Turkish prisoners of war being repatriated in Europe. They board a ship and some receive cigarettes from well-dressed civilian men who reach from the dock to the former prisoners, on board. Several former prisoners pose in the tatters and rags of their former uniforms. Many of the former prisoners wear garrison caps. All have had recent hair cuts and appear clean. Many prisoners are seen gathered in an open yard in the port of embarkation, which also contains a shelter and a fenced area filled with baggage, in the background.
Civilians holding personal mess pans line up and enter a building. A Russian soldier, with rifle slung over his shoulder, stands outside the building and watches the men.
People celebrate in Great Britain. A large crowd gathers and cheers British soldiers returning home following the armistice ending World War One. Flags flutter on decorated flag poles. Buildings along a side of the street. A sign on the building reads: 'Victoria Cafe'. In Germany, soldiers march along the street. Decorated carriages pass. Soldiers on horses pass on the street with flags. A statue on the street.
Former United States Secretary of Treasury, William Gibbs MacAdoo, opens the postwar 5th (Victory) Liberty Loan drive in New York City. A large crowd gathers, on Wall Street in the financial district, to watch the event. Decoration in the area for the purpose of celebration. MacAdoo addresses the crowd from a decorated podium. The scene is embellished by a large pyramid of German military helmets topped by a statue of Nike, the Greek Goddess of victory. An Army officer (not wearing headgear) addresses the crowd. A U.S. Army band, in uniform,is seated on steps, playing music. An Army bugler blows his horn from the balcony of a building. The Met Life Tower landmark skyscraper, located at One Madison Avenue, is visible behind him. U.S. Navy Admiral William Sims speaks to the crowd.
Officials arrive for the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. Officers in uniforms pose for a photograph. United States Navy Admiral Benson and United State Ambassador to France Henry C. White leave the Hotel Crillon building (10 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). They read the document in hand. Henry C. White speaks with the officials. French Premier Georges Clemenceau and Marshal Ferdinand Foch get inside a car. View of the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France) with flags in the foreground. People walking in the street.
Officials arrive for the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. View of the Hôtel de Crillon (6 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) with the French flags fluttering on the top of the building. Cars parked in a line. Dignitaries get inside the cars. Officers converse with each other. People walk on the street outside the building. A dignitary stands outside the building. A soldier poses for a photograph with the locals.