New York: Fleet gathers for formal review by navy department and President Wilson. Los Angeles: Story of the west is told in historical parade. Quincy, Mass: Torpedo Boat Destroyer Tucker is launched at Fore River Yards. It is the biggest ...See moreNew York: Fleet gathers for formal review by navy department and President Wilson. Los Angeles: Story of the west is told in historical parade. Quincy, Mass: Torpedo Boat Destroyer Tucker is launched at Fore River Yards. It is the biggest and fastest vessel of its kind belonging to the navy. New York: Maharajah of Kapurthala bringing the favorite of his four wives arrives for his visit to the Panama Exposition. San Francisco: Coast defense members have practice harbor mine planting from side of ship. New York: Veteran corps of artillery act as escort of honor at special service of Colonial Historical Society. New York: School ship Newport sails with cadets on 1,500 mile voyage on which men will learn to become navigators and captains of ships. San Francisco: Big crowds gather at May Day frolic at Panama Fair. Hendon, England: Famous aerodrome, formerly mecca for society people, is transformed into an aeroplane base. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, inspects the field. Giant steamer Lusitania is torpedoed off Irish coast by a German submarine. Interesting motion pictures show the great liner as she appeared on her fatal voyage from New York and show one of the German submarines now patrolling the war zone off the British coast. Written by
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