Modern Machinery Resists Even War's Destruction 



A German transport column removing the 

 remains of a Russian aeroplane which was 

 brought down by anti-aircraft gunsnear Lotz- 

 en. Although the aeroplane itself was irre- 

 parably damaged, the engine was again set 

 up, this time on a German machine 



Proof of the excellent quality of the material 

 used in American automobiles was shown when a 

 shell struck the front of an American motor car. 

 Despite the enormous strain which axle and 

 frame underwent, both being bent almost beyond 

 recognition, there was not a crack in the metal 



A Russian 

 machine-gun, 

 captured by the 

 Germans during 

 the summer 

 drive, now serves 

 as an anti-air- 

 craft gun to keep 

 Allied aero- 

 planes away 

 from the town 

 of Tirlancourt, 

 France, which 

 is now occupied 

 by the invading 

 troops. This type 

 of gun is highly 

 prized by both 

 sides 



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