The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-14

Supplies are brought across the chan nel daily. The railway lines run straight down to the docks, 80 the goods are put on the trains as they are taken out of the ship. Each dlYi- sion, army corps and army has its own raihead, or, in other words, each one of these units has its own station In which its supplies are delivered. Ev- cry unit has its own supply column, which is made up of any number or motor trucks, the total varying accord | Ing to the strength of the unit These motor trucks pull up on each side of the train, and the supplies are shifted In q very short space of time. Each motor truck is loaded with only one kind of goods, and as the column leaves the station yard all vehicles carrying 1 the same kind of goods group them- selves together. so that when they final l ly move off ten trucks of meat may be leading the column, followed by vari- ous numbers of truck loads of bread, groceries, clothing, hay and grain, petrol and mechanical supplies. In this way the goods are all dumped together, and they practically form separate lit tie stores for each article.
 The first dump" ns it is called, Is place cleared away on the side of the road where the men may deposit the supplies so that it will be convenient for the horse transport to come and get them. Here the goods are unload ed. and the motor column returns to headuuartcrs. After 1t Is dark the horse transport comes down from the trenches, loads it's wagons and imme- diately returns to the trenches, where the supplies are. issued 10 each unit for distribution tO the smaller units.
 The motors complete their work in an incredibly short time. They have seven or eight miles to carry their loads and In some cases even farther, vet within two or three hours from the time they leave their camps in the morning they are back again, and the army has been provided for another day.
 To each motor vehicle three men are assigned. They are known as the first, I second and third drivers and are all Of them qualified chauffeurs. In case any fl thing happens IO the first driver the others are there to ;ake his place. The
 first driver has inc care of the engine and the driving of the truck, while the other two men have the greaSing and oiling and cleaning of the vehicle, and they also assist in the loading and un- loading of supplies. The motors are in, spected daily. and if not in perfect running order they are mt once taken care of by the column workshops. These workshops are very efficient, and it Is remarkable what thorough work they can turn out. They are each fitted with a lathe, forge, benches, etc, the lathe being run by small motor cycle engine provided for that purpose. If for any reason the column Is un- able to repair motor, that vehicle Is sent to one Uf the bases where there are stationary workshops, and a new truck is sent bacl; to replace it. The mechanics fin these workshops are all trained men and are obliged to pass severe tests before being accepted for the work.
 Many of them are men who have worked on the building of cars in the factories ia England, and in cases like this they are allowed to specialize on the cars they are familiar with. The npIy other mechanics who can claim to be their superiOrs are those or the , Royal Flying corps, and they are abso' lutely the cream of the mechanical '. world and are one of the highest paid bodies of men in the British army. , Another branch of tie mechanical p transport which is very much up to