America counter attacks in World War I. United States infantrymen await orders for advancement in European theater during World War I. Infantrymen lined up as officers inspect the troops. Soldiers loaded in military trucks wave and convoy of trucks moves away. Cavalry units advance into a village as people look at the advancing units.
America's counter attack in World War I. United States Army soldiers on a field during Battle of Cantigny in France, World War I. Explosions occur and smoke rises. View of low slung horizontal razor wire in front of artillery emplacements. U.S. 1st Division soldiers fire artillery from behind sand bag mounds. American soldiers load a mortar shell and fire it from the trench. Soldiers hang shells through the trench to load larger artillery pieces. With shells being fired overhead, the soldiers go over the top of the trench and begin to cross field. A French tank in the background.
A dramatization: Heroic deeds of Lieutenant Hunter J Wickersham during World War I. Lieutenant Hunter J Wickersham of 353rd Infantry, 89th division leading his platoon even after getting serious injuries in Limey, France during World War I on September 12th, 1918. It urges people to contribute towards Liberty Loans. Two soldiers eat and talk in a trench. Germans fire artillery and explosions occur. American soldiers in trenches as shells burst. Lieutenant Hunter J Wickersham advances with his platoon. Men crawl to advance. Lieutenant Wickersham and his orderly get serious injuries due to bursting of a shell. He binds up orderly's wounds and get out of the hole and lead his men forward. Shells continue to burst and Lieutenant Wickersham dies in an explosion. Dead soldiers. A soldier removes a cross from a dead German soldier's uniform.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Henry Reuterdahl is seen on scaffolding painting on large billboard in front of the Navy headquarters building, in Washington, DC. He is painting out part of the bow of the U-Boat illustrated on the billboard.The message on the sign reads: "Sink the U-Boat. Watch the bow." The billboard lists the amounts subscribed by Navy Department personnel in the first three Liberty Loan drives and leaves space for the fourth loan drive amount. A Rear Admiral comes out and speaks to Lt. Reuterdahl, from the ground. Scene shifts to crowd jammed into Wall Street, New York City, in front of Federal Hall, where French army soldiers stand on the steps and a large status board is hoisted above as part of the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. The scene shifts back to the U-boat billboard, again, where the admiral has now joined Lt Reuterdahl on the scaffold. The Lieutenant is painting out more of the U-Boat image. He rotates the image of the U-Boat upwards, revealing that it is maneuverable. Scene shifts to Federal Hall on Wall Street, again, with more views of people engaged in Liberty Loan activities. The last scene shows a man leaving what might be a court house. He has a newspaper under his arm. He pauses to light a cigarette, when the postman comes by and gives him a post card, which he examines with satisfaction. (Presumably it acknowledges something related to Liberty Bond purchase.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Draft and mobilization activities for World War I in 1917-1918. Major General Enoch H Crowder and his staff assembled for calling to colors the registrants of 5th June, 1918. Scenes of the second draft on June 27, 1918 are shown. Major General Enoch H. Crowder delivers an opening remark on the occasion. The United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker, Senator George E Chamberlain, Senator Francis E Warren, General Peyton C March, Major General Enoch Crowder and Ms. 'Major Billie' Welborn draw draft numbers in July 1918. The first numbers drawn are 246, 1168, 6818, 469, and 1091 respectively. Men note down the results of the draw in charts and on a board.
Events early during World War I. Belgian soldiers fire artillery during the war. Washington Post newspaper headline in August 1914 announces invasion of Belgium by German forces. German forces move past large crowds in the streets of a city. Artillery fired on a battlefield.
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