Washington, D.C: Count Von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, arrives at the State Department to interview Secretary Lansing on the Arabic note. Subtitle: The Count finds that driving his own car is a polite way of getting rid of the ...See moreWashington, D.C: Count Von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, arrives at the State Department to interview Secretary Lansing on the Arabic note. Subtitle: The Count finds that driving his own car is a polite way of getting rid of the persistent newspaperman. Pleasanton, Cal: 32,000 bales of hay, catching fire from some unknown reason, burn furiously, lighting up the countryside for miles around. Subtitle: Only smoldering ruins are left by the next morning. London, England: The day after the Zeppelin raid over historic Trafalgar Square, prominent stage favorites urge the young men of England to avenge the fate of the victims. Subtitles: 1. "Don't be pushed. Go," says Violet Lorraine from the plinth of the Nelson Memorial; 2. The recruiting sergeant of the Second London Regiment reports fifty-four recruits. Riddle, Oregon: Sport in the immense pine forests gives zest to life in Oregon. All the countryside flocks to Riddle to attend a venison barbecue. Subtitles: 1. The skins and heads of sixteen deer are proudly exhibited as the result of the day's sport; 2. Hunger is the best sauce. Roxbury, N.Y: A march of old-time minute men, reminiscent of the days of the Revolution, is part of a pageant held in memory of John More, who settled in the Catskills in 1772. Subtitles: 1. John More's son is elected Supervisor at a Town Meeting at Moresville, 1827; 2. Romantic were the days, one hundred years ago, when Mary More was married to John Burr Gould; 3. A symbolic Vision of Nature, a tribute to John Burroughs (under the tree), the well-known naturalist; 4. John Burroughs, beloved of all the youth of America, who was born in Roxbury. Chicago, Ill: Almost incredible speeds are attained in the 300-mile race at the Chicago Speedway. Subtitle: 1. Carl F. Gowdy finished four laps ahead of the rest, covering the 300 miles at over 85 miles per hour. Cartoon: Doctor Worsen Plummer: 1. "I hold a fortune in my hands. Here is a compound to the soldiers that is guaranteed to make them fight like devils; 2. "I will now take these fighting tablets to the Embassy." The doctor and a friend drink to the great discovery; 4. Meanwhile the donkey, feeling hungry, grabs his opportunity and the fighting tablets. London, England: With solemn ceremonies the burial takes place of the men of the Submarine E-13, killed by a German destroyer in Danish waters. Subtitles: 1. Carried by comrades to their last resting place; 2. The last post. San Francisco, Cal: The annual maneuvers of the cavalry stationed here display a remarkable degree of skill on the part of both horses and men. Subtitle: 1. In the wheeling and circling exercises the whole squadron moves like an automaton. Written by
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