The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
PRIZE GUNNERS IN WAR
DRILL. TO BOOST DRIVE
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The big guns which are carried with
the train are a 12-inch gun and Il
inch mortar. The first has a range
Of 5000 yards and the second range
of 1900 yards. They each hurl a pro-
jectIe weighing 100 pounds
Victory Ship Launched.
The good ship Victory Loan" was
launched By the United States Ship
ping Board employees at the Shipping
Board headquarters in F street yes
terday afternoon, with an initial sub
scription by the employees amounting
to xei.5o.
This increased later In the day to
about y150ooo and the committee In
charge Is contemplating increasing
Vie quota of the Shipping Board
from $500. 900 to 500. .0c0, although there
are only LOO employees Of the board
In Washington.
The Shipping Boards ship is a real
ship. Of model size, and Is sailing
along a strong cable across the front
OF the building. The port OF victory
Is reached when the employees shall
have contributed their quota.
The ship was christened at its
launching by Miss Bonayentura
Sphinx. of New York, sister-in-law
of Raymond B. Stevens. vice chair
man OF the Shipping Board. Wash
ington's official drink. water, was
used in the christening.
District Commissioner Louis r.
Brownlow delivered an address to
the assembled employees. praising
their patriotism and urging that
| every one do his and her utmost
to promote the Victory Loan He
was introduced by Mr.. Stevens.
Following the launching ceremony.
the employees paraded F street.
lead by the bond wagon" of the
Central Liberty Lean committee.
Exhibit TrophIes.
washingtonians have been promised
an opportunity to see and hear some
thing about Uncle Sans most up-to-
date implements Of war during the
| Victory liberty loan drive. They will
also have an opportunity to see some
of the trophies Of Americas victorious
army and navy.
Two of the navy's swift destroyers,
both of which saw service chasing
German U-boats, are scheduled to ar
rive here tomorrow morning. They are
I the Paulding and the Perry. They
will dock at the Seventh street
wharves and remain there the entire
/ day. and will be in the service of
I the central Liberty loan committee
during their stay here.
They will be open to visitors and
bonds undoubtedly will be sold from
their decks. The destroyers are due
to reach Norfolk. Va, today. and will
make tho trip to Washington prob
ably tonight.
Some day next week a captured
German submarine will travel up the
I Potomac River and come to anchor
at Washington. She will be one OF
the five German subs which are being
sent to the United States to be used
in stirring up interest in the Victory
Loan.
| Ore OF them. U-111. a mine-laying
submarine. which last year laid mines
Off the American coast, Is already al
New York. The other four subs are
about 800 miles off the coast under
convoy of the mother ship Bushnell.
Frank r. Wilson. director OF Liberty
Loan publicity in the Treasury De
. anu MS dSSlSldnl, "
Madison, left here last night for New
/ York. where they will board a de-
stroyer and meet the captured subs
about 80 miles out at sea and for
mally receive them and photograph
them.
latest War Film.
The Price OF Peace" the new
war film prepared by the govern
ment particularly for use in the
Victory Liberty Loan driSe. will be
shown tonight at o'clock at the
Central High School, Clifton street
between Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets northwest. The exhibition is
open to the public and will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
| Central Liberty Loan Committee OF
the District.
At Keith's Theater, The Price OF
| Peace" will be shown at 11:4t
| o'clock this morning and at the same
hour every day during the drive
The pictures are open to tts public
and admission is free. the exhibition
being given in the interest of the
I loan.
/ Another meeting scheduled for today
/ is to be held at the Munitions Build
I ing. Nineteenth and b streets. at IL
a. IN. Speaker. \. f. Seymour.
Mrs Carter Glass wife of the Secre-