Countess Von Bernstorff, wife of the German Ambassador to the United States USA Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, is seen with her husband after arriving on the ocean liner ship S.S. Frederik VIII . Two other unidentified men are also seen. They are departing from the USA for Germany during WWI as diplomatic relations between the two countries are severed.
Survivors of German U-Boat attacks off the USA coast during WWI are given tickets by an officer as they disembark from a ship. Survivors massed on pier. A crew of sailors stand in front of their encampment. A short sailor smiles as he smokes a pipe. View of destroyer in harbor. Men, probably more survivors, exit from the hold of a ship. Men, woman, and children walk together through a train yard. Women and children pose with officers. Three children seated together, one wearing a sailor's cap. Brief shot of the U.S. Capitol building dome in Washington at night.
View of derricks in oil refineries, likely in Texas or California United States of America. A man walks near the oil derricks. At the base of an oil derrick, a rotary drilling rig is seen in operation.
Railroad oil tankers in rail depot, likely in Texas. A worker fills an oil tanker in rail depot. Long line of oil tankers moving on railroad line alongside road.
French soldiers, some smoking, about to leave military encampment for R&R (rest and recuperation) during World War I. Sign behind soldiers say “Permissionnaires depart: autos 9.40” (“Departure permits: Vehicles 9:40” in English). Soldiers waving from truck as they leave their camp. Soldiers arriving in town. French soldiers taking down notes beside a cinema (Little Abellar Cinema). An Allied soldier, with chevrons on his arm, pays for a ticket at a box office. Soldiers, including some of French African descent, watch a comedian’s performance. Soldiers and civilians laughing at humor sketches of the comedian. Soldiers meet an actress wearing medieval-style period dress. A fat soldier lights a cigarette for a comrade, who is holding a bouquet of white flowers. Soldiers distribute white flowers from the bouquet. Soldier lightheartedly taps an African soldier’s cheeks, together they are laughing.
Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin arrives at a political rally at the Russian capital Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) during World War 1. Crowds with Russian communist placards showing support for Vladimir Lenin, who recently returned from his exile in Switzerland. Vladimir Lenin, wearing a thick black coat, addresses the crowd. A man addresses the crowd at the Nevsky Prospect, the main street of Saint Petersburg. Aux Gourmets (O’Gurme in Russian) store, specializing in imported food from Europe, can be seen in the background. A Bolshevik addresses the crowd in Nevsky Prospekt. A woman behind a placard makes an emotional speech to the crowd. Bolsheviks distribute pamphlets to the crowd. Russian military officials disembark from a car, making their way through the crowd. Bolshevik supporters rallying, marching through the streets of Saint Petersburg while holding placards and banners. More leaflets are distributed to supporters. Vladimir Lenin speaking privately.