Awaiting the Call: Canadian troops hard at work preparing for call to fight at the front, Toronto, Canada. Sub-title: Saber practice. Kaiser's Guards in Captivity: Hundreds of the German Emperor's crack regiment captured in battle, being ...See moreAwaiting the Call: Canadian troops hard at work preparing for call to fight at the front, Toronto, Canada. Sub-title: Saber practice. Kaiser's Guards in Captivity: Hundreds of the German Emperor's crack regiment captured in battle, being taken to detention camp, England. War's Ravages: Priest of Tirlemont Cathedral returns from seven weeks' captivity by the Germans to find his church in ruins, Belgium. Vera Cruz Heroes Honored: Secretary Daniels presents medals to sailors of battleship "Florida" at Brooklyn Navy Yard for exceptional heroism during the seizure of Vera Cruz. Deluge Floods City: Eight-day rain turns dried river beds to rushing torrents which sweep and damage the city of Tucson, Ariz. Mile-a-Minute on the Ice: Express train speed made by ice yachts in the king of winter sports on the Shrewsbury River, Red Bank, N.J. Subtitles: Keeping Up With the Joneses'. The Camera Takes a Ride. Racing Revived: After years of banishment racing is resumed at the formerly famous resort, New Orleans, La. Worst Subway Disaster: Hundreds unconscious from smoke in fatal fire which imprisoned thousands of passengers in trains during rush hour, New York City. Subtitles: 1. Gratings torn up to reach victims; 2. Broadway turned into an open air hospital; 3. Passing autos rush victims to hospitals; 4. -Every ambulance in city answers call; 5. Pulmotors save hundreds from death; 6. From left to right: Fire Commissioner Adamson, Police Commissioner Woods. Cartoons by the World Famous Caricaturist, Hy Mayer, of Puck. Written by
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