Guantanamo, Cuba: Shore sports are not overlooked by the crews of the U.S. battleships here for target practice. Basketball and fleet canteen come in for full patronage. Petersburg, Fla: The Philadelphia Nationals and the Chicago "Cubs" ...See moreGuantanamo, Cuba: Shore sports are not overlooked by the crews of the U.S. battleships here for target practice. Basketball and fleet canteen come in for full patronage. Petersburg, Fla: The Philadelphia Nationals and the Chicago "Cubs" engage in a spring practice game here. Score: 7 to 2, in favor of "Phillies." El Paso, Tex: The 23rd Infantry arrives here with full equipment and makes quirk preparations to leave for "Somewhere in Mexico." London, England: Wounded soldiers from Charing Cross Hospital are taken for an airing in motorcycle cars. Wariley, England: With all regiments contesting the Irish Guards stationed here win the military cross-country race. Ft Meyer, Va: Presumably at the request of General Pershing, the 5th U.S. Cavalry leave for Columbus N.M., and possibly for the interior. Nashville, Tenn: Thousands are rendered homeless by a terrible fire which sweeps the city, destroying over thirty-five blocks and causing a property loss running into millions of dollars. Bingham, Me: Proverbial office seekers have one eye on the coming Presidential election and another on logging methods here. With a pull like this they could get anything. Havana, Cuba: Devotees of the "Sport of Kings" see "Wolf's Baths" with Jockey Connelly up, win the last race of the season at Oriental Park. Havana. Cuba: The closing of fashionable resorts abroad, brings to this city thousands of pleasure seekers who participate in the "Passo de Carnival" following the old Spanish custom of exchanging greetings. The steamer "Governor Cobb" entering Havana Harbor, breasting the roughest seas of the year, Morro Castle in background. Written by
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