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Show itylUU) Mffl TO i UN BDEFHK PUUI J 0F11O.S. I AppHcationp for commissions In tfu rch jjl 0f rorj.. of the ' aited lVft Sttet; Arm ar" now beini Died b H the official.1- of ih Southern . n. jH jccordmc to a statement made yes -OlQwl ; 'n 1 1 -.- s'an m fcI y Lake dl- en tl 1 at railro a . . reif,B tordHnrr- ct of f. TB more effectu p o IS. for h- nw- ot m '-.nil defensi Concerning the position of the rail- I rnd mm in connection with national f prep.-irt-iinf-? and the officer? Reserve I Corp. A. H. Babcock, chief electrical I engineer of the Southern Faciflc, in n inB published address on iIip whole qi;'- UJ I R ;i:lrr..td ofTI , , I are particularly interested in the dis . I Unction between the Engineer Corps H I ; . , Quartermaster Corp ap n i 1 p ci i railroad In lm o (fctuel or threatened), the FerWra! JWaB i,m . rrm'-ni undoubtedl) arill take 't once of all railroads in or near the thrca'ened terrltors which 'f'-B will be divided i n " t Hectlons, rsanely. tho theatrf of opr-raMon- and th' general, is the connecting link 1, tween the fild rf action and ihr- h;. r r.'l through which mn?i pa--. ;,n M i ft! I t.-"- ' i en. un i . i and . ippliei quired for u- eru' ing the cam i railroad InVOlVed lfl the theatre of operations if mnnag.-d ami operat-I operat-I ed b the Encinr-fr Corps ; a railroad outside the theatre of operations, but involved in '.he line of communication. j Is operated by the Quartermaster Dp ' ii r. niiM.nl -o involved tnui ar expect in such times to have on Its - ff, officers responsfbb to the W r jl Department in either one of the corps r . I mentioned to repri - at the Di p tl ' '.;...'') If 1i 1 '' facials quality to dutv and are commissioned in the Of-B Of-B f(f ' ' Reserve Corps in either of the- il(f V ' w personnel that it may expect will be .jjl tn certain ol Its officers m arms uniform in-tead of in civilian clothes; I' and conversely, a railroad In which I there is insufficient representation in the Officers' Reserve Corps may ex- I pect to find army officers detaued to I tfiki charee. I I "When the close inter-dependcnce between all public utilities is consid-c- ered, transmission companies and communication companies ma expect i B to have similar situations confront them It would appear, therefore, prudent, as a part ol the general pre- paredness movement, that all public utility companies should encourage their officers to apply and to qualify j for rommif ion- In the Kr servo Corp and- thereby insure to the companies ' a minimum ot disturbance in admin-I admin-I ' i.-1 ration m a.-f of hosl Hit les." Speaking on the question yesterday, 1 Asst Supt Smith said thai the rail-TL,'i; rail-TL,'i; oiTicial:- v. 1 i . pioll in th- Ro-t.ere Ro-t.ere Corps will be- subject in time Ol peace, to duty in training camps or elsewhere for three weeks in a year or longer with their own consent They .will also bn subject to the order of ;the President of the l'nito! States for active duty when war is actual or imminent, im-minent, witu the same rani, as they 'hold in time of peace. Tht division superintendents will hold irie tank of major. The assistant superintendents, (division engineer, master mechanic, division storekeeper. trainmasters, chief dispatcher, bridco and budding! supervisors, roadmasters, master car repairer, road foreman of engines ,: shop foremen, yardmaster, station agent and train dispatchers will rank! from second lieutenants to captains. I The general officers ot the railroad j companies will be rated in about the' same manner. |
