The Olympic games held in Paris, France. A large crowd seated in the stadium. Dignitaries arrive at the stadium. Soldiers stand as cavalry passes in review.
The Olympic games held in Paris, France. A large crowd seated in the stadium. Men march at the games. The participants perform at several events. Men participate in the tug of war. Other men demonstrating synchronized cycling on the track. A man holding a flag stands. Hurdle racing. Mass calisthenics as part of an opening or closing ceremony.
The Olympic games held in Paris, France. Men participate in boat racing. Men aboard boats at sea. Merchant ships in the foreground. The participants row their boats with oars.
The Olympic games held in Paris, France. People gather in the stadium. Dignitaries seated in a carriage as they move past people. People watch them. Cavalry moves along with the carriage.
The ceremonies at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in the honor of the British soldiers in Thiepval, France. Exterior of a building. People and officials gather at the Cenotaph. Soldiers walk as they hold flags. An officer addresses the people. Soldiers lower the flags.
French soldiers training in Artois, France, shortly before World War I. French artillerymen wearing gas masks, are seen inside a bunker. One loads a powder charge into a Cannon de 75 modèle 1897 field gun (So-called French 75). Slate states (in Swedish): Calculating the distance to an airship or airplane is often a very tricky task. View of French soldier, in a field, looking through a telescope, and another, nearby, looking through binoculars. The latter raises a large horn (or megaphone) and sounds it. Camera pans to two soldiers using a range finder. Closeup of aiming adjustments on a French 75 field gun. Next, gun crewmen remove shells from a protected storage caisson, buried in the side of a deep trench and other gunners load a nearby gun. Slate states that Automobile cannons constitute a very practical and effective weapon in the battle against airships. An artillery piece is shown mounted on a vehicle chassis, being maneuvered by gunners. A brief glimpse of mirror specially designed to signal to aviators.
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