New-York tribune., 1918-02-11

veyor General Of Supplies. under an
officer or a civilian.
at shall be the duty of the Surveyor
General of Supplies TO provide that all
arrangements for the purchase, pro
curement and production of all mum
of the army shall be so correlated and
otherwise scheduled as most oTectu-
ally to forward the army programme
and most advantageously utilize the n
dustrial resources Of the country.
FOTR-STORAGE AND TRAFFIC Dl-
VISION
"This division shall have cognizance
and control Of the transportation of ali
! branches of the army and of all muni-
tions and other supplies for the army
both by land and sea, and all storage
facilities in connection Herewith, un-
der an officer designated as the director
/, of storage and traffic, who shall be an
assistant to the chief of staff. The du-
ties OF this division shall include the
fc' owing matters:
"G) All movements Of troops, as we'll
as of munitions and of supplies of
every kind, including raw materials and
finished products, both during manu-
facture and after assembly, to points of
| embarkation, interior points and over
seas points, and in and out Of all stor-
age.
"(2) All inland traffic. cmbarkation
service and overseas service relating to
! the army programme, including the en-
| ployment of all army transports en-
gagged in the transatlantic service and
such commercial shipping as may be
used to supplement that service, in
Guiding all arrangements with the Navy
Department for convoy service.
ctr fnr. or
all other supplies Of the army on the
! seaboard and at interior points.
"Direct correspondence between the
Director of Storage and Traffic and the
commanding officers of ports Of en-
| barkation is authorized. Copies of all
acquisitions, requests and information
of every character received from the
commanding general of our forces in
Europe OF his subordinates which bear
upon reinforcements 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 Eu-
rope shall be forwarded in the most
expeditions and convenient manner,
and to that end he is authorized to eX-
crc!se control Of army shipment. both
within the territory of the United
States and as the same relates to the
overseas haul.
"The embarkation service, created
under Section 3, G. O. 1902, w. D. 1917,
is hereby transferred to the storage
and traffic division.
FlVE-ARMY OPERATIONS DIVISION
"This division shall have cognizance
and control of army operations under
an officer who is designated as the di-
rector OF operations, who shall be an
assistant to the chief of staff. The
duties of this division shall include
the following matters:
"G) The operation of all branches
OF the army, the recruitment and mo-
bilizaton Of the army. the personnel
of troops, the selection of special
troops, the movement and distribution
Of troops and the determination of all
overseas priorties.
"(2) The assignment of equipment to
all branches of the army and the de-
termination of priorities with respect
to such assignments.
"(3) The supervision and co6rdna-
tion of camp sites, cantonments, army
posts hospitals, sanitation, construc-
ton plans and projects as the same
relate to all branches of the army.
"Notc: The organization of the
the Secretary of War and as related to
the several bureaus, corps and other
agencies Of the military establishment,
is shown upon the chart published
under date OF February 5, 1918, BY the
Office Of the Chief Of Staff,
Personnel Is Provided For
"The officer in charge of each of the
five divisions of the General Staff
herein created will be furnished such
personnel, commissioned and civilian,
and such clerical assistance, as may be
necessary to enable him to fully eN-
ecute his duties, and each division,
with the exception of the war plans
division. Will have Office space in the
| War Department Building.
"lhe officer in charge Of each divi-
sion Of the General Staff is Authorized
to issue instructions of the Secretary
of War and the Chief of Staff as to
matters within hS c.ntrol which in
volve the carrying out of policies ap-
proved by the Secretary of War and
the Chief Of Staff, and may confer this
authority to the chiefs of sections
within his division.
"The chiefs of the several bureaus,
corps and other agencies OF the mill
tary establishment will cooperate to
|
! this order. 1t will be their duty to
promptly transmit all information
called for as to the number and condi-
tion Of troops, the condition of all
equipment, munitions and all other
supplies Of the army, all arrangements
for their purchase and production, and
generally all information within their
oognizance relating to the war pro-
gramme. either through the executive
assistant to the Chief of Staff for the
immediate use of the several divisions
Of the General Staff, or, when ordered
to do so. direct to the chief of the di
! vision of the General Staff PARTICULAR
ly interested.
"The chiefs of the several bureaus.
corps and other agencies of the mill
tary establishment will communicate
directly with the chiefs of the several
divisions OF the General Staff upon all
matters as TO which the latter have
control.
General Orders Number 5. and Cen
cral Orders Number 167 are revoked
with reference to the duties set forth
IN such Two orders"
Civil War Neterapc