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Show Victory Loan News I f ' The two whippet tanks which the ( . government has assigned to North- at em California for tho coming Victory I Loan campaign, have been especially I "dolled ui- for tho occasion. j Along with ten others which are ! to servo In the west, these tanks I, hp.vp been camouflaged according to . lines provided by the government. ", , Four distinct designs have been used. J, The tanks look very much allko n first Inspection, but careful sciu- J Hny shown a difference In pattern 3 and Uint what appears, like a carcloss 3 us.e of colors is In reality a sclentlt-' I 10 placement of tho .four dull hues I wfilch aid In making the tanks In- H conspicuous. R Tho Victory Liberty Loan tanks I aro not toys. Though small, compar- I cd wlUi such giants as the famous JL "Ilrlttanla,' they aro nono tho less Rk real and aro capable of giving a full account of themselves In combat. It was with tank5&like these, that tho government expected to break the German defences. Post war statements state-ments ahowflHx huVtho war continued contin-ued many months longer there would have been a whippet ready for every 70 feet of the western front. Each whippet Is manned by two experts. Both driver and machine gun man aro experienced In both branches of the tank service, in order or-der that In case of accident the gun-ner gun-ner may drive or the driver man the gun. The gun on these particular taks aro tho famous Browning rapid flro rifle. The interior of the tanks Is small. Tho driver sjts In the extreme front with an elevation off' tho floor of but n fow Inches and tho gunner stands Immediately back of him sur-rouded sur-rouded by his reels of cartridges. The engine is in a separato compai t-ment t-ment In tho rear. It can be cracked from tho Instdo but In case of serious troublo can onlyvbd reached through trap, doors In tho roof. 1 The schedules on which these .tanks will toar tho west are practically practic-ally complete Two will be aboard special trains, one running In the oouthwest and one In the northwest. I One on Us way to Honolulu. Los Angeles' and San Francisco will have one each and Oregon and Washington Washing-ton each got one. Northern California, Califor-nia, exclusive of San FranolBCo will have one tank and possibly two. Tho people of this "state will have an opportunity to see one of theso tanka In action when their city Is visited by the trophy train. A number num-ber of the larger ctlcs will havo a more extended demonstration when tho specially assigned Northom California Cal-ifornia lank visits their city. .a |