The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-19
NEARLY 100000 TICKETS:
FOR "OVER THERE" SOLD
Committee Had Not Anticipated Such
Large Advance. Sale.

Nearly 100000 tickets TO Over
| There the great Liberty Loan Can
| torment which is to open at the
! Fifth Regiment Armory, in Balti-
more, on Saturday, March so, have
| been sold. SO great is the demand
| for tickets for this spectacular show
! that it is causing the Liberty Loan
Publicity Committee, which has the
| Cantonment in charge, grave con-
Germ. Never before in the history of
| the country has an advance sale OF
tickets for any entertainment or eX
position been so great. 1t has, in
! fact, taken the breath away from the
committee who scarcely expected
such a tremendous sale. Just how
the enormous crowds of people will
| be accommodated is another ques-
| ton, but one which the Committee
! expects to have fully worked out by
the time the great Cantonment OPP
ems.
! Plans for the Cantonment, which is
| said will be the greatest and most
striking exposition thtat has ever
| been held in this country, have at
tracted the attention Of other States,
and since the news of the great ad
| NdHCS ScIt VI lIShelS W d. VIII GU "
! all parts of the country, kilograms
| and messages of congratulations
| have been pouring in upon the Com
mittee.
Among the many striking features
which Marylanders and others will
| be able to view at the over There"
Cantonment will be a collection of
! gas masks, which will be shown in
| cnnnontinn with tho vivid nYhihlti0n
of Canadian War Trophies, to be
placed in the battlefield section of
| the Cantonment Each nation is
using masks of different types to
protect their soldiers from the dead
ly gas attacks and a comparison of
those at the War Exhibition will give
one an opportunity to study the diff
| ference in scientific construction.
There will also be display of gas
! shells.
Among other features in this par
| ticular section calculated to attract
general attention IS an eThf5TT 81 a
German Trench Mortar, which is an
exact replica of the first gun inven-
ted by the Chinese ages ago. 1t is
made of wood and wound around
; with wire. This gun was captured
the Huns are having recourse to
ancient methods. In sharp contrast
to this venerable model, is Il Stokes
mortar, an up-to-the-minute weapon,
| that is considered the most effective,
| both for offense and defense, that
| has yet been introduced. This gun
throws "a nine pound high explosive
shells to a maximum distance of Ats
! yards in one minute, and it can be
| kept about its deadly business as
| long as there is supply of ammuni-
| ton.
These are but few Of the vivid
war trophies which include in all
1900 pieces captured at Courcelette,
| Ypres and Vimy Ridge.
| Nothing could be more realistic
| than the battlefield section of the
Cantonment. This is being construc-
| ted under the supervision Of Lieut..
r. A. Shaw, a Canadian officer, who
was recently detailed to special war
duty in this country, after having
spent three years in the front line
trenches. There will be real tren-
ches through which visitors will be
guided by Canadian soldiers, all of
whom have recently returned home
from the front, through being woun-
| ded or otherwise incapacitated for
| further service in France. A trip
through these trenches, which will
enable one to see for himself the gun
pits, the communicating trenches,
parapet Observation posts, the dug
outs, etc, will alone be worth the
price of admission.
Then, too, there's going to be a
base hospital section showing the
Red Cross in action, while the war
activities of the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association, Young Women's
! Christian Association, Food and Flu
| ell Administrations and other orga-
| nizations will be demonstrated in a
| large and interesting way. 1t is
| planned to make each day a special
! day; for example, there will be Ca
madam Day, French Day, and others.
Men of international prominence will
attend as honor guests and speakers,
while persons prominent in theatre
cal circles will also attend on certain
days. In addition there will be daily
concerts by some of the most famous
bands in the country and thrilling
motion pictures, including Empey's
over the Top" the Navy in Col
or and other specially interesting
films.
Fifteen cents to get in; nothing
to get out" is a slogan now heard
in reference to the Cantonment.
Nothing, except meals, will be for
sale at the Cantonment, and all eX-
hibits and entertainment features
will be included in ones ticket, which
will cost 40 cents, but % cents of
this amount is represented by a
coupon which is applicable as pay
ment on a Liberty Bond.