The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-23
|OHIO FAIR BRINGS
| war NEAR PEOPLE

Farmers particularly Will appTecrs
ate the United States Governments
Official war exhibit at the Ohio State
Fair the last week In August Spa
cious housing quarters have been re-
served for the exhibit, which has been
designed by Uncle Sam TO bring the
conflict In Europe a. close as possi-
BILE to Ohio people and to give them
q comprehensive idea Of the nations
military activities and Of the true
meaning Of preparedness.
As this years fair ID to be strictly
. win-the-war exposition. Ohio Secro-
tary of Agriculture N. b. shaw and
Fair Manager ID. v. WaIborn were
quick to seize the opportuAity "a
bring the big war exhibit to Colxm-
bus. They believe II will have trs.
mendously good eject on all Who 80
II and will put patriotss Ohio into ths
war stronger than ever. !
Those who have given sons 70 hght
the battles for world democracy viii
ind much Of interest and Inspiration
in the exhibit, which will afford them
q chance to inspect the Implements Of
modern warfare, equipment Of troops,
and to see how Uncle Sam takes care
of his fighting men. Ft
A special force from the Federal
Department of Agriculture and en-
listed men of the army and navy will
be in charge Of the exhibit, to which
no entrance fee will bs required. The
national departments Of agriculture,
army, navy and commerce, the food
administration and the committee on
public information will be represented
in the exhibit.
A large showing Of machine-gun
equipment will feature the display Of
the army. The new Browning ma
chine gun, which has created q fu-
rore in ordnance circles, will be on
exhibition, as will the Lewis aircraft
gun, the modern Enfield rife and the
mountain gun. There will bs lay fig
ures showing the various uniforms
worn by the fighting men Of all
branches Of the service, including the
complete uniform and personal equip
ment Of the modern aviator.
Masks worn by the first-line trench
men in counteracting poison gas will
be on exhibition, and an interesting
part Of the signal corps display will
be the showing Of the sun telegraph by
which, with system of mirrors, tsls-
graphic signals may be sent 10 miles.
Models of tents used by the army and
a complete model Of . base hospital,
including all sorts of surgical dFes-
sings. hrst-aid apparatus and mag
net for extracting shrapnel splintsrs
also will be there to attract visitors
Young men who contemplate .
naval career will find much to intsr'
est them, such as torpedoes, depth
charges and exact miniature mOdsil
n of some of the well-known nghti4t
ships Of the navy, as well as auxiliary
vessels which are required to support
a modern navy in action.
The exhibit of the Department d
Agriculture will embrace profusior
Of maps, transparencies, samples ol
containers and the like, intended Il
inculcate ideas of food conservation
and enlargement of the productivity
of the land. It also will include in
struments used in conducting thu
manifold Investigations Of the various
bureaus of the department.
Stuffed creatures of the water viii
be exhibited by the Bureau Of Fisher
les, Department Of Commerce, which
will attempt to impress on the public
the desirability Of fish as food. Be
sides, the food administration will
have many lessons to present. It will
have on show numerous photographs
and charts, which were prepared with
the view Of attracting the interest o.
housewives and enlisting them still
further in the movement which hal
for its slogan, food will win th'
war"
Free motion pictures, including spe
cial films on war subjects, will bs
shown by the government.