Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1918 — THE MOVIES. [ARTICLE]

THE MOVIES.

The government is very anxious, and rightly so, that every non-es-sential industry should suspend during the war. Anything that does not contribute to the winning of the war has been taboobed. Some have thought that the movies should be closed, but the publicity committee has decided that the movies are doing a tremendous amount of good. If our own local play houses are to be taken as example we are sure that this is true. Many of the pictures shown are of war scenes and tell much of the progress of the war. The proprietors of the three houses here endeavor in every way possible to build up a thoroughly patriotic sentiment which has contributed in, no small way to our present excellent showing in all war activities. More and more the movies will become and will be used as educational forces. As they will give imputua to war activities so they are very instrumental in giving useful instruction and information along educational lines. The entertainment feature of the picture show is legitimate and necessary. But the greatest good that the movies do is in the way of publicity. The character of the pictures shewn are of such a nature that the service rendered is of incalculable value to the government