Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-08
PERsHING's MAP IN MUSEUM.
'"Order Of Battle" Chart Interesting
Exhibit Among War Curios.

bS ASSOclateu Press.
Washington, Sept. Sr-One of the
most interesting exhibits of the, thous-
ands in the world war collection now
being gathered at the national muse
um is the Order of Battle" map used
by General Pershing 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 Mt American headquarters at
Chaumont, was transferred to the
museum by the war department at
the request OF the general.
The map was brought to Washing
ton and installed in the museum by
the sergeant and three enlisted men
of the headquarters staff who kept 1t
corrected and guarded 1t thruout the
war. At Chaumont the map, whei.
not in use, was concealed by a sliding
section OF wall which Is installed in
the same manner In the museum.
The maps shows in vivid fashion
the exact situation at the hour the
armistice was signed with references
to the strength and location of all
divisions. both enemy and allied. on
the western front, the correct battle-
line. the names and location of COM
manding officers and locations OF
headquarters and army boundaries.
There also Is a considerable amount
of detailed information regarding the
American divisions. as for instance
the percentages OF fresh and tired
troops and the length Of time the
various units had been in the line or
In reserve.
The war collection has already ais
sumed such proportions as to make
necessary some new arrangement for
housing It. Many OF the exhibits are
now crowded into the ground floor
Of the new National Building while
others are in the old building and a
few oflthe artillery pieces are In the
open air awaiting the construction OF
suitable shelter. William Dec Reve-
mel. the director Of the museum. says
congress probably will be asked at
the next session to provide building
for the collection which is OF great
historical value.
The airplane exhibit includes all
types of American and French planes
|uesd extensively In combat, pursuit
and bombing work abroad and sew
suitable shelter. William Dec. Reve-
eral specimens of captured enemy
machineS. There are also on exhibit
ton many types Of airplane motors.
In addition to the world war avia-
tion section the museum contains the
original Langley and Wright models.
The collection OF American army
medical equipment, furnished by the
war departments. Is practically COM
plete and includes the various types
Of operating and X-ray equipment
used in base hospitals and field and
advanced base stations, a large var.
iety Of surgical instruments, ambu-
lances and military dental equipment.
One entire section of the collection
is devoted to exhibits showing the in
ception and development Of the gas
mask. Other exhibits include the
great 6,inch searchlights used in the
field, the Yield artillery, machine gun
and rifles ohthe uniforms, field equip
ment and medals of general officers,
subordinate officers and privates OF
all the allied countries and Germany
and Austria. There is also collection
Of articles manufactured entirely OF
paper by tho Germans. This includes
paper twine. paper cloth. feed bags,
artillery packs. water buckets. blan-
kets, kit bags, saddle bags, canteen
covers and knapsacks.
Many other exhibits are being re-
cie4ed daily from the army and navy
and the director hopes to make the
collection the most complete world
war museum In existence.