United States enters World War I. A map of Europe. Belgian refugees along a road in Europe. Damaged buildings and an explosion occurs. Men aboard a German U boat at a port. An American ship underway at sea. Docks being strafed by Germans and smoke rises. Cars carrying President Woodrow Wilson leaves for the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Woodrow addresses the Congress and declares war against Germany. People in the streets as they carry banners and American flags. The United States Capitol.
A United States Army officer in the office of the Provost Marshal General, Washington DC, reviews Qualification Record cards received from millions of American men, in response to a U.S. Government questionnaire about military service in World War I. The personnel officer at a desk at the army personnel office. He takes out a qualification record from a drawer. The officer looks at the qualification record of John Thompson from Cleveland, Ohio. He turns around the card and notes down some information. Fingerprinting of a soldier is shown, for inclusion in the man's personnel record. A completed finger print sheet is displayed.
Manufacture of military uniforms in the United States. Men lay out a roll of cloth on a large table. A man cuts the cloth with a machine to stitch military uniforms. Men and women work on sewing machines to stitch the uniforms. They fold the uniforms and make piles of them. Men pile up stacks of uniforms and tie them with ropes into a bundle.
War preparations and wartime industry in the United States during World War I. Boots placed in racks at a factory as men look at them during an inspection. Men and women work on fast moving stamping machines to make boots for American soldiers; inspectors stand nearby and supervise the workers who are mostly women. Men work on shoes in a factory. Freshly butchered meat hangs from hooks in a butcher operation. Loaves of freshly baked bread for American soldiers are placed on racks as men push them around a room. Exterior view of a a war supply factory building as cars move past it. Women inside the factory use presses to iron uniform clothes. View of a large laundry room operation handling uniforms of American soldiers.
American soldiers enjoying recreation during World War I. Cars pull up outside a recreation building, in snow. A church-sponsored facility for soldiers, seen from outside in snow, with several persons at entrance. American soldiers read books at Salvation Army library. Soldiers read with an American flag in the background. Soldiers leaving a Knights of Columbus Hall. Soldiers wave from the balcony of a Masonic Hall. Soldier plays piano as another sings, at a recreational facility. Older persons visiting with them. Soldier converses with two young women on veranda of recreation facility. Inside, volunteers visit with the soldiers. Older woman invites soldier to sit and chat awhile. Young woman and soldier come into room from the veranda.
War preparations in the United States during World War I. A horse drawn cart moves along a road near shipyard, with lumber everywhere. Machines inside an arsenal in the United States as men work on them to produce ammunition. United States flag hangs against a building as workers gather at a rally outside it. Men salute to the flag.
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