The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-31
REAL WAR SCENES
At THE STATE FAIR
MODERN WARFARE OR AN At
TACK ON TRENCHES" IS TITLE
OF FIREWORKS SPECTACLE.
SHOWS MENACE TO AMERICA
Story Was Written to Awaken Patriot
ism-Every Deadly Weapon Known
Is MISUNDERSTANDING of Troops
to BE Staged-Production
Highly Praised.

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Minnesotans and other residents OF
the Northwest who have for the past
three years been reading daily of the
terrible scenes being enacted daily In
the world war on European battlefields
will have those scenes brought home
to them wildly at the Minnesota State
Fair Sept. 3 to s, when they witness
the wonderful fireworks spectacle,
Modern Warfare or an Attack on the
Trenches"
| For many years the stupendous fire.
works productions offered at the eve.
ming shows at the fair have been adj
m1red by thousands. Each year seen.
arios have been reproduced depicting
some important world event and this
year the producers have selected for
their theme the gigantic struggle
which has for the last three years
| been waged by nearly every nation
on earth for the cause of freedom and
democracy.
Exhibition to Be Costly.
According to the producers them
selves, this new and mammoth spec
tacular fireworks exhibition, which de-
| picts history still in the making, is
the costliest exhibition of fireworks
they have ever attempted and that it
is UNNECESSARILY greater than any ever
offered the public.
AS in years past, this big pyrotech.
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ton with the vaudeville program,
which also promises to be up to the
high standard demanded by the state
fair officials
AS fireworks exhibition, it is said
of Modern Warfare" that it is both
powerful and magnificent; that it vi
brates with vital patriotism and that
it presents in it's several scenes both
the horror and grandeur Of the pres
ent terrific struggle that is being
waged on the one hand for the mas.
terry of the world and on the other
for the destruction of autocracy, a
struggle in which nearly two-thirds of
the civilized nations of the world, in
Guiding our own, are involved.
AccompIishes Good Purpose.
The story of Modern Warefare"
was written for the purpose of awak-
ening patriotism and to emphasize the
sense of danger menacing the United
States and, it is said, the production
does much to accomplish these pur.
poses.
The many phases of the production
cover thrilling attack on the trenches
of an opposing army and the lombard
ment of cities somewhere in France"
These scenes are so realistically por-
trayed that the spectators are made
to feel that they are actual eye wit.
nesses to the frightful struggle abroad.
Wars Implements Shown.
A graphic idea of the modern meth
DDS of warfare are brought home by
the spectacle as it includes demon
STATIONS of modern engines of war.
including monster howitzers, the ter
rible war tanks, waves of barrage and
liquid fire and ground mines which
blow up whole sections of trenches
at one time. 1t also shows the war
as waged in the air by aeroplanes and
Zeppelins, as well as other air craft
manned by living operators. The aero
planes and airships used are of reg
ulation sizes and are fitted with fire.
bombs used in the destruction of
towns and cities over which they
soar.
In fact, every deadly weapon Known
to modern scientific warfare is intro
duced, with correct models of armored
automobiles. tanks and giant siege
guns to assist in the realism. Incl
dental to the scenario occurs bril-
liant review of the troops of all ma
tons, correctly costumed and accou-
tired.
Big Paper Boosts Production.
Following is an excerpt from a big
newspaper which appeared following
the production:
"A night bombardment of the Ger
man lines offers the most marvellous
spectacular display of pyrotechnics i'm
aginable; far outdoing the grandiose
peace-time fireworks for vivid, awe-in-
spring magnifcence. The whole
scene appeared ablaze with belts of
continuous lighting of every dazzling
hue, amidst which amazing shapes of
ever changing colors intermingled,
passed away and then appeared again.
Modern Warfare" will feature the
evening performance in front of the
big grandstand every night during the
week of the fair.