Gabriele D'Annunzio and his contingent of Italian military volunteers occupy Fiume, Croatia, in the name of Italy, as the Austro-Hungarian empire ends following World War I. D'Annunzio speaks to the troops. Soldiers gather on a street near dock. Crowd on the street raises hats and carry officers on their shoulders. D'Annunzio shakes hand with soldiers, as he makes his way through the crowd, and sits with a group of volunteers..
Men and women at market buy vegetable from vendors. Civilians walk on a street. People stand on a pavement along the road. Man gives money to a child. Alexandre Millerand talks to people.
Moving day for President Woodrow Wilson. Loading trucks park in front of house. People watch furniture and litter lying on the street. Men take furniture in house. Entrance of the white house.
Montenegrin artillerymen at Fort Tarabose, above the lake of Scutari (Shkoder) Albania, during siege of Scutari, in the first Balkan war. Gun crew loads shell into a Krupp 120mm M 1882 gun. Gun crew pauses as their officer looks through binoculars. The lake can be seen below, in background. Montenegrin soldiers pose, holding rifles. Artillerymen sit with what appears to be a 240mm howitzer shell. Gunner preparing the large field gun that will fire the shell.
As the local population watches from the sidelines, Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, is seen riding a white horse as he follows a military brass band into the Village of Roupes, near Scutari (Shkoder) Albania, during the 1st Balkan War. He rides at the head of several mounted officers. The village is secured by Montenegrin soldiers. Slate states that after hearing the national anthem, Prince Mirko congratulated the troops for their good behavior during the war. He is seen dismounting and saluting as he begins to inspect the troops.
Scutari (Shkoder) Albania, in the wake of extended shelling during a siege by Montenegrin forces, in the First Balkan War, from 1912-1913. Dead body at wrecked building. A woman sits with a child lying on ground. Children peeling the bark from a tree. Hungry children eating tree bark. Civilians receiving food. Two men sit on the doorway with food. A Montenegrin Army officer hands out treats to children. Two children sit at doorway and eat. Civilians distribute food. Refugee families depart with their belongings carried by mules.
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