Monterey, Cal: Willie Ritchie, former world's lightweight champion boxer, learns flying at the Military Training Camp. Salisbury Plain, England: Parliamentary delegates from New Zealand are shown the famous Stonehenge, supposedly built by ...See moreMonterey, Cal: Willie Ritchie, former world's lightweight champion boxer, learns flying at the Military Training Camp. Salisbury Plain, England: Parliamentary delegates from New Zealand are shown the famous Stonehenge, supposedly built by Neolithic fire worshipers. Angeles National Forest, Cal: Lookout towers are built on the mountain peaks to prevent the spread of destructive forest fires. Subtitles: 1. Thousands of warning signs are fixed in the forest; 2. The fire rangers are equipped with portable telephones; 3. "Firebreak" spaces are kept clear so that fires may be checked. Detroit, Mich: Crowds cheer Mr. Charles E. Hughes as he makes the opening speech of his campaign for the Presidency. Subtitle: Mr. Hughes visits the ball game and greets the players. New York City: The Re d'ltalia arrives in port after having beaten off three hostile submarines with her three-inch defensive gun. Jersey City, N.J: Divers search the 40-foot deep water round Black Tom Island to recover munitions hurled there during the explosion. Subtitles: 1. Shells and boxes of dynamite are brought up; 2. The vast hole, now filled with water, which was made by the explosion. Paris, France: Allied troops march through Paris in celebration of the beginning of the grand offensive. Subtitles: 1. British troops march with their allies; 2. The Czar of Russia also reviews his troops in Petrograd just before the Russian advance. San Diego, Cal: Fifteen hundred kiddies take part in Kite Day celebration. Subtitle: A Chinese dragon kite is a grotesque spectacle. Somme Battlefront: German prisoners taken in the Allied advance are sent to the rear of the fighting lines. El Paso, Texas: The men of the National Guard are suffering from the terrific heat and sometimes the ambulance is requisitioned for those overcome by the sun's rays. Subtitles: 1. The militia camps are well supplied with ice; 2. Taking a hose bath is a popular pastime; 3. Three young raccoons are the mascots of the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry. Wayland, Mass: The largest kennel of Great Danes on this side of the Atlantic contains dogs worth $30,000. Subtitle: Princess Betty, a famous prize winner. Joseph, Oregon: A watermelon feast on the banks of the beautiful Lake Mallowa attracts young and old for miles around. Subtitle: Several tons of the luscious Citrullis Vulgaris were disposed of. Seattle, Wash: Canal locks connecting Lake Washington with Puget Sound are formally opened when the Swinomish passes through. Subtitle: One of the great gates of the largest canal lock in the United States. Written by
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