The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-09-12
nm 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 battlefields 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-
moter 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. 20 and closes Oct.
10.
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 1t with the local rep
resentat4ves and the railroads. Each
train will consist of two fiat cars, one
box car and one tourist sleeper The
nat 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 finish"
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
direct from Over There and to see with
his own eyes the implements that are
being used by the soldiers of all ma
lions in this greatest of all wars
The train will probably be well
coined, as 1t properly should, by local
committees and the exercises will be
opened with prayer, for does not the
train specifically represent 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
to tell Of their personal experiences
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 1t 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 trafac 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
blythe great relics exhibition.