Jourdanton, Texas: Hundreds of snakes are rounded up when this city celebrates its own novel kind of "clean-up" week. Subtitles: A Snake King shows how to catch a rattler. Texas children handle rattlers as if they were kittens. Sheepshead,...See moreJourdanton, Texas: Hundreds of snakes are rounded up when this city celebrates its own novel kind of "clean-up" week. Subtitles: A Snake King shows how to catch a rattler. Texas children handle rattlers as if they were kittens. Sheepshead, N.Y: Rodman Law, the daredevil king, defies Fate once more as he demonstrates for military authorities how to escape from a balloon if shot in mid-air. Subtitle: At a height of 1,000 feet he explodes the balloon and makes the descent with a parachute. Coast Artillery Fort: Great twelve-inch mortars guarding the United States coast are given a thorough test to insure their efficiency in time of need. Subtitles: The shell weighs 1,045 pounds and is carried seven miles. Ten-inch disappearing guns, which play a prominent part in the European War, are also kept ready. Great Lakes, Ill: The call for Citizens' Preparedness is answered by the Great Lakes Academy, whose students are given thorough training in naval tactics. Subtitle: More such boys as these and this Nation need not fear. Paris, France: Heartened and rested, remnants of the heroic Belgian army march proudly on their way to reinforce the Allied front at Verdun. New York City: President and Mrs. Wilson arrive to attend the marriage ceremonies of his medical aide and friend, Surgeon General Cary T. Grayson. Subtitle: Dr. Grayson and his bride, who was Miss Alice Gordon. El Paso, Texas: All hands cheer as the last post is placed on the Elephant Butte Dam, the largest project in the world. Subtitle: The total capacity of the lake is 802 billion gallons. Bellefonte, Pa: Followers of Izaak Walton find health and excitement as the trout fishing season opens. Written by
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