Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-10-17
AMERICAN LEGION TO HOLD
BENEFIT. OFFICIAL FILMS
OF THE WORLD WAR

WI 'loliS tHelr Day snow FOWQer
River" that they will present at the
Bever-Lee theatre Wednesday, Oct
ober 20 advance press notices claim
this to be one of the most thrilling
pictures ever shown on the silver
screen.
These pictures are the only Off
cial films of the holocaust that shook
civilization. They are the complete
records of every division that saw
actual action in France against the
Germans.
The camera men were members of
the Signal Corps and during the TAX
ing, the fellows worked under condi-
tions Of terror. Whilst the camera
quietly clicked, the machine guns
and rifle fire played mad staccato
and overhead the big Berthas belch-
ed fol.h death and devastation on
Flanders field as shrapnel sang
song of fate. These fearless young
Yanks helped record the deeds that
made il possible to say they shall
not pass"
The battlefelds where bloody ac-
ton ragged for days are not the only
feature of the films there will be
shown wonderful views of the ruined
art palaces and RACED cathedrals of
sunny France.
70 the average American very lit
tie, if any, is known of the Photo
graphic Section of the Signal Corps:
this unit composed Of men who, at
the outbreak of the war, left the
large moving picture studios of
America and went to France attach
ed to the u. S. Signal Corps, that
they may record the many heroic
deeds of our gallant men "Over
There. This unit of but 473 men
made their headquarters at Vincen-
nnes, France, where we'll equipped
laboratories were established; after
which the work of securing educa-
tional history was begun. Parties Of
three usually Lieutenant--an ex-
pert in photography "a Sergeant,
and Corporal started out in car
with their Standard or Pathe cam
eras out, to shoot whatever pictures
they could of the front lines No
matter under what circumstances
these were secured, they were under
orders-orders that had to be obeyed
Much of the valor of our boys in
France was unnoticed, and this unit
of the Signal Corps. The remark
able results of their work is shown
in Powder River" which clearly
proves that they constantly risked
their lives, that America might see
just how our glorious troops turned
what seemed certain defeat, into
never-to-be forgotten victory.
Records show that many of these
heroes for heroes they truly were
never returned to Vincennes, because
some Hun sniper spotted them
crawling out into "No Mans Land"
in real action. AT the close of the
war many thousands Of feet of film
were brought back to Washington,
where they were stored in vanlts
of the war department. A careful
survey Of these films was made, the
very best and clearest "shots" were
selected and assembled into Powder
River and sent out from Washing
ton for the express purpose of being
shown to the American people
through the auspices of Veteran or
CARNATIONS.
1t is not the intention OF the War
Department to show the gruesome
side of the war, but for Historical,
and also for the Veterans organ
iztions that show them. Let us
study for a moment the title OF this
picture Powder River" Let's Go!
one Of our first men who went "Over
the Top" was Powder River Thomp-
son, a famous cowboy from Montana
and when his Company received the
word Go Get En-" he scrambled
over the top uttering the cowboy
"whoopee" Of Powder River" This
soon became the battle-cry OF the
Doughboys when going into action
and when the Germans heard this
whoop it was a sign for them TO MI
for the tall timbers. So this hitting
title was chosen for this great PIC
ture.
FOR RENT