Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-08
DAT Tie MAP OF
CEN. PERSH|NG
PUT IN MUSEUM
Shows the Exact Situation
At the Hour the ArmiStlCe
Was Signed; War ColIeC-
ton Growing Rapidly.
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Washington, Sept. 7.-One of the
most interesting exhibits of the
thousands in the world war collec-
ton now being gathered at the
National museum is the ''Order OF
Battle map used by General Per-
shing in directing the movements
of the American forces in France.
The wall map, by 10 feet in size,
together with the walls. floor and
furniture of the room in which 1t
hung at American headquarters at
.ChaumOnt, was transferred to the
museum by the war department at
the request of the general.
The map was brought to Wash
ingtOn and installed in the museum
by the sergeant and three enlistedl
men of the headquarters staff VINO
kept it corrected and guarded it
throughout the war. At Chaumont
the map, when not in use. was con-
cealed by a sliding section of wan
which is installed in the same
manner in the museum.
The map shows in vivid fash
ion the exact situation at the hour
the armistice was signed with ref
erence to the strength and loca-
ton of all divisions, both enemy
and allied, on the western front,
the correct battle line, the names
and location of commanding Off
GERS and locations of headquarters
and army boundaries. There also
is considerable amount of detail
ed information regarding the
American divisions, as for instance
the percentages of fresh and tired
troops and the length of time
various units had been in the line
or in reserve.
The war collection has already
assumed such proportions as to
make necessary some new arrange
ment for housing it. Many of the
exhibits are now crowded into the
ground floor of the new National
museum building. while others are
in the old building and few of
the artillery pieces are in the open
air awaiting the construction of
suitable shelter. William Dec.
Ravenel, the director of the mu
scum, says congress probably will
be asked at the next session to
provide a building for the collec-
ton which is of great historical
value,
The airplane exhibit includes all
types of American and French
planes used extensively in combat,
pursuit and bombing work abroad |
and several specimens of captured |
enemy machines. There are also
on exhibition many types of air.
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world war aviation section the |
museum contains the original |
Langley and Wright models.
The collection of American army |
medical equipment, furnished by |
the war department. is practically |
complete and includes the various
types of operating and X-ray |
equipment used in base hospitals
and field and advanced base sta
tions, a large variety of surgical
instruments, ambulances and mill
tary dental equipment,
One entire section of the collec-
ton is devoted to exhibits showing
the inception and development of
the gas mask. Other exhibits in
clude the great 60-inch search
lights used in the field, the field |
machine gun and rifles !
of the uniforms, field equipment
and medals of general officers, |
officers and privates
of all the allied countries and Ger
many and Austria. There also is
q collection of articles manufac-
tured entirely of paper by the Ger
mans. These include paper Irvine,
paper cloth, feed bags. artillery
packs, water buckets. blankets, Kit
bags, saddle bags, canteen covers
and knapsacks.
Many other exhibits are being
received daily from the army and
navy and the director hopes to
make the collection the most COM
plete world war museum in ex-
istence