Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-21
TEOTOS TELL THE R
OWN STORY OF WAT
Canadian Army is Shown
Goirg "Over The Tor"
on Somme Field
EXHIBIT OPEN
TONIGHT. TOMORROW

life-size effect. draws the instant atten-
hon Of visitors 10 the Canadian Wa
Photograph Exhibition. now showing a.
Eden Hall II has been called by eminent
authorities the greatest war photograph
sver produced Shadowy. helmeted iig-
ures. struggling up and over the billy
trench-side in the cold and damp o.
early dawn. givinS last look TO readi-
ness OF their bayonets as they run
nicture TIE most tense moment In the
soldiers life. These particular Canadians
knew the ammunition was short and
ihe enemy outnumbered them but Thee
is a gallant laugh on every lip. though
their ewes have the look Of men VINO
face death consciously and unnlnching-
~ In two minutes after the came~a
W.as snapped. more than hall Of these
men. scarcely out OF boyhood. were
living with ihni~ fine young bodies con-
lorted in death.
This picture summarizes the spirt OF
he Canadians 90 the front, and IS re-
heated IN the long rows OF photogranns
surrounding the visitor with the effect
az A panaorama The originals were
taFen with on ordinary camera, unde
shell-flre. and were but four inche.
square. but are so enormously enlarged
ihat thew gave the anpea~ance OF actta
mon Here are men blvouacred for the
nl~ht on dew-d~enched ground, the
steam will rise from their clothes wher'
he sun comes up. they have marched
ali day. but after four hours sleep Will
90 ~ 20 the inferno Of the t-st Inc
trenches OTer he"e are men c~ouched
In a cramped position In comm1nicat-
Ina trench. not room enough 10 turn
around. waiting until night TO move up.
They have ro'h'ng 10 do but ST 10
hours watching the shDspnel puffs over
head. sometimes seeing men on each
side blown 10 bits. and wondering when
lhal- tu~n WI come And he-e are bove
with bandaged heads, ewes that viii
see no more, linen swathed bodies Vet
with all these Canadians Il Is a cigarette
and a laugh and the "cheery-oh, carr
on" spirit Of the just side Of the great
war.
There are many nictr-es az German
prisoners, siilhv and far from handsome
They a~e wcll-fed 10 question Of starv-
inr Germans on the f-ort line Here Is
q German professor, from this educated
tyne the Canadians cot their most use
ful information The captured men are
abnormal condition, suffering from
shell-shock. They are not so laxative
later on
THE Germans are very brave men.
MAKE m mistake about that" sa'd
Major Boehm, the Canadian offlcer In
charge Of the exh bit They are black
hearted scoundrels but they are brave %
Something like i76 Of the men in tha
pictures have been recognized by their
PARENTS. wlen the pictures wers shown
In Canada. and the mothers obtained
copies At least one Of the pictures
showing no mans land and the dead
could not be shown in Canada. there
we're too many barcaved ones there
But not all the pictures are pain
full Many show the boys and their
mascois. the soldiers writing home.
and the tighter SIDE 4 particular IA
Vorite with the sold eis themselves Is a
photograph showing young French
girls working in the fields. while The
Canad ans of duty are helping and
practicng their French. The soldiers
are earnest in their praise OF the brav-
cry Of the French women, and cannot
say too much about IT,
Wonderful photographs are thos'
showing no mans land with q Barag'
fire across It, German barrage FOR obvi-
GUS reasons, and a photographs show
ing asphyxiating gas. chlorine. jus
sinking 10 the ground and starting OF
It's Journey 10 the allied lines Tank;
in action and ruined caihed~als. ar.
shown beside mass Of small stone:
and sticks that Lieutenant Nilsson, on
Of the officers In charge Of the ex
hibit. states comprise the ruins OF
French village Now not oven th'
stones and sticks are loft. II Is pulyer
lied dust
The exhibit makes civilian fee
pretty small Here are men enduring 3
the limit Of human power. and It seem
fnconceivable that comfortable civilian
can grumble over tribes like a lack O
sugar little less heat, a few contribu
lions to help these men who are sui
ferins A half hour spent in the mids
OF these pictures Is the most convinC
ing argument for helping the war ]
every possible way.
The exhibit Is open this afternoo
and evening and tomorrow sflernoo
and evening from 4 until II o'clock.
has been ehown In the principal elite
OF ENGLAND Canada and America. and
in charge Of the Canadian Government
All proceeds go to the official Canada
war fund At its opening in Londo
the crowd was so great that the Kin
and Queen were unable 10 get In.
Among the relices shown are a trenc
periscope, German privates' uniform
saw-toothed German bayonets. sun
gas masks. and draperies and rugs froI
captured German dug-outs.
Major VI Boehm, Lieutenant NIL
son and Sergeant Perks, OF the Cans
Ian overseas forces, who are IN chars
Of the exhibition Of offlclal war pbotc
graphs, were given the best poss bic {
the interest OF Wilmingtonians on Sal
urday night, when the exhibition wa
formally opened When the officers n
rived at the hall. which they d
promptly at s o'clock, the hour sci 70
opening. they found a crowd waitin
for the doors 10 open that filled III
Railways completely, and almost nile
the street for nearly half a block I
each direction from the doO~s. Ne
had been stand ng in the cold. on Oh
icy pavement, for nearly an hour,
order TO be in time 10 secure entranc
10 view the photographs, and 10 hca
the explanations Of the major regard
ing them.
Saturday nights exhibition was mail
~ for the benent Of the workers q
HE local shipyards, in order that the
might have a nrst-hand view. b
actual photography, OF what the me
were doing for whom they, at the