Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1912 — INTERESTS VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

INTERESTS VISITORS TO WASHINGTON

AMONG the thousands of visitors to Washington, those who are posted always look with great Interest at the . bronze six-pounder cannon which stands at the right of the main entrance to the war department. Recently workmen have changed the name plate on it to correct an error of long standing. This gun was the first one captured from the British in the Revolutionary war and was token by Benedict Arnold. It was cast in Holland for King George of England in 1747.