The Washington herald., 1913-12-22
films PORTRAY
SOLDIER'SLIFE
Motion Pictures Show United
States Army in Field
and Action.
WAR DEPARTMENT PLAN
"Movies" Exhibited in Various Cities,
Accompanied by Lectures by OFF,
Ger Detailed for Purpose.

| Nearly two miles Of motion pictur,
films showing the mobile army of tbs
United States ready for camp life, field
educational feature devised by the Wal
| Department for the benefit Of the public
Thousands of people in all parts of the
country, far removed from army posts
thus will be brought into close relation.
ship with the soldiers life, as vividly
portrayed on the screen, with an army
officer. detailed by the War Department
\ to explain each scene.
This educational feature recently has
been inaugurated in Pennsylvania by
Mai. Thomas J. Dickson. chaplain of the
Sixth Field Artillery, U. S. A, in a Sc
ries of lectures at Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, and other cities.
Mai. Dickson passed through Washing
ton yesterday en- route to West Point, N.
Y, where he will show the cadets OF
the United States Military Academy the
various phases of the business of war
These pictures are pronounced by the
| War Department to be the finest in pic
tlire work yet produced. besides being the
only correct scenes from army life au-
thorized by the government. They were
taken by Maj. Dickson after extensive
trips to the army posts throughout the
country and display practically every fea-
ture of military life, with particular at
tention 10 field maneuvers.
Plan Is Successful.
Mai Dickson is elated over the sue
cess with which the exhibition met in the
Pennsylvania cities, which clearly demon
strated the real interest the people of the
country are taking in the army. During
the lectures he uses more than 5000 feet
of films some OF the scenes taking eight
or ten minutes to show.
The War Departent has received many
requests from States that want the pic
lures exhibited in the principal cities and
universities, and upon leaving West
Point Mai. Dickson will go to New York
City to fill several engagements.
First is shown the rifle and pistol COM
petition. Camp Perry, Ohio. where the
crack shots Of the United States Army
and Fl n abroad met this year. The
Presidents match is shown, at which
Capt. Clopton. L. 5. A, received the tro-
ply for the individual military champion
ship of the United States. Other scenes
show various skirmish matches, target
shooting ard cavalry in action.
Pictures of soldiers on the march, in
fighting togs show how Uncle Sam can
NOASSANl ebC ilio AMY ioi dA oNeaNS Gam
paign on short notice. Cavalry maneuvers
AFFORD an opportunity for break-neck rid
ing. the maneuvers including everything
from scout duty to troopers fighting on
foot Tlle artillery pictures are particu-
larly interesting, the screens showing
light and heavy batteries in action and
some of the difficulties the soldiers and
men are forced to face when entraining
the big guns. Signal corps practice, field
telegraph, wireless and telephone service,
which demonstrate the up-to-the-minute
methods OF the army. with scenes at the
Mounted Service School, at Fort Riley,
Kan, introducing the latest army sport,
polo, conclude the series.
Maj. Dickson has received the co-opera-
ton of the military organizations in the
different cities in which he has lectured.
besides active support from Boy Scouts
These lectures are given
on requests made to the War Depart
ment. which details Maj. Dickson to the
places selected.