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President Woodrow Wilson visits National Guard troops returned from Texas during Mexican Punitive Expedition
President Woodrow Wilson at the National Guard training grounds in Sea Girt New Jersey, to visit with troops returning from duty in Texas during the Mexican Border Campaign (aka Pancho Villa Expedition) of 1916. Brief glimpse of The President stepping from his 1916 Pierce Arrow 38-C Series 4 Brougham Limousine, parked next to a row of army tents. The car displays a unique American Eagle radiator cap ornament (and an AAA emblem on the radiator). He is surrounded by officers, who greet him. The next scene show the President and the unit's commanding Brigadier General, seated in rocking chairs in a tent. Wilson, in dress clothes, including top hat, mounts an army horse, and rides along with officers, to review the Guard troops drawn up in formation. He sits astride the horse, next to the General, and removes his hat in salute as the troops march in review.
Allied troops with a British Mark I tank and eating meal in captured German position after Battle of the Ancre, in World War I
Victorious Allied troops walk behind a British Mark I tank (male) on a dirt road in France, after the battle of the Ancre at end of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. The troops appear relieved at the pause in hostilities and many cheer. Later, a large group of Allied troops relaxes and enjoys a meal of field rations, in a captured German position. A bonfire helps them keep warm. (Note: From British Government documentary "Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the tanks" shot during the 1916 Battle of the Ancre.)
President Wilson visits his hometown to vote in the primaries during campaign in Princeton, New Jersey. He ceremoniously plants trees.
A large crowd gathered at the railroad train station and spilling onto the tracks, watches as a steam locomotive, pulls President Woodrow Wilson's special Pullman rail car (the "Superb") into Princeton, New Jersey. He is arriving on September 28, 1916, to vote in the Democratic Primary elections, during his 1916 presidential reelection campaign. Closeup of the President stepping from his train car and being escorted by National Guard soldiers and local officials. Next, he is seen walking along a sidewalk, accompanied by New Jersey Governor, James Fairman Fielder. After voting in the primary election (unseen) the President is seen standing with his wife, Edith Galt Wilson, and the Governor, on an outdoor platform, wrapped in patriotic bunting. President Wilson appears to hold some speaking notes. Closeup of people gathered below the platform, including a Boy Scout, and members of the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs. The President steps down from the platform and is given a spade that he uses to plant some trees along the Lincoln Highway. Mrs. Wilson watches along with others in the background.
Prince Faisal at Marketplace in Arabia.
Crowded market street in Arabia. Houses along the sides of the streets. Policeman clears people away. Prince Faisal poses for picture.
Variety of unconnected scenes from period of about 1914 through 1924, showing facets of World War I
Montage of scenes related to European mobilization and preparations for World War I, from 1914 through 1919, plus brief views of Mark VIII tank maneuvers, circa 1924. Patriotic French citizens fill a street as France mobilizes for World War 1. Italian soldiers marching to war through a town. British King George V seen with Prime Minister David Lloyd George and other British officials. British First Lord of Admiralty, Winston Churchill poses and "mugs" for camera. British troops being transported along a country road on double-decker buses and slogging through the mud in France. Two French soldiers join the line of "tommies" to be photographed, and then step out of line to watch. King George V with Field Marshal Douglas Haig, and other officers, next to their automobiles in field, during the King's visit to his troops in 1916. The King and British officers observe tests of Mark IV tank, circa 1917. Scene shifts to August 10, 1916 showing the Prince of Wales and King George V, accompanied by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, and other officers, observing the Battle of Pozières (in Battle of the Somme) from a safe distance, using a telescope. U.S. Army Mark VIII International Tanks in daytime and nighttime maneuvers (likely at Fort Meade, Maryland) circa 1924.
Efforts to boost up the morale of United States Coast Guard in Saudi Arabia
Highlights the role of United States Coast Guard in Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia. Importance of maintaining a high morale among men at the war front. A Coast Guardsman plays with a dog on board a ship. MCPO (Master Chief Petty Officer) Bill Vahey explains the importance of boosting the morale of Coast Guard personnel through mail and good food. Men watch television, read and write mail. PSC Henry Kohnert also emphasizes upon the importance of mail as a morale booster for men at the war front. Special groups and youngsters send encouraging mails to Coast Guards. A 70 feet long mail sent by children displayed and men look at the mail. Men eat food around a table, a radar boat underway at sea. PAC Mike Price eats a meal. Coast Guards eat ready to eat MRE food from a packet. An officer in a television interview praises the MRE food and promotes it. Men of Security unit 301 eat food prepared by their own cooks.
