Los Angeles, Cal: Compelled by the government to abandon their stations on account of war censorship, the amateur wireless operators are loyally directing their energies to the new science of electrical gardening. Washington, D.C: The ...See moreLos Angeles, Cal: Compelled by the government to abandon their stations on account of war censorship, the amateur wireless operators are loyally directing their energies to the new science of electrical gardening. Washington, D.C: The Capital greets enthusiastically the members of the French War Commission, which arrives from Hampton Roads on board the President's Yacht Mayflower. Boston, Mass: "Paul Revere" again makes his famous ride to Lexington, hoping to so enthuse the men of New England that they will volunteer in Uncle Sam's much-needed army. New Orleans, La: This city's largest hotel has replaced the bellhops with bellhopperesses to enable the boys to join the colors. Houston, Texas: In an effort to stimulate gardening, social workers distribute 75,000 cabbage plants to the poor and to the soldiers of Company K, 3d Texas Infantry, who promptly start their gardens. New Orleans, La: Society's front yards are made useful rather than ornamental by this huge tractor, furnished free by the city to all those who desire to turn their lawns into garden plots. New York, N.Y: Before officials of the United States Army, Dr. Guy Brewster submits to a test a bulletproof headgear and body armor, of his own invention. Denver, Colo: Old Glory now floats over a mountain cabin near Denver in which a German insisted on flying his native emblem.
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