The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-19

IA a 1.-s,<s9N h. c.. April l9-As
the iiirilieTs Of three ring eircns are
10 the old lime .tanbark show. so will
ne the stunts provided for the coming
dtlye for the Victory Loan compared
81 hall previous campaigns.
Some Of the new sensations have
beea announced, but the half has not
\ been foret0ld. Others may yet be add
"a. but the program is about complete.
4 Tbs drive will start with a bang on
next Monday morning, and keep on
Banging until Saturday night, May 10.
WhBnetts hoped six or seven billion OF
+ their country's ]. o.. US will have
been bought by tie peopl1o help make
up the war deficiency.
4 That will. he followed almost imme-
di&tely by the Salvation army drive
i which will begin on May 10 and con-
time to May IS. :, The way the AmeFi-
can people feel about the Salvation ar
my right now: It is predicted that the
drive will be a smashing success some
: days beforesthe date set for closing ii.
The Salvation army. mot many years
ago. joked at,and, prosecuted; is enjoy
ing = popularity with the American
people today. tf1st nos6trer Similar IN
stitution can riyal. "A man may. be
down. bit heris never out" IS the kind
of a humanitarian creed that suits tho
United States, citizen right down TO the
ground. :
One VI the features OF the Victory
Loan drive will be the parades in var.
iuus cities OF 10 picked Belgian sol
diersal1 honor men-who were in the
sefSe of Leige. They will be accom-,
panied by the famous machinegun dog
team used in the attempt to stop the
first rush Of the Germans to France.
Aside from the topliners and cast
OF millions who will take part in the
drive the listof prospectives provided
( for the various acts is interesting. 1t
calls for $50 cannon. 500 machine guns
1000 rifles and $4,000 helmets all made
I in Germany and captured there. togeth
e. With 10000 medals and 204 ar.
mored tanks made in this country. The
smedhls are Of the metal OF the Ger
man COMMON melted down and struck
of IN Waterbury, Conn. These medals
/ 70 to the volunteer workers selling
government notes.
The American tanks will be used to
ksFcSt UP the countryside. They will
crawl out OF the big CITIES and towns
along queit highways to stop in sleepy
t6WnkdF within range OF likeiy-looking
f9ptaeftank and crate while the WORK.
serS proceed among the audience.
Tie complement OF each tank will be
+ ohs wounded soldier, two gunIers and
THE spellbinder. Their starting points
VIII be. New York, Boston, Phlladel-
Ephie, Richmond, Cleveland st. Louis,
i Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Kansas
kCity, and San Francisco. One from
Denver will bear the legend of the old
prairie schooner, pixies, Peak or
Bust !" with no room for the addition
sof the Busted by Thunder" One of
fhese tanks, is scheduled to travel
Through West Virginia. "
Besides the tanks twenty special
trains win tour the country. each with
-FOUR cars loaded with relics from Eu-
Fopean battlefields and a, sleeper with
/ IN orator and workers who will eShib
4 At the relics and their own persuasive
FATALITIES ct 4lCQuSHL fStOPl' OhU VI
these trains and possibly two of them,
viii tour West. Virginia. -
For the zane pfice of admission
The se VITA be three flying circuses do,
ing high and lofty tumbling over fifty
cities to be covered by eight French,
Six British ana fifteen American aces.
using fifteen American planes and four
Teen captured from the Germans. Also
West Virginia will be favored by Wis.
al from one OF these circuses. Hunt
fngton or Charleston will probably be
the show ground.
The five SURF rendered submarines are
fos do their stunts along. the. Atlantic
Coast, one going up the Mississippi as
4 TAR as thu mud will let.
More tnaR 10000 600 feet OF film will
ehes used in moving picture propaganda.
For Its production the scenario writer's
aud the stars donated their talents
and the producers sold it to the gov
er1trnent at cost. The stellar feature
VIII be q 5000 foot film feature emit
lied 1.-THE Price OF Peace" OF this
film the Treasury Department has $50
Reproductions which it will show in
dependently throughout the country
Without admission charge .v.
The story is OF the great war, show
Ing where the Liberty Loan millions
1911 -'-------s--s