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Show TANK BRITANNIA MEETS DISGRACE Came From Flanders to Succumb to Mud in a St. Louis Pleasure Park. ST. LOUIS, May 11. The British tank Britannia encountered rnud today in St. Louis, the like of which she liail never seen in Flanders, ami wai forced to call for assistance in order lo free herself from the slimy slipperi-ness slipperi-ness on tho River Pes Peres banks. The tank was Riving an exhibition of her prowess in Forest Park, ami Die programmo called for wading through the River Des Peres. The river was forded, but when the opposite bank was reached the caterpillar trends could find no footing in the mud. After half an hour's struggle the call was sent out. for several motor trucks to aid in extricating extri-cating the machine. Several thousand persons stood in a driving rain, watching the tank in its efforts. |