America enters World War I. United States Secretary of War Newton D. Baker at a desk as he shows the war bonds. Secretary Baker with a group of men as he holds the war bonds. Men outside a theater with a sign in the background promoting a grand rally and a stirring speaker. A man shakes hands with Secretary Baker and buys the bonds. Douglas Fairbanks amidst a large crowd as he promotes the sale of the war bonds.
A Liberty Bond drive in the United States during World War I. United States Secretary of Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo and Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels hold American flags at a rally to promote the sale of Liberty Bonds during World war I. A large crowd gathered at the rally. Daniels and McAdoo shake hands. McAdoo addresses the gathering at the bond rally.
A Liberty Bond drive in the United states World War I. Girls wearing Uncle Sam's hat march in the bond rally. People outside a building with a sign on it that reads ' Liberty Bank '. Girls line up. The one in the foreground holds an American flag. Sailors sing at the bond rally. A naval band plays and a girl sings at the rally.
Newspaper headline in Washington post reads 'United States and Germany at War'. Civilians recruited into the army. American pilots of the 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron, in France, with their Spad aircraft. American airplane production factories in operation, with manny women war production workers seen assembling aircraft. People celebrate in the streets at end of World War I at time of armistice. Airplanes, under command of General Billy Mitchell bomb obsolete warships in demonstration of aircraft power in warfare. 1920s: Postwar flyers and stunt wing walkers perform in the roaring twenties. Developments and improvements in parachutes, and view as stunt men parachute from high buildings and airplanes. Aircraft flying forest fire patrols. Aerial view of burning forest fire below. Lieutenant Colonel Arnold commands emergency airlift and drop of food to snowbound Native American Indians in American Southwest, in 1932. World War I scene of American 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron Spad airplanes taking off, in France. Lieutenant Colonel Hap Arnold with his family, including two young boys and a young girl (his sons and daughter) and his wife.
A United States Army Signal corps training film titled 'Defense Against Chemical Warfare'. Mobilization of new U.S. Army troops arriving by railroad trains for training following recruitment. New recruits undergo training. They assemble in their uniforms and salute their officer. Recruits are given gas masks and are given training about their care and use. A U.S. Army soldier demonstrates how to strap a gas mask. The recruits don gas masks. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A United States Army training film about defense against chemical warfare during World War I. An organization within the field army for defense against chemical warfare. The hierarchy of officers within the organization. One of the soldiers shows chemical burn marks on his body and arm. An instructor takes a class in the open. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)