The sun., 1916-01-09
AMERICANS FINISH
NEW RUSSIAN LINE
Double Track Road From Ice
Free Port to PetrOgrad
Completed.
SOLVES SUPPLY PROBLEM
Spec,ai Correspondence to TBs Sux.

American engineers nave Just trseo
Russia from the dangers OF 'ne HeI-
man blockade. from oeinS cur o,. 'rom
allies and American, BRUSH rrench an"
nie,ion ,hree weeks before ountract
time of the new double track railroad
which connec,s Petrograd with the Ice
free Arctic port Of Ekaterina and places
Russia in direct connection with the out
side world. The new line is now In
practicaI operation. 40 far as sea traffic
goes. a Norwegian vessel having com.
nIeted the tip to Ekaterina only the
Other dav e"
All that Russia now needs to put the
new Arctic Ocean line I'm full working
o., der is "A sufticteut number q. wood
burning locomotives which, I am told,
vtll he built I'm the United States to
Russian specifcations. and the reau,s,te
number Of large freight carr for carry
ins munitions, which are now being built
bv the Russian railway works a, Ko-
,orna. e. ...
Even before the Russian arruIes we're
drivsn MI, ~ Poland bv eon H,ndenburv
n Was main to Ali stude eWts Of military
ope,a,ior. that war conditions IN -tffe
ns,,ic and the BLACK Sea teft Russia
in sore need OF efficient and reliable COM
mum ca tion with the outside world. and
mi, .,,ua,,o, uas aecen,uated by the
failure OF the attempt to break through
10 Russia by forcing the Dardaneiles
Drawbacks Of Former Routes.
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"a rn,,nd.hnu, The ,r.ns-s, ,herian
route although emplo,.d TO some extent
An m. ,,onort.,ior ~ nunitions from
Jan.n a.. u,.,.ss ,nr spyth,nx like rand
,r.rs,, q, sunnlios and IN. Tornea ro,,t.
IN Sw.den ;nyo,vss rrshipment at the
bsad ~ The Cu,f Of Bo.hpia which
causes great DELAY. to say nothing Of
the danger from German warsh.ps which
more than once have been cruising In
the Culf Of Bothnia on the lookout for
the Russian supply ships.
Realizing that her success depended
munitions OF war from abroad, Russia
called In American experts 10 ouf'"
! railroad 10 her ohiJ ice 'FeN "arl"' ~
( the horth' ahu ~iher'S'n Hi"usS' "'
| just proueht ehis sre@' iasH " ooN'
cesstul cohcius'oh
ihoush the Arc,o o' ''e 'aa
place III L'e "o'f" ""e'e o'' -
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port II u 70 "' r.H"'e no ii'l VI -.
harpur 10 situated aoout w "I'e. 'ar
o' tue Nofth ape wei hnoTn 70 ""e'
leans VINO nave N's'''i "'e lam Vi t'''
Mldn'gh' sun anu lHe ai"'la"aS ''
tr"e features are uue ui.uOup'e'Iy ~ -
b me 'Hrct ". ',e '"'' -
b"'or" nHdiS ios''s ''een IA 49,,
waters oaoh"ashes "i"'s tue i'-p1a'''
3 ana Mu! S'as'e "''u y. ~, ~
tn"h tH'h nm VI ''e e's' '''"""s ''
Ehaterlhh fidipo'
! TO connect lhis hdFpor WIN fe'ro
! grad by serViceAple railroad was tht
! chief consideration ot Russia Aher''
can engineers ana contractors were con
suited, and thousands or men we're en-
! gagged for the work, "hich was begun
simultaneously at both enos Large
! gangs OF men We're sent 10 intermediate
! points and ordered 10 build toward the
! ends.
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Compared With Panama Canal.
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""'"''' No'"'' 80.
s"a"'p' 80.
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sure was 'he WI I"'' I." o"t '"a' ~
! miles OF uouole Vd'h "'ioi' "ele e'''
piet"o' me ieaI was oue s.anu'ns Nv.'
ond only 10 ''e cohsVur'ioh vi '''
Panama canai
Russia no" mas an opsh doOr 'Iorous'