St. Louis votes for the completion of the free bridge which for two years spanned the Mississippi River without approaches or floors. Lexington High School girls' hockey team defeats girls from Arlington, Mass., on their home grounds. ...See moreSt. Louis votes for the completion of the free bridge which for two years spanned the Mississippi River without approaches or floors. Lexington High School girls' hockey team defeats girls from Arlington, Mass., on their home grounds. Freight barges begin regular trip with cargoes of goods from New Orleans to Chicago over waterway course. Citizens of Joliet hold celebration. Bayonets have been used in some of the hottest engagements of the European war. United States Army gives exhibition drill showing the popular use of this weapon. Motor ship Malakka completes voyage from Norway to Los Angeles via Panama Canal. Curb market in New York, which closed after the war started, reopened and New Yorkers have first chance to trade in stocks and bonds since the conflict began. De Cros family, famous English motorists, give equipment of motor ambulances to the English army. They are reviewed before starting for the front. Germans make base of operations at Brussels. Interesting scenes show troop train arriving, commandeered wagons, types of Bavaria soldiers, and siege guns mounted to cover possible retreat. Written by
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