Arizona republican., 1919-04-05
ARMY MAN HAS
 NOVEL EXHIBIT
 1T SOUVENIRS
Captain Cahill, Just Home from Germany, Brings Best Collection Yet Seen in This City

Bringing back with him the most complete and interesting collection of war souvenirs yet exhibited in Phoenix, Captain J. F. Cahill has recently ar rived in this city to join Mrs. Cahill, physical director at the Phoenix high school.
 Captain Cahill, whose home was in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, received his commission in that state as captain of light artillery and was sent overseas with the 18th and 120th light artillery of the 32nd division. He sailed on February 2, 1918, and returned in March of this year, landing at Brooklyn.
 The detachment with which Captain Cahill was connected was in all the engagements in which American troops took part, including those in Alsace, at Chateau Thierry, north of Soissons and in the Argonne forest.
 The souvenirs which Captain Cahill brought back with him are on display in a window of the Palace Hardware and Arms company on West Washington street. Hundreds of people interesting ly studied the exhibit yesterday One of the most interesting of the souvenirs is an attachment for a Ger man "Luger" a pistol, which makes it F~A'SAOAO NO AAAS bAAO PAotOl oV tiIllCS WILT out reloading, an ingenious German invention.
 There is a croix de guerre, the French decoration awarded for bravery in ac- l tion, also a first and second class Ger man iron cross, such as Kaiser William 1 bestowed so generously during the months Of the war previous to the downfall of the Hun machine. | Many Novel Exhibits l A saw-tooth bayonet is a visible re- hinder of Hun gentleness in war Many German rings are displayed, these be- ing secured frCm German soldiers anC officers. French and American gas masks are shown. In the collection arc several pieces of German money, some kaiser's head in bas relief. War geld. pieces of iron are in the collection. Other articles in the exhibit are:
 German canteen.
 Two shells for the famous Frencl "15, which did such wonderful worl for the allies.
 Silk parachute taken from a rocket This rocket is used to illuminate "NI Man Land" the parachute holding III @ bright light. The light will stay il the ar l5 to 20 minutes. Illuminating NO Mans Land'' as bright as day,
 
 were many of these parachute rocket. left, and the soldiers sent up hundred: that night in celebration, the captain said, Illuminating the country for hours
 Four German officers helmets.
 German officers cap worn in thu trenches in place of the steel helmet. Gray shoulder straps from German soldiers uniforms, with the number O. | the regiment on each strap. small slabs of yellow German DOW. der resembling cardboard.
 Leather jerkin on which is writer the important towns and cities visited by Captain Cahill, during the war.
 French hand grenade. Many German belt buckles and but tons.
 Field glasses and case.
 Division In Germany Captain CahilPS division crossed tn, Rhine into Germany on December 1? being one Of the very first to enter tn enemy's country.
 The German people in all the town 1 visited were exceptionally courteou to the Americans" said Captain Cahil Whether this was part of a propa ganda, l cannot say, but if it was. was well done.
 In the family where I was stavine they spoke English fairly well. The lit tle girl one day went to play Die Wacb Am Rhine" but her father said no, tha they were all through with that
 The American soldiers are bein well led in Germany and are well care for, staying in houses and not in tents But nevertheless they are very home SICK and all want to come home"