| Show french exposition of educational interest Z shows ca I 1 aws interesting objects from asia and africa washington following its famous colonial exposition of last year paris this season Is flocking to an exposi tion of the recently discovered geog raphy of two continents asia and africa americans visiting france are go ing in large numbers to this exposi tion that of the citroen haardt ex petitions ions first to cross the sahara b by y motor first through the heart and 1 length of africa and that just re turned from making the first wheeled span of asia through the least known regions of the giant continent americans have a special interest in the new exposition because it includes a photographic survey made by the american representative from the national geographic society which operated cooperated co with the trans Tran asia sAsia ex tion lon the spanning of asia by motor ac counted the outstanding exploration of 1832 1032 entered areas never before traversed by europeans covered many stretches not traNe traveled led since marco polo s time visited places where wheeled vehicles hitherto were unknown and photographed many regions peoples and natural objects which never before had faced a camera interesting ech bits the exposition Is housed in the vast palais des expositions in the place de I 1 europe it is set up in 15 salons or divisions one displays a complete mongolian yurt the mobile felt home of the nomads of the east cast asiatic plateau with the implements these wandering people carry from place to place and the richly oma orna dented costume of a mongol princess costume models of women various other nomad apparel head gear and the exotic jewelry of the desert tribes archeological collections contain many objects first shown in europe medical exhibits bear especially upon the curious and ancient practices of chinese healing and natural history collections include plants insects and animal specimens which add new data to knowledge of life forms of the continent where mankind ong of great interest Is the ethnography ie ic salon where Is displayed a callec tion of specimens from arla persia afghanistan ind a burma indo china and turkestan Turk estan by employing motors tor for the first time in spanning asa As a the eppedi tion was able to duve its specially built tractor tape t pe cars through anex elored parts of mountain furrowed afghanistan into 14 foot passes of if the himalayas higher than many peaks of the alps where no wheels ever before had turned on steep snow bound yak trails across the track less wastes of the gobi desert and through bandit infested wild western china use of the cars enabled the modern equipment including color cameras short wave radio sound recording apparatus and numerous scientific instruments to portray study and collect specimens of all phases of the long iong hidden wonders of the mother continent to face extremes of heat and cold ranging from 25 below zero to above clothing had to be carried which varied from su ts invented by sir ernest shackleton for antarctic work to khaki safari blouses shirts and pith helmets for protection against the blazing desert sun these and other equipment were hauled in trailers and there was a kitchen car where food could be prepared while the motor caravan was on the move so meals might be served immediately tor for the halts which were frequent ly brief in runs that ran as long as 16 hours a day bullet scarred car in the main hall of the exposition is the bullet scarred car in which the leader georges marie haardt was riding when it was riddled by the fire of chinese brigands the silon salon of honor is the room devoted to the martyr leader of the expedition M haardt who after making the ous 10 mile journey without the loss of a man himself died of monia weal ened by exhaustion after months of lead ng his motor caravan through untracked areas portrayed in diorama a mode of scenic representation devised by da guerre are contrasting scenes in the gobi desert and the ascent of the formidable burzil pass in the nima hima laya mountains the national geographic so society cletys s exhibit comprises a wide series of noteworthy photographs in sepia septa en lar gement constituting a pictorial representation of the expeditions process taken by the so cletys representative senta tive dr maynard owen WU wil hams liams who was decorated with the legion of honor upon arrival in china it also includes exhibits of the society so cletys s various world explore alons and of its world wide scientific and educational work the american exhibit was vms assembled at the head quarters of the society in washington upon invitation of M andre citroen patron of the african and asiatic ex lons in recognition of the franco amer ican operation cooperation in the explorations the national geographic society recently elected the president of france an honorary member of the society an honor accorded fewer than a score of individuals in the history of 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