| Show I 1 americas america answer the U S official war picture issued by the di not filosof Film the committee on public information is not the ordinary press agenter film play it s a chapter or of the great drama of the baar ar registered by U S signal corps photographers by direction of general john J pershing it is purely a government enterprise no individual has any pr profit interest in the production the picture lias has been in made ade and it is is presented for public consideration not to make money although it must necessarily produce a revenue in order to meet the expenses ees involved iv led but in order to 0 show the millions of contributors to 0 o the several liberty loans the purchasers of thrift and war stamps taxpayers and those who have so generously given in other ways tor for tile the needs of the war filst just how the great sums have been expended and what in fit a physical way has been accomplished complis hed in fit france during the first year of americas participation in the struggle for De democracy mocrey it shows the wonderful 3 mile dock somewhere in france built on swamp land by american soldiers and now being used to expedite the landing of our troops and lite handling of the stupendous volume of supplies with which the sea from the united states stales to the coast of france Is being bridged it shows one of the mammoth refrigerator plants established behind behind the lines a creati plant with ith a t capacity for pounds of meat and capable of producing a million pounds of ice daily it shows the assembling of american locomotives by our soldier mechanics chani cs the building of railways tile the leveling of r rench french forets to secure needed limber the erection of hospitals and the building of a great dam in order to create a reservoir to supply one lie of the largest hospitals with water it shows how american soldiers line in camp and on oil the fighting lines what they eat liow low the daily tons upon tons of bread Is ii made how the worn cl clothing oth ing is renovated and repaired by fren french eh women v in in the service of the american army the utilization of old ld hatband hat sand old shoes in a wonderful salvage department part ment the of ot ill the soldiers uniforms by machinery the endless stream of the trucks used to transport supplies to the ilie front camouflaged guns tho the acres of shells and other ammunition the american aero squadron and finally dually the actual fighting in which american soldier solder have brought undying fame faille upon themselves and their country americua Amer icya us answer 1 a lre that hiat every Arrieri american call ond ind everi ear american should se sed it 11 I 1 is one duty but also ones privilege to lo see it the governments division of films has done no hitler work for ahe stimulation of loraly and the accentuation of tile the spirit of 0 eving than the aps assembling embling and presentation af 0 t tills most illuminating war mal every motion theatre should show it every man woman and child in III tile tha city should see sec it or it if it has not been booked liero here they should insist on being given an all see it |
