The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
PICTURES NOW BEING FILMED IN
WASHINGTON FOR INSPECTION
BY Y. s. OFFICIALS.
U. S. SUBMARINES NOW
IN EUROPEAN WATERS
One Showing of Different Reels VIII
Be Given In Each Town and City
Throughout the State.

Lansing, Mich.--The United States
government war moving pictures
which are now making the rounds Of
the state, under the auspices or the
War Preparedness Board. are making
quite a distinct hit The entry OF the
| government and the state into the
moving picture business has so far
proven quite a success. More sue
cess is predicted as soon as the actual
pictures of the boys overseas. which
are now being filmed In Washington
for inspection by the government Of
ficials. begin 20 come through for re-
lease in Michigan.
AS fast as the different sets OF reels
can be routed into the smaller places
In the state. they are being shown.
The state Is big one, and there are
over 700 moving picture houses In
the state, these being located In prac-
tically 500 cities and towns. One
showing will be given In each city
and town. at least. and consequently
II must be understood that the pic
lures cannot bob up In every place
ut once. Requests for the films for
showing made to state headquarters,
have all been referred to the chair
man of the County War Preparedness
Committees, who will have charge
OF the routing in each OF the coun-
ties.
i In the various places where the pic
lures have been so far shown, 1t has
been very noticeable that the au-
diences have been much interested in
the films giving details of the two
comparatively unknown weapons of
the United States-the submarines
and the torpedo boat destroyers- Ex-
cellent films showing the complete
movements and machinery OF these
two types Of Hun fighters are in the
set now being exhibited. and In every
case, the audiences have paid particu-
| lar attention to them.
Only few days ago. the official an
nouncement was made at Washington
that American submarines had cross
ed the Atlantic ocean and were now
attached to Vice Admiral Sims feet
In the war zone. This announcement
In itself was somewhat of surprise
| to most people OF the country. and
to many In Michigan most Of all, for
the simple reason that the govern
ment press agents have never men,
! toned much about the American sub
marines.
In these days OF submarines, the
very use of the word seems to con-
vey only reference to the death deal
ing, murderous machines operated by
the Huns In the war zone, whose ev-
cry move is SO un-civilized like that
the average American wants to 60 out
and commit murder whenever nc
reads about them. But II must not
be forgotten that the American navy
has submarines-just as good in their
own lines. as those owned by the
Huns. They have now been taken
overseas in order that they may be
available for Vice Admiral Sims
whenever he needs them to put an
end to a section of the Imperial Ger
man Navy, something which every
body hopes Is not far distant
As shown in the films OF the War
Preparedness Board. these American
submarines do almost everything i'm
aginable in the water They SUBJ
merge while going at high rate of
speed, one section Of the film show.
ing an American sub going under the
water while hitting 1t up at a rate
OF S5 miles an hour Many people
will no doubt be surprised to learn
that submarines can travel at that
rate. to say nothing Of performing
the miracle Of submerging while go
ing that fast.
According to Vice Admiral Sims,
who is the first American naval on
Ger to carry the Stars and Stripes into
the war zone, the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Is the greatest weapon the
United States can get. In recent
letter to the president of the Bethle-
hem shipbuilding company, which is
manufacturing destroyers for the
navy, Admiral Sims, In requesting
hurry, used this significant Ian
guage:
do the men who actually build
the boats understand how vitality I'm
portant Is the speed of building? Do
they understand that we will win or
lose according to whether we beat
the submarine or 1t beats us? Do
they understand that we must depend
chiefly upon destroyers to defeat the
submarine? Do they understand that
on this side torpedo boat destroyers
are worth their weight in goldw
One film which is being shown has
to do entirely with the work OF the
destroyer. Its practicability. It's use
fulness. and It's methods are all ex-
planned And above all. Vice Admiral
Sims. the naval officer who now
pleads for more destroyers In order
that he can compete with the sub.
marine, is shown standing on the deck
OF one of them securing the sea with
his glasses for a glimpse Of an enemy
submarine.
Here's hoping Ray Kaiser, Of this
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