An observation officer of Royal Field Artillery orders on phone to open fire on Germans during World War I. Soldiers run and enter their quarters in the gun-pits. Soldiers bring shells in special jackets. The shells are handed over to the gunners in the gun-pits. Shrapnel and explosives are fired at enemy continuously. Soldiers load and fire an 18-pounder gun. The observation officer orders on phone to change the range of firing. Howitzers continuously fire at Germans in field.
Soldiers of Royal Field Artillery prepare a 9.2 Howitzer during World War I. Soldiers roll shells to a place. A shell is slided to load a howitzer. The howitzer is fired. Officers sit behind sand bags and watch firing. A soldier receives telephonic orders from the observation officer. Shells are fired to demolish the German blockhouse. Firing continues.
Women members of the congress of Allied Women on war service leave the Lyceum Club in Paris. Women come out of the club. They stand on stairs and pose. Woman with Edith Roosevelt shows the women representatives of the club through her Paris home. They climb down the stairs to the garden. Women gather in her aunt Mrs Alice Green Hoffman's garden in Paris. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Junior and other women pose and talk.
United States propaganda document states 'What are we fighting for?' and 'Why are we still fighting?' The front part of the document. It is turned over. The back side of the document. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Silhouette of a U.S. soldier in Wire Cutting Patrol during World War 1. He crawls on ground. A well-known shot of British Army officer leading soldiers in charge,over the top, out of their trench. Two are shot and seen to fall during the charge. A French Renault FT 17 tank moves over the battlefield. ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Two U.S. soldiers stand over rough markers on graves of fallen in newly established cemetery. Hill of freshly dug earth on berm in background. They examine Stars of David marking graves of 5 fallen American Jewish soldiers. Broader view of the cemetery with many grave markers. The day is misty. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)