Big submarine is placed on truck and hauled through streets of San Francisco to Exposition grounds, where it will be exhibited. Troops from British Empire camp near Arras waiting for orders to go into battle. Establish field kitchen of ...See moreBig submarine is placed on truck and hauled through streets of San Francisco to Exposition grounds, where it will be exhibited. Troops from British Empire camp near Arras waiting for orders to go into battle. Establish field kitchen of their own and bake their own bread. Women of Washington, wives and daughters of congressmen, form Women's Congressional Club and open new club house. United States custom house at Naco is protected by piles of baled hay and by old boilers set up before entrance to protect from rain of bullets from Mexican battle across border. Other offices and homes are barricaded. First motion pictures show how this protection is thrown up. shows United States troops ready to defend lives of American citizens and Gen. Bliss, in command, watching Mexican battle through telescope. Bill Sweeney, Cub second sacker, forgets cares of baseball during winter. He rides about with family in auto and sells insurance in Boston. Three torpedo boats are put in dry dock at same time in Charlestown navy yard, where they are hastily overhauled for a long voyage, presumably to Panama waters. William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, says business confidence has been restored. Motion pictures caught him making this statement. Other pictures showing industrial conditions in all sections of the country show real condition of business as new year dawns. A symposium of motion picture optimism. Written by
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