A Mid-Ocean Rescue: Crew of burning oil steamer "Chester" saved at last moment by S.S. "Philadelphia." Big City Under Water: Ohio River overflows its banks but fails to paralyze traffic of Cincinnati, Ohio. Death Traps: Wooden cars ...See moreA Mid-Ocean Rescue: Crew of burning oil steamer "Chester" saved at last moment by S.S. "Philadelphia." Big City Under Water: Ohio River overflows its banks but fails to paralyze traffic of Cincinnati, Ohio. Death Traps: Wooden cars responsible for one death and dozens injured in rear-end crash in fog on elevated, New York City. Jack Frost, Sportsman: Perfect ice permits superb horse racing on Lake George N.Y. Sub-titles: Tobogganing. As seen from a toboggan. Four-Master on Shore: British bark "Hougomont" goes on shore in tog at Fire Island, N.Y. Clothing for the Needy: Line of men and women three blocks long applying at Bundle Day headquarters, New York City. Crash: Elevator tower 140 feet high balances four minutes after being dynamited, Easton, Pa. Help the Wounded: Lend your fingers to help make bandages for the wounded in the war through the Surgical Dressings Committee, 39 West 38th Street, New York City. Training for a Grim Game: Regiment composed entirely of picked English football players getting ready for battle at the front, London, England. Germany's Protest to United States: American-made aeroplanes shipped to Allies for war use arouse protest from Germany. Sub-titles: "America," built to cross Atlantic, now in war zone; Glen Curtis, famous aeroplane builder. A Traveling Fort: Testing armored automobile with removable sides for Russian fighting line, made in Canada. For their Motherland: Australian expeditionary forces leaving tor the far-off battle line in Europe, Melbourne, Australia. Irresistible: Famous caterpillar Krupp guns on the way to Nieuport, Belgium. Sub-title: Allies forts abandoned. Cartoon by the world famous caricaturist Hy Mayer of Puck. Written by
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