Iron County register., 1918-10-03

a bearing more or less direct. on
The one national aim Of preserving popular rue
sor the world. Thus. not only VIII there De
t,ital interest in the exhibits of the war
and navy departments. but in the displays oi
the work Of the department Of agrlcu1nr" III sum
ulnting Increased production of food the actiN
rtes of the food administration in encouraging the
conservation and equitable distribution OF this
fundamental war uunilIon: the addition OF ne"
food sources through the bureau of fisheries OF
She 1cpariment of commerce. the safeguarding ol
$lman life and indirectly increasing OF Goa! pro
,tuction through the work OF the mine rescue cars
of the bureau Of mines, department oI INTERIOR
and the spreading Of oic,ai news through the
eommitee on public information.
The joint committee government exhibits
which acts for til" various departments IN adlWh
t,lating the displays and Is headed as chairman ny
L. Inmson- Scribner of the department of agrIcu-
tlre has contracted for the exhibits 10 he shown
simultaneously five circuits OF approximately
gJ state fairs and cxpostions from the Atlantic
70 the Pacific.
Organization of five circuits does not mean that
ony one circuit is being favored or Disseminated
against in the quantity or quality of displays
The government exhibit material is OF such mash''
;ude thai, no fair has been able to offer more space
than can be filled. The army and navy eAlhpts
have been made up in five duplicate sets IN lhc''
practically the only variations OF no'c IN 'he us
pInys arc in those of the department OF agriculture
which has planned in addition TO its exhibits of
general interest displays of particular Importance
for specific regions. For instance, where wheat
growing Is nll.nbsorbng, wheat will be featured
npd where cattle fever tick Is sucking blood anu
destroying meat, special emphasis Will be p'a'eu
on the fight to rid American territory Of this para
site.
The government exhibits have much to detaih
t,ln nf
government work and Of important mid which the
nublic can render the government In the national
crisis is the big ain All exhibits are educational
md those OF purely technical interest are rarely
used DISPLAYS are the product of years OF ex-
rcrience in exposition methods ana every cnoft Is
made to visualize subjects In such manner that
observers will be Informed as well rs entertainer
To list nnd describe adequately every item In
the exhibits would require many words. Features
selected here and there, however. may serve 10
give IN idea Of the complete snow.
The war department display can hardly fall &c
olacc Americans more closely In touch with theil
.roys who nrc making more uneasy the headS ina
wear the crowns There are Browning mnchn'
guns for infantry use and Lewis machine gum
of the aircraft type: mountain cannon that cn'
n,e pulled to Alpine heights figures clothed In reg
,ulation uniforms, including III nvlntors nylh
tors: rifles Of the latest model used over there'
Gnd wooden blocks showing penetration OF the ON
and new bullets; complete equipment OF the DC
loved "doughboy," and trench perlscope throus
which he watches for friskncss on the part Of tn
'Fritzics;" gas masks that he dons when the Hu
,sprcads his favorite poison the trench helmet thn
protects him and the hand grenades he hurls; tn
shovel with which he digs trench and the pun
that takes out the water.
Then thero IRE models Of the various kinds
tents used BY the army, national and regiments
co,ors In silk. storm and post flags. portable he
Sy,reless outfit. hcograph instruments, lanterns Il
might signnling. day and night rockets and sign
Aags. .
And II any American hasn't learned yet to I'll
tinRu,sh a sergeant major from brigndIer gr
eral. he can do 40 from boards which carry Il
insir,lia Of officers md the chevrons OF en'ist'
men, with the wound md service chcvrons .
thorixed for officers and men serving IN Frnhce'
The navy display shows more Of the tools IN
ore making this world nh unsafe place Tor 'ht'
national burglars, and nlso some rifles cnptur
from German soldiers. The navy shows dep
charge Of the kind whose bubbles often mean
end for some submarine pirate; naval mine o.
Auchor. and big torpedo with Its truck. troJ'
tiles Of various sizes are accompanied oy pom
tat airplaues drop. The clothing display 'ne'uo