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Show AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICECREATED I General Officer to Be Namec as Assistant to Quartermaster-General. WASHINGTON, April 21 A motor transport service was created toda by the war department to take the , piace of the motor division of the quartermaster crops The service will be headed bv a general officer as yet j unnamed who will serve as an assist-ant assist-ant to the quartermaster general. be m w service will consolidate j, Lhe procurement and operation of all , army vehicles except tanks, caterpillar caterpil-lar and army tractors. A special board of officers is working out details de-tails for operation by the service of t rucks, ambulances and motor cars. The object sought is to eliminate du-oHcation du-oHcation in purchase, operation and maintenance. Each arm having use for motor transportation will be represented rep-resented in the new service. 'thi motors division has been headed head-ed bv Brigadier General Chauncey M. Baker, who it is understood, will re- Cr. to his regular army rank, as a colonel of the quartermaster corps. |