Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-16
DR.. GILMORE
SECURES MANY
WAR POSTERS
Curator Gets Collection Of Publ
city Weapons Used by Lord
Kitchener.
MODERN METHODS ARE
PRESSED INTO SERVICE
PLAY a Mans Part in This, The
Great Adventure" Says
One Poster

museum, on recent trip to Canada
and are now being arranged in head
quarters of the State Historical soci
ETY. at the capitol. -e
| Only one other museum in Amer
lea has a collection that compares
with this one Of North Dakota's; that
is Harvards. That university sent
/ special collectors to London to Sc
cure it's exhibit.
Show Publicity Methods.
The posters demonstrate conclus
lively what big part modern public
ity and advertising played in LORD
Kitchener's memorable success in
raising a tremendous army without
resorting to conscription. No one be
fore believed that it could be done.
Canada pays it's soldiers more thar
any other nation. The privates gel
$1.10 day and expenses, $40 month
is paid to the wife if the soldier is
married and s. a month is allowed fol
every child. The private in the army
now at the border gets so cents day
and expenses. Several of the posters
play up the salary received, urging
that being in the army is not a bad
vocation, even for privates.
1.-THE Great Adventure"
"Play a mans part in this, The
Great Adventure says one in large
heavy, black type; Some danger
some pleasure, a welcome from com
rades overseas, the pride of loved
ones, the thanks of nation, these
be for soldiers; are they for your"
"Take up the sword of justice
says another, in large, white type
showing the sinking Lusitania in the
background. An angel is holding Out
the sword of justice.
Some Of the others are: T
Join now the Bull Dogs, the 221s
Overseas Battalion" Ut.
"Come and do your Bit" -
"Come along and bring your
friends"
Special attention to sports, but
booze will not be tolerated. This is
a dry battalion" . .
mo booze in Canada, England
France-Germany."
The posters telling of the American
Legion, the military units composed
entirely of Americans who do not
have to lose their citizenship by join
ing. Full brigade of four battalions
now forming" says one Of the post
ers. After telling the pay received
it adds, 1T takes a good man to
save up more than $50 a month, every
month";, @8fs @i-..,
Bunch Vacations.
Military leaders have arranged tc
have men OF vocation punched to
gether as near as possible. For in
stance, the bushmen and the sawmil
hands are in the 238th Canadian For
estry battalion. e.: '2f
One Of the posters is signed by the
chaplain, exhorting all to rally to the
cOlOrs. i'% ~" a."
DR.. Gilmore declares that recruiting
agents are in the streets everywhere
and buttonhole all young men, asking
them if they don't want to join today!
Strict on Border. ~
Speaking of the war time atmOs
phere prevailing in Winnipeg and
western Canada, the curator said: .
ION crossing the border you find
that inspection is closer. The immi
grafton agents want to know who you
are, where you came from and who
you are visiting. .:-. ~'~ "
when you get within the country
you notice at once the increased Sc
robustness and earnestness, but nc
gloom. But there is no joking about
the war. nag @,.,a@.s-"- -a.ti,rt
Posters Everywhere.
Soldiers are everywhere, officers
and privates of all arms of the serv.
ice. Recruiting posters you find In
the windows of business houses, on
the 'billboards, everywhere. At once
you notice that there is an unusually
small number of young men on the
streets. Then you see stations of pa.
triotic organizations of all kindsh'
looking after the soldiers OF their
groups. French after the French boys
at the front, Ccandinavians after the
Scandinavians, and so forth.
"But you cannot mistake that a
war is on. You pass men often with
the black band of mourning on tnelr
hats and sleeves, you see young wild
ows in black.
No New Ventures.
"No new ventures are being start
ed.
In the heart of the city verdant
city park is now occupied as mil
itary field camp. The soldiers have
dug in as they do at the great lines
at the east and west fronts. They
have the same underground comm,in-
ication trenches, the dugOuts and the
bomb-proofs.
'.In front are the barbwi'e entan-
clements to retard the advance of the
enemy Sham battles that follow to
the minutest detail real warfArc are
frequently held.
Interesting are the institutions for
training MANNED soldiers over to take
up new trades that they can carry
on despite their physical disabilities.
The institutions are cooperative n