Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-12
.CHIEVEMENTS
OF ENCINEERSIN
WAR DISCLOSED

WASHINGTON, May 12.-(By Asso-
ated Press tine war story of the
lgineer Corps at home and in France
told officially for the first time
chapters of the war departments
ief history of American war efforts
3de pcblic today in advance sheets.
any of the recorded accomplishments
the engineers have been published
fore as isolated incidents, but this is
re first complete and connected story
aich gives any idea of the extraordi-
airy scope of the duties modern war
re has laid upon engineering troops.
Probably the best illustration of this
, far as the troops in France are
0ncerned, is the technical organiza-
IN of the units of the the engineers
aaching the other side There were
mich reached the other side The were
ven regiments and two battalions of
'ailway engineers; five battaliOns for
iaintenance of way; two battalions
n maintenance of railway equipment;
)ur regiments and one battalion to
,erate the main railways in France;
ree regiments to operate light rail-
avs and their repair shops; two reg
lent mining regiment; quarrying
opair shops; two regiments and six
parate battalions on general con-
ruction work; two regiments for sto-
.ng and transporting engineer sup
les; forestry regiment; light rail
'ay construction regiment; a road
Hiding regiment; water supply reg
lent mining regiment; juarrying
giment; technical regiment for
lrveying and sound ranging; three
lryey and printing battalions; two
ilway transportation battalions; an
ectrical and mechanical regiment;
veral separate companies to operate
'anes; a camouglage service; five in
nd waterway companies to operate
anal boats and the like; fiv epontoon
aims and pontoon park; a railway
transportation and stores battalion
i'd searchlight regiment.
1903 Locomotives Shipped.
These special units, all composed of
en- trained in civil life in the United
tates for the work they did in France,
ere in addition to the fighting engi-
GERS with each division, the sappers,
nc fcrme3 about e'Gl: pc. cent. of
III the combatant troops in France.
One section of the report is devoted
the development of American rail
railway equipment in the United
-ates to meet the call from the front
here were shipped to FRANCE 1903
2comotives before the armistice was
igned. of which 90S were in service
/ that time. In addition 1898 |
eight cars were shipped abroad, both
ngines and cars having been produc-
d especially for service in France |
Nhese were employed upon the 937 |
lies of standard gauge track laid in
'ance by the engineers with equip
tent shipped fom this country and the !
olling stock was in addition to great |
Quantities of light railway equipment
Or front line work that was also sent !
broad
Hospital trains were obtained in /
ngland 10 of them with a total of /
.04 cars having been completed by I
december, 1918, with 20 additional I
rains under construction They cost
lore than $4,000 per car. but it is
stimated that to have produced them
I the United States and shipped them
ould have cost $4,000 per car.
The report lays stress on the fact
hat great progress was made during I
he war in the development of road /
'uilding, railway and other engineer /
ng equipment which will be og value !
commercially in peace time The mo-
DriZed machine Shonc alOna II 10 ofa4