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  • Pathé News, No. 87 (1916)
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Pathé News, No. 87 (1916)
Short | Short, News
Long Branch, N.J: James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, visits President Wilson at Shadow Lawn to report personally the real possibilities of peace in Europe. Provincetown, Mass: A new Spanish submarine, built in American ...See moreLong Branch, N.J: James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, visits President Wilson at Shadow Lawn to report personally the real possibilities of peace in Europe. Provincetown, Mass: A new Spanish submarine, built in American shipyards, undergoes successful trials before being taken abroad. Subtitles: Submerging. The crew is made up of Spanish sailors. New York City: A new floating police station, the first of its kind to be used in the country, is put in commission to aid in capturing river pirates. Subtitles: All of the police boats gather to greet their new companion. Commissioner Woods has also recruited a corps of Junior Police to aid him in keeping the city's youngsters from mischief. The Courtship of Miss Vote (Magazine Section): An Animated Cartoon by Leighton Budd. Akron, Ohio: Tired of waiting until grown folks offer to take them out for a ride in their automobiles, little Bob Jones and his sweetheart decide to go autoing in their own car. Subtitles: "Gas twenty cents a gallon? Give me a dime's worth for my car." Yonkers, N.Y: Trouble between the striking car men and traction companies is not yet ended, and policemen guard each car as it is put in operation after a lapse of seven weeks. Subtitles: A dynamite explosion of suspicious origin also occurs in the New York City subway, tearing a big hole in the street. El Paso, Texas: The Elephant Butte Dam, the largest irrigation project in the world, is formally dedicated by Mr. A.A. Jones, personal representative of President Wilson. Subtitles: Eight hundred and sixty- two million gallons of water are now stored in the huge dam, ready to irrigate the southwestern fields. Hoboken, N.J: Field Artillery regiments also return from the border as the need for the full force of the country's National Guard to protect the boundary line gradually disappears. Subtitles: Their wagons rumbling through the streets make Hoboken resemble a town on the European battle fronts. Barcelona, Spain: Charitable women give an outing to many orphaned children in their care, who have lost parents and homes in the remorseless struggle that grips the Old World. Subtitle: Little do they realize the terrible effects of the war on their future career. New Orleans, La. (New Orleans only): Mr. Arthur, a local inventor, tries out his new gun camera, with which he is able to photograph wild animals at a distance. Subtitle: A successful picture. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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