Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-04-25
TROPHY TRAIN
Creates Enthusiasm and Interest

The last Trophy Train Barbour
Vile is likely to see arrived at noon
Tuesday. Fortunately, the weather
cleared up and splendid crowd
went thru the train
Among the trophies and exhibits
were, German Big Bertha, 30 NM
Krupp, having a range Of eighteen
miles, Zeppelin and other aerial
bombs, naval gun from the Cor
man sea raider. Emden, which sank
twenty-six allied merchant ships and
was herself sunk OFF Cocos island by
Australian II. NJ. s. Sydney. Also
German Minniewerfer gun and bomb
gao German Howitzer, German barb
wire from in front of Verdun, 90 nm
German field gun, German machine
gun, German n nm field piece with
broken barrel. caused by premature
shell explosion and captured by the
Canadians at Vimy Ridge. A torpe-
do director from the Emden. a tor
pedo Of the type which sunk the Luz
ie;t1nia, helmet Of Kaiser's personal
body guard, section Of frame OF
first Zeppelin brought down in Eng
land, Beulow's signature to the trca-
| " guaranteeing Bolgium's sanctity
from invasion, inccndiary bomb. tor
pcdo nose. Zeppelin incendiary bomb
and German breastplatc.
There were also British, American
and French exhibits including shells
Of various calibers. L. s. sea mine.
aerial bombs, Wonder Gun of Mys-
ferry, French IS machine gun, Hotch-
Kiss machine gun, West spring gun.
French observation post, British cat
apult for throwing bombs, Colt ma
chine gun, piece of glass from
French cathedral window at Ypres,
gas masks, sharpnel helmets, hand
grenades, torpedo gyroscope. French
star shells and rockets, heliograph
for night signalling. British war me-
dals, and numbers of other articles
used in war. II is said dead men
tell no tales" but photographs Of
those done to death byGerman lust
for power spoke most cloqueutly.
Following the exhibit crowded
meeting took place at the Court
House at which Judge Woods Dun
lap, of Lexington, explained the ne
cessity for subscribing to the loan so
that victory may come to full frui-
ton.
Judge Galloway, of the Y. NJ. c. A. !
spoke of his thirteen months work
in France with the boys. He said |
the Trophy Train is the result of |
the millions of American dollars |
spent in this war and is the symbol |
of the 100000 brave boys who fell
for their country and humanity and |
are gone to meet their Master A |
cleaner, drawer, nobIer army was new
er mustered than that which gath
cred under the folds of the Ameri-
can flag. They showed heroism, un-
parallel and their bravery is a house
hold word the world over.
Sergt. Bacon spoke of the ideals
of freedom for which our boys fought
and asked us to get behind them
with our money-to lend it 10 I'm
Gle Sam.
Sergt. Davis told of the devasted
parts of Europe ana the battlefields
of Belgium, spoke in wildly pic
turesque language Of the gas invent
ed by the Beast of Potsdam and
from which he himself suffered. He
portrayed the spirit of the boys
which stuck and always stuck-how
Red Cross hospitals we're singled
out for bombs. America, he passion
ately declared, should have declared
war on Germany when she invaded
Belgium in 1914. The Bond Stacker
he declared is a Kaiser Stacker.
Congressman ]. NJ. Robson beg
ged the people TO stand by the gov
Soldiers must be brought
home, debts paid and Knox County
must keep its record straight. This
is not question of politics but OF
Country, Clay County produced the
greatest ratio of officers per capita
in the United States, Harlan made
. Red Cross record, little McCreary
went splendidly over the top with
The Liberty Loan and Knox County ,
always does more than its duty
Congressman Robson also pointed
put that the Federal Government is
going to put more money on our /
roads than it is asking us to loan to /