Public procession on occasion of the funeral of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. Included are many clergy, officials, and military. Soldiers stand in formation. Horse carriage, soldiers, officers, and royal family walk on road. Crowd stands on the roadside. Dignitaries walk on the road. New Emperor Karl I with Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma and Crown Prince Otto visible at 0:40
Kaiser Karl I of Austria, with his Emperor's hunters in Tyrol, Austria. Kaiser Karl shakes hands with an officer. Man watches through binoculars. Alps mountains covered with snow in the background.
Crowd surrounds carriage, as Empress Zita of Austria steps into it to depart during her visit to Krakau (Krakow) Poland, where a Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army was headquartered during World War 1. Flags fly in the area. The Empress's carriage is drawn by a pair of matched white horses. (WWI; WW1)
Animated description: Battle of Ctesiphon in Iraq. Animation shows the position of Turk and British forces near Kut and the movement of British forces to south. Their attacking position to north. Animation of movement of Turk forces to north. (World War 1; WWI; WW1)
World War I Allies Conference meeting in Paris. Mr Baron Sonnino and Signor Salandra, representatives of Italy arrive in Paris. Photographers stand with a camera. Crowd waves to them. Mr Aristide Briand the French Prime Minister, General Joffre and Admiral Lagaze. Mr Briand comes out of a building and sits in a car. Dignitaries come out of the building. General Cadorna Italian Commander in Chief walks on the sideway. Mr M Denny Cochin gets off a car. M Pashitch, the Serbian Prime Minister and Lord Bertie, the British ambassador to France come out of a Building. Lord Kitchener comes out of building and stands. Crowd on the street.
General Jan Christiaan Smuts reviews South African troops under British forces of the United Kingdom in World War 1. Soldiers stand aligned at a field. General Smuts comes with other officers and reviews the troops preparing for battle against German forces in East Africa during the Anglo-Belgian invasion. He lifts his hat up and soldiers too raise their hats. General Smuts poses. Commandos of the famous late General Delarey (Koos de la Rey) prepare to leave on the campaign as they assemble saddles.