Columbus N.M: The soldiers chosen for the expeditionary force into Mexico anxiously await the call which will send them on their heroic mission. Subtitles: 1. Large Bodies of field artillery are ready to join the movement; 2. The review of...See moreColumbus N.M: The soldiers chosen for the expeditionary force into Mexico anxiously await the call which will send them on their heroic mission. Subtitles: 1. Large Bodies of field artillery are ready to join the movement; 2. The review of the famous Flying Cavalry Corps; 3. Off for the border line, with the nation's heartfelt blessing for the success of our brave soldier boys; 4. A field wireless station is erected for communications with troops across the border. Aiken, S.C: The Fifth United States Cavalry Polo Squad is vanquished by the strong Cooperstown team in an exciting contest, by the score of 10 to 8. Subtitle: 1. One of the players is injured in a fall from his mount. Yankton, S.D: Hundreds of square miles of the rich Dakota valley are inundated when an ice gorge on the Missouri River breaks. Subtitle: 1. One farmer is marooned in a treetop twenty-seven hours. Detroit, Mich: An entire street caves in when 10,000 gallons of gasoline, accumulating in city sewer, explode with terrific force. Pathe Fashions: Some spring hats. Courtesy of Rawak, New York. Subtitles: 1. Sport set of striped silk. Hat ornamented with cutout leather figure; 2. The new oblong sailor of black and white braid with bird of same combination; 3. Silk pongee with band of purple and silver ribbon; 4. Suit hat of gray silk with purple milan brim, trimmed with gray and black wing; 5. Dress set of citron and black; 6. Large leghorn hat with hand painted design. Columbus, N.M: The funeral services over, the bodies of the heroes who died in the protection of their country fittingly bespeak the nation's tribute. Boston, Mass: Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, unveils the tablet erected in commemoration of his great achievement. Etna Mills, Cal: Pack mules are employed by the government to carry mail over the Salmon Range mountain tops, buried under six feet of snow. Subtitles: 1. Trails are dug to facilitate the progress of the carriers; 2. The mules are also provided with snow shoes; 3. A side-hill sled is used to tack down the mountain side. Written by
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