South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-10

most important battl4delds OF
France. was an interesting relic.
other relics Of battle were a huge
aerial torpedo and another large
calibre gun taken from the enemy
5y the French The German and
French type of trench mortars were
exhibited
Shield OF Crown Prince.
Another Interesting relic Of the
victorious French armies was e Ger
man hOwitzer bearing the shield OF
the crown prince. the gun having
been taken by the French during
the battle Of the Marine
NeCks were craned as Mr. Viii
liams pointed % a German floating
mine. one Of the kind shat the
kaiser uses with which 70 blow up
ships carrying women and children
I passengers Then he showed an
other captured German machine
gun and carrier. both having been
riddlcd with shell from French
guns A United States army depth
bomb the kind that blows Heinie's
submarines 20 kingdom come, was
an interesting trophy
see american Machine Guns.
Loud cheers went up from the
spectators as the Lewis and Brown
I ing machine guns used by the Unit
ed States army were shown a
large French machine gun that aid
ed in driving the Huns back from
their unsuccessful drive 20 Paris
was shown, after which was eXhib-
I tied captured German Fokker
plane This German airplane which
dropped bombs ON babies and hos
pitfalls. was shot down by French
guns. Several bullet holes are in
/ the heavy metal seat OF the me-
chine through which they pierced
+ the driver.
GrcnadeS and Helmets
Hand grenades used by the
. French and American soldier. he'll
NETS TO protect them from bullets
and Shrapnel. and q trench knife
were shown ny Sir. Williams. Then
was exhibited the blouse Of a Ger
man uniform. Including helmet and
belt The Hun who had worn the
uniform had been shot in the back
Of the head, the blood stains still
/ being apparent on the back OF the
coat
Mr.. Williams then announced
that few words would be spoken
/ 20 the crowds by French and Amer
leans who had fought in the
/ trenches Of Europe for democracy.
/ Pvt William A. Trinkie Of Lake
/ Geneva. Wis. who was in the
/ trenches for five months. told his
/ experiences. He told of the great
care that American soldiers are
I given ~ the army medical corps
I i'm the base hospitals in France. Pvt
Trinkie was wounded and is home
on sick furlough.
I. =. soldiers speak.
Pvt James A Fleming Of New
\ York. who enlisted soon after the
/ United States entered the war. and
who was sent home after he had
| been gassed by the enemy. told Of
: the experiences of being gassed. He
lay on the battlefield for y hours
afte, being gassed AID wounded be
/ fore aid reached him.
/ Sergt Martin c. O'DonneH. who
was wounded while holding a ma
/ chine gun against the charge or the
enemy after ne had found all his
own gunners killed. reused an in
tense pitch of enthusiasm by the
recital Of his experiences at the
front.
French Veterans Applaudcd.
Following the talks by the wound
ed American soldiers, two French
veterans OF many battles for liberty
told of their experiences. Cpl.
Jaques Gournay went into the
French army i'm 1911. and was
wounded i'm May. 1916. After recov-
ering he returned 10 the trenches
land remained until Hay. 1918. He
was then attached 10 the American
larmy as an interpreter and came
10 the United States as such for the
Loyal Legion band. He has been
decorated with the French war
cross and the red cord, in addition
TO enough medals TO start a jewelry
store
Pvt. Edwin Graufel is the other
French hero with the wGr train. He
neither understands nor sPea Is
| English. AT the age Of p he was
drafted by the kaiser into his army