Russian refugees in Novorosisk, Russia during the period of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Relief supplies from allied nations are offloaded from a ship at dock to the dockside. Refugees supplies on the ground. Dock buildings seen and men, women, and children outside shacks. A woman cooks food using a simple stove on the ground. Children stand nearby.
People in a hospital in Russia during period of the Russian Revolution and World War I. A doctor examines and weighs an infant child in a table top scale. A woman stands nearby. Another woman with her child standing. Many framed pictures on the walls. Other men and women patients, several with eye bandages, wait outside on a porch of the building.
French Prime Minister Clemenceau visits Alsace-Lorraine, France, during World War 1. People gather in a large number to greet the Prime Minister. A sign at the top of building reads : 'Depart'. Children wave hands. A car passes on a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. People walk along the street. Cars arrive at a building. Dignitaries stand outside the building.
Allied troops fire from gun emplacements in the Balkans during World War I. They are positioned in the deep valleys of Serbian mountain ranges. Troops on the battlefield. Soldiers watch German enemy action through binoculars. Bombardment on the battlefield. Smoke from the bombardment. Soldiers (possibly Frencyh) firing artillery from a covered position. A group of German prisoners of war eating food while seated on the ground, as guards watch.
Serbian troops in battle in Monastir, Serbia during World War I. The troops advance towards the battlefield. Soldiers fire rifles from hide outs. Scene shifts to two soldiers in what appear to be American M17 steel helmets, standing at their motorcycles, and viewing a map. Both of the presumably U.S. Army soldiers are wearing gas masks (possibly this shot is from a later period?). Next scene shows Serbian troops firing mortars received from the Allies. View of explosions and smoke rising in mortar target area.
U.S. sailors march at U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes (Naval Station Great Lakes) during World War I. A car driven across a long bridge. A freighter underway at sea. Brief slate between scenes reads, "Americans! The Navy needs Eyes to assist Lookouts on our Vessels. Will you help by loaning Binoculars, Spyglasses, and Telescopes? They will be returned to you after the war. Mark them with your name for identification and then send them to Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Naval Observatory, Washington D.C. Thanks! Uncle Sam." United States Navy sailors march. Officers review them. A building in the background and a cannon in the foreground.