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GENERAL SIR EDMUXD IL H. AL
LENBT, commander of the British
Palestine forces, which have been
no successful In their drive through the
Holy land, visited the Church of the
Nativity, erected at the birthplace . of
Christ, in Bethlehem, after a visit to
that historical spot. He was escorted
by the city officials and the leading;
men of the "City of David."
Recent reports indicate that the Ger
man and Turkish forces intend in the
near future to start a drive on this
front.
The first of the 10 women letter car
riers appointed In New York City is on
the job. She is dropping letters in
boxes in houses along her route.
Though the women letter carriers have
been only given 13-day appointments.
It is almost certain that they will re
ceive permanent positions If the expe
riment proves satisfactory.
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A photograph recently taken In a
striking way shows the ruins in the
business district of San Jacinto, Cal.,
after the earthquake, fcoldlers are pa
trolling the devastated area to guard
against vandals.
The sight of Old Glory, carried be
fore a contingent of our fighting men,
roused usually phlegmatic London to
the wildest enthusiasm. It was Lon
don's chance to show her joy at Amer
ica's entry Into the war and she took
the fullest advantage of that oppor
tunity. Thousands lined the streets as
our soldier boys marched by, and
cheered them to the echo. The King,
too, showed his appreciation of our al
liance by reviewing thim as they
passed Buckingham Palace.
The terrific British and French gun
fire in Flanders has caused the Ger
mans to abandon intricate trench
structures for defense purposes, and
they have now devised concrete and
steel outposts, defended with machine
guns.
Early In the battle of Menin road. In
Flanders, a British observation bal
loon and its observer got into serious
difficulties. The observer, to escape in-Jury,-
chanced his life In the parachute.
In this way he was carried to safety
in a tree top. The observer let him
self down from his precarious posi
tion by means of the parachute ropes.
The difficulties experienced by aero-
plane camera men in ' making photo-"
graphs of enemy movements below has
brought about the invention of a new
device the pistol camera which
greatly facilitates their work. The
German airmen originated the pistol
camera.
Veterans who fought in the first bat
tle of Ypres, three years ago, at Mon
treal, observed the anniversary of that
battle Sunday, April 28, and listened
to an address by Rev. Colonel Almond.
The men participating in the services
belonged to the 13th and 14th battalions
which bore the brunt of the first fight
ing, when the Germans broke through
the lines of the French colonials three
years ago. When they assembled on
this field at Montreal for their anni
versary celebration they first offered
a solemn prayer in the open air that
the allied line would hold about the
town for which they fought and where
they were the first troops on whom
the Germans tried their gas attack.
A remarkable photograph was taken
recently which shows the British tank
Krittania going through . acrobatic
itunts at Camp Upton, so that the Na
tional Army men in training could get
a first-band Idea of things the tank
can do.
The Britannia has started on a re
cruiting tour of the United States for
the British and Canadian recruiting
mission, which Is headed by Brigadier
General W. A. White. The object of
the tour Is to Inspire 175,000 Britishers
and Canadians in the United States,
as well as citizens of this country, to
volunteer for war service.
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