Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1914 — Modern War Fireworks. [ARTICLE]

Modern War Fireworks.

The most elaborate fireworks in the world are those reserved for use in time of war. The possibilities of signaling for long distances and of Illuminating the enemy’s position by night have been carefully studied and fireworks of unprecedented size and brilliancy have been constructed. .Let another great war be fought and the fireworks display would completely eclipse our most elaborate Fourth of July celebrations. One of the most beautiful of these fireworks is the star shell. By means of a large rocket arrangement these stars are sent to great altitudes, and on bursting throw a powerful white light over a considerable radius. The war rockets are the largest ever constructed, measuring eight feet or more in length. On exploding at great altitudes combinations of colored stars are set free which will signal widely scattered troops.