The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-15

Charles w. Harte has made arrange
liant display of fireworks ever seen in
this section. Those who witnessed this
feature at previous fairs know that it
alone is worth more than the price of
admission.
The Wednesday program will in
clude the following pieces:
Grand Opening Salute Of Aerial Guns.
Exploding at great altitude with
tremendous reports. These salutes will
be fired a few minutes before the dis
plays takes place as an intimation to
the public that the fireworks display
will commence shortly.
Magnificent Fairyland Glimpse of the
Grounds and Surroundings by the
Sudden Firing of COlOred
BengOla Fires.
Illuminating the surroundings in a
weirdly beautiful manner with rich
glowing tints, which constantly
change and blend their shades of color.
Marvellous Repeating Bomb Shells.
With the breaking of these shells
columns of golden fire, arranged in a
half moon, are first seen. The second
break shows a searchlight lighting the
sky like day, and with the third break
comes vast canopy of silvery wav-
ing, trembling and shimmering glob-
ules over a great circle with a dame
ter of over two hundred feet. The most
f1,1 ipo RI
in single shell.
Aerial Device-"C "Changing Clouds" or
"Sunrise Shells"
Produced by the discharge of three
improved 15-inch bomb shells, opening
in pale blue, changing to amber and
red and finishing with prismatic tor
rents
Display of Six COlOred Parachute
Rockets.
Each rocket detaching floating stars
which repeatedly change color as they
float away.
Grove of JeWeled Palms.
Four in number, throwing columns
of fiery spray high in the air, and
emitting clouds of jewe1ed stars.
A Beautiful Mechanical Device, "The
Peacock"
The first firing shows the proud
bird with trailing tail; suddenly the
tail spreads to it's full size, disclosing
to view a gorgeous, bewildering pat
tern of feathery, scintillating fires
in all colors of the rainbow. This is
one of the most beautiful of fireworks
devices.
The Aerial Garden of Variegated
Gems.
Produced by the simultaneous dis
charge of four 9-inch and two 15-inch
bomb shells.
Flight of Eight Large Liberty Bell
Rockets.
Displaying the latest and most beau
tiful tints and presents beautiful
aerial picture
Special Set Piece-The American Flag.
Showing the Stars and Stripes in
each side with saluting batteries,
paying honor to the flag of our coun-
try, which is so arranged as to appear
waving in the breeze.
SalvO of Three Mammoth Repeating
Bomb Shells.
Magnesium star, fiery comets and
meteor rain, After reaching their al
titude each shell repeats several times
Wheat Sheafs.
A beautiful aerial device, produced
by the discharge of four 12-inch bomb
shells, filling the heavens with golden
dust effects, depicting peace and
plenty.
"The Boxers"
A realistic sparring match between
two life sized figures outlined in fiery
tubes They are scientific and comica1.
Ground and Aerial COntOrtionists.
Created by six mammoth tourbillions
each ascending and revolving in the
air with eccentric motion, leaving a
trail of fiery globules behind them.
"a Summer Thunder Storm"
A most wonderful and awe-inspir-
ing effect produced by 1000 electrical
flashes and laundering detonations.
Fired from six thunder flash battery
bomb shells.
AsterOid Rockets.
Exhibition of four 6-pound asteroid
rockets, showing several floating lights
and changing color continually while
sailing through the air.
Screaming, Flying, Fighting Eagles.
A very novel number. They are
placed on spindles hundred feet or
more apart, and when fired revolve
rapidly, sending out showers of sill
very sparkling spray SUDDENLY the
pieces break into bright illumination,
fly at each other through the air, going
through a number of amusing gyra-
They retire but suddenly rise again
screaming hideously and terminating
in cloud of chromatic splendor
Yellowstone Wonders.
Flight of four extra large geysers,
four pounds each, that perform num-
ber OF evolutions on a fat surface, be-
ing attached to small harmless stick
that guides the pieces as they glide
in the air, depicting the great water
geysers of our Yellowstone National
Park.
Hanging Chain Rockets.
Each rocket releasing long chains
of colored lights, which float in mid
air, changing to various colors until