The Washington times., 1917-10-05
WONDER PICTURES
OF WAR, ,SEENHERE,
SURPASS MOVIES

The only panoramic photograph in
existence OF shell barrage. a tank In
action with one Of its rear wheels shot
away, naughty German officers as
prisoners and closeup views of mo
Mans Land" are some OF the features
of the Official Canadian War Photo
graphs Exhibition which opens at
Rauscher's this evening.
There are about 200 OF these pic
lures on view and critics have de-
clared there is more action in them
than In the movies" They were all
taken by Canadian government pho
tographers in the trenches and many
in the thick OF battle. There is
nothing gruesome about any of them.
but they convey an idea OF conditions
at The front in q manner impossible
in any other way except by personal
experience, according to Major n. s.
Boehm.
Major Boehm Is in charge of
the exhibition which will continue
until October Is. He Is second in COM
mand OF the 16sth Overseas Battalion
Canadian Infantry and has seen more
Of the west front than any other
British officer. He will lecture on the
photographs every day from 1 until
IL o'clock
With the major are four soldiers
who were lnvalided because of
wounds. Corporal Coffey of the third
battalion from Toronto. who was
wounded at the battle of the Somme,
Is here with the pictures. This young
man Is extremely modest and reticent
despite the fact that he .,illed more
than 100 Germans with his machine
gun In one Of the front line trenches
At fpres. before shrapnel shattered
his right arm in several places.
Got His GBIIEhty.p
Sergeant waymen, another Of the
lecturers. got his "blighty," as the
Tommies call their wounds and rest,
early this year when the British took
Vimy Ridge. Sergeant Rogers,
Highlander from Nova Scotia. who
went over with the nrst Canadian
contingent got his wound at Festu.
bert in 1915. while Sergeant Perks of
the second battalion was wounded at
the somms last year.
There are several closeup views of
the somme battlefield where the al
lies lost 100000 men. On this plain.
which Is forty miles long and six
miles wide, villages and towns have
been reduced to dust and there is not
q sprig Of vegetation left.
SO clear are the photographs that
100 men have been Identified by rel
atives and friends in Canada Prob
ably the most stirring picture in the
collection Is entitled Times Up. Over
You Go" which shows the Canadians
swarming out Of a trench over which
shrapnel Is bursting. to the charge.
The London Times paid 81 900 for the
privilege OF reproducing this photo
graph.
How Gas sheIls Work.
There are two photographs Of
bursting gas shells showing how the |
noxious chlorine hrst used by the |
Germans at the second battle OF
Ypres spreads with the wind. The |
were the frst to feel this |
war terror and IL was their gallant |
stand when the French Turcos fed, |
that kept the enemy from sweeping |
clear to Calais and the coast. Thel
was SO near when he |
took these studies that he was slight
ly gassed and laid up for three days. |
The Goden Statue of Albert Cathe edral |
Is g remarkable photograph showing |
the figure OF the Virgin holding the |
Child Jesus in her arms. A shell hit |
the base, but did not entirely dis
lodge the statue from its pinnacle |
and as l consequence IT leans over at
4 right angle to the steeple.
1t is expected the President and /
Mrs. Wilson will view the pictures
during the exhibition.
The proceeds from the nominal
charge for admission will go to aid 1
the Canadian War Memorials Fund. /
This Is the first showing OF the pic
lures in America and Major Boehm
also will display a number OF trophies
and souvenirs picked up on various
battlefields.