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The Modern Soldier's Fight- 

 ing Equipment 



THE equipment of a French 

 infantryman in Napoleon's 

 day consisted of a gun and a 

 knapsack. To-day the soldier 

 carries an array of death-dealing 

 weapons as complete as that of 

 the arsenal itself. 



Hand grenades and gun gre- 

 nades, wire shears and a rifle are 

 carried by the foot soldier in the 

 advance. Pick-axe and shovel he 

 must have when he reaches the 

 trenches. Signal lanterns and 

 sky-rockets must also be carried 

 by the officers to keep head- 

 quarters constantly in touch with 

 the progress of the fight. 



The periscope and the gas 

 alarm are as necessary as guns, 

 all these the other implements of war 

 and you will understand why physical fit- 

 ness is the principal consideration in the 

 examination of recruits. 



A nature lover had ihe body of this automo- 

 bile fashioned out of a hollowed redwood log 



Add to 



The modem soldier carries more than twenty im- 

 plements of warfare in addition to his gun and 

 blanket. Is it any wonder he has to be strong? 



A Traveling Home Made From a 

 Giant Redwood 



TO construct an automobile body out 

 of a section of a huge redwood tree h a 

 feat recently accomplished by 

 Charles Kellogg of Santa Clara, 

 California. Mr. Kellogg is well 

 known as the first man to imi- 

 tate birds with his voice. 



To accommodate this unique 

 redwood body, an especially- 

 designed chassis was construct- 

 ed. Then Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg 

 traveled to the Eel river coun- 

 try, where many mammoth red- 

 woods grow. Here they secured 

 from a lumber company a section 

 of one of the large trees. The sec- 

 tion chosen was twenty-two 

 feet long, thirty-three feet in 

 circumference and weighed forty 

 tons. 



One-half of this piece was cut 

 away, and the selected half was 

 hollowed and the bark was re- 

 moved. It was then jacked up 

 and the chassis was run beneath 

 it. When dried, this finished 

 product weighed about five 

 thousand pounds. The car has 

 been fitted with windows and 

 doors, and the inside has been 

 equipped with beds, kitchenette, 

 closets, electric lights and all 

 traveling conveniences. 



