The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-21
War, State and Macy
Building Becomes
Motion Picture
Thedter.

II anyone should inquire as to the
location of the largest motion pic
lure theatcr in the city, the properly
informed WashinStonian viii doubt
loss point 10 the state, War, and
Navy Department bunuing at Seven
tyynth street anu Pennsylvania
avenue. rms bUIIumg mas lately
housed the exhibition Of = number
u motion picture MINIS, and II viii
doubtless continue 10 do so Tor a
week or TWO AT least The utuC AS
Of tho War department nave been
investigating motion picture pro-
lection machines for the purpose OF
buying a number OF them Tor use III
Tho post exchanges al various mill
Isry posts. In order 10 do inns thor
vuEhiy. the manufacturers Of Such
Instruments were instructed TO BRING
their wares Co the department Tor
inspection. Ga the hfth nuor room
was fitted up for demonstration OF
Tho machines. and the opportunity
was also seized 10 show NUMBER
OF pictures that have been made for
the War Department Some OF the
officers have suggested that ma
chine be installed as q regular part
OF the equipment of the department
and that another be put IN service
at the War College Just what VIII
be done in this respect has not Deel
determined. but the idea IS lochtu
upon with favor.
The army has about finished IL
work with the projection room tnao
has been hJtcd up, and now il J.
likely that the navy viii take charge
of it. Within the last few DAYS
most interesting set of naval MINIS
have been delivered to Secretary
Daniels BY the Lubin Company
These films were made TO be put IN
The files of the department and Wlll
also form a part of the navy EXHIBIT
al the san FRANCISCO fair. They are
10 be exhibited in the projection
rooru FOR the benefit Of the Secretary
md Tho officers in charge before
hev are sent away TO the fair They
4orm an unusually interesting series
of films, especially during tins uhe
when the matter of naval affairs has
been so prominently brought before
The country through the iuyestiga-
lion that has been demanded IN
Congress. Most of the pictures were
made at the naval station at New
nort. r. J.
Perhaps the most striking OF the
PICTURES are the maneuvers OF the
torDcdo boat destroyer fiotilla-the
ryre OF water craft that Major Goe-
halls OF Panama has asked for 10
prevent English and other warshlps
from violating neutrality laws OF
Tho canal. These boats arc the fast
est in the navy. and the Lubln PIC
rurcs show them racing to sea, max
inE thirty-thTec knots an hour, ana
row they would attack an enemy
With guns and toTpedoes. Incident
ally the commander Of the feet dem
oustratcd for the camera men how
she feet can race IT high speed IN
lose formation without a bit OF
smoke coming from any smokestack
frablo smoke is fired from every
snokestock on every boat forming
N immense curtain which would
completely screen In" home fleet
from an attacking feet
40 better pictures Of tho loading
and firing Of toTDed1ez have ever
hoen taken and one gets an excellent
idea Of the friEhtful damage these
Weapons Of warfare do when they
IRE shot at 2 high rate Of speed into
the sea. Tho entire course Of the
Eight OF torpedo is shown from
the time IL leaves the torpedo gun
until L strikes m" object at which
r. was aimed. At the Government
training station the camera man Sc
cured pictures tha- illustrate i'm de-
tail how Uncle sam supplies his ships
with sailors All sorts and condi-
ffons Of boys arc sent there from
ercry section or the country and the
system by which the Government
tsfes these boys and within a short
space Of time makes men and sailors
~ them is not Only most instructive
hut 4 tribute 10 The Navy Depart
ucut as well. These pictures con-
ain the famous exhibition drills and
ham battles that the Government
taEes every summer at Newport.
IN order to officially record the
work done by tho Coast Artillery at
Newport in subWaTine mine work
-hc Iubi0 men also secured pictures
-howinC how the army backs up the
navy in defensive work. These in
.lude the loading Of the big mines
and how they arc submerged ana
0rcd at targets towcd on the sur
face Of the vaIcr. From these pic
lures ono may easily understand
row little chance ship has when a
mine is fired beneath it. The camera
also secured pictures Of various in
erecting phases of naval activities
7r Tire naval torpedo station and on
submarines. cruisers, and battle
hips. These. together with pictures
slcn at navy yards in different
arts Of tho country illustrate thor
HuEhly tho work being done bv the
officers and men Of the United States
navy.