Chicago, ILL: Society celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at the South Shore Country Club entertaining former President Taft. Berkeley, Cal: The U. of C. gives an excellent example to the colleges of the country in their work for preparedness. The student body work constantly at long practice marches. Waltham, Mass: Hurrah! Maybe ice will be cheaper this summer! Modern methods of ice cutting enable the ice merchants to harvest their crop much quicker and at less cost. Fresno, Cal: This section boasts of the only jitney railroad in the country: five miles, five cents! Portland, Me: The steamship Herman Winter, after catching fire, sinks in the harbor here. All hands were saved. Boston, Mass: With the aid of a carefully chartered canvas, patrons of a hotel here enjoy winter golf on the roof. Columbus, N.M: Battery A, Fourth Field Artillery and Field Hospital Corps No. 7, arrive here, awaiting instructions to join General Pershing in Mexico. Chihuahua, Mexico: General Carranza’s crack cavalry troop passes through here on the way to co-operate with the American troops in the capture of Villa. Mineral Wells, Tex: Manager Rowland has his “White Sox” on the job here limbering up” before getting down to real hard work of regular training. Seres, Greece: Some idea of the cost of war may be gained from this view of supplies and forage for the Allies’ forces operating in Greece. Yarmouth, Mass: Three thousand mules await in the snow transportation to Italy for work in the Italian army. Salonika, Greece: Incessant activity in the harbor here demonstrates that the French navy is ever alert despite the fact that no great naval battle has occurred during the war. Nets are stretched across the entrance to catch and entangle any hostile submarines venturesome enough to attempt to enter.