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Ice boating on Lake St. Clair in Detroit, Michigan.
Ice boat race in Detroit, Michigan. Stern steer ice boats sailing on Lake St. Clair. Yachtsmen participate in the winter sport. Automobiles driven on ice. The yacht Spearhead finishes first in the race and Wasp finishes second but is awarded the title.
Large fire at a warehouse in an industrial area beside railroad tracks. Firemen battle blaze; building collapses
Warehouse fire in industrial area beside a railroad track. Firemen fight the large fire at the warehouse. Spectators standby. Railroad cars on the side in an adjacent loading area or marshaling yard. A large building collapses dramatically as firemen fight the blaze. Firemen, police, and railroad staff discuss the blaze. Firemen turn hoses on the burning buildings.
Group of physically disabled people gather for an outing
Group of physically disabled people sit on the steps of a building. The group of disabled men, women, and children are gathered for an outing. A sign on the building reads 'This property for sale, apply W.J. Kennedy, Grand 5600, 178 Henry St'. Crippled people with various handicaps and maladies get into automobiles. Other homes and trees in the background. A man helps disabled people to get in the cars. Wheel chairs on the pavement. A young girl uses crutches.
German U-Boat sinks Italian armed freighter, "Stromboli," by means of explosives and gunfire during World War I
Slate describes the Italian armed steamer, "Stromboli" carrying bulk cargoes of iron, steel, and nickel for the Italian war ministry, from Baltimore, U.S.A. to Genoa, Italy. It states that the ship was sunk and her crew released. View from deck of German U-Boat,U-49, under command of Captain Hans von Mellanthin. Several crew seen in conning tower. The single stack ship "Stromboli," stopped in the background. The U-49 approaches portside of the Stromboli, where a 7.6 cm deck gun is seen astern. An explosives technician, is dispatched by dinghy from the U-Boat, and boards the Stromboli. The U-Boat crew members obtain fresh water from the STromboli, before setting explosives to sink her. The German explosives technician is seen lighting fuses on deck of the Stromboli. The charges explode at her waterline. The U-Boat then fires its deck gun to hasten sinking of the Stromboli. View from the submarine as the Stromboli settles lower in the water and finally sinks stern-first. The location is off Capo Mele, (43.57N, 08.12E) in the Mediterranean Sea. Scene shifts to view from the U-49 deck during sunrise at Algiers.
A German U boat attacks a British ship and it sinks in unidentified waters
Introduction of captured German documentary films made by U-Boat crews during World War 1. J. M. Mackzum, Knights of the Columbus Secretary with the American Army of Occupation, who brought the films to the United States. A submarine seen at periscope depth, and then submerging completely. View from a surfaced German submarine, of a British tramp steamer in unidentified waters, likely North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, or Mediterranean Sea. View from conning tower of the submarine plowing through heavy seas. Crew of the U-Boat man their deck gun and fire at the steamer. Smoke obscures the scene somewhat. View of the ship settling in the water. (Slate says Captain and mate refused rescue and went down with the ship.) The steamer sinks bow first. Some smoke rises as her boilers are inundated. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A German U-Boat attacks a British freighter and it sinks in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I
A British freighter is seen, stopped at sea by a German submarine. The U-Boat gun crew fires at the ship's waterline. The ship is seen settling slowly in the water, with her stern awash and her bow jutting upwards. Finally, she sinks straight down stern-first. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
