New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-05-31

battles which took place there be-
tween the forces of the Crown Prince
land the French, will be remembered
forever, as the fiercest of the war
which was brought to an end on
November IL, 1913.
i "They Shall Not Pass"
i The valley which is depicted by the
model, formed the point or apex of
the French army. The time depicted
is February, 1916, or Just before the
Crown Prince made his desperate but
futile attempts to crash through the
French lines and capture Verdun, in
February, March and April, 1916
Here the legions of immortal French
men, who even as they died, cried out
they shall not pass" were hurled in
to the fray to stem the German
hordes that crushed against them, un-
til over 100000 of them lay dead be-
fore the Meuse river, where the line
finally held and broke the German
attack. Here, it is said that more men
fell, than anywhere else during the
war.
i Americans There
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made more memorable by the fact
that eDath valley formed the pi, OF of
that Death Valley formed the pivot of
on the st. Mihiel salient The men
who served with the Yankee division,
Especially will remember this spot as
the position that they held in the Ar
come offensive when the Armistice
was signed. They had just driven the
German forces out of Death Valley
into the Haumont woods. and were
preparing for further advances when
the Armistice ended 1t all.
Realistic Model
The work on the model is the most
realistic of it's kind that has ever
come to this city. Minute inspection
of it fails to reveal any detail con-
nected with the trench system as lack
ling. In Captain Beerworth's own
words, the only things missing are the
"Cooties and the dead rats"
Details Complete
The whole work is made to scale,
the coloring is realistic, and the barb
ed wire entanglements, shell holes,
| duck boards in the muddy trenches.
sand bags. observation posts, pill
boxes, listening posts, machine gun
positions, fire steps, tanks and no.
mans land, are all shown in the most
complete detail.
Description Of Model
The model is % feet long and ~
feet wide. The terrain is made from
the pulp of paper money destroyed by
the treasury department, all of which
was in circulation during the war
The amount of money that it repre-
sents is over 100000. Over 1000
feet of lumber was used to make the
duck boards and dugouts, 5000 feet
Of galvanized wire. cut by hand from
screens to make realistic barbed wire
$50 pounds of nails, eight gallons of
glue, ESQ boxes of lacks, 1900 re-
trivement, posts, six gallons of chemi-
cal coloring and 100 old newspapers
| The road from Samogeneaux to
F., Haumont is shown in it's natural COL
or, and the branch which leads up to
Brabant. Near this junction can be
seen the entrances to the German
| dugouts.
German Dugouts
| The dugouts and their construction
can be seen underneath, containing
telephone switchboards, tables, chairs
and cabinets. The mess hall with its
necessary key of beer at the end Of
one of the tables, and back of it the
kitchen can be seen, also the officers
sleeping quarters with beds made up,
| rugs on the floor and pictures on the
walls. There is also depicted bath
room with showers, tub, toilet, towels,
looking glass and washbowl; a music
room with a piano, music stand, ta-
bles and chairs; a billiard room with
cue racks. library with bookcases,
reading tables and other things, and
an office with maps on the table and
desks.
School Children To Visit
AS a method of instruction as to
how the trenches were laid out, moth
ing could be devised to equal 1t. The
model is an exact reproduction except
that 1t is in miniature. and 1t enables
one to see things as they really were.
| Glasses Of the school children will
J visit the exhibit at stated times during
| the week.
War Pictures
In addition to the model, there are
pictures showing various views OF the
battle swept area in France. Num-
bers of the boys who served in the
102nd Inf, can be seen, and places
where som oef the local boys who
paid the supreme sacrifice, were kill
ed can be seen. The pictures are Of
fetal, having been taken by the U. S.
Signal corps Copies of them can be
secured through Captain Beerworth.
War Relics
Besides ally these, there are numer-
Gus relics Of the war on exhibition.
| Machine guns, German anti-tank
guns, gas masks, shells, helmets,
breast plates, coats of the French
army, and many other things are in
evidence.
The exhibit affords the people of
this city an excellent opportunity to
see what will probably never be seen
again. Captain Beerworth is here
] with the exhibit for the first time and