Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-02
SAMMIES' MOVIE MAN
HAS EXCITING TIME


PARIS, July s-(By Mail)-Paul
'Rainey, Millionaire American sports
man, finds making movies of Ameri-
can troops in frenzied Paris crowds
far more hazardous than photographs
ing ferocious wild beasts n Afri-
can jungles.
Rainey is one of the official photog-
raphers for the American expeditions
ary force in France. He came to
France with the American Red Cross
but was prevailed on to turn his en-
deavors toward recording every i'm
portant move of all the important
American Sammy.
Rainey's movies of lions, tigers and
other wild beasts taken in British
west Africa are know thruout Amer
lea. 1t was he who first took Texas
dogs to the Jungle to track big game.
Days and even weeks were required
by the American picture hunter to
secure good films of hippotami, rhi-
noceros and other rare specimen of
the African wilds.
The occasion of American troops
marching thru Paris on July 4, 1917
furnished Rainey more excitement
than weeks of Jungle hunting. Be-
ginning at the Invalides, where Cen
aral Persing received the flags and
banners which may some day be ia
nous in American fighting records,
Rainey began swapping the soldiers,
officers and the crowd. Dashing at
sop speed with his movie camera thru
sardine-like masses of people he Sc
cured every move of the ceremony.
Then came a wild dash thru Paris
in big automobile, stopping occas-
ionally to take view of the march,
ng American regulars and the wild
:rowds that cheered them. Arrival
at Picpus cemetery, the place Of La.
iayette's tomb, the intrepid jungle
photographer again braved frenzied
| :rowds and forced his way into the
graveyard. Assistants followed close
ly behind with big rolls of new film
ready to recharge the camera.
"Phew" said Rainey after it was
all over. Another day like this and
I'm ready to go back to Africa with
the gentle lions and tigers"
Rainey who has deserted his PLAN
.ation in Mississippi, his home in
Cleveland and his New York apart
ment and his bungalow in Narohi, At
rica to serve Uncle Sam with the
camera, has probably snapped every
important move made by the Sam
mics since they arrived in France. He
was on the dock at the port, Some
where in France, when the troops ar
rived. He followed them with his
camera to their temporary camp near
the town. A few days later found
him cranking the box at the railroad
station when the famous battalion
arrived to march thru Paris. Braving
all the dangers of Paris crowds Raj
ney secured the best set of American
movies made on the Fourth of July.
He is going to follow the "Sammies"
to their permanent camp Somewhere
! in France" and from there to the fir
ing line.
Americans setting comfortably in
American movie houses will soon be-
gin to see the work of the American
millionaire photographer who is work.
ing for Uncle Sam just because the
deeds Of the American army must be
preserved for posterity.
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PAGOSA JOURNAL ITEMS
Archuleta county must furnish 20
men to the new army under the first
call. The original quota was fixed at
36, but credit was gwen for 10 en-
listments prior to June 80, leaving
the net quota of 26 Rattlesnakes
are reported more numerous and
troublesome south of town than ever
before. NJ. Brumfield, we'll
known photographer of Silverton,
Pennington and Aztec has erected
temporary building and opened
| studio on a vacant lot. AL Bayles
reports the first cutting of alfalfa at
his ranch the best he has ever had,
the yield bein gabout two tons to the
acre. 80. Ike Russell went to Du-
range last week and purchased
Chevrolet car, the first of that kind
owned here. . Mrs. A. D. Girls
void suffered sprained ankle Tues
day while returning from a visit to
Aztec. The accident occurred on the
Yellow lacked when the car in which
the Griswolds were travelling SEEM
ed about to go over bank, and Mrs.
Griswold jumped spraining her an