The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-24
TWO MILLION FEET
 IF MOVIE FILM IN
 VICTORY ChMPA|GN
-PRIcE OF PEACE" CONTAINS CHATEAU THlERRY BATTLE
 AND OTHER SCENES.
TO BE RELEASED SOON
Noted Stars Appear in Special Pie tures-Theatres Not Charging
 the Government.

More than two million feet of mo- ton picture films have been supplied to the treasury departments by the mo tion 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 ip France, pho tographed by the signal corps of the United States army during some os 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 flm 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 ptClOt itNDIu Ol tnG niNb AluOilLRh attack at Chateau-Thierry, and the spectator sees American soldiers drive back the Germans when 1t seemed almost impossible to check their ad- vance. This picture also shows spectacular air battle in which the German airplane is destroyed, and .his particular feature affords an oppor' | &.. tion. A field piece and it's crew are 1 shown on the screen and a moment later it is completely wiped out by an 1 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. It then he is shown in actual battle for ing to France, his authorization, 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 ganization publicity bureau Repro. A.
 tagad 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 achievements is complete.
 Douglas Fairbanks has produced a new film which he donated to the treasury department to help the Vic tory Liberty Loan. Julian EItinge mas also produced film to be used during the campaign.
 Liberty Loan films made by 27 mo ton picture stars for the Fourth Lib erty Loan have been altered and re- titled for the Victory Liberty Loan. | These films were rot shown in many sections of the United States during the Fourth Loan because of the ln- fiuenza epidemic
 committee of the biggest motion picture producers Is cooperating with the treasury department in this film campaign in behalf of the Victory Lib erty Loan and has issued appeals eo all the exchange men and exhibitors in the United States to provide tae 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