The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-23
Government 10 Have Big War EN-
hIbit at Coming State
Exposition.
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
Uncle Sam to Give Buckeye
Folks Fine Idea of Nations
Military Activities.

Farmers particularly will appreci-
ite 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 as close as possi-
BILE to Ohio people and to give them
comprehensive idea of the nations
military activities and of the true
meaning Of preparedness.
AS this years fair is to be strictly
win-the-war exposition, Ohio Secre-
tary of Agriculture N. f. Shaw and
Fair Manager E. V. Walborn were
quick to seize the opportunity to
bring the big war exhibit to Colum-
bus. They believe it will have tre-
mendously good effect on all who see
It and will put patriotic Ohio into the
war stronger than ever.
Those who have given sons to fight
.he battles for world democracy will
ind much of interest and inspiration
IN the exhibit, which will afford them
chance to inspect the implements OF
modern warfare, equipment of troops,
and to see how Uncle Sam takes care
Df his fighting men.
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
40 entrance fee will be required. The
rational departments of agriculture,
Lrmy, navy and commerce, the food
administration and the committee on
public information will be represented
n the exhibit.
A large showing of machine-gun
Equipment will feature the display OF
he army. The new Browning ma
thine gun, which has created a fu-
,ore in ordnance circles, will be on
exhibition, as will the Lewis aircraft
run, the modern Enfield rife and the
mountain gun. There will be lay fig
lres showing the various uniforms
vorn by the fighting men of all
ranches of the service, including the
omplete uniform and personal equip
nent of the modern aviator.
Masks worn by the first-line trench
len in counteracting poison gas will
le on exhibition, and an interesting
lart of the signal corps display will
le the showing of the sun telegraph by
which, with a system Of mirrors, tele-
Taphic signals may be sent 70 miles
Iodels of tents used by the army and
complete model of base hospital,
including all sorts Of surgical dres-
ings, first-aid apparatus and a mag
let for extracting shrapnel splinters |
lso will be there to attract visitors |
Young men who contemplate a |
laval career will find much to inter
,st them, such as torpedoes, depth |
lharges and exact miniature models |
If some of the well-known fighting |
hips of the navy, as well as auxiliary |
ressels which are required to support |
modern navy in action.
The exhibit of the Department of
Agriculture will embrace profusion
If maps, transparencies, samples OF
containers and the like, intended to
nculcate ideas of food conservation
ind enlargement of the productivity
Df the land. 1t also will include In
Itruments used in conducting the
manifold Investigations of the various
bureaus of the department.
Stuffed creatures of the water will
be exhibited by the Bureau of Fisher
.es, 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. 1t will
have on show numerous photographs
md charts, which were prepared with
he view of attracting the interest of
and enlisting them still
urther in the movement which has
or its slogan, Food will win the
var"
Free motion pictures, including spe-
cial films on war subjects. will be
shown by the government.