Jersey City, N.J: New Jersey National Guardsmen returning from service on the border receive an uproarious welcome from the huge multitudes that crowd the line of march. Subtitle: With a smooth and even step they swing into their armory ...See moreJersey City, N.J: New Jersey National Guardsmen returning from service on the border receive an uproarious welcome from the huge multitudes that crowd the line of march. Subtitle: With a smooth and even step they swing into their armory after an absence of three months. New York City: A twin-engine hydroplane built for the United States Government is capsized by collision with a launch while undergoing its first trial test. Sheepshead Bay, N.Y: Driving his perfectly-timed racer at the record-breaking pace of 105 miles an hour, Jack Aitken captures the 250-mile Astor Cup motor classic. Subtitles: 1. The racers maintain the same clip around the steeply banked curves; 2. The victor and the trophy which he wins. Sea Girt, N.J: President Wilson pays a visit to the military training grounds to review some of the troops recently returned from Texas. Subtitles: l. He mounts a prancing army steed to inspect the men of America's larger army; 2. The troops then file past the Chief Magistrate of the land. Newport News, Va: Owing to cramped conditions of this port caused by the work on the battleships of Uncle Sam's new naval program the interned German liners move to Philadelphia. Subtitles: 1. The sailors dismantle their miniature German village and make their pets ready for the journey; 2. A powerful fleet of ten warships convoys the vessels to prevent escapes or an attack by allied battleships; 3. Arriving at the League Island Navy Yard; 4. The interned sailors land at the yard to explore their new surroundings; 5. Their task accomplished, the mighty guardians of our peace steam back to sea, the neutrality of the country preserved. Brewster, N.Y: The price controversy between the dairymen's league and milk distributors has become acute and farmers are destroying all milk they find going to the market. Subtitle: The surplus milk is even used to feed pigs. Chelmsford, England: The Right Honorable Winston Churchill, former First Lord of the Admiralty, arrives to open a fete for the benefit of the Russian Red Cross. Subtitle: He makes a stirring appeal on behalf of the nation's stanch ally. On the Eastern Front: Fully recovered from the setbacks received last year, the Russians have now turned on their enemy and are pushing their victorious campaign over the Transylvanian hills. Subtitles: 1. Greatly improved artillery is an important factor of their success; 2. Officers examining Austrian prisoners. An Animated Map of the Allied Offensive in France: Subtitles: 1. The French and British concentrate men and munitions in the Somme sector, June 25-30; 2. The great offensive of July 1 breaks the German first and second lines; 3. The Allied method of attack is to work on both sides of a strong position, such as Fricourt, and then attack from three sides; 4. During August the Allies consolidate their gains, and gradually creep towards the German third line trenches; 5. The advance of September 15 drives in further wedges around Combles and Peronne, leading to their capture. Written by
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