Bottling the Baltic: England's powerful navy which is now engaged blockading the enemy's fleet. Glimpses from the Theater of War: Actual scenes taken in and around the battlefields of Europe. Sub-titles: Retreating from Antwerp; German ...See moreBottling the Baltic: England's powerful navy which is now engaged blockading the enemy's fleet. Glimpses from the Theater of War: Actual scenes taken in and around the battlefields of Europe. Sub-titles: Retreating from Antwerp; German gunfire destroys churches at Malines; Fording flooded streets at Malines; Armored car returning with war trophies; Motor scouts from firing line; Belgian Red Cross caring for wounded; Termonde Bridge after German bombardment. Kitchener's Army: King George and Queen Mary witness the departure of new recruits for army training quarters, Aldershot, England. England's Prisoners of War: Surrounded by electrified barbed-wire fence, thousands of Germans are interned at Detention Camp, Camberley near Aldershot, England. Sub-titles: Prisoners gather wood for cooking, heating, etc. Lined up for rations. Caring for the Wounded: At all hours of day and night wounded soldiers can be seen arriving at West Ham Hospital, the greatest institution of its kind in London, England. Shipping Horses to Europe: Thousands of selected western steeds are bought by warring nations for use on battlefields, New Orleans, La. Sub-title: Mattresses for Red Cross field hospitals. Liners m Collide in Fog: With a huge hole rent her bow by freighter "Iowan," S.S. "Matapan" with tourists from South American ports is beached by her captain, Sandy Hook, N.J. Sub-title: The "Iowan.'' whose prow was slightly dented. Buy a Bale of Cotton: The Merchants' Associations at City Hall welcome the messenger from Alabama, New York City. Cartoons by the world famous caricaturist Hy Mayer of Puck. Written by
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