Edward N. Hurley

Paul Painlevé

Dynamite Defeats King Winter&apos;s Alliance With Kaiser: Ice blocked, interrupting work on America&apos;s great warship progress at Government&apos;s new &quot;Victory&quot; destroyer plant, is broken by use of explosive, permitting delivery of coal, Som...

Universal Current Events, No. 37

Dynamite Defeats King Winter's Alliance With Kaiser: Ice blocked, interrupting work on America's great warship progress at Government's new "Victory" destroyer plant, is broken by use of explosive, permitting delivery of coal, Somewhere on the North Atlantic Coast. Subtitles: The dynamite is thawed out in warm water, prior to inserting the fuse. The explosive is lowered to a depth of four feet. "Let 'er go." "After the battle." Canoe Tilting Suggested As Army Bayonet Exercise: Uncle Sam's military instructors should find some hints in the "annual plunge" of the San Diego Rowing Club, San Diego, Cal. Subtitle: Either of these boys would make a good bayonet drill-master. Tornado Demolishes Town, Sweeping Houses Before It: Driving through center of the city, terrific wind storm destroys 75 buildings and injures many persons, Leesville, La. Subtitle: Storm traces that suggest the handiwork of the Hun in France. Spectacular Fire Wrecks Big Theatrical Warehouse: Scenery of "The Mikado" and many famous productions goes up in smoke when William A. Brady warehouse is destroyed, New York City. Subtitles: Billows of smoke hang over the city like a pall. Low water pressure and the cold hinder the firefighters. Dig Down. Come Across. Buy Your Baby Bonds Now: "Movie" stars urge purchase of Uncle Sam's war saving stamps, Universal City, Cal. Subtitle: Uncle Sam needs your help. This means YOU. (New York Only.) Chinese Tong Master Buried As a Christian: Tom Lee, "Mayor of Chinatown," who brought about peace between the warring Chinese tongs, is laid to rest with Christian ceremonies, New York City. Aided by Allies, Italians Halt Great Hun Offensive: French reinforcements dash across the border into Italy, turning the tide of battle against the Teutons on the Italo-Austrian front, Somewhere Along the Franco-Italian Border. Subtitles: Arriving in Turin. The Chasseurs, famous light cavalry, on the way to give the Austro-Germans a taste of French steel. M. Painleve. former French Premier, after attending the inter-Allied conference at Milan. Off for the front. "Ships, Then More Ships," Is Slogan to Win the War: One of Uncle Sam's vast shipyards under construction, where fifty vessels may be built at once, Somewhere on the Atlantic Coast. Subtitles: In the bee-hive of industry, working day and night. The United States controls 113 shipyards. This is one of them. In these 113 yards there are being built today 1,395 vessels with a total tonnage of 8,240,308, and the greater part will be completed in 1918," Edward N. Hurley, Chairman U.S. Shipping Board. A battery at work. Pile-driver, not guns. The war will be won with ships, and America will supply them. Shipway No. 1, where, within two weeks, the first keel will be laid. Official U.S. War Film. America's Mailed Fist Ready to Strike the Hun: Pershing's field artillerymen learn fascinating art of smashing German trenches, Somewhere in France. (Released by the Committee on Public Information through the American Red Cross.) Subtitles: Picking up a hot one. Artillery horses are temperamental brutes, at times. The condition of the horses is important, and veterinarians watch them constantly. Grub-time is a festive occasion. The army canteen is popular. The horrors of war can't overcome Yankee chivalry. Uncle Sam's nephews are "Daddies" to the French orphans. Cartoons from the World's Greatest Newspapers: "A Case of Now or Never," by Ding, in The Omaha Daily News. "False Faces," by Harding, in The Brooklyn Eagle. "Only a Matter of Time," by Thomas, in The Detroit News.

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