Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

smaller shells, breaking and emitting
large, twinkling stars of gold with
showers of silver rain.
Display of Japanese Bombetts, ex-
ploding in the air disclosing a large
crimson cloud with a background of
Japanese fash signals interspersed
with gigantic Japanese blossoms.
Flying Eagles-Rising slowly from
the earth, the eagles give a beautiful
cascade display of dazzling silver fire
as they soar slowly up to heaven.
Reaching a great height, they pause,
then swoop down and rise again, final
ly breaking in canopy of golden rain.
Aerial Wrigglers-1,0 900 fired from
extra large steel mortars and flying
through the air. Very amusing.
Beautiful Southern Cross Shell
Produced by the discharge of three
beautiful 1S-inch aerial aluminium
shells After reaching their altitude,
500 to 500 feet, they burst, displaying
a silver cross which ultimately chang
es into blood red
Salvo of Six 15-Inch Shells of Erin
Filling great space in the heavens
with emerald green fire. A magnif1
cent effect
Device: Mikado's Fan-This first
appears in a closed upright position,
showing beautiful jeweled sides Then
slowly opening il spreads to its full
size, showing a gorgeous, bewildering
fan, with feathery, scintillating fires,
showering sparkling diamond dust in
every direction. Size is 40 feet
SalvO of Three 6-Inch Kissing Ser
pent Shells-At an altitude of 500 to
500 feet they display a swarm of
magic-like serpents with vermillion-
hnp6 hO0iaG DARING and Snnjrn1l ing
through space until they finally fade
away.
Grand Display of Our Electric Flash
and Comet Shells-Three 15-inch,
three-shot, streaking the heavens with
dazzling, meteoric fire, finishing with
binding flashlights. These shells are
especially beautiful and one of the
most expensive shells on the market.
Aerial Basket of Flowers
by the simultaneous discharge of six
12-inCh floral shells, emitting violets,
daisies and buttercups, surrounded
with green, amber and silver stars.
Electric Comic Device-Batteries of
golden saucessions. A most amusing
piece of pyrotechnics, showing anus
ing contortions, finishing with loud
reports.
Heavenly Searchlights - Changing
3
of 15-inch electric searchlight shells
of great brilliancy. A most magnifi-
cent effect. lighting up the grounds as
though it were day. These shells are
a fac-simile of the shells used by both
the central and allied powers in the
European war
Song Of the Siren Shell-Produced
by the discharge of an immense shell.
After reaching it's altitude it bursts
with tremendous force, emitting loud,
screening noises.
Flight of Ruby Chain Shells-At a
great height these shells produce
lines of ruby chains attached to in
visible parachutes, changing colors
several times as they slowly descend,
finally disappearing in the distance
Special Device: Circus Parade
Lifelike affair, produced in liquid
fire.
Badge, slogan or motto; subject Sc
leCted by the committee
Aerial Wheat Sheaf-Display of two
15-inch parachute shells, each releas-
ing long, floating streams of coIOred
fire, attached to invisible parachutes,
changing colors as they, slowly drift
away.
Salvo of Special Festoon Shells
Three 18-inch shells, each releasing
long festoons of beautiful colors, from
which, as they drift away, are dis
with brilliant colors
Display of Two 15-Inch, One-Break
Comet Whello: The Octopus-Filling
the heavens with its long, fiery tenta-
cles, creeping across the sky in every
direction.
Device: The Light Spoke-A large
1iamondshaped piece, with five re-
volving wheels of silver fire, throw
ing dazzling rays of magnesium light, |
with red. green and blue, |
all lnterchanging into a mammoth |
OF dazzling colors, illum- |
mating the entire surroundings and |
finishing with the bursting of the dia- |
mond with five heavy cannon reports
SalVo of Three Old Glory Shells
Emitting red, white and blue stars. |
which mingle in the sky and form a |
canopy of the national colors.
Ground and Aerial Contortionists-
Created by mammoth tourbillions, as /
cending and revolving in the air with /
eccentric motion, leaving a trail of |
iery globules behind them
National Colored Batteries-With |
2olored balls of fire shining through |
golden sheaves.
Display of Mystic Wheel Shells
These wonderful, special shells as
;end to great height and release |
revelving wheels of bril- |
liant fire, which, while floating away, i
apparently come to life again, revolv- |
ng furiously. This is repeated sew
eral times.
Miniature Airships-Rising and de-
'cending, throwing forth huge coll |
INNS of fire high in the air, illumin-
4tlng the entire surroundings.
Display OF 15-1nch Electric Comet |
in the heavens and /
orming an aurora borealis line show
II of electric jewels in emerald and
tints. falling slowly TO the
sarth.
Comic Device: The Merry Aero
ats-Performing wonderful evolu-
ions on horizontal bar, to the great
OF all, especially the chill
The Starry Canopy-Produced by the
discharge of ter 9-inch shells. filling
he heavens with gold and comet stars.
preading j 900 feet over the heavens.
canopy of brilliant stars