The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-05
"OYER THERE FEATURES
IASPIRINGLY PATRIOTIC
Widely Educational In Scope, And Un'
like Any Other Exhibit.
Focuses count.y's Attention.

various phases of war work, by the
Young Mems Christian Association,
American Red Cross, Food and Fuel
Administrations, Young Women's
Christian Association, Vocational
Training experts, Army and Navy,
Munitions Manufact urers, and other,
thrilling motion pictures depicting war
scenes, plenty of excellent music by
noted bands. and so.oists, distinguish
ed visitors-these are just few OF the
numerous striking features Of over
There" the great Liberty Loan Canton
nent which opened at the Fifth Regt
Il ent Armory in Baltimore on Satur.
day for run of several weeks.
Nothing quite equal to the Canton
ment has ever been put across" in
any other part OF the country. So
stupendous and spectacular is this war
exposition that the attention of the
entire country has been attracted. In
cuiries from other States have been
made regarding 1t and plans for the
show have been sent by the Treasury
Department to every Federal Reserve
Bank in the country.
It is felt that Baltimore has achieved
something that will give impetus to the
third Liberty Loan drive, which Is to
be launched on April s, something, in
fact, that will undoubtedly Dush Uncle
Sans third financial effort far along
the road to success.
It'll. dc VIII fnPK-
cd to the Armory on Saturday, Its
opening day, witnessed spectacle that
thrilled them through and through
The INSTALLATION of the war was moi
an easy task, but so exceilently anG
realistically has this been done that
man visitors to the great show upon
cnte ing the Armory stood spell bound
at the marvellous reproduction OF
"Oves There" where stretched before
them TIE minute person leaves the
15-cent stub of his t0-cent ticket In the
kan 6 of the door-keeper, it is just like
actually being transported overseas
10 the right lies the battlefield with
It's fsoat hae trenches. Through the
teerehes Canadian soldiers, but recent
Is returned from France, guide visi
tors who otherwise would be lost II
tom. AS visitors are taken through
the trenches, the Canadians explain
tha various guns which are placed In
TIRE san positions they occupy in the
fzcl. trenches in France and show
Low tflev are fired into the eneny's
4 ..s which sometimes are but a few
y7r9s d;ytant. They also show the
nruiieating trenches. the dug
r,,ts" banked with sand bags, into
which the "boys" crawl when the bon,
ardment is particularly heavy. the
Gun pits, sentry boxes. listening posts.
rarapets. fire step. all phases o;
L { Oh warfare, in fact are reGli5t.cal
ls/anpicto and made al the moe rea'
t1tthe explanations Of the bait oscar
rnd Can adan soldiers who talk with
10 iaiee gained at first hand. Di
rcct',- in hack of tie bate feld is
! ',~e printing Of No Mans I."nd which
TIE Csao 'ians declare to re so actual
IN It's likeness to FIAT blood-stained
Fare that they instinatively shuddered
when they first saw it. The trenches
at tie Armory measure 1877 by CT feet
TO the left of the entrance lies the
base stction. Here one finds the Red
Gre 8 field dressing station, where the
wor.l Eel soldiers receive their first
aid treatments before they are taken
to the base hospital. Near this inter-
,ine section there is the Young Mems
! Christi Association "dug-out" where
the "hoys" cover There" find their
only recreation and periods of rest. In
{ is part of the cantcnment also one
finds the Navy Panorama, which at
tractel worldwide attention when 1t
was exhibited at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco. This
panorama shows the Navy from the
time of it's inception to the present
tvn.,s OF batt.eships and golfers. The
panorama is 35 feet in diameter and is
Kept in motion on turn tables, operated
z by an electric motto" Models Of ships
are seen in action On clegerly paint,
&C ocean which with the aid of ce"tHil
Irhting device gives an illus on Of the
United States feet passing in review.
I've the cloud effects are noted and
these add much to the general arts
t.cness and interest Of this exhibit.
At the Young Woman's Christian As.
sociat,on Hostess House, which is an
exact replica Of those now established
ct the Regular Army Caatonments.
even to the dainty curtains in the win'
dows and the blooming window boxes
hundreds of soldiers from Camp
Meade. through previous arrangement.
Ieet their wives, mothers. sisters and
sweethearts and with them they en-
joyed the numerous exhibits and fea'
lures of the cantonment.
The idea Of having some place to
meet ones friends or relatives at the
cantonMeht has also been very Gaze
fully and thoughtfully worked out by
the Publicity Committee OF the Liberty
Loan Committee for Maryland in the
establishment at the Armory Of a
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