Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12
AMERICANS HAVE
WORKED WONDERS
Correspondent Tells of
What They Have Accom-.
plished in France
DOCKS AND
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

copyright. 1918, bU NoU York Times Co.
London. June ~.
The Times publishes from a special
correspondent an article describing what
the American forces have accomplished
In France during their first eleven
months of participation in the war. He
writes:
What the American forces in France
nave accomplished thus far is almost
Incredible. For instance. out of the
waste lands adjacent to an old French
port they have constructed a splendid,
line of modern DOCKS. where every day
new ships are pouring forth their car
goes of men and war materials. cars and
machinery. This dock system is finished.
1t supplements the old French dock
system in a town where still more ships
are constantly dischargins American
cargoes A huge new warehouse system
10 nearing completion. Even now it is
able to take care of the great flood
OF supplies which are constantly pour
ing in.
In an old part of this same coast
tow the Americans installed motor
operation and cold storage plants, a
motor reception park and quarters for
storing supplies for the ordnance and
aviation forces. These are more or less
temporary quarters and will be merged
an the near future int general canton
ment which Is now being completed in
the outskirts of the town.
zoo Miles OF Railroad Yard
I'm addition to new docks. there are
wQrannuspq nI aytapciN-a railway VA rdS
These latter have n trackage of nearly
200 miles. Work is well adva need on a
new car assembly shop, where already,
when | saw II in its inoompleted state,
twenty-odd freight cars a day of three
Inherent designs were being turned out
and put into immediate service. An
other assembly plant has been con-
structed at a different point to handle
all-steel cars, which are transported
here from America in sections in order
to economize shipping space. At this
plant these steel cars are now being as
.sembled at the rate of a complete train
a day, and plans are rapidly eliminating
for a large extension of the work.
Here, too, a huge camp has been built
Tor negro stevedores; also a remount
camp and W big rest camps. each pro-
viding for many thousands of American
soldiers. who march there from boats to
be sifted and r~earranged for dispatch to
various training camps further inland.
Not far from here work on a new
20.o00-bed hospital is forging ahead, and
thirty days from now it will virtually
be completed. This is the largest hos
pital center yet constructed. 1t is COM
posed entirely of small one-story. light.
airy and attractive structures divided
Into small squares laid out on a great
stretch Of sand. surrounded by pine
trees; and altogether it promises to be
an ideal institution of it's kind.
Artillery Camp Ready
TN this same section is an immense
new artillery camp. all ready for the
several brigades of artillery which were
expected when I was there, and, like the
hospital enterprise, it is in strong hands
and promises well. 1t includes a large
remount camp, In which were several
thousand horses at the time of my visit
Work in this section, which is typical
Of that at all l visited. is being vigor-
ously and intelligently directed. Strong
executives are in charge and the spirit OF
the workers is excellent throughout
Everywhere Americans are realizing
sthey have caught up with themselves,
and now that they can visualize the
completion of a few months age
looked SO much like an impossible under.
taking, they are buoyed up, happy and
inspired by their success. They have
conquered obstacles and overcome con.
ditions which only great ability and in
domitable spirit could possibly sur
mount"