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Show "RAINBOW" CORPS OF 0. ARMY CAMP GRANT, 111., Nov. 13 The Twenty-first Engineers is a "Hainbow regiment" in tho true sense of tho word, as the men In same come from all parts of the United States and from all of the various railroad systems sys-tems in the United States. Every stato in tho union is represented, but those predominating are New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Washington, Wash-ington, and Minnesota and Wisconsin. The niori in this untrmn. rpirlmont n all voluntoers and many of them are over the draft ago and so could not "havo been called, but they lovo the service. In quit a number of cases tho wives of men are supporting themselves to let their husbands serve. Because they have no particular particu-lar homo they stylo themselves "the Orphan regiment." The Twenty-first Englneors Is composed com-posed of all railroad men and they will bo assigned to that duty in France. They aro all high class men and represent all department of railroading, rail-roading, but tho word "high" when applied ap-plied to this remarkable contingent bo-comes bo-comes "Giant," because every man is unusually tall. Colonel Ernest D. Peek, the commander of the regiment, 1b tho tallest man In tho regiment and is known in the service as "Pikes Peak." Corporal William Mazzali of Minising, Mich., Company A, Is tho shortest man In the regiment and he can stand under the uplifted arm of a largo number of the men. His height Is five feet four inches. Tho average height will be Bllghtly over six foet. New olive draw mackinaws have been issued these men, instead of tho heavy uniform overcoats used by other troops. Not only will this pleasing comblnatloa mark those- men as-erujl-, neers, but how could one walk a string of bumping box cars in a forty-mile gale on an inky night In the flapping skirt of a regular overcoat? These coats are, of course, issued for service, but they give the men a very natty appearance and as they go nonchalantly nonchalant-ly down the streets murmurs of "swell," "hot cute,"-"'I wonder if they are aviators," or "Do all officers got them?" are heard. |