Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
WAR EXHIBIT Of
GOVERNMENT IS
FEATURE At FAIR
Army and Marine Corps
Have Attractive Display
TO be Open Today
Captured Trophies Show

An unusual feature and an I'M
usually interesting one, at the Arizona
State Fair today and all week will be
the great war exhibit by the United
States, featuring separate exhibits by
the army and by the marine corps.
Both the exhibits which adjoin each
other and which are to all intents one,
give a very complete showing of war
trophies and weapons.
Included in the governments eX-
hibit, which was one of the most popu-
lar places for sightseeing crowds at
the fair grounds yesterday, are re-
1narkable variety of attractions, rang
ing in size from one of the new heavy
Browning machine guns to an 11-inch
German hoWitzer, from an exact model
of dreadnaught to great navy tor
pedo, from a captured pistol to an
anti aircraft naval gun.
While enough of the exhibit was in
place yesterday to draw the crowd, the
full show will not be open to the pub
lie until today. Yesterday afternoon
hardly any of the smaller objects had
been removed from their locked
boxes-for even in Arizona it cannot
be considered safe to leave valuable
war relic, such as a Luger pistol or a
German gas mask, lying about within
reach of sightseers before the show is
actually started.
Full Exhibit Open Today
The full exhibit will be in place to-
day, however, Captain Thorburn, army
officer in charge of the exhibit said
yesterday afternoon. Soldiers ana
marines are with the exhibit, which
represents a considerable value, both
sentimentally and as to monetary
worth.
One of the features of the army ex =
hibit is a captured German periscope,
which has been erected on the out
side of the shed covering the sidewalk
in the rear of the grandstand, where
all may look through it. Other fea-
lures are a huge captured German
11-inch howitzer, and two German
anti-tank guns, about twice the size
of a rifle but otherwise similar. The
heavy Browning machine gun and a
81 millemeter field piece are also in
Guided in the ordnance exhibits.
One of the best parts of the army
exhibit is a group Of war photographs
| They show scenes in the actual fight
| ing, German prisoners marching to the
rear, scenes from army life, and pic.
| lures showing many other phases o
| the work the army did in the war
The smaller pieces of the eXhibi
We're not in place yesterday, but will
be ready for showing today. The.
will be the small arms, the pistols ant
swords and bayonets of the variou
armies, gas masks, helmets, insignia
and other objects.
Marine Exhibit Attractive
Equally interesting the marin
corps exhibit, next to that of the army
The main attractions in it yesterda.
were the anti-aircraft quick firer OF
it's naval mount and the huge torpedo
one of the type in use in the Unite'
/ States navy and much the same a
those used by the German subarineS
though larger.
Just as attractive, however, wer
the two great models of vessels in thei
great class cases. One model is a
exact reproduction of the mammot
dreadnaught Wyoming, while the 9th
er is similar reproduction of tn
cruiser st. Louis. Both are exaC
models of the war ships, reproduce
, down even TO the portfolios and rig
. ging.
A Colt machine gun of the easil