YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - PANCHO VILLA ATTACKS NEW MEXICO FLYING WING AIRPLANES RICKENBACKER

[Music] television highlights of the news of yester year Bandit at the border ponia fabled Brian to almost precipitated war between the United States and Mexico it's March 9th 1916 and Via at the head of 1500 troops crosses the border to raid New [Music] Mexico here is the Mexican maraud whose men killed 17 civilians at eight soldiers in the foray repercussions were immediate soon the FED Texas Rangers set after via and his men a few of his band were captured but via escaped these two prisoners from his ragged Army remained in American hands even as official Washington detailed John J persing then a brigadier general to the task of bringing in Via Dead or Alive one week after the Bandit raid on New Mexico persing took 6,000 men across the Rio Grand to find panoa despite the presence of American fighting men on Mexican soil via Boro arango was not found border towns were militarized and on April 15th in poal came the incident that brought action from the Mexican Government a skirmish between our troops and mexicos in poal resulted in the death of 40 Mexicans despite official protest by Mexican president karanza American Border towns became regular army centers buildings in Texas Arizona and New Mexico were armed and the customs house in Nako Arizona barricaded and fortified with the Mexican Army called out minor outbreaks kept Washington on the alert in charge of us censorship at the time the man destined for our highest military honors Douglas macauthur but back in Mexico General Gonzales of the coranza forces in June attacked a Persian Scout Force Cavalry quickly answered the challenge Mexican troops retreated before the American fighting men Gonzalez withdrew and a week after these historic pictures were made via fled to the hills the United States was to spend a total of $30 million in vain effort to apprehend the Bandit Chief who was to meet death in an ambush July 18th 1923 by November 1916 all that remained for a complete cessation of hostilities was signing of a protocol which resulted in the exchange of prisoners shown here these captured Mexicans are about to be returned to their Homeland America's negro battalions returned to El Paso once again Mexico and the United States are neighbors in peace as Mexico officers join ours to watch our troops return the Via incident was over and one American Soldier finds a special way to celebrate well yesterday's newsreel has brought you history as it was made the 1916 Clash brought about by the Bandit pon chova as early as 1929 Germany was experimenting with tailess airplanes one of the first of which is shown here in test flight in Berlin you are watching the Revolutionary Aviation trial that 18 years later was to result in our own YB 49 introduced October 21st 1947 what watch this plane and then compare it with these pictures of the YB 49 here it is wingspan of 172 ft gross weight of over 200,000 lb with room for seven crew members and six off duty crew this flying bat superseded the xb35 first of America's planes employing this radical construction on a large scale oper a the xp35 was motor driven but the YB 49 is jet propelled here it is the climax of 18 years of experiment of tailess flying ships the early 1920s see The Return To America of the world's most famous Bassel Theodor shapin greatest role for shapin was mestop sung at lascala but his American Triumph was in Boris good enough on the same boat is met star Freda hemple born in liick in 1885 and renowned for her singing in travata and Rigoletto among other operas it's 1918 somewhere in France at America's ace of World War I Eddie ricken Becker is honored by General Gerard Washington in 1930 SE ricken Becker awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Hoover with peacetime Aviation achievements to come this is Eddie ricken Becker [Music] it's 1928 and you're looking at the birth of a landmark the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson and connecting New York with New Jersey the bridge took 3 years to build Channel span of the construction is 3,500 ft with total span between anchorages 4,760 Ft all towers are completed here and cables are in the process of being strung when the bridge is finished it will have a deck width of 115 ft and will lie 250 ft above high waters of the Hudson at its Center the George Washington Bridge was officially opened October 24th 1931 in a ceremony that attracted National dignitaries and state officials this is Franklin B Roosevelt then governor of New York State about to cut the ribbon that officially opened the huge span to the public climax of 3 years of actual construction work this is the overwater link between New York and New Jersey the George Washington Bridge [Music] it's 1927 and President Calvin kulage is on a Goodwill tour of the Northwest a tour which was to see him Express his political intentions for the following year in exactly six words despite popular opinion to the contrary kulage had an excellent sense of humor and his periodic dawning of cowboy and Indian attire was merely to give people a [Music] laugh here with Chief womo Taha B tribe kulage is made an honorary Chief this scene is Deadwood North Dakota but when the president arrived in Rapid City South Dakota on this tour he made the Epic observation pertinent to his 1928 plans he said quote I do not choose to run most frugal of American presidents it is ironic that the years during which he was in the White House saw an almost continuous bull market Factory productive efficiency raised by 30% and general prosperity closing Indian traditional dance Hail to the [Music] Chief we're back to Missouri in 1928 to see what the St Louis woman was wearing dresses you may remember were short and curves an unmentionable subject this is an afternoon dress with square neckline long sleeve blouse short skirt white satin evening gowns featuring slit sides and one exposed shoulder on the left is a short brocade coat with tight turban on the right a cocktail dress with full-brim Chapo Furman wraparound coat with white fox cups and collar trimming these were the Fashions of 28 oh great [Music] this is Winston Churchill in 1926 the scene is Rome and Britain's leading Statesman is on vacation at the B of carela Churchill's comments after her visit to musolini I am a great believer in fascism for Italy 1922 Walker Cup match Darwin British team captain bangs out a long one we're in Southampton New York and America's scull faes include chck Evans and Francis we met Bobby Jones beats Roger weathered and great Britain is defeated as America Claims the [Music] cup later in the year we're at Lake Placid for the figure skating exhibition this is Hoff doing practically the same stunts on Ice that you see today only the costume is a little different Miss kasloff is going nowhere in particular but she looks well going [Music] there flash finish of the performance not bad not bad at all moving over to Bristol New Hampshire we find young linnn Hill and some acrobatics the skates are on his feet so he walks on his hands maybe it's easier that way whoops careful LM still the same lab in figure work and cartwheels done this time the Hardway it's great but I want to know only one thing why an experiment known as the chair walk I'm convinced my boy yes sir Lyn you win