Near Verdun, France: Germany has renewed activities around this battered fortress with but scant success. Beaver Dam Lake, N.Y: The social elite of Long Island have a glorious carnival day on the ice with Mr. Irving Brokaw, one of the leading exponents of ice skating, playing a prominent part. Brookline, Mass: The “Young Old Fellows” of the Brookline Country Club “tune up” in preparation for their curling match against Canada’s crack team. Red Bank, N.J: Philip E. Greene demonstrates his new motor ice boat, which is capable of running 70 miles an hour on the frozen surface of the famous Shrewsbury. Brighton Beach. N.Y: Undeterred by the icy waves of the North Atlantic, the mermaids of Long Island insist on using the old “Palm Beach Sea House” for recreation and exercise. New Orleans, La: Miss Pauline Thurston creates a new dance known as the “Aeroplane Glide.” Phoenix, Ariz: Hundreds of thousands of sheep migrate, some a distance of 200 miles, with the start of the great annual sheep drive to winter pasture. Seattle, Wash: Battalion Chief Fred C. Gelham dies under half a ton of ruins when the roof of the Grand Theater caves in during a fire. Denver. Col: Thousands attend the Stock Show and pronounce it the equal of any exhibition ever held. Oakland, Cal: Sheriff Barnet has invented this new weapon. By combining the former inefficient revolver and club he produces a rifle of deadly precision. Winnipeg, Man. (Canada): Louis Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, witnesses the start of the Red River Derby Dog Race, from Winnipeg to St. Paul.