Sleeps Eighty-Five Days: Discovering new sleep-drug. American doctor tries it on himself, planning to slumber till end of war, Aritzo, Italy. Subtitle: Doctors making test on eighty-fifth day. College Boys Frolic: 1,000 students make merry...See moreSleeps Eighty-Five Days: Discovering new sleep-drug. American doctor tries it on himself, planning to slumber till end of war, Aritzo, Italy. Subtitle: Doctors making test on eighty-fifth day. College Boys Frolic: 1,000 students make merry at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. Subtitle: "Who said eats?" Hassenpfeffer at Wholesale: Women join farmers in annual round-up of rabbits that destroy crops, Palmdale, Cal, Sub-titles: One of the victims. To be sold for charity. Safety First at Sea: In new life-saving device, men, women and children dare dangerous sea, Sandy Hook. N. J. Subtitle: Overboard. Make Recruiting Record: Takes only fifteen days to enlist 1,000 men for coast artillery regiment, Los Angeles. Cal. Subtitle: Col. Light (left) congratulated on recruiting speed. Music for Lunch: Guarde Republicaine, France's famous band, march to eat with Lord Mayor, London, England. Scrambled Eggs for Freshmen: Sophomores at Dental School welcome new class in battle of eggs, Philadelphia, Pa. Villa Still Gets Arms in U.S: Machine guns on way to murderous bandit seizes by Federal Marshal, Los Angeles. Cal. Here's a Fine Job! How'd you like to wriggle out of strait-jacket while hanging by legs in air? Chicago, Ill. Subtitle: "Going up." Tempts Death Too Often: Of the four airmen, who thrilled thousands at San Francisco Fair, Pettirossi is third to be killed, La Plata, Argentina. Subtitles: With wife, before making flight at fair. Playing with death, he loops-the-loop five times. After a fall. Chas. F. Niles, sole survivor, now in hospital after fall in Japan. World's Greatest Guns: The Pennsylvania, new U.S. sea terror, is now at first gun practice off Virginia, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y. Subtitles: Giant guns, three to each turret, can fire in any direction. One salvo from these monsters could level city, twenty miles distant. View of mighty dreadnought from her fighting top. Can't Go Fast Enough: Fifty miles an hour used to be fast, but it takes nearly 120 miles now to win, Sheepshead Bay Speedway, N.Y. Subtitles: "Here he comes, there he goes." Fighting for the lead. The winner. Hughes' Boosters: Crowd greet Women's Special from East on arrival at Los Angeles, Cal. Cartoons by Hy Mayer. Written by
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