The Colfax chronicle., 1918-04-20


There being assembled at Waco Texas several cal
on the battle fields of Europe the submarine warfare
the sky The exhibit the property Of the French Government
High Commission Mr. being aided in the arranging
Missouri Pacific R. r. -f>-- 1Sf- = :,
This priceless collection WILL when ready be transferred t.
the American Government and turn into the Of the off
cials OF the Eleventh Federal Reserve District
Arrangements have teen completed divide the exhibit
70 two trains Of five each each train being Of
poration of the trains the territory comprising this
sns r. ehs District is in the hands nd % Of Mr. Campbell assist
airy will allow for the inspection of the exhibit by the rges.
Two to hour win Be mde 1t es a. and ni
route Each tram will have lecturer e explain in detail the
Of Honor The trains will this pilgrimage the
ing Of April 6th the opening day for the Third Liberty Loan
ton would be to tell the full story Of the Nothing like
has ever teen seen in America.
There shown the type of torpedo that Luania
cannon that is being utilized.
the trench mortas and the cassons and the big gun
with the barrels shot awayas they had been through
The big French IS mleter cannon part Of this exhibit
damaged at the battle of the Yser It shoots %
Mis- possible This immense gun 50 perfectly balanced that
oAe it around The range The
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These the guns helped save Paris at the Marne
when the Germans within fifteen miles of the capital
captured German arplane of the "Abatross type with
speed of 25 miles hour shown When brought down. the
two occupants both officers dead of them
Iron Cross of bravery and the machine Itself evidently
meritoons service designated with the IL
sigma
There is large German mortar of the Minnewerfer type
which captured at the Marne by General Jo This
piece used to break down heavy defense and wherever
everything is annihlaed within radius of several hundred
yards.
you win see one of the French 400 mimeter guns that
shoots 16 inch shell and carries "a miles, and effective at 20
miles.
There collection of German 12 inch Shells captured
the Battle of Aires
notable relic Zeppelin bomb weighing It's lbs Each
Zeppelin crew consists OF IA machine and IA tons Of
projectles.
There liquid ncendiary purposes defective
German shell that burst out at the side probably killing
Bochea that $50 shots per
minute cartridges being fed clips containing z6
tridges each-a German trench captured Scissors
French catapus medieval style brought w date which
throw grenades with immense force.
peculiarly interesting piece the gun carriage one of
the giant 120 mter French siege guns This particular gun
carriage recently recognized by French Officer visiting Wa
CO. declared his promotion gained in action
h gun He shed tears of emotion when he satisfied himself Of
the guns identity
For trench warfare gun rests with perscopes are shown
Jeopardy Supporting these eloquent relics upwards
four hundred actual battle front photographs Of
large size.
depicted vivid by close examination of the captured
Abatross tpane whose wings perforated in
res places and whose control wires all wrenched and
twisted into tangled masses.
The big Zeppelin bombs the aerial bombs with nuted rud
ders tell grim story of death to and children The
wncle atmosphere Of this haowed collection of battle
of deeds Of vaor of sacrifice and the determine
octopus whose poisonous tentaces must be oosed and fox
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