Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-07
Crowds Wake Up 10 What Is
Offered Them and Give Lib
eraI Patronage to Big Show
on Second Day.
FRANCIS TO PULL OFF
REAL WAR STUNT TODAY
Bombs to Be Dropped From
AeropIane Just Like They
Do 1t in Paris Troops viii
Be Seen in Action Again.

Albuquerque people woke up yes
terday TO the fact that the state fair
is one Of the best. If not the best,
that has ever been held. and thronged
the grounds to see the attractions
that are being offered by the man
agement. The grandstand was
crowded during the afternoon and
gave liberal applause to the excellent
program that was rendered while the
exhibition buildings were filled with
interested spectators throughout the
day.
All Indications are that the fair is
gradually working up to a fitting eli
max as the best that the state has to
offer in showing off her natural re-
sources and that it will be accorded
recognition as such not only by the
people Of Albuquerque but the entire
state. Every train is bringing in
visitors by scores and every hour
sees new enthusiasm awakened.
While the fair was slow in starting.
there is every reason to believe that
1t will end as conspicuous success.
Mimic Warfare Today.
Lieutenant Francis today will give
the visitors to the fair an idea of
just how warfare is being carried on
between Germany and the allies.
Sailing over the fair grounds in his
hiplane, he viii drop bombs on the
United States troops entrenched be-
hind Notifications within the race
track enclosure. The troops, how
ever will no, be-the goats" of an
unexpected attack-they wouldn't be
Uncle Sans boys If they did. They
will be ready with a special gun pre-
pared for the purpose Of taking a shot
at the aviator and if any bombs hit
them It will not be before they have
had a say in the matter.
Those interested in the latest devel-
opments of European warfare can
not afford to miss this exhibition of
the way things are done in the war
zone. While there will be no blood
shed, and indeed no wounded feel
ings, there will be a most realistic
demonstration of the way modern
warfare is carried on.
There will also be some excellent
racing. an exhibition of frontier
sports equaling the best that Chey-
enne has to offer on Frontier day,
the maneuvers Of Troop X, and the
awarding of prizes in a number of
the exhibits of the most widespread
interest.
Down town, the carnival shows,
which probably excel any ever seen
at a state fair before, will hold the
attention of the big crowds all day
long. An old Albuquerque favorite,
j. Sam Houston, is in charge OF the
Allmann Bros carnival shows, and
local people know that whenever J..
Sam puts on a show they get fully
sixty cents value on every dollar they
spend with him.
Crowds Are Enthusiastic.
The grandstand was well filled
when the doings at the racetraek be-
gan yesterday. and was crowded be-
fore they were finished. The ma
neuvers of Troop X and the aeroplane
flight of Lieut. Roy Francis were
the chief attractions offered to the
spectators. In spite of difficulties
growing out of the boggy condition
of the field inside the track, the ava
tor got away well, skinned over the
fence. toured the country back OF
the grandstand, flew over the city ana
returned to the place from which ne
started. The crowd was enthusiastic
over his stunt and gave him liberal
applause.
Troop X came in for an equal snare
of public favor, dividing honors with
the aviator as the chief attraction OF
the day. 1t was critical crowd ana
every maneuver of the soldiers was
watched carefully and attentlveN'
The folks in the grandstand knew