South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-24
PLANS To GIVE
VICTORY SHOWS
State Fairs to be Scene of
These Exhibitions by
Government.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service
WASHINGTON. June "A. - The
United States government is arrang-
ing to give a very interesting Vic.
tory show at IS state fairs this
year.
II viii take the form OF an inter
departmental exhibition which will
brins out into public view innumer-
able features that nave a bearing on
the victorious war just closing.
10 is announced that the combined
exhibits of the several governmental
departments Will be essentially a
victory SHOW. The display will in
cluje many OF the tools used by the
army and navy IN the war and a
large number OF trophies captured
on French battlefields by American
soldiers. There also Will be demon
strated the methods of better farm
ing by which American farmers pro
uuced the enormous crops that
weighed powerfully against the
Germans and by which American
farmers are now breaking all past
production records. other phases of
government work also will be dealt
with in the exhibition.
Departments Cooperate.
The departments cooperating in
the exhibition are agriculture, war
navy, commerce. interior and laboe
The administrative work Is handled
bv the Joint committee on govern
uicnt exhibits. the chairman OF
which is r. Lamson-Scribner. of the
department Of agriculture. The eX-
hihits. made mp IL five sets. each
practically a duplicate Of the others
will be shown during the fair season
ON five circuits made up OF the
larger fairs and eXposiuons.
zach exhibit requires apprONi-
mately 5000 square feet for its
proper installation.
War trophies from the 5attleGeldS
OF France. 20 be in the war depart
nent exhibits include a large num-
her Of German military articles. OF
which the following are typical
Light and heavy machine guns, anti
tank guns. srenatenwerfers, trench
mortars. hand grenades, spiked he'll
NETS. trench periscOpeS. smoke pots,
-as alarm devices. field telephones
and switChboards. shells, cartridges.
rifles. sabers and personal equip
meut-
The war department also will eX-
hibit American field guns. trench
mortars. machine guns. aircraft
guns. trench helmets. sawed, of shot
guns. complete sets of infantry
eouipment aircraft bombs. figures
clothed n various army uniforms.
rank and service insignia. national
and roEime colors, wireless tele-
phone apparatus snldrsed photo
graphs taken from airplaDeS IN
trance. live CARRIER pigeons in cases,
enlarged photographs OF engineer
work IN France and various other
equipment OF tho engineer corps, air
service. medical department and
other branches Of tho army.
Have Complete Models.
Included I'm the navy department
exhibits viii Ice complete exhibition
models OF fighting ships OF the navy,
With smaller models showing the aP-
r.llcation OF camouflase. other navy
displays VIII be torpcdoes and tor
pedo trucks. machine guns. rifles.
pistols. guns for launching depth
charees. proeCtiles Jof various sizes.
winter and submarine uniforms ra-
do telephones. photographs showing
the big naval batteries operating on
land in France and other naval
equipment
The marine corps viii occupy a
larger area Of the navy section. dis
PLAYING various equipment used by
the fighters on land and sea.
The department Of commerce will
exhibit lanterns. sirens and other
equipment used by its lighthouse
service. leather made from fish
skins. manufacture OF pearl buttons
and fish breeding.
one OF the lay figures 20 De eX-
hfbitcd by the war department show :
the winter uniform supplied 10
troops On duty IN siberia and north
ern Russia Another figure - ut