YHK SEMI-WEEKLY THIMUNK, HOKW WLA.TTK. KK1WA8KA.
FRENCH PATROL BOAT PROTECTS THE AISNE CANAL
AMERICAN L0C0M0TVIE ENGINEERS ON THE JOB IN FRANCE
French gunboats havo been nrmcd with antiaircraft guns to protect the Alsno canal from enemy flyers. These
jrnns have been Instrumental In driving off raiders attempting to destroy the canal. The picture shows the deck of. one
,of theso boats with Its battery of antiaircraft guns ready for action.
HUGE GERMAN SUBMARINE STOPPING SPANISH LINER
'llils German submarine, one of the largest typo employed by the Teutons for long-range cruises, has stopped the
Spanish mull steamer Infanta Isabel do Borbon off Cadiz. The submarine Is shown circling about the steamer while
Iflve ofllccrs and 15 men of the crqw were busy searching the detained ship. Tho photograph was made from tho
BADGES FOR VETERANS OF MEXICAN ROW I catholic bishop of a. e. f.
Here are tho new Mexican service badges, which aro being distributed to
the American veterans of the bonier brush. On tho left Is the navy badge, both
aides being shown, and on the right tho army badge.
FIRST AMERICAN-BUILT TANK IS BIGGEST YET
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Sonic of tho American locomotive engineers now In Fruuco arc here seen hard at work assembling a big American
engine.
CALIFORNIA TOWN DEVASTATED BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE
This striking photograph shows the plled-up ruins In the business district of San Jacinto, Cn., nfter the earth
quake. Soldiers are strolling tho devastated area to guard against vandals. The shock, which was felt throughout
southern California, did most damage at this spot, where It destroyed more than a third of tho city, Including nlraost
tho ontlro "business section. The neighboring tpwn of Hemet was also severely hit by the earthquake, the damage In1
tho two cities amounting to half a million dollars.
PROTECTING FRENCH ART
The Innumerable art treasures of
Franco are guarded against damage
by the enemy air raiders. Tho pho
graph showa how tho statues In tho
garden of Versailles palace are pro
tected.
This Is tho most recent nhMoiminii
of Itlshop Patrick J. Hayes of Now
York, who has been named bishop of
the American army at the front In
Franco by Pope Benedict. When
Bishop Hayes goes to the front he will
oe cxicuueu even' courtesy bv Gen
eral Pershing and the officers of tho
expeditionary force. Although he has
been glvon no high army rank, tho
r uuimruueni welcomes ins rjh
polntmcut and will nrovldo him wiHi
all the neccasary credentials for his
wont, no expects to visit tho men at
Mio front very soon.
Pushing "Liberty Bread."
Tho "Liberty bread shop," nt 35
Huntington nvenue, Boston, has been
opened and is being carried forward
with tho approval of tho Massachu
setts section of tho womnn's commit
tee, council of national defense, and
tho woman's committees on food con
servatlon of state and city. The Miop
elves tho public practical Information
on legltlraato and palatable substitutes
for white bread and there arc dally
demonstrations In breadmnklng. All
tho work of baking Is dono by nn ex
pert baker. Volunteer workers act as
saleswomen and serve luuchcons.
"MURDER GUN'S" WORK IN A NURSERY
The photograph shows the condition of n day nursery In Paris after tua
bombardment by the big German gun in the forest of St. Gobaln that shdlls
tho city at a range of almost eighty miles. One shell landed In the nursery
and created the awful havoc shown. Muny of tho children and tfielr nurses
were killed and tho rest of them Injured. -
TRANSPORTING THE SERBIAN WOUNDED
'I lie llrst American-built tank, called the "America," Is the biggest ever
coniix'ii-d. and Is greatly superior In power to nuy other. It weighs -15
tons. And la propelled by steam
Germany to Grow Cotton.
Germany and her allies are under-
Mining to overcome their shortage of
cottou by developing production In Bui
1 .mi-la. Official dispatches recently said
i no uuiganan government has under-'
taken to iilaeo laruo hlndm nf emit.. 1.1..'
land at tho disposal of planters. Tho
nrluclnal cultivation will
tho lqwlands und river border of tho1
Tlnlifinl In mill In thn ..ni..i.. .. . j . I
nopio.
Wild uroncnos oenx oroaa. i
There should be plenty of bucking
nnd pitching of brouchos along the
western front In Kuropo now, as JU.-
000 absolutely wild Canadian horses
have arrived In Europe, according to
Clyde Dunlap, horso wrangler, who
returned recntly to Virginia, Minn.,
from tho Cnnndlim northwest, where
for 21 months ho has been roping tho
animals, sfiys an exchange. Ho said
inost of tho horses wore captured In
the wilds if tho Pence river country,
northwest of Kdmonton. and nono of
them has ever looked through n bridle
'I'Iiim lii)to kiovs it unique iiii'tli "1
wounded Mjldlius fnnn. ilu mountain,
garlmiKnnd Austrlnns.
oi tin- Serbians for trimsspui'iiii!; tliclr
when- they are still lighting the Bill-
