Germany undertakes a massive submarine-building effort early in World War 1. Boatyard scene with new German submarines being outfitted at a pier. A sleek, UB-III class, coastal torpedo attack U-boat underway on the surface, with officers on the conning tower.
The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, September 1-7, 1914, in World War 1. Animated map shows maneuvering of German 8th Army forces under Paul von Hindenburg in East Prussia, against the Russian 1st Army under Paul von Rennenkampf. This is a German counter offensive following their victory against the German 2nd Army in the battle of Tannenberg, in August,. The animated map shows rapid movements of the German forces (reflecting their use of extensive rail networks in the area). Slate states that 350 thousand Russian prisoners were taken in this new quick German counterattack. Remainder of the sequence shows countless numbers of surrendered Russian First Army troops marching along a road.
Women and children collect vegetables. A man with eggs walks out of a barn with a young girl. Examples of recommended food servings and healthy diet for growing children, per Department of Foods and Nutrition of the New York State College of Home Economics. Milk poured in a glass. Orange squeezed for juice. Woman cuts cabbage, potatoes, vegetables in a vintage 1940's kitchen. Dry beans in glass bottles. Woman cuts meat into pieces, spreads butter on bread. Fruits in a plate. Woman prepares food and fries bacon. Teenage boys and girls in bathing suits walk along a dirt path. A young man throws a discus. Teenage boys and girls on tennis court play tennis. The girls wear tennis skirt outfits and the boys wear only shirts and are shirtless. Two teenage youth wrestle. Men shovel hay. U.S. Army Air Corps pilots confer and then board Curtiss P-36 Hawk military airplanes at airfield. They take off and fly the P-36 aircraft.
British shipyard workers go on strike for 10% raise. Workers stand by the gate. Giant cranes idle at the British shipyards. Union leader speaks with workers. Queen Juliana launches a new ship, the Prins der Nederlanen (The Prince of the Netherlands) in Holland. It is designed for the West Indies service. She speaks as she breaks champagne against the bow of the ship..
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrives at Decca Records, one of England's largest phonograph record production factories. Sign above the front door reads "Decca." Prince Philip is given a tour of the Decca Records Pressing Factory (Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, New Malden, Surrey, UK). A woman shows phonograph record that has been pressure molded from master recording. She trims waste edge from the newly manufactured record. Prince Philip is escorted through the shipping department of the establishment, where numerous records are displayed in boxes, ready for shipment.
East-West finals of Golden Gloves show boxers in ring. Boxing match in progress. Crowd cheers. Eastern boxers wins. Scenes include boxers Tommy Reynolds defeating Tommy Smith. Closeups of different men in the audience with different expressions as they watch the boxing bouts. Close-up of a man studying the boxing match as he smokes a cigarette. In second bout in the 147 pound weight class, boxers Joe Shaw of Chicago against Jimmy Chavis of New York. Chavis goes down to his knees. Shaw defeats Chavis.
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