The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-15
Armory Crowded to
Hear Crozier Tell
of War in Europe

That Nhuqurrquenns are becoming
intensely interested iu the var aud are
eager 10 obtain FIRST baud information
from the trout was demonstrated last
night when % crowd that taxed the rn.
pueity ot the urmot, t1tncd mt 80 hear
Lieut.. u. \. Cruyirt. bynl Of the Brii
iS~h-tanudiun recruiting mission 30 the
southwest, speak. MANY people stord
throughout III" evening Nm effort was
made a. times to 'swup places. that
is, TO have those that were sitting,
stand. aud thus enable those who Wrr,
standing "a have seats, but this plan
was not altogether successful. ccnse.
quently "a gOodly number stood for fully
three hours, So anxious were they Ia
hear what may be the last address Of
LIEUT.. Crozier in the Duke City.
The first part OF the lieutenant : al.
drvs. was devoted - explaining the uses
made of N]srion- Instruments 81 warfare.
\ number OF trophies were exhibited,
such rs German and French guns, hats,
pus masks. " sword, r. huglc. shells. an
cutrcnrhing spade, etc. The flags of
America and the allies were also rNhib.
tied.
IN commenting ON the French aud Ger.
man guns. the former being much short.
cr and lighter than the latter, Lieut..
Crogict said.
AFTER an, its not the size ut the
gun thut counts. II = the mau brEind H..
This one Cholding up the gun used by
the FRENCH ia the hands Of a French.
man is II cunnon; the other one is only
10 Mauscr in the hands of a Hun
Ttapuaulnu. uBt1uNs. .h,.l "a. I,.tll
ing when the lieutenant said. as he held
M "a buglc:
This il n French huglc. II IL much
like the American bugle. In fact. IL
might bc called an Anglo.SaNon huglc.
II has blown many nm advance. but has
never blown "a retreat. -
The speaker went into details some
what in explaining the construction and
uses Of the famous French 10 she'll. one
Of which he exhibited. This she'll. when
IL eNplodcs. breaks into az least 5000
pieces. aud one OF these pieces is capable
ut killing q man. These shells are hrpl 70
distance of from FIVE 60 twenty miles.
When they hit they liz u hole from four
tn SIX feet deep. They are thrown M the
rate ot from 20 60 30 % minute and are
timed 60 explode az the moment Of mr..
rival. Ihut b.. IL the shells are being
thrown ut q target i miles away. they
must hr timed 10 explode the instant
they arrive 40 that point. This requires
some expert calculating, as the distance,
direction Hud velocity ct the wind,
weather conditions, etc, must ho taken
into consideration. The French and Eng
lish, however during three and one halt
years of warfare, have Learned 20 figure
all these thugs ont aud when thcy be-.
gin 10 ruiH she'll. ON th, German posi-
tious death and Destruction always fol
Tow.
The speaker praised the Germans nj.
Fighters when they ottuok en- mass for.
nation. They will sweep toward the
allies lines hy thousands. crawling over
rrrat plies OF their comrades who are
moved down ip front cot them, ,u order
IN reach the trenches of the foe. But u
German 6ghtiup alone IS % coward. The
sumr is tIu" when be- is lighting With u
small group OF his comrades.
The val viii last az least nvc Years.
100 the opinion ut Lieut.. tfolicr.
The second part ~ the address WAS
devoted 10 German terrorism. during
which the speaker told OF the many
J atrocities inflicted upon The soldiers. rs
well as the drfcuSclcss people of France
and Belgium. hy the German soldiers.
During uu intetmissiou cards ware
distributed for people to sign, agreeing
To- pay "a stipulated amount each month
30 the patriot = war fund.
Lieut.. 'rolicr departed this morning
for II Puso on his way To- Houston,
where he has a date with oue OF his
superiot- ON March is