The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
WAR EXHIBITS WILL
Be FEATURED At FAIR
Machine Guns. Models of Warships,
Submarines and Submarine
Chasers, Gas Masks. and
Bombs VIII Be Shown.
GOVERNMENT EXHIBITS
Exhibits VIII BE Sent BY War, Navy.
and Agricultural Departments. Cow
ering 10000 Feet of Floor Space.

Everybody is talking about the gov
eminent exhibits at the state fair the
week Of October 7-12 and one of the
first questions that will be asked at the
entrance of the fair on the opening
morning and will be repeated thous-
ands a times each day is--"Where
are the things sent by the govern
ment and what are they" To save
this question from being overworked
we are going to tell everybody right
now Those who have planned to go
TO the fair anyway will aim straight
for them and those who are In douht
IS to whether they will go this year
or not will settle the question ana
win hasten to see what Uncle sam
has really sent down from Washing
ton.
Industrial hall. the big red brick
building. will hold the main govern
ment exhibits will cover 10000 feet
Of floor space Keep right down wan
Hoo lane and you will walk right
into them. Three of the greatest de-
partments in the United States will
control these exhibits--the war de
partnent. the navy department, and
the agricultural department The ex-
hfbits have been arranged especially
for state and county fairs and are
travelling all over the country in
charge of picked soldiers who explain
and demonstrate ALI day long.
The greatest inventions Of the
twentieth century are tho wonderful
guns and equipment used by the allied
soldiers on the battleflelds and in the
trenches in France. The famous
Browning machine guns. the Lewis
machine guns. aircraft guns, noun
tain guns will all te on exhibit
the real things and their workings
will be explained to the crowds that
VIII flock 10 see them the majority
for the first time Complete infantry
equipment will 4oe on display and those
people with sons and relatives in this
branch OF the service will know iust
what that soldier uses and wears
when he reaches France, Hand
rrenades and gas masks Will he among
the other interesting exhibits sents by
the war department, After seeing
these things AT the fair TirEtnians
viii be far better nosted in their daily
reading Of war news They will have
a mental picture OF whatever is being
described and this is the reason Uncle
Sam is showing these things.
The navy department Is scndi0c
equally as interesting a display. The
modela complete in miniature. or
modern hattleshins dreadnoughts,
they are camoufaEsd fer war ser
vice will be among tise finest features
OF the fair Real and model torpe~
does with truck. presectiles, aero
bombs and other Fighting parahsneiia
will be show. Submarine clothing
will attract as many Interested on
lockers in. 'hl9 department as the in
fantry clothing and equipment In the
war department.
w
what the agricultural department has
sent tn the rafr Farmers especially
will appreciate the value of this ex-
hihit which will include photographs
Of everything pertaining 20 war farm
ing: Charts. diagrams mans, samples
of various kinds Of containers, models
of improved farm i'm plernents special
pieces o. apparatus. and the results
of investigations made by the aErtcul-
tnral depart me NJ. all If benefit 70 the
producer
Not only Viii these fine government
exhibits worth thousands Of dollars
and the products If master brains,
he at the fair 10 interest people but
they will educate visitors unconscious
". They will give the central pa
trtotic touch to what will be genu-
irely patriotic state fair the most
patriotic that Virginia has ever Wit
messed and IL is expected. one of the
greatest fairs the Old Dominion has
ever known. From present prospects
the visitors viii exceed all former
fairs records and the government ex-
hfl,its will be one OF the greatest draw
ing cards.
AS patriotic measure the railroads
arr giving 2S per cent discounts TO
visitors coming 10 'hc fair the week
of October 1-i2. This Will put the
transportation price within roach Of
the greater number OF people In the
state, men, women. and children.