The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-04-10
TROPHY TRAIN COMING
SATURDAY
Exceptional Opportunity to See
Modern War Machines
Prominent Speakers.


good fortune to go to France for the
big drive on "Heinie" need no longer
pity themselves, because they Will
have an opportunity to see many i'm
plements of warfare when the Liberty
Loan trophy train special comes to
Emmett next Saturday, without un-
dergoing the hardships and dangers OF
the front line trenches.
The special will come into Idaho
late Friday afternoon and will make
its FIRST stop at Emmett, arriving dur
ing the night and showing just 11s
hours, from Z to $3.50 in the morn
ing.
Concerning the trophy train, Chair
man v. T. Craig has issued the follow
ing circular:
Emmett has been fortunate in Sc
curing the trophy train. This train,
with war relics from the battle fields
of France, will exhibit in Emmett
Saturday morning, April IL, from 2
to $3.50. The. train consists of seven
cars. 1t has tanks, machine guns and
other of the war relics which have
been brought directly to this country
from France 1t is a most wonderful
opportunity to view with your own
eyes the implements of destruction
which only few months ago were
used in the great war.
at is the desire of the Liberty Loan
Committee that as many children as
possible be permitted to view the
train. 1t is hoped that you will make
a special effort to have the children
present, also that you will notify
your neighbors and come yourself.
The hour is early, but it will be we'll
worth your time to come and see the
exhibit.
It's expected to have Wilsie Martin,
the bed fighting parson, Senator Nu-
gent and Governor Davis among the
speakers"
On the train are some 170-millime-
ter German minewerfers, German
77-millimeter field gun, French "75"
and German howitzers, in addition to
the whippet tank made by the Ameri-
cans and used by the French.
Among the smaller trophies are
shells ranging in size from to 16i
inches, German machine guns which
the Huns used in their nefarious war
-
fare, a Chauncet auto rifle used with
great effectiveness by the Americans,
French, German and Turkish bayonets,
French helmets, gas masks, trench
stoves, flame throwers, aerial bombs,
grenade throwers, Zeppelin bomb,
German, American and French rifles |
and a great assortment of other ord
nance used by the different armies
overseas. There are total of IL
large guns, mosquito tank that was
in service and shows the damage
done by German shell fire, and 216
articles of various kinds, from barbed
wire used at Verdun to aerial bombs.
The 16-inch shells carried on the
train are of the same size as those
used by the Americans in the naval
guns before Metz when the strong
German Notifications in that city were
under fire during the fighting in the
Argonne.
The French "75s" and the German
-'77s" are almost of the same size.
Both throw shells about inches in
diameter. The Americans took the
French "75s" and by loading it on the
recoil, succeeded in firing it almost
twice as rapidly as is customary. So
well did the boys from the States use
it that the Huns conceived the idea
that the Yankees had brought out a
new 3-inch field gun. The French, too,
were surprised, and perhaps shocked
a bit at the speed with which the
Americans fired the "75s," since they ,
were extremely cautious, choosing to ,
keep at safe distance while the fool /
Yankees were showing shells home as ,
fast as they could carry them up to +
the small field pieces
The honor Of guarding the train
special while it is in Idaho will be Civ
en- to the new state constabulary. This 2
will be the first task assigned the c
state police which was recently Gre 9
ated. w. H. Hiatt of Idaho City, for c
mer sheriff of Boise county, who re- 9
Gently returned from service overseas,
will be in command of the constabu-
larry forces. He is chief deputy in
the organization. Efforts are being
made by state headquarters to get all e
soldiers and sailors to meet the trophy t
train in uniform, and county chairmen
have been asked to extend to the for 1
ner service men an invitation to be n
1t the station when the special draws
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