Gifts for Santa Claus Ship: Gifts of clothing, blankets, toys, etc., for children and women of strife-disheveled Europe are contributed by people of San Francisco. Apples: Health and Wealth. European war having tied up apple industry of ...See moreGifts for Santa Claus Ship: Gifts of clothing, blankets, toys, etc., for children and women of strife-disheveled Europe are contributed by people of San Francisco. Apples: Health and Wealth. European war having tied up apple industry of the Northwest, campaign is inaugurated to dispose of immense crops, Portland, Oregon. Sub-titles: Children throughout state are given all the apples they can eat. Seattle, Wash: Gov. Lister of Washington. Famous Universal Star. J. Warren Kerrigan signs two-year contract with Universal Film Mfg. Company, Hollywood, Cal. Food for Belgians: Freighter Massapequa with 4,000 tons of foodstuffs for starving Belgians provided by Rockefeller Foundation Fund, sails from Brooklyn, N.Y. Latest Scenes from the Front: War Time Scenes in England. Thousands of troops are massing in St. Albans, 20 miles from London, as precaution for a possible invasion of London, England. Sub-titles: Cavalry regiments practice maneuvers to make themselves efficient for the front. The late King Edward's horse. Trafalgar Day. Celebration at Trafalgar Square in memory of Lord Nelson, England's greatest naval hero, while a sea battle rages nearby, London, England. Aiding the Empire: Canadian troops arrive at Plymouth, England. Bruges, Belgium: German guns force Belgians to retreat to Bruges, 10 miles from the North Sea. Sub-titles: Distributing tobacco among the soldiers. Refugees leaving Bruges. At the Dutch frontier, everybody is strictly examined and passports are carefully scrutinized. Latest picture of His Majesty, King of the Belgians. The Kaiser's Ships: Powerful German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Nurnberg, which were reported in sea battle with British squadron under Admiral Craddock, Valparaiso, Chile. Wilson and Taft: President Wilson and ex-President Taft are guests of honor at annual meeting of the American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. Cartoons by the World Famous Caricaturist, Hy Mayer of Puck. Written by
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