The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-12
BRINGING WAR
HOME To PEOPLE
AT STATE FAIR

united States Government Will Make
Wonderful Exhibit in Jacksonville
This Year-AgricuIturaI Display OF
Wide Range-impiements OF War.
ksonvllle-There is vital inter
est in the display which the United
States Government will make at the
Florida State Fair, in Jacksonville, No
vember q to December Of this pres
ent year-a display of exhibits not only
of absorbing interest but of great edu-
cationaI value as well There will be,
in the Government building at the
Florida State Fair, combined exhibit
from the Agricultural. the War and
the Navy Departments surprising in
value anything heretofore shown by
the national government.
AS everyone has good and sufficient
reason to know the nation is at war.
As every one also appreciates, the
Food Administration has been and is
| urging the growing of more and more
food for the feeding of millions of peo-
pie here at home and our allies
abroad. The Department of Agricul
ture has been telling by printed pages
and demonstrators how to raise more
and better foodstuffs and cattle. But
how has war been carried on, by what
I implements? How has Hoover fed the
world, the allied portion of it, large
ly? How has agriculture and the cat
tie industry been spurred on to great
er efforts?
Questions Answered At Fair.
At the forthcoming Florida State
Fair and Exposition these questions
can be best answered through the ex-
tensive and. impressive exhibits which
each of these several departments of
the government will send to Jackson
vile for the information and the en-
lightenment of all the people of Flor
ida, and of those from without her
borders who attend the State Fair and
Exposition
Education is the aim of the Gov.
eminent in sending these exhibits to
the Fair. BY informing the people it
can aid in solving many of the prob
lens that confront them. The War
Department will send models of the
famous Browning guns, now doing SO
much to end the war; also the Lewis
machine gun. Mountain cannon, fig
ures clothed in regulation uniform, RI
fies of the latest type, complete equip
ment of the beloved "doughboy' and a
trench periscope, gas masks, trench
helmet, hand grenades, tents, national
and regimental colors, storm and post
flags, portable field wireless outfit, in
fact all the implements of modern
warfare will be shown in a manner
at once informing and interesting
The Navy Exhibit.
In the display from the Navy De-
partment will be all the essential tools
eminent to make the world safe
against international burglars. Depth
charges, such as have sent many
submarine to the bottom of the sea,
never to appear again, naval mine and
anchor. torpedo and it's truck, pro-
jectiles of various types, clothing,
trumpets, drums, rifles. swords, all will
be there for inspection. Models Of
modern battleships, dreadnoughts.
cruisers, destroyers and other vessels
of the navy will be sought out with
absorbing interest.
Producing The American Food Crops.
From the Department of Agriculture
will come every aid and implement
calculated to help the farmer in the
great work of increasing his crops in
volume and in value. Nor will the
farmer alone be interested in this dis
play, but everybody. for food is of
interest to all
The weather bureau will show how
are forecasted storms, frosts and floods
and how important are these prognos-
tications to the nations food produc-
ton Chemistry will illustrate what
that science is doing to help the agri-
culturist Samples of soils will be
shown The work of agricultural col
leges, of experiment stations, of coun-
ty agents and demonstrators will be
shown The Bureau of Fisheries will
show foods OF the deep, fishes now lit
tie used but of proved availability for
food purposes Tanned skins OF
aauatic animals and demonstrations of
pearl button manufacture will be In
the government display
War Work In Pictures.
Programs of moving pictures will
treat of many wartime themes. Amer
lean soldiers fighting at the front, and
as they are in camp; farmers striv-
ing for greater food crops; methods OF
conserving, canning and preserving
food supplies.
Four-Minute Men will be on hand
volunteer speakers of ability to fight