Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-03-28
STRIKING FEATURES AT
over THERE" CANTOAMEAT
Liberty Loan Exposition to 30
Greatest Spectacle Eyer
Held IN This Country.


Among the many strange, curious
khtngs which may be seen at the Lab
srty Loan Cantonment. which IL to
oDen. At the Fifth Resiment Armory,
&C BaIlinors. on March 80. on exhibit
tion 9AmOng ths Canadian War
Trophies, is q cannon made entirely
nom wood and II goes to ahow how
human nature even from the inventors
standpoint runs around in circles like
q rabbit
Although some doubt has been cast
upon IL IL has been claimed BY many
authoritative historians that the Chin
csc we're the original inventors Of gun,
powder and the earliest cannon used
Tor onsnsiye or defensivs purposes
were fashioned from wood and wound
around with strans OF wire
IL 10 definitely known that In the
middle Agas these weapons were used
In battle and now Notwithstanding all
,ths modern improvements of gunnery
and the scientific methods for con
stnsctlne and directing heavy artillery
We md the Germans getting back 10
original pTineaplsa.
The gun In question was taken from
. captured German trench. and was
evidently used for throwing bombs or
other high explosives where the dis
lance to be traysrnsd BY the projectils
was not great.
Close examination Of this unique
piece OF workmanship evidences the
fact that Il was used considerably and
q bears o. inmArkA OF hard continual
service. . about Ave feet long and
nine inchA IA diameter At the bore.
Il il made from hard wood that
resembles hickory In Its fibre and IL
bound around closely with coils Of
heavy telegraph wire How many OF
these ancient nsid pieces are in use
Il 10, Of course, hard to determine, but
II is estimated that there are several
hundreds Of them scattered along the
German front
Lieutenant r. A. shaw. OF the Cana
dian Revolutionary Force. who is now
staying IN this city. where be IL a.
sistins the Publicity Committee Of the
Liberty Loan COMMITTEES for Maryland
IN Putting ovsr- their plans for ths
.ovsr There" Cantonmsnt, addressed
meeting Of the Mensa ciub Of ST.
MArgafst'a 2. 4. chureke corner Refs
sartOwn spAN and Kasa - A. Thsss
49, ...,t..1sF
lieutenant Shaw went to France In
1913. and while there he saw active
service al the front As all OF his in.
formation has been gained at nrss
hand. the lecture by this Canadian
Lieutenant was one Of the most strik.
ing war lectures Of she season. The
lecturer gave vivid account OF his
experiences In the trenches. A large
audience attended
At present. Lieutenant shaw Is su.
peryfsing the construction OF the
trenches which are to be a vital fea.
turs Of the battlefield section Of the
,'ovsf There Cantonmant. When he
was detailed 10 special war work in
this country. by the Canadian Govern
ment Lieutenant Shaw brought with
him from across the seas, $50 wound
ed Canadians OF this group, he win
bring about 80 to Baltimore TO man
NE trenches at the Cantonment and
10 explain the various phases OF trench
warfare.
One Of the most novel features Of
the big Liberty Loan Canfonment, lies
in the fact that visitors win not be
solicited TO purchase anything In con.
nsction with any exhibit. or activity
after they have purchased their tick
cts and passed the portals.
This news will probably come as an
agreeable surprise TO those who look
upon all such entertainments as only
a means toward another end, an end
that Invariably spells an empty pocket.
book.
But II the Cantonmsnt fifteen cents
viii admit you to see II all; to hear
the bands and view the moving pic
lures and marvel At the Canadian War
Trophies and sympathiEe with the
wounded war veterans and watch the
Red cross people at work and see
how the Food Conservation people en-.
plot their propaganda and measure
with their eyes the tremendous
statue Of Liberty and, 80 away won
dering At the immensely OF II all, be
cause II would take columns upon col
INNS to describe the very educational,
instructive, and entertaining features
Of this ftrsmendeus show.
Best Of all the purchase OF ticket
gives ons enother strangle hold on a
Liberty Bond because rs cents out OF
saeh one WIN be taken BY any bank in
this stateaa partial payment on any
bohd of any denomination.
Over 100000 tickets to the Carton
mont haTs already been sold. TT a
the srsatsst advance sale OF tickesa
for any one show that has ever been
known and the Baltimore Committee
has bean dslugsd with kilograms and
messages Of generalization on the
very splendid and suspicious begin
ntng which has assured the success
81 the cantonmsnt. The entire coun.
Try seeEns kesnly aroused By Balti-
more'a spirit Of determination to carry
the third Liberty Loan over the rop
and no spectacular undertaking or en-.
tsrprise has ever so apparently
= "a