People in a hospital in Russia during period of the Russian Revolution and World War I. A doctor examines and weighs an infant child in a table top scale. A woman stands nearby. Another woman with her child standing. Many framed pictures on the walls. Other men and women patients, several with eye bandages, wait outside on a porch of the building.
French Prime Minister Clemenceau visits Alsace-Lorraine, France, during World War 1. People gather in a large number to greet the Prime Minister. A sign at the top of building reads : 'Depart'. Children wave hands. A car passes on a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. People walk along the street. Cars arrive at a building. Dignitaries stand outside the building.
Allied troops fire from gun emplacements in the Balkans during World War I. They are positioned in the deep valleys of Serbian mountain ranges. Troops on the battlefield. Soldiers watch German enemy action through binoculars. Bombardment on the battlefield. Smoke from the bombardment. Soldiers (possibly Frencyh) firing artillery from a covered position. A group of German prisoners of war eating food while seated on the ground, as guards watch.
Serbian troops in battle in Monastir, Serbia during World War I. The troops advance towards the battlefield. Soldiers fire rifles from hide outs. Scene shifts to two soldiers in what appear to be American M17 steel helmets, standing at their motorcycles, and viewing a map. Both of the presumably U.S. Army soldiers are wearing gas masks (possibly this shot is from a later period?). Next scene shows Serbian troops firing mortars received from the Allies. View of explosions and smoke rising in mortar target area.
Rear view of railroad train from Washington carrying former Ambassador to the United States for Germany, Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff. Count von Bernstorff waving from the train. Unidentified man talking to an officer, possibly Captain Thomsen of the Frederik VIII . View of the Frederik VIII as it pulls away from pier. Ship Frederik VIII in harbor. Unidentified man in bowler hat. Count von Bernstorff was allowed to depart for Germany amidst diplomatic tensions as the United States USA was preparing to enter WWI.
Countess Von Bernstorff, wife of the German Ambassador to the United States USA Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, is seen with her husband after arriving on the ocean liner ship S.S. Frederik VIII . Two other unidentified men are also seen. They are departing from the USA for Germany during WWI as diplomatic relations between the two countries are severed.
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