The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
TWO MILLION FEET
Of MOVIE FILM IN
VICTORY CAM AIGN
price OF PEACE" CONTAINS
CHATEAU THlERRY BATTLE
AND OTHER SCENES.
TO BE RELEASED SOON
Noted stars Appear in Special Pic
tures-Theatres Not Charging
the Government

4 More than two million feet OF mo
ton picture films have been supplied
20 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 %
the hottest fighting. One OF the pho
toeraphers was killed while on this
work
The treasury department got all this
film AZ the actual cost OF the film Il
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
viii 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 IL seemed
almost impossible 20 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
runity 10 see a German aviator in &C
ton A field piece and its crew are
shown on the screen and a moment
later II is completely wiped out BY an
exploding shell from the enemy's gun.
Al the end Of the picture the Amer.
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 ne crosses the Rhine II /
then he Is shown in actual battle for i
ing 10 France. his embarkation. ufe
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
reace" Is considered one OF the great
est spectacles in the history OF motion
pictures.
Dramatization OF ten OF the hes.
leeds OF heroism OF American soldiers
. another important feature Ct pic
'nfes provided by the War Loan Or
sanizauon publicity bureau Repro
'uction Of the heroic deeds were
'taged al Camp Dix. and American
oidiers used as actors. The staging
u the battle scenes was directed bv
Ulcers who had seen service ON the
ront and the motion picture record OF
be ten achievements Is complete
douglas Fairbanks has produced a
ew nln which he donated TO The
reasury department to help the Vic
ny Liberty Loan Julian Eltinge mas
$50 produced aim 10 be used during
he campaign
Liberty Loan films made nv 81 ,o
on picture stars for the Fourth Lin
-ty Loan have been altered and Re-
tied for the Victory Liberty Loan
nese INNS were not shown in many
'cuons OF the United States during
e Fourth Loan because OF the IN
,enxa epidemic
A committee OF the biggest morson
cture producers is cooperating with
e treasury department in this alrn
mpaign in behalf OF the Victory Lib
~ Loan and has issued appeals To
the exchange men and exhibitors
the United States TO provide the
lest cooperation Film committees
presenting the twelve Federal Re
we War Loan Organizations are
with the picture inter.
. In each Federal Reserve Distrtet