Show GOETHALS MADE MAD E DIRECTOR OF WAR TRAFFIC IN U. U S. S i functions Exercised Heretofore Here by Iy Five Bureaus to toBe toBe toBe Be Centralized Washington Jan Jun 7 i. Reorganization Reorganisation of or th the war var department bt begun lun with th the tho cr creation atlon last heat month of the war council of high hh general officers a advanced a astep tcp step further today with the tho appointment appoint appoint- ment mont b by Secretary Baker Balter of oC oCI MaJ I j. j Gen George W. W Goethals Goethal acting quarter quarter- nastor general to s serve sp al also o as tor or of war department transportation and storage Wide economies economics In tho the use Ufe of car cars and In shipping charges are ex expected from t this ls centralization in iii n one agency of functions heretofore exercised cd by five departmental burta but bu- bu renus t aus s Independent General 1 as acting quartermaster quarter quarter- quarter quarter-I mast master naster PI general I directs the supply sos sus- cHance and pay departments of Ius I the b the army supplemented by lon LIon and other services el already lI I established In iii hl his office each with a general gen gen- eral ral officer In char charge c Under toda today's s 's order ho will in addition supervise ise transportation of all ordnance engineers engi engi- ne signal corps aviation service and coast artillery material as well as 18 supplies and troops oops 1 All JJ bureaus burt e Independent In n this re regard have hn been bon directed to ordinate co-ordinate their thou demands upon the and I upon storage facilities through tho the director of railroads tho tim shipping hipping board or oi Ml any py other centralized agency for rOl transportation or storage presenting complete schedules of or cars and amI tonnage needed and working out routing and storage so o as to get tet the mo most t efficient use of or the tho nations nation's tacit tacit- it lea HIes S Behind the thie announcement stands the I probability that l army purchasing also wI be drawn lo together under a c central control Steps to this his end are arc under consideration but legislation legislation on may maybe be required to carr carry It It out aut The question ques- ques II lon tion of or finding a man for the Job however however howver how- how ever ver Already has been taken up Ull Some Somo officers think the lot duty should be I placed under the general enen staff but others believe e a n separate office should be c created to be filled b by a civilian lIlan of or national reputation for business abill ability t It Is practically certain hoever however how how- ever ver that should a civilian be ap appointed appointed ap- ap p- p pI I pointed he would be bo commissioned as asa asa s sn a n general officer subject to nil all army law aw Secretary r Baker said loda today ho hadnot hadnot had hadnot not heard hard that war ar department shIpment shipments shipments ship shIp- ments ment were vere tying up thousands of or freight ears cars adding to the lie c congestion of railroads and terminals and that under Director General McAdoo's leAl oos oo's re recent recent recent re- re cent order the department faced demurrage demurrage demur- demur rage ag charges of U 10 0 a da day per car He lie d C added however that the department I should hould take pot luck with the whole country on the lie demurrage question and antI be compelled to unload at once an any I cars It was as using for storage purposes |