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 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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