It is excellent news that nine regiments of engineers are
being formed in the United States to come to Europe without delay toe help the French with their railway work. The American mechanics • are extremely skilled. e:The arrivalnitheseengineersinefraneelvill be a proof to Germany of what Ameziononeans to do, and the presence of mon in the Usdtecl'States emifornasidaby side with the Allies will be of enormous moral value. But important though this-move is, we still hope that a brigade of infantry at least may come over within a few weeks. Woundeesta-nd that there is quite a_ good prospect of this lieppening, as President Wilson is considering Mr. Roosevelt's offer to raise such a brigade very sympathetically. Mr. Roosevelt
• hopes to recruit his brigade among men:of some means, and-he does not insist that they should necessarily be very young. If they come they will be astonished at the warmth -of their ;welcome. We can promise them that.
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