Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-11-29
MAGNITUDE Of US.
OPERATIONS SHOWN
fanks Have Complete Rail Sys-
tenn in France.
GREAT MACHINE STILL GOING
Uncle Sam Ready to Continue War
: Amazing Facts of Americas
Enormous Tasks Revealed
Vast Stores of Food and
Munitions.

Munitions.
American Headquarters in France.
Nov. 22.-The extent OF Americas mil
starry effort in France at the time the
aFmisiice was declared is shown by
statistics which the correspondent Is
nOY permitted TO make public. While
She Stupendous figures required to tell
the story are in themselves amazing,
ii should be remembered that they
show only part of the great effort
AmHe I'm war preparations in men.
EJgDey and material.
On the morning of November II the
United States had in France 1891
officers and 1.SS1.376 men, total of
slEnsEsi 2,00O,000 AS has already been
announced there were 100000 combat
troops In the Argonne section. This
AESnber dueS not include the American
HniiS engaged on other parts of the
front.
sian power alone however, was but
nEsP factor in the preparations for
American participation in the war. Be
Rifnl IL lay vast machinery. which was
Required in operations. Railways and
hha"r roads were constructed, and
arr0Ss TIE sea Weres brought lOcOmO-
lives cars. rails and motor transport
sf every kind.
fSefsiHI this again was the requisite
fossi. clothing and general supplies for
ihP men, rs well as dOckage and ware
hoSSe construction. Every effort of
bS}I life, plus the requirements of
MAJ. was exerted.
The American army has brought
ospT 10 France and has in operation
.B5 standard gauge locomotives and
lS-314 standard gauge freight ears of
american manufacture. In addition it
has in service $50 locomotives and 973
cars of foreign origin. To meet de-
snHntIs which the existing French rail
ways were unable to meet. S43 miles
If standard gauge railway We're CON
siyHcted. Five hundred miles of this
bave been built since June 1.
On top of this the department of
Eight railways reports the construc
pf German light railways were re-
paired and put in operation. Two hun
areiI and twenty-five miles of French
railway were operated by the Ameri-
sans
Motor Transport System Vast.
These figures represent a fairly
go0'i-sized American railway company.
but railways represent only fraction
nj the transport effort. Modern war
FIRE is motor warfare and it is virtu-
ally impossible to present in figures
this phase of the work of the Ameri-
can army.
In building new roads as the exigen-
cieS OF battle operations required, in
keeping French roads repaired under
the ceaseless tide of war transport and
i'm constructing bridges in devastated
battle regions. American engineers
worked day and night. The whole
region behind the American lines is
full OF typical American road machin-
cry, much of 1t of character never
seen before in Europe.
TO do this work the American ex-
peditionary forces had in operation
November IL more than $1,000 motor
vehicles OF all description.
Even at the present stage of rhe
:armistice. which may proceed peace
st is not permissible to hint at the
vast stores of munitions and arma-
ment brought over and held In readi-
ness.
The correspondent. however. Is al.
lowed to give approximate figures
showing what has been accomplished
In the accumulation of food supplies.
1t will be seen that the American eX-
Evolutionary forces We're in no danger
of being placed on short rations Lrd
the war continued. although the Amer
leans had promised the allies vast
quantities OF food in addition TO their
ewn needs.
Millions of Bean Rations Alone.
In army terms, one ration represents
fhe quantity of each article each man
is entitled to daily. 1t is interesting
TO note the supply of some of the prin-
cipal ration components on hand to-
day. For instance. the Americans
have S9o,eo0.oO0 rations of beans
alone. 1S3,0oo,O00 rations of floor and
-four substitutes. 267.000,OOO rations of
milk, 161 100000 rations of butter or
substitutes 14S,0O0,0O0 rations of
sugar. S9.o00,000 rations of meat. az
100000 rations of coffee and 113. OOo.-
600 rations of rice, hOminy and other
foods. There are requisites, such as
fayorings fruits, candy and potatoes
In proportion, while for smokers there
are, rs. 100000 rations of cigarettes
and tobacco in other forms.