Soldiers of the U.S. Army 78th Division during World War I in France. Soldiers sit behind barricades. General William Johnston Jr. watches the enemy actions through binoculars. Trees in the background. General Johnston discusses strategy with the soldiers. Soldiers fire artillery. Smoke arises from firing.
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 78th Division in France during World War I. Soldiers march with horse-carts and artillery. Soldiers on a tank. Other soldiers rest in the battlefield. Two soldiers watch the enemy actions through telescopes. General Pershing walks in revetment with General William Johnston Jr.
Imperial German Army troops marching into the middle of Berlin, to maintain order, as crowds of civilians mill about, watching them. German populace going about ordinary daily affairs, as the troops bivouack on the city streets. Soldiers on a street corner, eating a meal from a field kitchen set up on the sidewalk. The carriage wheels of an artillery field piece is seen on the sidewalk,in the background, along with the Imperial military flag. In another scene, soldiers sit and rest, idly, on the sidewalk of a boulevard. Their arms are stacked, and some are trying to nap. In the background, a crowd has gathered to listen to a speaker (unseen). A monument and statue stands in center of the scene. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A French railroad gun captured by the Germans during World War 1. German soldiers stand near a damaged French railway gun. "Against the Big Bertha" is written on the gun, in French. Two soldiers sit on the gun barrel. Other soldiers stand on the railway gun and pose for the movie camera. (This is a German film with English caption describing the gun as one of the heavy rail guns intended to silence our long range guns firing on Paris.)
Russian Crown Jewels. A display of the Czar's jewelery on a table. A crown embedded with jewels in view. Faberge eggs. Various other precious jewelery like bracelets, rings and a sword embedded with diamonds.
The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marines. Newspaper headlines in the United States read: 'SS Vigilancia', 'Torpedoed', 'US declares war' during World War 1. Women march in a parade with a banner "Wake Up America". President Woodrow Wilson with military and other officials marching on a New York City street decked out for a parade. U.S. infantry and cavalry pass led by General Pershing on streets of Paris France. Buildings along the sides of an American city street decorate with bunting for a parade. U.S. Army soldiers pass in parade review. Soldiers aboard a ship. The U.S. troop carrier ship underway at sea bound for Europe. Women and families on shore dock wave hands and scarves to the departing U.S. forces heading for the war front. Supplies being loaded onto a ship. Shipbuilders quickly working to build both steel and wooden ships to carry forces in the war, due to a lack of transport ships. A newly completed ship slides down the ways and takes float. Men standing on the deck of the ship. A newspaper headlines reads: 'War Ends'. A busy American shipbuilding and port area crammed with ships of all sizes. Ships sitting idle after World War I and some in disrepair including one with name "America" on the bow.
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