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American President Woodrow Wilson visits Cardinal Mercier in Mechelen, Belgium.
American President Woodrow Wilson visits Belgium. President Wilson visits Cardinal Mercier in Mechelen. Cardinal Mercier welcomes the President and they walk inside. Children standing along a road greet the President as he drives on the street.
National Funeral of Cardinal Mercier in Mechelen, Belgium
The funeral cortege for Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier in Mechelen, Belgium at his National Funeral in Mechelen, Belgium. His remains are carried in a black hearse coach pulled by six black horses and followed by a long line of mourners, including French Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Belgian King Albert I along with many Roman Catholic church and Belgian officials. The procession moves slowly along a street. Closeups of some participants in the procession, including a contingent of military officers and soldiers. Very closeup view of the hearse and horses as it passes the camera. An honor guard of soldiers presenting arms is lined at the side of the street, maintaining separation from a large crowd of spectators. The funeral procession pass by the Grands Magasins du Congrès, a department store. Two mounted Army officers with swords occupy the road. Soldiers form a cordon around the bier outside a building. (Cardinal Mercier was buried in Saint Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium.)
German soldiers fire artillery on the front in Mechelen / Malines, Belgium during World War I
Teams of horses transport German 21cm morsers (heavy siege morters) along a road leading toward the front during World War 1. Gunners walk along beside them. Battery of the mortars being set up in a field by some houses near Mechelen (Malines) Belgium. The gun crews load and fire their mortars. Supplies are brought by horse-drawn wagon. Officers, soldiers, and some medical corpsmen (with red crosses on their sleeves) stand nearby as the battery of mortars fires. . (Note: The church shown, beginning TC: 1:28 is reportedly St. Joseph's, of the St. Joseph-Coloma parish on the southern outskirts of Mechelen/Malines, a city midway between Brussels and Antwerp. The church survived the war and still stands in 2014, although it is also reportedly in a bad state of repair.)
President Woodrow Wilson receiving the greetings of the people at Thourout (Torhout), Belgium on his way home from the Paris Peace Conference.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. View of buildings in the city of Torhout in Belgium. Belgium flags seen through the buildings. Huge crowd is gathered to get a glimpse of United states President Woodrow Wilson. He stands up in his car to receive their welcome in a brief stop on his way home after the the Paris Peace Conference, on June 18,1919.
Film showing higlights of King Albert's reign during World War I and immediately thereafter.
Opening slate states "Entire World Shocked by King Albert's death in fall from mountain." (He died February 17, 1934.) Ensuing film highlights scenes from his leadership of Belgium in World War 1. He is seen reviewing troops in formation with fixed bayonets on their rifles. Then he salutes as they march in review. The next scene shows Belgian troops in formation at the railway station in Adinkerque, Belgium. They are presenting arms and saluting as President Wilson has arrived by train to visit King Albert. Next, Wilson and the king are seen walking along the train platform, as Mrs. Wilson and others follow them. (The date is June 18, 1919. President Wilson was taking a break during the Paris Peace Conference.) The Wilsons are next seen at garden party under tents, socializing with members of the Belgian Royal party. The remainder of the film shows various scenes involving King Albert and his family in public appearances, some apparently hosting foreign officials.
President Woodrow Wilson and the American delegation in Houthulst forest in Belgium during the Paris Peace Conference.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. View of Houthulst forest in Belgium. United States President Woodrow Wilson along with his American Delegation is on a sightseeing trip in Belgium. They are accompanied by King Albert I and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. The entire team is seen enjoying a picnic and having lunch under a tent. Queen Elizabeth takes the picture of the lunch party. A french guard and other men standing along the side of a motor car.
