The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-15
Weapons, Instruments and
War Material to Be
Included
AEROPLANE, BAND
AND SONG LEADER
One of Most Interesting Exhibits Of
War Material Ever Sent Out by War
Department-Carrier Pigeons to Be
Released.

One of the biggest features of this years
Valley fair promises to be the military ex
hibit and show from Camp Devens. The
soldiers with their exhibit plan to reach
Brattleboro the Monday evening before
the opening of the big fair and will be in
place and ready when the gates open
Tuesday morning
In addition to one of the most interest
ing exhibits of war material ever sent out
by the war department the exhibition will
also have an aeroplane, band, and the
Camp Devens community song leader The
show is transported in army trucks and
everything in connection with it is done
with military efficiency and despatch.
Probably the most interesting feature
of the exhibit is the aeroplane, big Cur
It's bombing plane. weighing a ton and a
half and driven by a lS8-horse-power mo-
tor. This great engine of modern war
viii be piloted by Lieutenant r. Curtis
/ Moffatt, one of the most daring and spec
| tacular of the army aviators. Lieutenant
| Noffatt got his training and experience in
France and since he has been flying from
Camp Devens he has thrilled thousands of
people in a great many cities and towns
/ of New England.
The Both Infantry band with Howard
| Phillip Shaw, war department song lead.
er, will introduce unique and interesting
musical program. The band has the repu-
tation of being one of the best bands in
the army today 1t is made up of many
| overseas men and every man in the organ
| ization is an artist Lieutenant +. NJ
McCracken, bandmaster, is an experienced
army bandman and a thorough musician
Mr.. Shaw has the distinction of having
led 10000 soldiers in community singing
and is considered one of the best song
leaders in the service. He is an excep
tionally fine soloist and will sing both
days of the fair An effort may be made
to have him lead the crowds in the grand
: stand in community singing during the
afternoons.
J The display consists of weapons, instru
/ ments and material used by the men III
the army of the United States There
will be 37mm gun, better known as the
!, one-p FOUNDER. Various models of machine
: guns and machine rifles. various model.
| of the United States rifle and bayonet
: foreign. weapons ammunition, grenades
E trench weapons and instruments that tn,
e boys have been across viii be able to ex
= plain. The Signal Corps will have on dis
: play a modern field radio set, a complete
1 field telephone set, such as was used il
Y, the trenches, heliograph and most inter
o esting of all a flock of carrier pigeons
t such as were used to carry messages oil
t the other side. Arrangements will b
s made to release some of these most faith
vi full of messengers from in front of tn
5 grandstand.
The Camp Devens Remount Depot wi
a have an interesting display of materis
l. and equipment connected with the car
d and use of horses and mules Despite tn
II use of large numbers of motor cars an
n trucks in modern warfare an army is sti
II dependent on the faithful horse and mul,
and their care is one of the most inte
e esting branches of the army. The Qua
lie termaster Corps will illustrate how til
al, business end of the army" is conducted
lie 1t has the distinction of having the lar
IS est soldier in Camp Devens, Sergeai
h Edwards, as one of its representative
rs The Motor Transport will show warrior
models of trucks and touring cars success
r. fully used by the army
a Lieutenant Victor NJ. Friar, will ha,
u, charge of the party and the following o
a ficers will represent the various branch'
of of the service: Captain c. +. Clark, qua
as termaster corps; Captain Livingsto
al Swentzel, signal corps; Lieutenant Jam
MT b. Patterson, ordnance corps; Lieutenal
4. w r. Meers, remount depot: Bieutenal
ug T. NJ McCracken. 36th Infantry ban,
Lieutenant s. r. Saunders. motor tran
port corps; Lieutenant r. c. Moffat
air service