Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-11

outs, sloppy trenches, sand bags
strewn about, tanks out of commits
ion, pill-box machine gun nests, OBJ
servation and listening posts, con-
crete trenches and no mans land,
all are shown in complete exactness.
The model is IA feet wide and %
feet long. Among the materials US
ed in it's construction were nearly
1000 feet of lumber, eight gallons
glue, $50 pounds nails, so yards wire
screen, $50 boxes tacks, $4,000 re-
vitment posts, over 5000 miniature
sand bags. 5000 feet miniature barb
ed wire, six gallons coloring chemi-
Gals, 100 old newspapers, and over
100000 in paper money used dur
ing the war. This was ground to
pulp by the Treasury department and
sent to Capt. Beerworth by the Blu
reau of Printing and Engraving. 1t
is used to represent the earth, color
ed the natural color of the soil in
France.
The road from Samogneaux to
Haumont is shown and the branch
that leads up to Brabant and near
the junction of these roads one may
turn up a ravine to the right and
here you will find entrances to. dtg-
outs in the German trenches, and by
going around to the side of the mod
ell you will see the interior of Ger
man concrete dugout completely fur
nished and electric lighted.
In the central position is a sort of
office containing telephone switch
board, table, cabinet and chairs. I'M
meadiately back of this is the mess
hall with key of beer at the end
of one of the tables, while back of
this room is the kitchen; to the right
is the officers sleeping room, beds
made up, rugs on the floor and pic
lures on the walls. A bath room
with tub, shower baths, washbowl,
etc.; to the left is a music room with
piano, music stand, table and chairs.
A billiard room, complete even to the
cues in the rack. Library with book
cases, reading table, etc. An office
completely furnished even to maps
on table and desks.
The materials so far as possible are
the same as those used in the actual
fields of France, only in miniature.
To see the model enables one to
visualizes the things we have read so
much about but only have a hazy
conception of what they really were
Capt. Beerworth will exhibit his
work for the benefit of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Community church.
And this is the only exhibit that
will be made in northern New Eng
land as the exhibit will go to New
York, thence to Washington, and to
the South and West.
In addition to the model there will
be shown many official war pictures,
maps, etc. Some pictures show New
England boys in action.
There also will be shown numerous
war relics, such as machine guns, gas
masks, shells, helmets, breast plates,
German anti-tank gun, a German
periscope that was used to observe
the movements of the Allies from a
dugout 40 feet under ground. These
relics were donated to Capt. Beer
worth by various Allied governments
in appreciation OF, his work They
will eventually form a part of the
historic exhibit of the State of Tenn
esee at Nashville. Capt. Beerworth
is connected with the Department of
Archives and History, state of Tenn
esee, and also doing special work for
the Reserve Officers Training Corps,
Division of the General Staff, by lee
turing at the various universities
and colleges with his model, and to
see his work will be a rare oppor
tunity.
No admission will be charged or
solicitations made Admission is
what one wishes to give freely after
seeing the exhibit,
The exhibit will be given in West
Charleston, Saturday afternoon and
evening, January 18th. Open from
noon until II %. m,