Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-28 | Page 18 | Emergency Engineers Seek Discharge

Emergency Engineers Seek Discharge x The railway raHway brotherhoods are try try- In lag ing to pry out of ot military affairs af at- fairs tails committees of ot the house and senate the tho bills to give gioe military status and honorable discharge to members of the American n railway service corps on ott duty In Russia in 1917 Some engineers firemen conductors and trainmen are Involved In- In in involved The Tho breakdown of ot the Russian Russian Rus Rus- Russian sian railway service threatened the collapse of the allied eastern front A disaster a was waa in iii sight that might have given Riven Germany the decision The Kerensky government asked that a corps of ot American railway engineers gl be bo sent to help clear ar up me Late tangle tangie on me the Trans Siberian line A corps of ot more than men was raised under the direction of Sam M. M I. I Felton veteran Chicago Great Western Vestern executive and then director general of ot military railways railways rail rail- ways In the war department All An Anthe the men were experienced railroaders railroad ers era and volunteers They claim that departmental red tape has de deprived deprived tie tie- them of ot their military rights all this time although they served under the impression they were full fledged fledged commissioned officers