The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-02
THAT TROPHY TRAIN,

The special Trophy train that has
been covering the state is due to ar
rive in Oroville next Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. At every railroad station
where 1t is billed to stop vast crowds
collect to examine the contents made
up of trophies from the battle fields
or france. The collection is a marvel
GUS one. and 1t is to be regretted that
the train does not reach here in the
day time and remain long enough to
examine every article in the collection.
However. there will be chance to see
Everything as lectric lights will be
provided by the citizens.
In order that the public may an
derstand what there is to be seen
understand what there is to be seen
on the Trophy train the following list
Oh articles in the exhibit are given:
Large pieces French mosouitoe
TANK; l 170MM German minewerfer.
No. 1915; 1 17OMM German minewer
gun. No. 6496; 1OOMM German how
ltzer, No. 69S; l German Albatross
motor. No. 1872; l 77MM German field
gun, No. 663. l 77MM German field
gun, No. 1893; | 75MM French field
gun. No. 6496; 1OOMM German how
itzer, No. 254O; 15OMM German how
itzer, No. 1850; 1 76MM German mine
werfer (mounted) No. 9515; 76MM
German minewerfer (mounted) No.
5O19 or No. 21967.
The French Mosquito tank is badly
damaged by German shell fire, two oc-
cupants being killed.
Small exhibits Minewerfer, No.
357S; l 76MM Minewerfer. No. 924; 1
trench mortor, No. SS1; l trnch mortor
No. ITO; l 77MM German Gun. No
1906; 2 75MM Gun Limbers; 1 wire
wound German Minewerfer (wooden)
with baseblock and iron support. 4
motor from captured German Alba
tross plane; 1 propeller blade from
wrecked German Zeppelin airship. 80
OF crew burned to dearn lot of bar
bed wire from Verdun; listening
post l one-man sniping tank; 2 Ger
man grenade throwers; trench
stoves;1 German shell holder; l Ger
man sniper's breast plate; gun
shield; l wrecked gun shield; rifle
rest; French machine guns mount
ed; l German machine gun mounted:
odd sniper's shields: 1 Brandt COM
pressed air bombing gun; U. s.
shield Of German gun pieces; 2 16-in.
shells; 2 lin. shells; 8 Gin. shells:
Sin. shells; Gin. shells; 2 Ain.
shells; Sin. shcifs; ToHTN4 siruii..
! 22OMM aerial bomb. No. 293O; 81
aerial bombs. 1O-in. diamater 2 flying
pigs (bombs); l partly burst defective
German shell. 43 French cavalry sa-
oers; 3 German machine guns; 1
French Chanchet auto rifle; French
Chanchet cartridge holders; 3 German
shell baskets; 2 French helmets; 2
French water bottles; l gas mask and
container; l captured Turkish bayonet
l 75MM shell case; l leather gun
cover; Bin. shells: compressed air
bombing guns (2); compressed air
bombing gun bases; 6 Germa1 How
itzer shell cases e in box); flame
rhrower; 81 French rifles (2) 1879 to
1874; % bayonets, 10; Zeppelin
bomb; l lot signal flares; aeria,
bomb to 10 in. in diam ,ter; | wnod
German shell case; 1 gas mask ami
chemical container: 2 Freacn gas
masks in case; 1 French pack co:1-
plete; ] signal haversack and flags;
2 mess pans and brush; 1 Colt ma
chine gun barrel in case; l Frclch
helmet; ! gun seat (German.); /
damaged German rifle; 2 Chauncc.
auto rifles; l Colt machine gun; l
damaged French rifle; U. S. Spring
field rifle: 1 German rifle; French
75MM shells; Sin shells; 1 German
machine gun; l Trombom; l small
tank; l round German basket; 1 iron
cover; l bayonet and scabbard, Ger
man,