The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-17
GREAT CROWDS
GREETING WAR
TROPHY TRAIN
Anticipated That Several Thou
sand People Will See Show in
Bismarck
BLUE JACKET BAND COMES
Famous Organization from
Great Lakes Training Station
~ 10. Make Music 81

Reports from surrounding towns
give the local Liberty loan committee
cause to believe that from 5000 to TO-
900 ep0ple will be In Bismarck next
Saturday morning to see the great
Liberty Loan war trophy train which
is making triumphal tour Of the
northwest Z in the interests of the
Fourth Liberty loan. ~,
The war trophy special train which
will visit Bismarck on Saturday is
probably the greatest war trophy ex-
hibit ever put on wheels. 1t includes
almost everything used by the allied
and foe armies from the German "77"
guns, which are camouflaged as ii in
field service and mounted on flat
cars, to- tPershort deadly trench dag
gers and thfe 4iminutive, out none the
les seffectiVe hand grenades.
." Theer are twp of these trains now
touring the Ninth federal reserve dis
trict in the interests OF the Fourth
Liberty loan and they have been in
spected by hundreds of thousands of
people up to date. Each succeeding
city which the trains visit seems bent
on turning out bigger crowd than
the previous town. Each train Is a
complete exhibit in itself as those in
charge of obtaining the war trophies
endeavOred TO obtain duplicates so
that each train would be practically
the same as the other and so that per-
sons who had seen one exhibit would
not feel cheated in not being able to
see the other. The train which will
visit Bismarck is in charge of Frank
H. Nutter, Jr., from the Ninth District
Liberty Loan Headquarters at Mime
apolis.
The Blue Jacket Band.
Each train carries q Blue Jacket
band of thirty pieces from the Great
Lakes naval training station near Chi
cago. These navy musicians are a
great treat in themselves They put
forth the kind of music which is cal
culated to inspire. The. boys them
selves are full of pep and this trip to
them is lark and an outing and they
show their appreciation therefor by
thrilling every city which they visit
with music which sends hands down
into the pockets for Liberty Loan
money and makes men yearn for the
opportunity to don the uniform and
follow the flag.
The trains also carry soldiers who
have seen service in fighting the Hun
In France and Belgium and who have
been sent home because of wounds. i.
There Is Alfred HI O'COnnor who went
with the first 100000 troops that Great
Britain sent to stem the avalanche. of
Huns through Belgium into France.
He passed through so many battles
that fight with the- -Prussians be-
same to him like breakfast appetiz-
err. He was seriously wounded, left
for dead on the battlefield. rescued and
nursed back to 1ife He was decorat-
ed >by King George V for gallantry in
President Wilson.
Our. Own Yanks Coming.
Then there is Leslie W. Davis OF
n entVcky, man who has seen SER
vice in Cuba and the Philippines. but
who answered the call of the Stars
and Stripes again last, summer and
was overcome by gas and shell shock
in France. and Private G. H. Lang
ford of Philadelphia who carries 3
gun shot wound in his, reg, and Capt. |
RObt. l.. Finch, one of the, thirteen
commissioned as captains |
by the Red Cross and turned lOose-in |
France among the American soldiers
for the espec'll mission Of ascertain
ing whether tae American boys we're
being supplied with everything which
money could buy. II you have sol
Ider boy in France and are wondering
the government is taking
care of him. Capt. Finch has mes
sage for you
The special train which will visit
Bismarck carries bright, flaming ban
ners from the engine to the rear
lights. 1T Is composed Of engine, tend
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