Entrenched British infantry moving forward to new positions on devastated battlefield in France, during World War One. A British artillery crew fires an 8 inch howitzer.
British soldiers in a "fatigue" party (non-combat duty) digging new trenches in France. Sentry at top of bluff alerts them to a gas attack. They immediately cease work, don gas masks and await dispersal of gas from the area. Soldiers climb up on the bluff and try to assess the situation. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Large group of newly recruited French soldiers pose for the camera as they all peel potatoes, at the same time, during World War 1. View of dining hall filled with new recruits, eating. (WWI. WW1)
Unidentified man at New York harbor pier. The occasion is the departure of Ambassador to the United States Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff to Germany.
Red Cross women present food to engineer and firemen of a steam locomotive parked at a station in Potsdam, Germany, during World War 1. Next, they are seen giving food to new soldier recruits in the box cars of a train behind the locomotive. The train is then seen moving with the men inside the box cars waving as they proceed to begin military service for World War I.
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia welcomes French General Pau at a ship in Serbia. They shake hands. They talk amongst themselves. General Pau meets officials on a railway station in Bucharest. He salutes the officials. Next scene is in the United States two months later: Boys and young men march in a crowded Lewisohn Stadium, at the College of the City of New York (CCNY) on June 23, 1917, during a ceremony to honor Prince Ferdinando of Udine, head of the Italian War Commission to the United States.
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