Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-04-19

There is now being assembled at Waco, Texas, several car
loads Of every conceivable kind Of fighting apparatus that is used
the sky. The exhibit is the property Of the French Government
High Commission. Mr.. Coles is being aided in the arranging Of
the trophies by Mr. M. L. Fuller, special representative OF the
This priceless Collection will, when ready, be transferred to
the American Government, and in turn into the care Of the Off
Arrangements have tcen completed to divide the exhibit in
10 two trains Of five cars each, each train being composed Of two
portatOn of the trains over the territory comprising this Federal
Reserve District, s in the hands of MIR, o. W. Campbell, assist
any will allow for the inspection Of the exhibit by the largest
Two TO three hour stops will be made at cities and towns EN-
F Tis,orv G Gs tbe tr ysHcS will and 6a Xm q iectUr Soldiers to sx Yi act IN as se 4 Gus sRS
of Honor. The trains will start on this pilgrimage on the morn
drive. TO attempt to describe in detail the history of this conec-
ton would be to tell the full story of the war. Nothing like 1t
There Is shown the type of torpedo that sank the Lusitania,
sirplancsss parts Of ze 1gSa and every description of rifle and
They look-the airplanes and the 75's, the miitralleuses and
the me trench .Hn ,I mortarss, and the calssons and the bg gun u carriages
known kind of warfare.
The big French rs mirimeter cannon, a part of this exhibit,
wNs damaged at the battle Of the User. It shoots 20 times, per
minute, and without rest, an automatic cooling process making
one man can move it around. The range is four miles. The bar
rel Is perforated with machine gun holes, made in close quarter
v,.I These hes scssrs.tth%: gums gun: s that helped sFtsan save tSi,.i Pa ar s.. At THE. the Marn''
A captured German airplane of the "AlbatrOss" type, with a
speed of 1876 miles per hour is shown. When brought down, the
two occupants, both officers, were dead; one Of them wore the
Iron Cross" of bravery, and the machine itself, evidently for
previous meritorous service, was designated with the same in
sigma.
There is a large German mortar of the "Minniewerfer' type,
which was captured at the Marine by General Jofres men. This
everything is %annihnated within a radius of several hundred
yards.
You will see one of the French 400 minfmeter guns that
shoots q JIG inch shell and carries "a miles, and is effective at 20
miles.
There is a collection of German IL inch shells, captured at
the SsCtle of Aires.
A notable relic is a Zeppelin bomb weighing IT'S lbs. Each
Zeppelin crew consists of Ia men, 2 machine guns, and IA tons of
prOJectiles.
There are liquid bombs for incendiary purposes. A defective
German shell that burst out at the side, probably killing the
nearest Boche-a French machine gun that shoots $50 shots per
minute, the cartridges being fed on steel clips containing 26 car
tridges each-a German trench mortar captured at Soissons-
French catapults, a medieval style brought up 10 date, which
throw grenades with immense force.
A peculiarly interesting piece Is the gun carriage Of one Of
the giant i2O milimeter French siege guns. This particular gun
carriage was recently recognized by a French Officer visiting Wa
co, who declared his promotion was gained in an action around
this gun. He shed tears Of emotion when he satisfied himself Of
the guns identity.
For trench warfare, gun rests with periscopes are shown, 30
that the gunner can fire his weapon without putting his head in
jeopardy. Supporting these mute but eloquent relics are upwards
Of four hundred actual battle front photographs, some of very
large size.
The desperate character of the fighting above the earth Is
depicted In a vivid way by q close examination of the captured
dreds Of places, and whose control wires are all wrenched and
twisted into tangled masses.
The big Zeppelin bombs, the aerial bombs with nuted rud-
ders, tell their grim story Of death to women and children. The
whole atmosphere of this halowed collection Of battle scared rel
les h redolent Of deeds Of vabr, Of sacrifice, and the date ina
ton to put out OF the way for ell time, this damnable p sian
octopus whose poisonous tentaces must be loosed once an, all