Show FIREWORKS DISPLAY PLANTS ARE CONVERTED TO WAR USES Star Rockets Are Used to Light No Mans Man's Land Chicago Sept The H-The 14 The war has completely completely com reorganized the American fireworks fireworks fire fire- works display Industry which virtually virtual virtual- ly has ben been turned over to the government government govern govern- o ern ment th through ough the United States Fireworks Fireworks Fire Fire- works worl s association This association headed by E E. E J. J Bingle of ot New ew York was organized at the suggestion sug- sug of the federal bureau of or orex ex explosives explosives explosives ex- ex plosives for the purpose of or centralizing the efforts of ot the nations nation's fireworks manufacturers A great varlet variety of or flares skyrockets and star chasers that perform w weird tricks over No Xo Mans Man's Land some of ot them costing as as much as apiece apiece- are arc being turned out in startling quantities quan quan- titles by the larger concerns where day and night crews work worl around the clock I But after atter the war these patriotic displays will naturally be In still I greater demand said C C. C II 11 Duffield a member of the bureau who took oc occasion occasion occasion oc- oc casion to correct what he termed the public misunderstanding con concerning I the use of or fireworks The patriotic displays now In progress s at state elate fairs I I do not burn up materials that could be used In the production of munitions Very Ven little powder po and anel only onh that of or an nn inferior grade rade Is used for these fireworks fire tiro- w works The Thc various colors are produced pro 1 by mixtures of chemicals Only enough no powder Is used to carry the flares flarea or bursting lights into Inlo the air I Government investigation has brought out these facts Hand grenades airplane searchlights searchlights searchlights search search- lights po position lights flares of or brilliant brilliant bril bril- Hanl white magnesium lights which arc shot from a a. gun GOO feet into the I air and burn thirty minutes are arc some I of or the articles being manufactured b by bythe bythe the plants that were once classed ed with to toy s If ops Strange tricks aro are played at night by bythe bythe bythe the arm army fireworks squad on the battle battlefront battlefront battlefront front with American ma manufactured ma displays displays dis dis- plays s 's said J J. J Saunders Gordon president president president dent of tho the North American Fireworks searchlight searchlight searchlight search search- company here The aeroplane light for tor instance is thrown from Crom an nn airplane over o enemy positions After ACter a descent of or fifty feet from the machine machine machine ma ma- chine a parachute opens from which is suspended a brilliant light of QC OOOO candle power This light destroys the tho vision of gunners and the airplane is safe In the black ocean of or the sIc sky This searchlight weighs seventy five pounds Tho The very ery light used for getting getting getting get get- ting quick sight of or objects ascends some feet and burns t twenty went seconds seconds seconds sec sec- leaving leaving- a brilliant trail that reveals re- re all objects on tho the ground Position Position Po Po- Po- Po lights arc arc aro used for locating the landing ground of or airplanes or for or as ascertaining ascertaining as- as the position of oC a squad squall ahead In the darkness Star shells arc nrc fired tired from a special pedal gun un 1000 feet Into the tiro air On reaching a n certain altitude a parachute opens s and a n white light Is ignited Ig b by which you OU can read a newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper for a mile anywhere below below iL it The signal nal rockets not only give gl light I but carry messages The chain rocket I has a parachute from the tho t tall tail of or which six different colored lights are arc suspended suspended sus sus- I Signals are formed b by the tho arrangement arrangement ar ar- of these lights j ar Mr Ir Gor Gordon Jo predicted that future futuro developments developments developments de de- would enable aerial photographers pho- pho to take pictures of enemy positions at nl night ht I |