be in the
purchase and supply division the Of
flee of surveyor-general of supplies
under an officer or a civilian.
1T shall be the duty of the sur
veyor-general of supplies to provide
that all arrangements for the pur-
chase. procurement and production
of all munitions and other supplies
for the use of the Army shall be
50 correlated and otherwise sched-
uled as most effectually toward the
Army program and most advantage
ously utilize the industrial resources
of the country.
Fourth. Storage and traffic di-
vision: This division shall have cog
nizance and control of the transpor-
tation of all branches of the. Army
and of all munitions and other sup
plies for the Army, both by land and
sea, and all storage facilities in con-
ncction Herewith under an officer
designated as the director of stor-
age and traffic, who shall be an as
sistant to the chief-of-staff. The
duties of this division shall include
the following matters:
lTSI. All movements VI lTOopS,
as we'll as of munitions and of sup
plies of every kind, including raw
mat erials and finished products, both
during manufacture and after as
sembling, to points of embarkation,
interior points and overseas points,
and in and out of all storage.
Second. All inland traffic, en-
| bsrkation service and overseas serv-
ice relating to the Army program,
including the employment of all
Army transports engaged in the
transatlantic service and such COM
mercial shipping as may be used to
supplement that service, including
all arrangements with the Navy De-
partment for convoy service.
Third. All storage for munitions
and all other supplies of the Army
on the seaboard and interior points.
Direct correspondence between
the director of storage and traffic
and the commanding officers of ports
of embarkation is authorized. Cop
les of all acquisitions, requests and
information of every character re-
ceived from the commanding general
of our forces in Europe, or his sub
crdinates, which bear upon re-en-
forcements or renewals of supplies
will be transmitted to the director of
storage and traffic, and, in general,
this officer is charged with the duty
of arranging that all supplies for our
forces in this country and in Europe
shall be forwarded in the most eX-
peditious and convenient manner.
and to that end he is authorized to
exercise control of Army shipment,
both within the territory of the
United States and as the same re-
lafes IN the oVerSeaa haul The en-
barkation service created under Sec
ton 3, G. o. 1O2 w. D., 1917. is here
by transferred to the storage and
troffic division