Variety of events in World War I years. German merchant submarine Deutschland (a British blockade buster) in 1916 in the United States (then neutral), departing New London, Connecticut on November 21, 1916 headed back to Germany carrying silver bullion. The submarine had just completed repairs following a collision with the tugboat T.A. Scott Jr. when first attempting to leave New London on November 16, 1916. The North German Lloyd Shipping Company submarine Deutschland is seen leaving the dock at New London, Connecticut. The officers on the submarine Deutschland wave. Periscope of submerged submarine is seen slicing through calm water. Sailor on an Italian destroyer blows general quarters call on bugle. Another sailor brings a telescope on deck. Next, crew members fire their deck gun at periscope in the water. Change of scene the shows the destroyer making way, leaving visible wake, astern, as crew members load and fire depth charges from the ship's stern. View of a submarine underwater. Exploding depth charges raise huge columns of water. Underwater view of submarine shows columns of bubbles nearby. View of Austro-Hungarian Battleship SMS Szent Istvan (Saint Stephen), capsizing and rolling after it is torpedoed off the Dalmation Coast of the Adriatic Sea by Italian torpedo boats on June 10, 1918. Survivors being rescued in small boats. View of a merchant vessel at dock and in a harbor. View of survivors of the May 1915 Lusitania disaster, with belongings, arriving in a harbor. Men and women with children posing. Two small girls pose among the group of Lusitania survivors.
Views from a British airplane flying above towns and fields in Europe, during World War One. The airplane skirts edge of clouds, at times. The last scene appears show a fortress on the ground below. (There is no evidence of war in these scenes.)
Manufacturing of gas masks in Europe during World War I. United States soldiers carry peach pits on a vehicle. A dog sits near them in the vehicle. Peach pits are burned in furnaces and charcoal is extracted and placed in drums. A U.S. soldier carries a drum in a small trolley. Exterior of a factory with a goods trains in the front.
Irish soldiers in Europe during World War I. Soldiers of Ireland wearing jackets made up of goatskin seated in a group. Soldiers from Ireland eating food. A soldier serves them. The soldiers eating food. The troops heat the food in their utensil. After cooking the troops eat the food. An artillery in the background. The ration party fetch water for the men at front. The troops carry water in containers. The Irish soldiers walk on a dirt road holding cans.
Irish soldiers in Europe during World War I. The soldiers from Ireland in a trench. The soldiers carry guns on their shoulders. The troops take up their positions in the trench. The troops of Ireland wearing helmets in the trench talk to each other. The soldiers cook food in the trench.
British and Scottish soldiers in Europe during World War I. The soldiers take their positions in a trench. A soldier loads a shell in a gun and fire at the enemy trench. Smoke rises due to firing. The troops advancing in the trench in the foreground. The troops throw hand grenades. Smoke and explosion take place in the background. Hand grenades exploding on the ground. Scottish troops in a trench with their guns. The troops attack. The troops leave the trench, go over the top, and advance. The troops carrying guns advance forward. The troops advancing and attack their enemy. Smoke rises due to firing.