The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27

HCahoon offered prayer at the open
ing OF the addresses and the gather
ing sang America" The trophy train
here was met by the largest crowd
and the most enthusiastic, on the cir.
cult thus far. 1t is estimated that
more than 10000 people passed
through the train and many who
heard the speeches did not attempt to
get into the cars because of the large
crowds. From Mankato the train went
to New Ulm and later returned here
about six o'clock last evening to-
switch over to the Omaha line and go
on to st. James. During this week
the train will be in the Dakotas and
will return to Minneapolis on Septem-
Der 80.
The speakers who were here and
the jackie band of thirty pieces are
making the tour. The train arrived
in Mankato Saturday night and was
ready to open promptly at eight
o'clock yesterday. Home guards under
command of Lieutenant w. E. Van
Ness and Wilbur Taylor were on hand
and marshaled the crowds and guard
the streets in the morning and later
played until the train pulled out Due
to the large crowds here the train did
not pull out until one o'clock where it
had been due to leave at twelve. Sat
urday the trophies were displayed at
Faribault, Waseca and Owatonna At
Waseca an unusually large crowd, es-
timated at over 10000 people turned
out
Relics Many and Varied.
The relics on display were many
and varied and included both articles
captured from the Germans and French
war materials. A large German three
inch gun and one of the famous
French ISIS attracted much attention.
A German artillery cassion, captured
in the battle of Chateau Thierry was
also shown. The flame projectors,
gas shells and tanks, gas masks were
some of the modern terrors of war
fare shown.
Hand grenades, catalupts to throw
trench bombs, trench martars, erial
bombs and signal bombs all formed
a part of the collection. Shields for
snipers and armour worn by the men
all demonstrated that in some
ways modern warfare resemble that
of old days. Barb wire, stap-
les, rifles, sabres, trench knives, ma
chine guns, Lewis machine guns used
| by the Americans, Colt rapid fire
automobile gun, German Mauser's
knapsacks, trench shoes and hundreds
of other like articles thrilled those
who saw them.
The body of wrecked bombing
aeroplane was displayed together with
huge aerial bomb. One of the enor-
nous projectiles thrown by the four
| teen inch guns was also displayed and
attracted much attention. On the
| walls of the cars were pictures taken
| by war photographers at the front and
showed many thrilling scenes in &C
| ton.
| The Mankato committee in charge of
the display yesterday is very anxious
| to obtain some good pictures of the
train and the crowd about it to forward
| to the state committee. If anyone has
any good pictures that were taken at
this time they will be greatly appre-
ciated if given to Charles Butler or j.
E. Brett.
Charles Chapman and others in
charge of the train on the trip stated
that the enthusiasm and spirit OF the
crowds at Mankato and the large mum :
Der of people that welcomed them
was greater and better here than any
where on the trip. They were much
pleased with the reception.
Get ready for the Fourth Liberty
loan.
| Articles On Train.
| The following is a list of articles on
the train:
From General Pershing: German
guns complete, German helmets, Ger
man helmet plates, German egg hand
| grenades with dummy fuses, German
machine. gun, water boxes, German
trench mortar bombs, German auto
matte rifle, German machine gun,
grenade thrower, German machine
gun, ammunition box with cartridges
and belts, large 2 belts, German ma
chine gun, ammunition box, small
| (empty), II nm German whiz bang
cartridge case, los nm. German cart
ridge case, $50 nm. German trench
howitzer cartridge case, German
shock troops breast armor plates,
German pineapple hand grenades, ITO
nm. German trench howitzer, on bed
with wheels, 80 nm. German trench
howitzer, on bed with wheels, Ger
man machine gun mounting.
From French government: French
mitrailleuse machine guns, bell tongue,
pieces of a bell from the Varincourt
church, II nm. German whiz bang
wicker shell basket, grenade throwers,
German machine gun, German ma
chine gun mounting, German gas
mask and can, German shell cushion
case, French marine daggers, French
machine gun glove, French cylin-
drical hand grenades Qong), German
hand grenade worn on belt, French
gas bombs, French aerial torpedo,
German rifles, German rife, dam
aged, French cylindrical hand gre
nades, shut, French oval hand gre
nades, with fuse caps, piece of Ger
man barbed wire, German barbed
wire staples. piece of German barbed
wire with post corkscrew, German
barbed wire with posts corkscrew,
German barbed wire staples, TRAN
gular barbed wire stretcher, German
snipers' shields, piece of German
airplane engine, with carburetor, hot
air stove and manifold, German
barbed wire, tripods, German trench
mortar homh Fronch cniporc, chiold