War Section: General Galieni, who saved Paris from the Germans, is given a royal military funeral and all Paris turns out to pay tribute to their hero. Mare Island, Cal: The United States oil tanker Cuyama is christened by Miss Margaret Offley, and is launched onto the Pacific. London: The late Lord Kitchener is honored at a memorial in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, attended by King George, Queen Mary and scores of other members of the royal family. New York: All the thrills of a policeman’s lifetime are pictured at the annual police field day at Sheepshead Bay. The events include capturing runaway horses, saving young women from death and fighting with unruly law breakers. Constantinople: The Sultan of Turkey is attended by a guard of heavily-armed men when he rides in state to the Mosque. Fashion Section: The season’s latest fashions include a marquisette tea gown, blue soirée silk dancing dress and other most recent creations offered by America’s most widely known modistes and importers. Eureka. Cal: Five persons perish when the steamer Bear is tossed upon the beach by the storm-swept Pacific Ocean. El Paso, Tex: General Bell, commanding American troops at Fort Bliss, orders every department of his command into action to prepare for the defense of El Paso against a possible invasion by Mexicans who are concentrated at Juarez. Off for the Mexican Border: National Guard troops of the First regiment, Illinois, entrain for the mobilization camp. The Seventh and Seventy-first regiments of New York depart for the border while thousands weep and cheer to speed them on their way. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | June 30, 1916 | |
Genres: | Documentary Short News | |
Cast: | King George V Queen Mary Margaret Offley Sultan Mehmed V | |
yellow_rose1 : Contains spoilers. Click to show. This is a very well done documentary. I was a newly wed when this happened so I lived thro...