Show supplies ALWAYS ON HAND brit britten sh claim to have made transport system S to the front as perfect as Is possible when it is mentioned that 2000 tons of goods food and other necessities are sent every day from the iho base depots to the firing line of the british army some idea of the gigantic task of the army service will be gathered this enormous weight of goods says harold begbie comes almost entirely from england for we are not buying in france even so perishable a necessity as milk vast stores are brought from england and loaded into sheds at the base depots all day by motor dory and railway truck supplies tor for the troops are arc sent out from these base depots to stores as near as possible to the firing lines and just as reserves are accumulated tn in the docks so reserves are accumulated near tho the front since an accident to the railways might cut off the fighting soldiers supplies on ono one occasion there was a delay on the railways of 36 hours but not only did the soldier at the front get all his food and ammunition but he be did not even have to draw on the reserves I 1 have mentioned regimental stores were sufficient for his need everything goes by clockwork there is no room for an accident london tit bits |