The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
TODAY A FOREST; TOMORROW 4
BUILDING; NEXT DAY A WORKSHOP:

b,1ldios, the next day Il workshop
This is the way the astonished f>ccncn
people describe how the Americans nave
suddenly constructed Il hug" .Siao''Sn-
.u,cnl here. turning what was L pine 4''
es; into warehouses; and then 'uFH'''e
these into vast and busy centers iol WV
:hrre mass OF army supplies On the WY
to III. front
t..yrcs is 4 sort CT halfway p"'"''
midway between the coast ana '!'' III '"e
line. and is thc central supply depot "'
tho intermediate: zones. ii"rc 'H'i'h@
{ sortcd and arranged as theE e'''e -
mel from the ocean ports III ts'S'
,cellaneous masses just "ut "l 'lt
Of steamers. food guns. t!"ih'n@' oh' y. -
wire madeleine. czirritr p'S'"nS.
,r,t,.4 b.rf rolling Kitchens anu All '''e
,,np1or,nratrIu IT supplies needle" ~
IL million rucn.. Everything Htus' o'
order before il goes forward to tAe au :
.,.,n,o znu.. Shcr.. the lighting Is going
on and 'hiS is where the "Tu'' -
brought out .; the seeming cHa"S AZ
this t;dal-wavc or goods weeping Ill
from America.
m, ,;ieyr,.s depot has been laid IN an
elongated diamonds shape. and cotnp'i,'o
70 q baseball diamond. it is seven n'''es
from tho homo plate 10 second VASE 't''c
Two mics across from hrSt 10 '"'''
base. Within this enormous u"l'''o''
arc eighty huge warehouses AN" SSo'|-'
OF other buildings. some or thctn 81 VII
7precedentcd magnitud:. one "t tneHe .
a rerriSerating plant riVal'nE tttoSe '''
tho Chicago. meat district. Nhen We
wont into it to-day il had over le.uoo.''C
.oounGs Of frozen bcsf--enoush 10 AeeO
100000 mon twenty days
This is only one detail y Tue
depot OF the intermediate zore Win ~,
miles Of buildings and Fards S'LIN@o
.,rith soldiers. food soldiers c!otn'ne.
,ro,,uoition and ORDINANCES stores OF III.
kinds medical supplies. soldiers iorar'eS
f,,rrish,5 nv the American Library AS-
sccia,ion, and all the T. NJ. Z. a. sup
,,ins s,,. ~ i,s countless branches. Tor
evervrhirg COR I'll. army Is conferred mere
before IL goes forward /" the men,
The Yards ar Oh tn. sam" VASE sca''
&c th, warehouses with stocks OF COAL
half a mile lnng and eighty zee; high
=, comforting assurance. :ur tHe warmth
OF ;fi.. troops next wln;':--and titles "I
b,;,i nav Tor artillery horses. SnorHlS
a.,,l wn,.-! bnrrows ". piled up Hike
mountain hay$tackS. The wciI-porine
machinery ,nachl;:rry :i!HnG one park
mod, il lock like L FcunSylNania OIL r.
r,uu. Another park mad cai::"utiaGc MA
,cri:,i. Another had stacks or building
pap.r for shcathin& barracks
Fuu;ours ard bridges and all the I;ia
terra! for. crossing r!r"rS WILL CONS
along in due TIME. Cor It was pointed
nu, tNat this Will br needed TO cross
tn. Rhine"
AionS one side Ct th" dep, son cars
were bringing IN this auSc stock OF Wal
. rca,"rsa. jus, as il came fr1rA the S''ips'
and on thu other side 800 cars wsr'
,aklnf; il away 20 the advance zone a'Ie'
il has passed through he processes :"
arran.,cmcat---elch .;Ti!n Sta.laar'
tar!n with L fixed sp;,c" t"r each artic.'
OF tn. soldiers toud ration. each ;trtIc''
81 cl"thirS. ordnance, and oil the r.
ouirem~ats along the lighting iron
which hrv.. to b. kept up day after "a!
with unintitns regularity.
