New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-05
LIFE OF SOLDIERS
CAUGHT BY FILM
Picture Drama Will Show
Scenes in Camp from
Reveille to Taps.
REELS MADE FOR
WAR DEPARTMENT
Chaplain Dickson Will Give Free
ambitions al Armories Here
for Two Weeks.

The daily life o. Uncle Sans soldier
from the time ne gets up until taps SOUND
n, night with ALI the I'm ,idents OF barrack.
camp and field lie showing their changing
scenes Of sports. humdrum toll and sham
fighting. have Teen caught In the Kicker
Of the moving picture films, SO that CIV
,lians can SIT IN The shelter OF biz room
or wintry nights and watch the vivid out
door activities Of the country's defenders
Although for action and realism this
film drama OF one Of the most exciting
phases o. human activity will make some
Of the regular motion plays look like old
fashioned stereopticons by comparison IL
won't cost cent TO see.
Thomas J. Dickson. chaplain. with the
rank Of major in the 6th Field Horse Ar
tillery. United States Army. came TO town
yesterday with the films and will show
them for the first time here tonight at
the srmory Of the I'd Field Artillery, New
York National Guard, Brooklyn. Major
Dickson explains the reels I'm a lecture as
they unfold their scenes.
The films were taken by me under the
direction Of the War Department" Major
Dickson said yesterday. explaining the
nature Of the exhibition. and l am Off
cially assigned TO the duty OF showing
them. so YOU see there is nothing CONNER
cal in them. They aren't even for the pur-
pose o. recruiting simply 10 show militia
men and whoever else wants 10 see them
;ust what the army is doing and how IL
does IT,
The films will be shown from tonight
,nil January u in various ermories about
the city free Of charge. The request for
their exhibition comes from the national
guard commanders at Albany, and the
War Department makes up the schedule.
From New York I am 10 go on tour
Of other states.
The thing 10 note about these films
IS that they are not an effort to dramatic
the work Of the army in any sense. They
are not set scenes for the occasion. l
took them Just as the soldiers went about
their daily work. 30 that people can see
the army just as IL is"
The schedule Of dates arranged for New
York City follows
January 5. Cd Field Artillery, No III
Clermont avenue. Brooklyn.
January 6. 22d Engineers. Fort Wash
inston avenue and 16Sth street, Manhat-
tan.
January :, Attn Infantry. Marcy avenue
and Hayward street. Brooklyn.
January s. 18TH Infantry, Columbus
avenue and e2d street. Manhattan.
January .. 23d infantry, No. 1922 Bed
ford avenue, Brooklyn.
January 10. sth Artillery. Park avenue
and oath street, Manhattan.
January u, % Field Artillery. Frank
lin avenue and 166th street, The Bronx.
January 13 list Field Artillery, Broad
way and 6sth street.
January H. l4th Infantry, Eighth ave-
nue. and 18th street. Brooklyn
January 10. list Infantry, Park avenue
and 34th street Manhattan.
January 18th, 7th Infantry. Park ave
nue. and 6sth street. Manhattan.
January i. seth Infantry. No. 6S Lex
ington avenue. Manhattan.
The exhibition begins each night at
$50. The title Of the films is "The Mo
bile Army of the United States" In the
more pacific scenes OF camp life are shown
I rife practice and Workmanship contests,
! with the setting OF rapid shooting rec
ords. and OF the winning Of words cham
pionships for marksmanshlps. In the
first section there are displays OF military
pomp, such as the international conven-
ton Of nations.
The second part is more exciting, being
entitled Minor Infantry Problem" 1t
opens with an orderly delivering a mes
sage 20. a commanding officer directing
him 10 assemble his force 10 repel an at
tack Then come in quick succession the
call TO arms. the march, night bivouac
skirmishing between pickets and finally a
hot engagement bringing in not only in
fantry but cavalry and artillery. all in
dashing action.