Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1915 — MET ALL DEMANDS OF WAR [ARTICLE]

MET ALL DEMANDS OF WAR

German Railroads Have Been Superbly Handled Since the Beginning of the Conflict. Since the beginning of the war all German railways have been controlled by the military authorities, through the military controllers that are attached to each line, even in time of peace. In conquered territory the railways are operated directly by the military authorities with the aid of railway men who have joined the army. Movements of troops are usually made on short notive and they cannot be accomplished punctually unless the military controllers have complete command. This is the essential difference between conditions in war and in peace. The first care of these officials is to provide the required trains at ’'the proper time and place, the second to assure the safe operation of these trains on short headway. The problem of feeding men and horses on the journey also requires mi}ch forethought and preparation. These objects are accomplished very satisfactorily, despite the fact that a-large proportion of the railw'ay. employees, and even of the rolling stock, is at the front. All this is done, according to the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger, without seriously interfering wiht ordinary passenger traffic, even with the fast trains, but freight traffic is subordinated to military needs. —Scientific American.