Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-21 | Page 5 | Huge Repair Centers for Army Trucks, Plan

HUGE REPAIR CENTERS FOR ARMY TRUCKS, PLAN v Asseclstsd Press. WASHINGTON. Oct. II. Upeedin up of the delivery of the vaat motor equipment equip-ment planned for the American expeditionary expedi-tionary forces is the primary purpose of the creation in this country of six repair districts for centralisation of the upkeep work on motor transport equipment for the army. Bo that new machines can be sent to Europe, it Is proposed to keep the trucks at home in operation until It no longer Is possible to repair them. j In the six repair districts snnounced by the war department were Ft. Ham Houston and El Paso, Tex., for the bor- . der region; Chicago for ths Middle v est and Han Kranclseo for the far West. The policy of the motor transport corps. It is announced, will be to die- j courage ia)or repairs to motor equip- ment of fhe army under Its jurisdiction except at ihe central repair eta (tone, where large repair units will be maintained. main-tained. A district chief for each section aoon will be named to direct the work.