New York City: Braving the dangers of lurking submarines in the Atlantic Ocean, the Holland liner Ryndam departs for Europe. The French liner Lafayette, carrying eighty Americans and armed for defense, sails past the Statue of Liberty en ...See moreNew York City: Braving the dangers of lurking submarines in the Atlantic Ocean, the Holland liner Ryndam departs for Europe. The French liner Lafayette, carrying eighty Americans and armed for defense, sails past the Statue of Liberty en route for Bordeaux. Palmdale, Cal: Hundreds of rabbits are rounded up by hunters who pound the Mojave Desert and trap the long-eared animals, killing them and taking them to Los Angeles to be sold for charity. Boston, Mass: The Fifth Massachusetts gets back from the Mexican border and marches in review before Governor McCall. New Haven, Conn: The 200th anniversary of Yale is celebrated with a gigantic historical pageant in the Yale Bowl, showing the progress of the university since it was founded here by Elihu Yale. Montevideo, Uruguay: Multi-millionaire Manuel Rios establishes a private zoo, costing him one and a half million dollars, for the entertainment of his children and their little friends. The zoo is filled with rare specimens of animal and bird life from all parts of the world. Riverside, Cal: Expert diving girls of Southern California compete in a fancy diving contest here. Chicago, Ill: Charles Evans Hughes, Republican nominee for the Presidency, is greeted by a large crowd when his special train stops here for a brief stay. On the Austro-Italian Front: Three hundred Italian prisoners and the flag of their regiment are captured by Austrians. The prisoners are marched over the mountains to the Austrian headquarters. Paris, France: President Poincare attends a ceremony at which motor ambulances presented to the French government by wealthy Americans are sprinkled with holy water and blessed for their duties of mercy at the battlefront. Media, Pa: The Rose Tree Hunt Club holds its fortieth annual sweepstakes races here, attended by Pennsylvania society folk. Footlights and Fashions: Miss Ivy Sawyer, leading lady of "Betty," a current Broadway success, poses exclusively for the Hearst International News Pictorial in the latest gowns of her own design. Albany, N.Y: President Wilson is enthusiastically received here by a large crowd as he proceeds westward on a speaking tour. Written by
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