Engineer Regiments Build French Railways in War Era
The United States plans five more engineer regiments and 19 battalions, totaling 50,000 men, to construct and operate railroads in France. Nine of twelve regiments are on construction or operation, with $160 million spent on equipment including 1,727 locomotives and 359,000 tons of steel rails. Engineers joined combat during Cambrai and Amiens, helping Britain and France plug gaps, while also building terminals, docks, shops, and housing for a lasting American impact on French industry.
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France
Geo. Pershing
Gen. Byng
Cambrai
Amiens
England
Gen. Carey
Senator Xenophon Wilfley Of Missouri Aims For U S Seat
A profile of Xenophon Wilfley, Missouri born son of a Confederate veteran, overcoming childhood rheumatism and necrosis to become a teacher, lawyer, and U S Senate hopeful. Descended from Pindalls and Shelbys with Deep Missouri prairie roots, his lineage and character are praised, while his steadfast optimism and lifelong study are highlighted.
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Senator Wilfley
Wilfley
Prairie Bear Santa Fe
Monroe County
Missouri
Goodly City of
Mexico
Audrain County
Florida
Mark Twain
Littleby Creek
Salt River
L. Prairies
Monroe
Wilfleys
Kingdom of
Callaway
Shelbys
Kentucky
Sarah Pindall
James
Wifley
John Wesley
Mr. Wilfley
Mr. Willey
Xenophon
Lebbets Pindall
Pindall Sharpshooters
United We Stand Amid War Propaganda And Labor Gloom
Wartime columns argue German strategy seeks to sow allied discord while reporting on internment and labor shortages. It notes American prisoners in Germany, Germans interned in the U S, and camps at Fort McPherson Fort Oglethorpe Fort Douglas Dev ens Grant Sevier Wad sworth and Sherman. It critiques Kaiser U boat warfare, rails at Prussian aggression, and urges immediate action in home front adjustments including farm gear overhauls and riveters earning fifty dollars weekly.
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Germany
Paris
Channel
Marne
Hohenzollerns
Russia
Italy
War Department
Fort McPherson
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Douglas
Utah
Hot Springs
N.C
Department of Labor
Camp Devens
Camp Grant
Camp Sevier
Camp
Wadsworth
Camp Sherman
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U.S. Senate
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United States
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Hved
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Pindalls
Xenophon Wilfley
Boone
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Utopia
Pritchetts
Bonds
Senator
Washington
Philip Pindall
Sarah Pindall Willey
George Washington
Pindall
Braddock
Morgans
Pierponts
Sarah Pindall Wiffley
Saratoga
York
Town
Long Island
Piitchetta
Delaware
Mra. Winfley
Shebys
Flutesmen
Via
Ivins Shelby Pindall
Pierpen
Union
Sterlioe Price
Arkansas
Willey
St. Louis
Wilfrey
Isaac Taylor
Senator X.P Wilfley
Zen
Kenophon Findall
Sterling Price
James F. Wililey
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