The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
Germany Has Machines Every'"hers
70 Take Pictures Of Her
Soldiers In
Battle.
FILMS ARE LOANED FREE
French pictures Arc Taken and Elk
hiblted In Paris Under
Sanction Of the
0overnhment.
rBv Wilbur s. Forrest, United Press
STAFF Corespondent.] 81

GBy Wilbur s.. FORREST, Uniteu rEess
STAFF Correspondence
LONDON, May 2o.-(By mail to
! New York. IAN interesting insight
into the activity of moving picture
operators at the various fronts and
the dissemination Of their product
| was given today by representative
OF The Cinema, London publication
| circulated among "the trade IN
Europe.
The German government. according
| to the informant took advantage OF
the moving picture machine almost
from the beginning OF the war to show
the world what the German army was
doing in the field. Other belligerents'
| notably France were not slow to see
| the value of the innovation, and at
present the idea is being embraced by
the English military authorities. Aus-
STA. thus far, has not seen MT to pro
vide a very wide latitude 70 the
movie"
"An entire government department
lin Berlin. has charge OF cinemato-
/ graphic films" said the informant.
GAS the films are approved they are
oficially stamped and disseminated
free They are exhibited at every
moving picture theatre in Germany. /,
"The first important film produced
by the German film reporters depicted
eyery phase Of soldier life IN Soy
scenes. It consumed 5000 feet OF
Aim Others were in the nature OF
war dramas with real German sol
der actors. Many issued since, nave
been genuine thrillers. one showing a
detachment of cavalry charging TO-
/ ward village under hre.
"Most OF these films have made
their way to neutral countries. "A
large number have been sent to the
/ United States. Practically the entire
4 German output has been screened
/ from time to time in the hundreds OF
! scandinavian movie houses.
1 French pictures are now being ex
hibfted in France under the sanction
OF the government.
| "A recent film caught by French
loperator in the Vosges gave an entire
battle: the French troops charging uD
a steep incline; the struggle on the
| summit and the final occupation by
the French troops Of the German posi-
ltton II didn't fail to show the work
of the Red Cross corps as wounded
men were picked up and taken to the
field hospitals.
1 "Tbo British cinematograph men
have not yet been allowed to HIM &C
tual hostilities, but scores of pictures
are now being circulated showing ex-
tensiye scenes in the training camps:
training infantry in bayonet and neld
work: the training Of cavalry horses
and many other instructive topics in
which the men who are getting ready
| for tho front in England have partici-
| pated."
/; The Victoria Cross.
TRING, Eng. May 20,-(By mail
IN New York. )-There's q modest
| uttle cottage.honse in this quaint old
! Hortofordshire town today that's the
| nroudest and saddest in all England.
On the wall Of the plain honey sit
ting room hangs q frame. In 1t gilt
| ters a Victoria crcss-the highest and
most coveted military decoration OF
English armies. Somewher in north
| ern France there's grave.
! That tells the story OF Private Ed
| ward Baker, First Grenadier guards
ono IF two heroic Grenadiers to win
the cross since the Crimea. 1t hap
pened at Neuve Chapelle. In Its con-
else manner from the British war Of
| fee this was the message that made
the breast Of the aged lamp-iighter or
firing the father Of Private Baker,
| swell with pride month ago and
brought proud tears to the eyes Of his
aged mother:
"For the most conspicuous bravery
on March - at Neuve Chapelle, Pri-
vate e Baker, aged FL, is awarded the
Victoria cross. He ran speedily In
| front of the Grenade company to
which he belonged and threw bombs
ON the enemy with such effect that a
very great number OF them immedi-
ateiv surrendered When the COM
nanv reached him they found him
nnite alone and unsupported with the
enemy surrendering all about him"
Then came the sorrow that failed
70 alter the pride In the home OF
Things lamplighter. 1t was letter
direct from tho front 1t told how the
hero son had fallen, shot through the
hrain nv an enemy sniper's bullet
The message came from Lance Cor
moral Fuller who also won the cross
at Neuve Chapelle. He saw their son
die and wrote as follows:
| "Wbile in the act of duty he was
nicked off by German sniper. The
bullet penetrated his brain. Death
was instantaneous. He feared moth
ing He was the finest of men in wit
and courage. The Grenade company
extend their deepest sympathy
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