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ators that could be sent over.
THE FIRST ENGINEER TROOP.
100 STRONG. Arrived IN
FRANCE JULY 2b. Engineering
materials and supplies necessary Tor
beginning eouAtruotlon already had
preceded therh. and tho flow OF men
and materials into France mas been
"a constantly Increasing one since
that time.
Within six months 81 the mr.
rival 81 the first 100 engineers
abroad. our ENGINEERING
FORCES ALONE IN FRANCE
numbered more than 10000 men.
10000 Trained Men
More than 10 900 % these are men
trained ia railroad construction ana
oprrntion Divisional engineer regi
menta and their trains make up an
other 10000. OF trained forenters, NJ
work getting out timber from French
forests. more than 5000 are In
France and additional thousands are
ready Go go Hallway shop troops
now in France number more IMAM
the total population. men. women
and children. OF tho average Ameri'
can county seat city.
nut In building and equlppins
this American railroad 10 France u
has not been a proposition OF simply
| buying the supplies and sending
them abroad New types Of eauip-
mrnt have had To be dealen~d 10
meet conditions existing IN France
| French bridges are low. ami fr"neh
tunnels small Grades are steep
/ Curves arc sharp.
| A new type engine was designed
20 meet these conditions, Orders
were placed for sss o. these ioeofno'
l,iv.s. and already conHidorablr
mart OF this number ar" pulling 'hssr
loads ~ supplies from our ports IN
France 20 the headquarters Of the
Ia. =. p" a. the American b'Pe
ldltlonarv Forc- ~ known.
The ordinary French railway car
ltu small coutuNancr. It viii carry
only from 10 20 10 tons. hs against
the so 20 7s.,on capacity Of modern
! American freight cars.
American engineers. however.
have designed a new car for use IN
France which meets all tho require
mrnta o. the iiEht bridges and sharp
curves. and atlil viii carry from 20
20 30 tons.
Nineteen thousand Of these cars
viii be needed 20 maintain a proper
flows % supplies for an army ~ .onp
men. The first thousands of them
are there. and ia operation.
Train. OF theue light painted cars.
/ each marked la largo letters u. y
/ A i" arc today wcaving their way
across France with their burdens 81
men and munitions evidence
20 the French people that Uncle Sam
means 20 do his full share 10 the
war. whatever iaborr u may entail
OF whatever difficulties stand IN bis
way
Thee. rsrs. ~ course. arc shipped
knot kei dos b.. as arc also The loco
motives. The transporting % rail-
road and equipment comparable "a
that Of IN. Lehigh Valley. from
America TO France. han placed
heavy burden on shipping a, time
when tonnage IL abort. But II u
part OF the Job 90 be done. and II Ia
being done.
Each locomotive weighs 10000
pounds tonr-and fills - iarEr
crates when prepared for ocean chip
mcnt
Railroad Chief In Charge
The development % our military
railroad IN France has been under
the direction % :. " FELTON,. pred
dent Of the Chicago Great Western
Frltou probably has had more CT
pefisnce In directing troop move.
mcnts than any other railroad mar
IN tho United States lie waH a.
charge ~ tho Queen a crcscent ne
receiver during the Spanish Var. and
handled the bulk Of the men moved
20 Southern camps Two years ago
tocausn Of his knowledge % Mexican
railway. gained aa president u hs
Mexican Central. he organized rail
way service on the border prepare
tory to an expedition in force into
Mexico.
FELTON, personally assisted In dc