The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-19
HISTORIC WAR
TANK KEC0MDVC
FORLOANDRIVE
Demonstrations Will Be
Witnessed in Pensacola
and Throughout This
Zone.
MACHINE IS OF
THE MIHIEL TYPE
Men Who Will Man Battle
Scared Machine Arrived
In City Yesterday; Carries
Gun of Renault Type.

Private A. s. Cornochan and Private
HI. Woerner. OF Camp Meade, are in
Pensacola, awaiting the arrival Of the
great army tank. which is to take part
In the Victory drive. The tank IL en-
| route to West Florida. for the demon
stration of tank warfare, which Is to
be part OF the Fifth Liberty loan cam
paign in this section OF the xone
The tank, which is battle-scarred
from actual service, is OF the same type
as that which was used at San Mihiel
and in the battle OF the Forest or
Argonne. 1t will be camouflaged. a. I'm
war service, and will carry q small
cannon Of the Renault type-a 81 NM.
gun. equal to a one pounder. These
will be supplied with blank ammuni-
tion, and exhibitions will be given on
| the stretes OF the city, and in outlying
territory of the great war machines
progress over wire entanglcmsnts. up
hills, over distractions. bitches, guiIies,
etc.
"In fact" said Private A. g. Carno-
chan. who II In charge Of the great
tank. .Me expect 10 9jvs an exhibition
lof the tanks. paralleiinK actual war
1 fare as closely ~ posDibie." Mr.. Carn-.
ochan IL accompanied by Private n.
Woerner. who viii have charge OF the
machine gun.
Two hundred OF these tanks have
been loaned the treasury department
by the war department. eighteen for
use in this Federal Reserve district.
one OF which will see service in the
West Florida zone.
According to the schedule outlined by
the publicity director. Mr.. Yonge. the
tank will start out upon its itinerary
April %, leaving Pensacola that day for
Milton. going from Milton to Crest
view, and visiting De Funiak, Bonifay,
Chipley, Cottondale, Panama City, Ma
rianna, Blountstown, River Junction,
Apalachicola. Quincy, Tallahassee,
Sopchoppy, Drifton, Monticello, Green
vile and Madison.
J. NJ. Muldon, chairman Of the Es-
Gambia County Liberty Loan commit
tee, stated yesterday afternoon that he
IL not sure as to the date Of the ar
rival Of the tank in Pensacola, but an
nouncement will be made in the pa
pers as soon as the tank arrives here.
r. F. Mitchell. chairman OF the West
Florida zone. has appointed Malcolm
r. Yonge as publicity director for this
section, and Mr.. Yonge, who is in
charge Of the tanks, through the cour-
tesy Of Harry w. Thompson. chairman
Of the speakers bureau for this dis
trict has secured the services OF Cap
tain Frederick J. Blount and Ii. M. A.
Quina, who will make the entire West
Florida itinerary with the tank, speak
ing in the interest Of the Victory loan.
Both Captain Blount and 1t. Qufna
have seen very distinguished service
in France. Captain Blount. who vol
unteered in April. 1915, has received
the highest recognition In the gift or
the French and Serbian armies, with
which he fought during the first years
of the war; He was wounded twice,
once in France and the second time iE
Macedonia, and suffered slightly from
mustard gas poisoning In Serbia. He
received the Croix de Guerre. with
palm. and the Medal initiate, from the
French government, and the White
Eagle of Serbia.
Captain Blount saw service first In
the British army. engaging with tn.
infantry, In the regimentai bombing
section. He was transferred to the
machine gun cops. while serving in
France, and was in command OF are
mored cars in Ireland. during the re-
bellion Captain BloEnt served In
Egypt. Saionica, Macedonia and Ser
bia. He was made a lieutenant while
serving in France. and was promoted
10 a captaincy while In Macedonia.
It was at the recapture OF Montstir
that he received both the Medal Milf
tarie and the White Eagle.
In October, 1917. Captain BIount was
transferred to the United States army.
serving at Issoudun az officer II >.
charge OF aerial gunnery. Here IL.
". A Quina, Penrose Stout and "Isch''
rhuriow Were also stationed Captain
Blount was invalided home in 1913.
leaving France In July OF that year. He
was in hospital at Fort McPherson.
and later was sent to the
University of Illinois. At ChampagDe.
IL instructor.