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of pcrtnltllug the lurgost possible number of cltiaens of the district to Inspect the exhibits. Tfcs trains will carjy l^jarawsrtt. eviilaln In detail the histories of the relics and American ■«.!«].. is will act as a guard of honor, ’he trains \%ill start out on their pilgrimages on the morning of April 6. the opening day of the third l.iberty loan drive.The follow ln»w announcement, of the trains is from the federal reserve hank of Dallas:To attempt to describe In detail the history of this collection would be o tell the full story of the war. Noth-\kj» It has ever been seen in I- will thrill and hearten such an extent that tely want to align themselves In The way most available to the cause for which we are lighting liberty’s buttles. There are shown the type of torpedo that sank the Lusitania, airplanes, purls of Zeppelins and every kind of rifle and cannon used.These relics tell their own stories, the airplanes and the TBs. the k mitrailleuses and the trench mortars. * the caissons and the big gun carriages with the barrels shot away The French seventy flve mllliuie ter cannon, a part of this exhibit, was damaged at the battle of t!»«• Yser. Itncr can lire his weapon without putting his head in jeopardry. Supporting these relics are upward of 400 actual battle fipnt photographs, some of very large size.Every riven piece of this collection of war relics tells the story of the Hcsh and blood that went with If to save the world from the diaholi callsra which annihilated Belgium, de vastated northern France and threw into bondage little countries that could not protect themselves. Every remnant breathes of the heroism of the moil who died from the lead and steel that hurtled into It.The desperate character of the fighting above the earth is depicted In a vivid way by a close examination of the captured Albatross biplane, whose canvass wings are perforated In hundreds of places and whose control wires are wrenched .and twisted Into tangled masses.The big Zeppelin bombs, the aerial bombs with fluted rudders, tell their grim story of death to women and children. The whole atmosphere of thil hallowed collection of battle-scarred relics tells of deeds of valor, of sacrifice and determination to put (out of the way this damnable Prussian octopus, whose poisonous tena-cles must be loosed once and for all time.4H.no FFrench Gun Wjth War Relics Train
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan, Texas, US
Mon, Apr 01, 1918
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