The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
BIG COLLECTION
OF WAR MATERIAL
Many Valuable Papers and Souy-
enirS TO Be Solo

New York, Jan. 21.-A great COL
lection of material relating to the
world war, said to be the most re-
markabie ever brought together. will
." exhibited in the American art gal
Ierles beginning on Washington's
birthday and afterward will be sold
,at auction. the entire proceeds to be
ElN'n 10 the fatherless children OF
france, an organization of which
Marshal Joffrc is president.
The value Of the collection is nIac-
ed at man ythousands of doIlare
Statesmen OF Worldwide fano
whose names are familiar TO almost
every person i'm the United states
nave contributed TO this assembly
lner autographs or signed photo-
graphs as have also practically all
the political, military ard naval ex-
| 'cutlVes Of the allied nations in the
war
The most noted Of living authors
are represented in this collection by
original autographed poems. senti-
mtntS q" manuscripts and there are
autographs Of many notable figures
and heroes of the war. In add;tio,
th"re are about 100 original draw
lngs, paintings and etchings bv the
most famous Of living artists.
Among the political leaders who
nave contributed their autographs or
signed photographs. or both. for the
cause of the Fathorless Children of
+ rance are President Wilson and the
mem bers of his cabinet; former Pres
ldents Roosevelt and Taft: President
Polncarc OF France; Albert, King of
the Belglans; the presidents of the
IChinese. CzechO- Slovak. Cuban Hail
tan and other young republics: the
Queen OF Rumania: Prime Ministers
David Lloyd George and Herbert II
ASquith of England. Venizelos of
Greece, and statesmen like Bonar
Law. Halfour. Bryce, Curzon of
kedleston and other politiial leaders
in England, with such names as
Hoover, Whitlock, Gerard. Herrick
and many others of America; Miller
and, DeCartier, Jusserand and 9TH
ers of France; and diplomatic renre-
sentatives of other nations which
joined in the cause of the allies.
The contributions of the military
ana naval executive ocers engaged i'm
the war include autograph messages
or other contributions of the great
commanders in the struggle. Gener-
al Joffre, Marshal of France. copies
) in his own hand the Orders of the
Day for the Army of Verdun for
March IL, 1916, when the French
armies declared They shall not
, pass" General Gouraud, the Lion
OF the Argonne" gives the Orders of
the Day for the Fourth French army
on Armistice Day; General Birdwood.
com manding the Australian and New
Zealand forces, pays written tribute
10 the american private soldier;
} Field Marshal Haig of the British
army, General Diaz of the Italian
army, General Haller of the Polish
army, all commandcrs-in-chi with
General Pershing of the American
forces, write messages OF import
ancc, and host of other military
leaders join with them.
Vice Admiral Sims pays tribute to
the American navy; Admiral Sir John
JellicOe writes of the coming of the
American troopships into British wa
ters and Vice Admiral Roger Keyes
writes the signal that was made
from his flagship before the Zee
brugGe raid, while others have writ
ten messages that are of historic
interest.
The knights Of the Air" are rep
resented by some remarkable photo
graphs, among which are those of
Guyncmcr and RaOul Lufbery, sign
cd by the famous aviators. the latter
being the only known signed photo
graph of Lufbery in existence. No
table figures OF the world war in
clude signed photograph and three
autograph messages from Cardinal
MERCER; long autograph message
of BurSomastcr Max; Colonel Whit
tlesey'S Impressions of the Lost Bat
talon year after Argonne Wood.
Canon Cabanel and Bishop Brent
write Of the experiences of the
army chaplains. Cardinals and col
lege presidents Red Cross leaders,
heroes of individual actions and men
and women in the forefront of war
activities have written their MESA ges
or Nealt at greater length with mat
ters pertaining TO the great struggle.
The literary contributions constitute
comprehensive collection of auto
graphs Of living writer's who had any
thing to do with directing thought
during the war. There is hardly a
famous name i'm the realm Of liter
ature of today that is not 10 be found
here. Many of the contributions
were written especially for this cause
and there are unpublished poems.
sketches and autograph messages by
many of the most famous of the pres
ent-daN writer's. Some have con-
tributcd original manuscripts.