Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
ARGONNE SECTOR
DUPLICATED HERE
Will Be Scene of Re-enaCt-
/ ment of Lost BattaIion's
{ Fight at Army Carnival.

Army Engineers are using reforesta-
ton methods at the Washington Bar
racks to produce portion OF the
pocket" in the Argonne. to be used
in re-enacting the battle of the famous
Lost Battalion as feature OF the sec
ond annual military exposition and car
nival to be held here october 4, and
6. Mai. Gen. w. D. Conner. command
er of the Army War College, is In
charge of the show.
Trees and brush have been trans
planted in a part Of the great paraoe
ground at the barracks on a stretch
which a few DAYS ago was covered with
close-cropped grass. The reproduction
of the heroic stand of the Lost Bat
TALON. 10 years ago, will be only one
feature of the carnival, which is eX-
pected to be even more pretentious than
the event of last year.
Every department of the Army will
be represented by exhibits or demon
Etrations. The finest rough riders and
Jumpers of the famous Sd Cavalry from
Fort Myer will give exhibitions of their
skill Aerial acrobatics of the most SEN
gational character will be given by
pilots of the Army Air Corps.
Artillery to Perform.
OdJLSIlpS
Myer will give daily performances, one
of them a stimulation of tho Artillery
drills of Colonial days, even to the uni
forms.
The Tank. Corps will put various
types of tanks through demonstrations
of speed, ditch climbing and other tank
acrobatics, and during the battle scenes
one of the tanks, piloted by Lieut..
John o. Hyatt will be blown up by
INT contact mine. =,
The Air Corps and Signal Corps will
give a demonstration of ground-to-air-
plane radio telephony. The Signal
Corps also will hold daily homlng
pigeon derbies, the birds racing to Fort
Leonard Wood, Md.
A crack Infantry platoon will put on
intricate close-order drill for 10 MN
utes without word or signal Of COM
fnand.
All Phases to Be Shown.
Every phase of Army life, every piece
Of equipment that goes 10 1eeo. CLONE
or arm a soldier, every kind OF ord
nance piece or other weapon used IN
combat and equipment and weapons OF
other days which have gone into the
discard will be exhibited.
The Quartermaster's Department will
show uniforms, medals, saddles, blan-
kets, tents and other modern equip
ment, contrasted with that of other
DAYS. The Field Artillery will display
guns. large and small, ranging from
75s to Srnall-calibered machine guns. i
There also will be on display tractors,
mountain-gun animal with pack, anti
aircraft guns and battalion commune
cation net and battery f1re control IN
atrumentS.
In the Chemical Warfare Service ex-
hibit will be found gas masks, protec-
tive clothing, sectionalized ammunition,
model ciugout showing latest methods
of protection, small model of gas plant,
Stokes mortars and crew and various
other instruments connected with this
branch of the service.
The Ordnance Department will have
on exhibition either wooden models or
actual guns Of all sizes used in the
Army, including the 8-inch howitzer
mounted on a transport wagon. light
tanks, new reconnaissance car, all sizes
of bombs, landing flares, airplane sig
mails, machine guns, rifles, pistols and
various other articles OF warfare.
Engineer Work Planned.
The Engineer Corps will display
models of famous dams; Panama Canal
lock: bank revetment of the Mississippi
River; and maps, including those made
by the Bagley multi-lens camera; mod
els of pontoon and other bridges and
other examples of the Engineers skill.
What the American dollar does will
be shown in drawing exhibited by
the Finance Department.
The Signal Corps will display radio
and telephone equipment, pigeons,
meteorological equipment and other
articles in use by that branch. Opera
ton of a division wire net and divi-
sion radio net will be shown. This de-
partment will also display super
enlarged photographs of scenes and
incidents of the American expedition
airy force.
In the Cavalry exhibit will be shown
all sorts of Cavalry. equipment, including
mounts, saddles, brides. weapons, etc.
The Coast Artillery will show anti
aircraft guns, mobile searchlights and
other appurtenances of that depart
ment.
Tents. tanks, telephones and various
types Of weapons, including the hand
grenade, will be shown in the Infantry
exhibit.
Famous airplanes, engines, machine
guns and bombs used in aerial fighting
will be the contribution of the Air
Corps to the exposition, and this Sec
ton will also show mosaic maps, aerial
cameras, airplane instruments and avia-
tors clothing among other things.