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2nd Bn Headquarters 35th Division American Expedi tionary Forces 27th February 1919. ORDERS ) NO. 124 ! i 1. The Division will start its move to the LE MANS Area on or abou t March 6, 1919, 2. All organi zations will move by rail except the 110th supply Train, which will move by road. 3. (a) The rail movement will be carried out in accordance with entraining table to be issued at a later date. (b) ENTRAINING POINTS: NANCOIS-TRONVILLE, SAMPIGNY and LEROUVIELE. ( c) Probable duration of j ourney - 50 hours. (d) The 69th Infantry Brigade Commander will designate an officer of field rank to be in charge of entraining at AND SAMPIGNY, one also one at LEROUVIALE, The Commanding fficer, 601h Field Artillery Brigade SERVICE will designate an officer or field rank to be in charge of entral ning at - Officers so detailed will repor to G-l, these head- quarters, at 10:00 A.Mo, March 5, 1919, for instructions. 4. (a) All orgenizational property as heretofore ordered, will be turned in prior to departure of units. 5. TRAINS: ( e) SIZE: Each train will consist of 46 Fronch box cars and two coaches or its equivalent in American equipment, (b) SCHEDULE: Running schedule of the train on D.G To Form will be made out by the RoT,O. for each train. ( c) EQUIPMENT: Excelsior for use of troops while enroute will be issued bv the Division Quartermaster to the Train Quarter- master at the same time rations are drawn at the entraining point. 6. ENTRAINING OFFICERS: The Officer in Charge of Entraining as designated in Par. 3 sub-parggraph (d), will be responsible for the entraining of all troops and the loading of all baggage and supplies Et the Entraining Point at which assigned. He will cause D.G. To Form 54, "Schedule of Troop Movement". to be filled out by the R.T.O. and it, will be handed with the Orde de Transport to the Train Commender for his information and guidance. Upon the departure of each train the Officer in Charge of Entreining will send a telegram to each of the following: Commanding General, S.O.S. G-4, Troop Movement Bureau, TOURS. Capt. Wow. Sweet, c/o American Zone Mojor, Mont Fort (sarthe) Commanding General, LE MANS Area Capt. Stoneman, G-4, Troop Movement Bureau, G.H.D. giving organizations aboard each train; number of officers and men; tine of departure of train; probable hour of arrival at ST. FLORENTIN. The Officer in Charge of Entraining will be responsible for all arrengements made with the R.T.O. From the data supplied by the senior line officer in command of troops, he will have the Ordar de Transport compiled. Trains will be loade to full capacity The Officer in Charge of Entraining will determine whether or not a train is fully Joaded. When a train is spotted that will carry more troops than the entrain- ing schedule provides for, the Officer in Charge of Entraining will immediately notify Gol and G-3, these Headquarters, in order that additional troops may be ordered out. Troops ordered out under the conditions cited above will cerry with them to the railhead for hims