Frau von Ihne, wife of Ernst von Ihne, architect to the German Emperor,escorts a blinded German soldier onto a bus for an outing during World War 1. More blinded soldiers are helped to board, by other soldiers. As they board the bus, and it drives away, German troops,with shouldered weapons, continuosly march past on the street. Scene shifts to Frau von Ihne, tending to refreshments for the soldiers, in a large hall containing tables set with decorative table cloths. Assisted by another woman and a German soldier, she is cutting a cake. Next she is seen serving soldiers seated at a table. A young man assists her. Many soldiers are then seen sitting at tables as Frau von Ihne and several other women attend to them. (Note: Frau von Ihne founded a home for blinded soldiers on Bellevuestrasse, in Berlin. This may be where the bus was parked at the start of the film.)
Three influential women in the early 20th century women's movements and suffrage are seen walking in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, during World War 1. On the left is American, Jane Addams, co-founder of Hull House, in Chicago, and President of the newly formed Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). In the middle is Alice Hamilton. She was a close associate of Addams in the Hull House project, and, in 1919, became the first woman professor at Harvard University. The third woman is Dutch pacifist, feminist and suffragist Aletta Jacobs, who was also involved with founding of the WILPF. Jacobs was also the first female University graduate in the Netherlands. (Medicine in 1877 and 1878). (Note: Film shot by photographer William H. Durborough.)
Relatives and friends visit wounded German soldiers at the Victoria Louise Hospital in Berlin, during World War 1. A large number of people are gathered outside the hospital. A young woman offers cigarettes to wounded soldiers who are outside in wheel chairs. A nurse passes out flowers to them. Another woman also seen walking along a line of wounded, giving them flowers. A civilian talking with several ambulatory wounded soldiers. He asks one about the wound to his head. Two recuperating soldiers watch as two others play chess. A group of recuperating soldiers pose as they gather around one who is bedridden. Some play cards on the lap of a soldier in a wheel chair. Scene shifts to inside the hospital. A bedridden soldier poses with nurse, for the camera. Some comrades stand behind his bed. She puts his military cap on his head. (Slate states that he died 20 minutes later.) More recuperating soldiers playing card games with those in beds in the ward. Doctor and nurses and staff seen in the ward. A soldier of short stature, with arm in a sling steps into the camera view as it pans along the ward, showing several of the recuperating soldiers. A hospital orderly wheels a patient towards the operating room.
Despite wartime, the famous German derby (Deutsches Derby) race is run as usual,at the Horner racecourse (Horner Rennbahn) in Hamburg, during World War 1. Two German sportsmen chat as they sit on lawn chairs at the racecourse. They wear boots, and one has driving goggles on his hat and smokes a cigar. Two uniformed German Army officers are seen standing amongst the crowd. A section of grandstand with flags flying atop it, in the background. Scene shifts to what looks like thousands of spectators crowded between the grandstands and the racetrack. Horses seen leaving the paddock and entering the racetrack proper, with jockeys aboard and escorted by their owners or trainers. Closeup of American jockeys, George William Archibald at left and Fred Korb, at right, chatting with German racing enthusiasts before the start. View from the racecourse infield, as horses and riders pass the grandstands. View from the inside railing as they pass. At end of race, German Jockey Willy Plüschke, is seen riding the winning 3-year old, Pontresina, of the Richard Haniel Stables, toward the winner circle. (The prize is 125 thousand marks.)
Family group of nine mono-cyclists (or unicycle) performing on the streets in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. View of buses cars and other vehicles seen passing by. People are thrilled to see the performance. Some of the unicycles are very high in the air. Mono- cyclists dismount and bow after performing.
Army band approaching followed by the German army. Huge crowd gathered around den linden. Count Johann Heinrich Von Bernstorff ,German ambassador to United States, sitting in a horse carriage escorted by the army. German army carrying the Kaiserliche Marine War designed flag. The troops pass through the Brandenburg gate. The army band performing .
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