The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

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AN III The combined display is a show
kE1s4Aezas from beginning to end, for every
F@@f activity of the government now has
a bearing less direct, on
the national aim of preserving popular rule
for the world. Thus, not only will there be
vital interest in the exhibits of the war
and navy departments bur in the displays of
the work of the department of agriculture in slim
uatng increased production of food; the actfvi-
ties of the food administration in encouraging the
conservation and equitable distribution of this
fundamental munitiOn; the addition of new
food through the bureau of fisheries of
the department of commerce; the safeguarding of
human life and indirectly increasing of coal pro-
ductiOn through the work of the mine rescue cars
of the bureau of mines, department of interior;
and the spreading of official news through the
committee public information
The joint committee government exhibits,
which acts for the various departments in admin
istrating the displays and is headed chairman by
f. LamSOn-Scribner of the department of agricul-
ture, has contracted for the exhibits to be shown
simultaneously five circuits of approximately
50 state fairs and expOsitions from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
Organization of five circuits does that
any circuit is being favored Disseminated
against in the quantity quality of displays.
The government exhibit material is of such magni-
tude that no fair has been able to offer space
have been made up in five duplicate SETS In fact,
practically the only variations of note in the dis
plays 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 all-absorbing, wheat will be featured,
and where cattle fever tick is sucking blood and
destroying meat special emphasis will be placed
the fight rid American territory of this para
site
The government exhibits have much to detain
the idly curious, but informing the people of
government work and of important aid which the
public render the government in the national
crisis is the big aim All exhibits are educational
and those of purely technical interest rarely
used. Displays the product of years of
perience in exposition methods and every effort is
made to visualize subjects in such manner that
observers will be informed well entertained.
To list and describe adequately every item in
the exhibits would require many words. Features
selected here and there, however, may serve to
give idea of the complete show.
The war department display can hardly fail to
place Americans more closely in touch with their
boys who are making more uneasy the heads that
the crowns. There Browning machine
guns for infantry use and Lewis machine guns
Of the aircraft type; mountain cannon that can
be pulled to Alpine heights; figures clothed in reg
ulatiOn uniforms including aviator's flying
toys; rifles of the latest model used lover there"
and wooden blocks showing penetration of the old
and new bullets; complete equipment of the be-
loved "doughbOy" and a trench periscope through
which he watches for freshness the part of the
'Fritzies;" gas masks that he dons when the Hun
spreads his favOrte poison the trench helmet that
protects him and the hand grenades he hurls; the
shovel with which he digs trench and the pump
that takes out the water.
Then there are models of the various kinds of
tents used by the army, national and regimentaI
colors in silk, storm and post flags, portable field
wireless outfit, heograph instruments, lanterns for
night signaling day and night rockets and signal
flags
And IL any American hasn't learned yet to dis
tinguish sergeant major from brigadier gen.
eral he do from boards which carry the
insignia of officers and the chevrOns of enlisted
men, with the wound and service chevrons au-
thorized for officers and serving in France.
The navy display shows of the tools that
making this world unsafe place for inter
national burglars and also some rifles captured
from German soldiers The navy shows depth
charge of the kind whose bubbles often mean the
end for some submarine pirate naval mine and
anchor. and big torpedo with its truck. Projec-
tiles of various sizes accompanied by bombs.
that airplanes drop. The clothing display includes