With he commandment Of thr d"po
IN. AxSoc.atrt Press correspondent
mad, 4 to;;r over thr p:a";. some :
rr,..S. by au:n,:Irh:,H through IN" H'a-'
e: activity and vast material resources
\: ,,r,. -. IN Il rr:nuuut %i;l.'"h o'@a'
.rr,... las ago, was we'll along trWa'N
-run!plrt.";l. aad |; VII! SOON i* "'':
~. main supplies C"r horses
. o. whole depot was devoted |" q"
nov devices Cor I;tS attacks dei"ttSN
a::l offensive. with great stocks ~ s'
masks and ;hc, gas 'iscit nA'' G"a!'''N'
.; I.h"&: .hr-uk and I;S!''t"'l2n'S !,
s,r,r;;!.. trenches and camps after IN
d,.,,,,,. mustard! .as has h.."n in the ALI
M.I:ral supplies rcGuIr" ten 'EH'
h.;.,diryS cnr cots. l,tt"rs. mattresses
uxvy.n tanks and IN" sr"a. stocks /"
ho*7:;aI and medical supplies.
Tn. si::nal service has Two larE
buildings Az! much open storage. NIX
hug, stocks az telegraph and tet"ph"h
,r.r.. for The army COMMUNICATION SES
-c.,, which now spreads all over Frame
.rh. warehouses; FOR food. clothing ant
all a,lnrt"r.uastcr'S supplies e1tc"
.lont, q frontage uf several miles. n
IN. buildings uniform. 80" by % zee
Uniforms. clothing. Hour and ws;1i ar
called sack goods ar" kept u1raer co.,
in ;h.. warehouses;. but much az III
stock IN crates. boxes ard barrels
stacked along n" Dept streets 10
NILS.
.rh.. un" tom of gasoline is n mug
thtnE, owing :" tho par m"t"r tacl'"
takes n warfare. IN one month "u
army u:cs iiv" million gallons. or n
,y,rar. az tive gallons 4 man for a
army &C u million men. This m"aH
1, S;ruiy uio..Iuvnt u lh.r"p barrels
month.
tn step INTO thu army REFRIGERATOR o
9 no; midSUcIrl"r day Is rather 4 move
<,..r,.nc., The Thermometer wa
about 81 az w.. went through thu Fards
h.,t us tho c.iou.! opened Il door Of IN
Ia
: u,;th m A~ciic ct:ll ~ : below Z"r"-
d-o,. @: % degrees as "" crossed IN
,hrhshold. Inside the 'w0rkrnsn w"r
b,.n,i,.d in fur coats wrapped aroun
thoir ears. 'rh. doors were slipper
with FROST and The lon:; ammonia pip"
above ,!ripY,4i tros.rd icicl"s lrk" Stalac
;i,.s II cave. Frost IN !Sch deep Gov
crrd rho burIan coverings OF the n'
S.I.>. and quarters ii beef an! thr h"'
i,s.if wax frozen nS solid rs stone.
NARY Of ;ii. workers IN his pi""" ar
from, IN. biz parking houses az Chicago
r. dr.: more han m:!';"n POUNDS "
frozen ta"rt always IN hHhu tR'r"
olccrrarv;rIu.. butter. lard and Ali kih''
az fats. l. - arranged Xix" Il snip VIII
w,t.r tiki. compartments. except ina
:,.Sc are cold compartments :" INA
thr freezing IS carried Only !" fh"S
couiaartrnrn'S required. y" l"' Is aS'>'
as ,hn freezing pr"r..!'$ is carri"'! ca
h,- IN. t.r".nS - ammonia t'trouE
PIPES a. n s::;;h pressure.
Tho C;c:u:aI. -c!>"n"cs St""Sad" WI
not Gar hcyV1t Her" som" loo" ""i
mans ere housed and I'D willis they iak
oar. in III" coast ru";!on and w;ir"h""S
work. Around IN" sto"ka!" runs MI
r.tt:nS - C-". Nigh. with 4 nu'nh"r
arm. guards.
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