Hearst-Pathé News, No. 23

1917
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Gloucester, Mass: Submarine chasers of the latest type have been added to the U.S. Navy to guard the Atlantic Coast against attack. Subtitle: Passing a destroyer at 31 miles an hour. The chaser carries a 1-pound gun in the bow. Newcastle, Ind: Twenty lives are lost and hundreds of homes wrecked when a tornado swoops down upon the city. Subtitles: Searching for the missing. Chattanooga, Tenn: The spring floods begin their ravaging destruction, and whole towns are inundated as the Tennessee River rises. Subtitles: Overflowing mountain torrents are the cause of the deluge. Transportation is rendered extremely difficult. Boston, Mass: The Governors of the New England States meet with U.S. military officials to plan measures for defense. Subtitles: General Leonard A. Wood, commander of the Eastern Department, who aids the State executives. Spring Fashions (Magazine Section): Subtitles: Miss Mollie King, Pathe's popular star, exhibits the latest styles for milady's wear. Emerald Isle. Afternoon dress of green chiffon and silver lace. Daisy hat. Restful hours blue crepe bloomers with chiffon coat. Peaches. Pink tulle and silver embroidered silk dancing frock. San Pedro, Cal: Uncle Sam's latest undersea craft, the L-6, undergoes a successful trial trip at the new Pacific submarine base. Subtitles: The H-2 is assigned to patrol duty along the Coast. New York City: Mike Gibbons, aspirant for the middleweight championship, locates his training quarters on the roof of a skyscraper. Subtitle: Hitting thin air. Seattle, Wash: The revival of shipbuilding on the Pacific inspires the Northwest and schoolboys display rare ability in the art. Petrograd, Russia: Czar Nicholas II abdicates his throne after the Duma seizes control of the Government. Subtitles: The Czar and the royal family. His son, Czarevitch Alexis, who succeeds to the reign of the great Empire under the Regency of the Czar's brother. Key West, Fla: James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, arrives safely from his post after a 6,000-mile journey. Subtitles: He is warmly greeted by many admirers. Off for Washington to report personally to the President. The recalled Envoy and his wife.

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1917

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Gloucester, Mass: Submarine chasers of the latest type have been added to the U.S. Navy to guard the Atlantic Coast against attack. Subtitle: Passing a destroyer at 31 miles an hour. The chaser carries a 1-pound gun in the bow. Newcastle, Ind: Twenty lives are lost and hundreds of homes wrecked when a tornado swoops down upon the city. Subtitles: Searching for the missing. Chattanooga, Tenn: The spring floods begin their ravaging destruction, and whole towns are inundated as the Tennessee River rises. Subtitles: Overflowing mountain torrents are the cause of the deluge. Transportation is rendered extremely difficult. Boston, Mass: The Governors of the New England States meet with U.S. military officials to plan measures for defense. Subtitles: General Leonard A. Wood, commander of the Eastern Department, who aids the State executives. Spring Fashions (Magazine Section): Subtitles: Miss Mollie King, Pathe's popular star, exhibits the latest styles for milady's wear. Emerald Isle. Afternoon dress of green chiffon and silver lace. Daisy hat. Restful hours blue crepe bloomers with chiffon coat. Peaches. Pink tulle and silver embroidered silk dancing frock. San Pedro, Cal: Uncle Sam's latest undersea craft, the L-6, undergoes a successful trial trip at the new Pacific submarine base. Subtitles: The H-2 is assigned to patrol duty along the Coast. New York City: Mike Gibbons, aspirant for the middleweight championship, locates his training quarters on the roof of a skyscraper. Subtitle: Hitting thin air. Seattle, Wash: The revival of shipbuilding on the Pacific inspires the Northwest and schoolboys display rare ability in the art. Petrograd, Russia: Czar Nicholas II abdicates his throne after the Duma seizes control of the Government. Subtitles: The Czar and the royal family. His son, Czarevitch Alexis, who succeeds to the reign of the great Empire under the Regency of the Czar's brother. Key West, Fla: James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, arrives safely from his post after a 6,000-mile journey. Subtitles: He is warmly greeted by many admirers. Off for Washington to report personally to the President. The recalled Envoy and his wife.

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