Mr. Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I, standing in uniform and talking. He is seen following his wounding at the front. He is passing through Paris enroute to the United States. Gibbons is seen with a patch over his injured eye (permanently lost) and his hand fractured. He had been hit by German gunfire while attempting to rescue an American soldier during the Battle of Belleau Wood.
President Wodrow Wilson and the first lady of USA arrive at the Palace of Versailles to attend the Paris Peace Conference. They are greeted and escorted by the officials. Military generals of various nations arriving at the Palace of Versailles in their respective cars.
Views of the Treaty of Versailles which marked the end of World War I. The treaty signed by the representatives of various participating nations. The terms of the treaty.
A large cheering crowd spread across the streets of Paris on the day of Armistice which marks the end of World War I. Crowd has a large number of women as well. The celebrating crowd cheers for the motorcade of delegates going for the peace talks.
Film opens showing a Paris street scene. Cars and buses pass on the streets. A man peruses publications on a newsstand. Camera moves to the newsstand. Traffic flows past. Pedestrians walk past. Customers patronize the newsstand.Camera moves across the street to reveal flowers on a Chestnut tree looming above the newsstand. Scene shifts to the flower market on the Cite Island in Paris. The Palais de Justice; La Conciergerie; Tour de l'Horloge are in the background. Vendors bring wares to the flower stands. Views of patrons walking amongst the various flower stalls.
Repatriated French soldiers are welcomed at a reception center in Paris.The move in an informal line and are given refreshments by a young woman. The reception center is decorated with bunting. A portrait of Charles de Gaulle is displayed on the wall.
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