Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-23

sergeant and found Il singularly
I hard and brittle.
"ThA IL armoured with ~ inch
cold rolled English steel, tho best
I IN tho world" no said. IT B bullet
proof and will protect a nice neat Of
| machine gunB,'
warted up largo trash heap
near the hummock but tho Hergeant I
st0pped me
"That viii cave In with you" ne
said, 4 couldn't understand Look
hero" tnld the sergeant and ~ one
side OF tho heap DO oponod a Alttlo
door which gave a. Wow ~ tho In
terior of O. structure about a. frall
hs an egg shell
II wns made light foe casy and
quick transportation, n could bs
dunE up and wired together In No
Mans Land IN a very few minutes
sun Moro Wonders.
Those tree stumps. some ton and
nftoon foot high. wore observation
posts and we're similarly protected
with English armour They had
clever puop holes all over thrm ne
well ~ pcrlscnpcs They are carried
in various Mzes 90 take the place NJ
shell shattered trees mat really
stand between tho trenches one
night tho dead treo is sawed or
looHened 80 nE to be quickly removed
on tho succeeding dark night tho
armoured 90 - " put soildly In
place Ia an hour or 90.
In one building of the. oamoufhEe
plant saw piaster-ur- farih and
papler mache Yanks being made az
quite n rapid rate. An md grim,
fierce exprosHlona. and some were
armed with wooden rifles or we're In
the attitude Of throwing bomb
Trheae are uBod TO trick sblpor Tho
dummy II raised above trcnch tho
sniper takas a pot shot which la
probably HIS last. for ruuk sharp
shooters are IN wait for the fire OF
his run. Rows OF these dummies
arr used Tor other purposes.
Tho French women at tho plant
spend all ~ their time iacinE trel-
lls.ooyefinga for artillery. These are
made of nets. onto which IL tod
rnftla. an imitation grass that comes
Jom Madagascar Tho trellises are
fire. -Eroofcd, and { aaw several acres
~ them drying In the sun. when
thore ia no sun there are drying
buildings with means Of Keeping up
the trollis production In any wea
thor.
one would think that little art
were necessary In HtrlnRing up trci-
III over battery positions " requires
considerable study and ia one OF the
most difficult Jobs of tho camouflaRo
experts OF our engineer corps The
position has 10 be studied. and the
trellis strung IN way TO escape
subsequent detection In the enomy's
aerial photographs Before the net
uDs u put up. the engineer has 10
have decided all tho rOtAlla OF the
embraHuro. tho fire opening Of the
guns This must be quickly operated.
opening and closing instantly at the
order OF the battery commander.
No FIRE -pro0fng could protect the
trelllH from the terrific heat OF tho
great guns. wero the embraaure not
TO open successfully. and the slight
eat sustained glow OF fire would ro-
veal the gun position 90 any scout.
aviator OF the snemy
one OF the artists at the oamou-
fiage plant had devised a design for
one OF our most active FLYING squad
rons, and the design had bean ac-
cepted They we're making stencils
OF the design during my visit
OF the artists at the plant one
waa the associate Of famous Frank
nranswyn In London. Another had
a great reputation In Paris and had
had hevergl commissions from the
king uf spain. Their assistants are
theatrical scenic painters from
America. Naturally artists who have
lived the inspirational life OF a stu
die find II hard TO submit 70 military
discipline
However they are all happy and
eager 10 outwt the vicious enemy.
eager 20 outwlt the vicious enemy.
and French oamoutlase methods
before going 10 our plant