The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
FIRST TO FRANCE
NINE REGIMENTS OF EXPERT
RAiLROADERS TO GO ABROAD.
Expedition viii Have Total Strength
Of 1000 or i2OOO-WiIl Aid French
and British IN Rebuilding Railway
Lines IN Conquered Territory

Washington. MAY S-Niue new Tegi- /
mpnts OF army engineers % be com
posed exclusively OF highly trained .
railway men VIII be- the first American /.
troops TO be sent to France. They will .
go Eat the earliest possible moment
the War department announces, for
work ON communication lines, but spec
.uIation as 10 exactly when or 10 what
points they viii Se sent is forbidden
because OF the submarine menace.
The new forces will De- volunteer
raised az the nine great railway cen
o ter- OF the country Each regiment
Will be- commanded by am engineer col
oncI OF the regular army aided by an
adjutant All other officers will b.
railway engineers or officials.
The expedition will have total
strength of between 1000 and 1000
men. each regiment being composed
of tWo battaIons of three companies
each Every branch of railway work
ers necessary 10 the building or opera
tiou Of lines will be represented in tho
ranks and the war department ey
poets "a response 10 the call that VIII
permit a careful selection TO be eXer-
od ~ ,Lo ,,i,,rto a., arm, of ovnort.
In railway operation
War Department Statement.
Tho danartnan,,s statement foIIoU...
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orders for the raising as rapidly as
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