The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-04-24
TWO MILLION FEET
Of MOVIE FILM IN
VICTORY CANT PA|CN
"PRiCE OF PEACE" CONTAINS
CHATEAU THIERRY BATTLE
AND OTHER SCENES.
TO BE RELEASED SOON
Noted Stars Appear in Special Pic
tures-Theatres Not Charging
the Government.

More than two million feet of mo-
ton picture films have been supplied
to the treasury department by the mo-
ton picture industry for use in the
Victory Liberty Loan appeal. Many
pictures heretofore banned by the
censor on account of the information
they contained, have been released
and are included In this lot. The
Price of Peace" is the stellar feature,
containing 5000 feet of actual activi-
ties on the battlefront in France, pho
tographed by the signal corps of the
United States army during some Of
the hottest fighting. One of the pho
tographers was killed while on this
work
The treasury department got all this
film at the actual cost of the film it
self, and without profit to any in
dividual or any concern in the motion
picture business. The exhibition of
all the Victory Liberty Loan Appeals
will be made by the theatres without
charge to the government.
The Price of Peace" contains the
pictorial record Of the first American
attack at Chateau-Thierry, and the
spectator sees American soldiers drive
back the Germans when it seemed
almost impossible to check their ad-
vance This picture also shows
spectacular air battle in which the
German airplane is destroyed. and This
particular feature affords an oppor-
tunity to see a German aviator in ae.
ton. A field piece and its crew are
shown on the screen and a moment
later it Is completely wiped out by an
exploding shell from the enemy's gun
At the end of the picture the Ameri
can soldier is registered keeping
watch on the Rhine.
Activities of the army, navy and air
force are shown in the Price OF
Peace" The American soldier is seen
from the time of his enlistment in the
service until he crosses the Rhine. II
then he is shown in actual battle for
ing to France, his embarkation, life
on the transport, his debarkation. and
then he is show in actual battle for
peace. Because the men who fall are
really dead is why THE Price of
Peace" is considered one of the great.
est spectacles in the history OF motion
pictures.
Dramatization of ten of the best
deeds OF heroism of American soldiers
is another important feature of pic.
lures provided by the War Loan Or.
sanization publicity bureau Repro.
duction of the heroic deeds were
staged at Camp Dix, and American
soldiers used as actors The staging
Of the battle scenes was directed by
officers who had seen service on the
front, and the motion picture record OF
the ten achieve -nents is complete.
Douglas Fairbanks has produced
new film which he donated to the
treasury department to help the Vic
tory Liberty Loan. Julian Eltinge mas
also produced film to be used during
the campaign.
Liberty Loan films made by 81 mo-
ton picture stars for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan have been altered and re-
titled for the Victory Liberty Loan.
These films were not shown in many
sections Of the United States during
the Fourth Loan because OF the IN
f1uenza epidemic.
committee Of the biggest motion
picture producers is cooperating with
the treasury department In this Aim
campaign in behalf OF the Victory Lib
erty Loan and has issued appeals to
all the exchange men and exhibitors
in the United States to provide the
fullest cooperation. Film committees
representing the twelve Federal Re
serve War Loan Organizations are
collaborating with the picture inter
ests in each Federal Reserve District