New York City: President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, arrives in New York on board the Mayflower, to wind up his campaign for re-election at a monster meeting in Madison Square Garden. Chicago, Ill: Victor Carlstrom, the aviator, ...See moreNew York City: President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, arrives in New York on board the Mayflower, to wind up his campaign for re-election at a monster meeting in Madison Square Garden. Chicago, Ill: Victor Carlstrom, the aviator, leaves Chicago on a non-stop flight to New York, a distance of 900 miles. He carried bags of mail and his trip may result in the establishment of a regular aerial mail route between the two cities. Bethlehem, Pa: The William Penn Highway, just completed, is formally dedicated. Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania is Chief Master of Ceremonies. Footlights and Fashions: Miss Juliette Day, star of "Up-Stairs and Down," at the Court Theater, New York, poses exclusively for the Hearst International News Pictorial in the latest gowns of her own creation. Philadelphia, Pa: More than 4,000 steel freight cars are loaded on board the British freighter Doonholm to be transported to France. Near Spokane, Washington: Final work in the harvesting of winter wheat is on in the gigantic fields of this state. Thirty horses draw an enormous reaper over the rolling, outdoor workroom. A giant motor tractor mows, threshes and bags the grain. San Francisco, Cal: The Hall of Records, last of the ruins left by the big San Francisco fire, is wrecked. The giant steel dome, weighing 320 tons, is pulled down after it resists for several days the efforts of the wreckers. In the Snow-Capped Vosges Mountains: Alaskan dogs, emissaries of mercy, provide the power for drawing ambulance sleds between the first line mountain trenches and the hospital base. Exclusive French war pictures depict the hardships endured by the fighting men of France on the battle line in the high altitude of the mountainous country. Written by
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