The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-08-27
GOVERNMENT train MAY NOT
REACH HERE UNTIL SATURDAY
Government Motor Convoy is Max
ing Slow Progress Across the
State of Nevada

The government motor convoy Is
making very slow progress across the
state of Nevada. The roads here
have proved the special piece de re-
sistance of the government convoy
and 1t now seems likely that the
train, scheduled to arrive in Fallon
last Saturday will be Just week
late to day when It drives in for
stop of one night. Leaving Ely
Monday morning 1t reached a point
midway between that town and Eu-
reka on the evening of that day and
1t is now making its way with more
or less difficulty between Eureka
and Austin. Some profess to be-
lieye that the outfit will be here on
Friday evening, but nothing definite
is known at this time as to the exact
date of its arrival in Fallon.
Great interest is being maintained
here in the progress of the govern
ment caravan and it is certain that a
splendid welcome will be accorded.
Just now committees appointed by
District Judge T. c. Hart, are at
work arranging for a feast for the
men of the outfit, which is to in
clude all of the highly delectable
fruits and farm products raised
within this project.
The purposes of the trip are nu-
merous. Primary among these are
first, the war departments contribu-
tion TO the good roads movement:
second test OF the standard vehicles
used Ia the winning of the worlds
war; third, demonstration to the
public of the vital part the motor
transport corps of the army per-
formed In the conduct of the war:
fourth, the attracting of young men
for the motor transport corps. Edu-
cational schools open In September
In four different parts of the coun~
try and will accept young men as
students for several months course
in the operation of Motors, gas en-.
gines and all wheeled motor equip
ment of the army.
A recruiting officer accompanies
the train In the interest of this pvY-
pose and Is prepared to answer sli
questions asked by any young man
desirous OF enrolling upon the
traifi's S arrival.
The big train. consisting of "a ve-
hicles passenger carrying equip
ment, antl-atr craft searchnghtS, is
commanded by Lieut.-Col Charles
w. Mcclure as expeditionary COM
mander and Captain Bernard Mac
Mahan as actual train commander
Among the remainder of the officers
with the train are several represent
atives from every branch of the
United States army who are making
a study of road, atmospheric and
sanitary conditions on the route and
making daily reports to the war de-
partment. There are S5 officers and
ESQ men. The men of the train are
the flower of the motor transport
corps. men who have the nerve and
ability to successfully battle the tre-
mendously difficult roads encounter
ed and operate the big trucks from
ocean to ocean.
The searchlight which aecompan-
les this train and which will make
a demonstration on the streets of
Fallon is mounted on a Cadillac
chassis and is of 100000 candle
power with radius of "A miles.
This is the type of searchlight used
in the anti-aircraft warfare by the
Americans in the last advance in the
Argonne section and warfare test
proved its power to pick up an en-
tire squadron of enemy planes.