The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-05
VAR EXHIBIT LIBERTY LOAN
TRAINS FOR new ENGLAND
Story of the War to Be Told by
Relics

Patriots working for their country
In localities far removed from those
centers which are in active contact
with the war are to have the war
brought to them, as it were by means
of two exhibition trains to be sent out
about Oct by the Publicity Commit
tee of the Liberty Loan Committee of
New England.
The trains will carry exhibits of
war material now being shipped from
the battlefelds of Europe by Gen.
Pershing and the allied governments,
and soldiers who have seen service
in the trenches or sailors who have
been active on the seas.
The purpose of the trains is to
place these loyal citizens of the re-
meter districts in more direct touch
with the battle line to which so many
of them have sent sons, husbands,
brothers, and to aid in the campaign
for the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan
which begins Sept. % and closes Oct.
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The two trains, starting at the
same time, are to traverse New Eng
land. The schedule of dates for the
various towns where they will stop
will be announced later. This is I'M
der the direction of the state chair
men of the Liberty Loan who are
| now preparing it with the local rep
resentatives and the railroads. Each
train will consist of two fiat cars, one
box car and one tourist sleeper. The
flat cars will be mounted with guns.
bombs, shells, parts of airplanes and
other materials of warfare on land
and sea and in the air, including can
tured war material. Among the lat
ter are finishing clubs taken from the
Austrians who used them to "fnish,'
the allied wounded who came within
their reach.
Uniforms, official photographs and
such other things as cannot well be
exposed to the weather will be exhib-
tied in the box car
The approach Of the train to its
stopping place is to be announced by
the ringing of bells and the blowing of
whistles followed by the firing of
bombs or trench mortars. Each
community will be asked to declare
holiday on the day Of the exhibit
or for at least SO long as the train
is in the town that every one may
have an opportunity to hear the word
direct from Over There and to see with
his own eyes the implements that are
being used by the soldiers of all ma
tons in this greatest of all wars,
The train will probably be well
coined, as it properly should, by local
committees and the exercises will be
opened with prayer, for does not the
train specifically represent a holiness
of purpose and of sacrifice that is
measured only by the vastness of the
war itself? The town officials, the
Old Guard and Boy Scouts are ex-
| pected to be in attendance and the
school children, it is hoped, will be
out in full force.
There will be speeches, of course,
| demonstrations of equipment by vet
eran soldiers and brief talks by them
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on the battlefelds. Opportunity will
! be given to those who wish to buy
bonds and after the train has left the
local committees will see to it that
those who wish to subscribe more
may do SO.
Although the idea for these trains
originated in New England last win
ter and trains similar to these were
sent through the South and West in
the spring, none were sent to this
part of the country owing to the con-
| gestion of railroad traffic here Wher-
ever the trains did go they met with
enthusiasm. Farmers brought their
families Is and 20 miles to see the
train and in the mountainous sections
people journeyed on foot many miles
to see the story of the war as told
by the great relics exhibition.