Hearst-Pathé News, No. 78
Boston, Mass: The army engineers who will soon construct American defenses abroad are getting practical building experience. Subtitles: Preparing the long, tapering steel piles, which are later filled with cement. The great drive to lay the foundation for the gun platforms. In hot quarters. Quebec, Canada: The second attempt to raise the great Quebec Bridge span across the St. Lawrence River is crowned with success. Subtitles: In the first effort several were killed, but this time the hydraulic jacks lift the span into space without accident. The first steamer passing under the new bridge. Sacramento, Cal: Extra! Two engines in head-on collision with no casualties. It is only the annual spectacular feature of the State Fair. Subtitles: This is what happens in a smash-up. One of the locomotives catches fire. First to France: Secretary of War Baker visits Camp Mills to review America's Rainbow Division, the vanguard of the new army. Subtitles: The Secretary (left), General Bliss, new Chief-of-Staff, and General Mann, Commander of the Division. Over the seas and "over there," into the darkness of autocracy the Rainbow will shed new light. Sheepshead Bay, N.Y: Thrill after thrill greets the 60,000 people present at the world's famous speed demons race for the Harkness trophy. Subtitles: All records are shattered by this hair-raising spin around the track at 110 miles an hour. Louis Chevrolet wins the auto classic and the Harkness trophy. San Francisco, Cal: Three hundred more student officers will soon finish their training at the Presidio camp and join Uncle Sam's forces. Subtitles: Getting accustomed to the trenches of modern warfare. Over the top. Rosemary's Dream: A Fashion Fantasy (Courtesy of Blanck & Co., New York.) Subtitles: Rosemary sketches an evening gown of metal pallete featuring the latest bustle effect. The dream realized. The corselet and collar are striking innovations of this new fall style. On the Carso: The Italian Army, which has heroically driven Austrians from their Alpine strongholds, prepares to renew the attacks. Subtitles: Trenchant mechanical diggers are used to build the roads. General Cadorna, idol of Italy and hope of the Allies. The Hague, Holland: With grand ceremony, Queen Wilhelmina opens what may be the most momentous session of the Dutch Parliament. Subtitles: But a stone's throw from the scene of battle, the difficulties of the little nation increase. This capital of world peace may itself be engulfed in the maelstrom of Humanity's struggle.
- Released
- 1917
Details
Release year: 1917
Storyline
Boston, Mass: The army engineers who will soon construct American defenses abroad are getting practical building experience. Subtitles: Preparing the long, tapering steel piles, which are later filled with cement. The great drive to lay the foundation for the gun platforms. In hot quarters. Quebec, Canada: The second attempt to raise the great Quebec Bridge span across the St. Lawrence River is crowned with success. Subtitles: In the first effort several were killed, but this time the hydraulic jacks lift the span into space without accident. The first steamer passing under the new bridge. Sacramento, Cal: Extra! Two engines in head-on collision with no casualties. It is only the annual spectacular feature of the State Fair. Subtitles: This is what happens in a smash-up. One of the locomotives catches fire. First to France: Secretary of War Baker visits Camp Mills to review America's Rainbow Division, the vanguard of the new army. Subtitles: The Secretary (left), General Bliss, new Chief-of-Staff, and General Mann, Commander of the Division. Over the seas and "over there," into the darkness of autocracy the Rainbow will shed new light. Sheepshead Bay, N.Y: Thrill after thrill greets the 60,000 people present at the world's famous speed demons race for the Harkness trophy. Subtitles: All records are shattered by this hair-raising spin around the track at 110 miles an hour. Louis Chevrolet wins the auto classic and the Harkness trophy. San Francisco, Cal: Three hundred more student officers will soon finish their training at the Presidio camp and join Uncle Sam's forces. Subtitles: Getting accustomed to the trenches of modern warfare. Over the top. Rosemary's Dream: A Fashion Fantasy (Courtesy of Blanck & Co., New York.) Subtitles: Rosemary sketches an evening gown of metal pallete featuring the latest bustle effect. The dream realized. The corselet and collar are striking innovations of this new fall style. On the Carso: The Italian Army, which has heroically driven Austrians from their Alpine strongholds, prepares to renew the attacks. Subtitles: Trenchant mechanical diggers are used to build the roads. General Cadorna, idol of Italy and hope of the Allies. The Hague, Holland: With grand ceremony, Queen Wilhelmina opens what may be the most momentous session of the Dutch Parliament. Subtitles: But a stone's throw from the scene of battle, the difficulties of the little nation increase. This capital of world peace may itself be engulfed in the maelstrom of Humanity's struggle.
Top credits
- Newton Baker — Self
- Tasker H. Bliss — Self
- Luigi Cadorna — Self
- Louis Chevrolet — Self