World War One Footage

Reel 1, Gens. J.H. McRae, G.W. Read, E.M. Lewis, W.W. Harts, Canadian Gen. A.D. McRae, and Brit. Gen. H.K. Bethell confer at 2nd Army Corps hq., Fruges, France. Gen. Bliss, Major Robert Bacon, and Col. G.S. Simonds meet at Fruges. Gens. J.H. McRae and Read meet at 78th Div. hq., Rollencourt, and inspect 312th Inf. troops. Gen. M.L. Hersey watches 309th Inf. units drill and respond to a gas alert. 311th Inf. troops fire Vickers machine guns and are inspected by Gens. McRae, Read, and J.T. Dean. Reel 2, Brit. Gen. Horne and Brit. chaplains address Allied troops at Rauchicourt. 311th Inf. troops sing a hymn. Gens. Horne, Read, McRae, and Orth inspect Allied troops. Scotch, New Zealand, French, and 78th Div. troops pass in review. Gens. McRae and Dean greet King George V and Brit. Gens. Horne, Anderson, and Peck at 78th Div. hq., Rollencourt.

King Albert is greeted by Gen. W.P. Jackson at 37th Div. hq., Lozare. Belgians congregate at a hotel in Enghien and erect a victory arch in Breuvannes. Crowds in Brussels greet the Mayor, recently released by the Germans. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth ride through streets in Brussels. U.S. 37th Division, French, Scotch, and Belgian troops parade.

Shows panoramic views of Gezoncourt and Griscourt; 55th Inf. billets at Thiaucort; 55th Inf. gas, bayonet, and target practice; 20th F.A. in action at Vieville; 56th Inf. wounded being treated at a Jaulny aid station; rubbled buildings in Pont-a-Mousson; Major Davis Elkins receiving notice of his election as Senator (W.Va.); and 55th Inf. observation balloon raised at Pont-a-Mousson.

Reel 1, Pres. Wilson and party board the British destroyer Brighton at Calais, Fr. Wilson and Adm. Roger Keyes wave to the crowd as the Brighton departs escorted by the destroyer Termagant. The Brighton docks at Dover. The Wilsons are greeted by the Duke of Connaught, Amb. John Davis, Adm. Sims, and Gen. Biddle. Wilson inspects the guard of honor. Pres. and Mrs. Wilson are greeted at the London station by King George V, Queen Mary, and Princess Mary. Wilson and the King inspect Welsh Guards at Buckingham Palace. The Wilsons and the royal couple wave to crowds. Reel 2, Wilson, Lloyd George, Arthur Balfour, and Arthur Henderson arrive at No. 10 Downing St. The Wilsons, Lord Chester-field, and the Duke of Connaught arrive at the Guildhall. Wilson and party view a church in Carlisle. The Wilsons visit the Manchester town hall and board the trawler Magnetic. Reel 3, the Magnetic sails past a captured German submarine as Wilson waves to crowds ashore. The Wilsons visit the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. The Pres. inspects an honor guard in Victoria Station, London. The Wilsons reboard the Brighton and pose with Adm. Grayson and Gen. Harts. Wilson reviews a guard of honor at Calais, Fr., and departs for Paris.

Reel 1, 111th Inf. units debark at Calais, Fr. 112th Inf. troops draw Enfield rifles. Brit. troops show bayonet and trench tactics to 307th and 308th Inf. troops. 304th and 308th Machine Gun Bn. troops train with Vickers machine guns. Shows work at a field kitchen. 302nd Field Signal Bn. troops string lines; 302nd Engrs. dig a trench. Telephone lines are repaired. Reel 2, 302nd Field Signal Bn. troops set up field telephones and string wire. Shows Gens. G.B. Duncan and R.H. Noble. 77th Div. Hq. troops eat at Eperlecques. Horses, field kitchens, and wagons are inspected. Freight cars are prepared for troops. The 307th entrains at Andruicq. Reel 3 shows bombed buildings at 77th Div. hq.; Gen. Harts, Maj. Robt. Bacon, and Brit. Col. Wagstaff and the American mission bldgs. at Montreuil; 302nd Engrs. at Lewcaervelt; hq. of the 305th, 306th, 307th, and 308th Inf.; Gens. Duncan, Noble, and Wittenmeyer and Brit. Col. H.L. Wyatt at Zouf; Gen. E.M. Johnson at Nordausques; a baseball game; 302nd Supply Co. troops at Nordausques; and 308th Inf. and 307th Machine Gun Bn. troops at a Bayengham wheat mill.

Reel 1, Pres. and Mrs. Wilson detrain at Brest, France, and are greeted by Charles M. Schwab, French Adm. Moreau, Gen. Helmick, and Gen. Smedley Butler. The Wilsons board a lighter and transfer to the liner George Washington in the harbor. Shows rope-climbing, boxing, and wrestling contests on the liner. The Presidential party transfers to a lighter in Boston harbor. Wilson greets the reception committee on the pier. Reel 2, Wilson leads a parade in Washington, D.C.

Reel 1, the 9th Machine Gun Bn. shells Chateau Thierry with mortars. 6th Engineers receive hot chocolate from the Y.M.C.A. before entering trenches at St. Eugene. 38th Inf. troops eat field rations near Fossy. 7th Inf. troops receive Y.M.C.A. tobacco at Janiver Farm. 4th Inf. troops advance near Romeny. A French observation balloon descends near Essises. 9th Machine Gun Bn. troops listen to a phonograph. The 7th Machine Gun Bn. receives thanks, accepted by Gen. Dickman, from the Prefet de l'Aisne at La Chappelle-sur-Chezy. Reel 2, the 12th F.A. brings up ammunition near Chateau Thierry. Marine replacements arrive at La Verte. German prisoners are escorted to the rear. 101st Inf. and 101st F.A. troops conduct foot races near Meaux. Gen. Pershing presents the D.S.C. to 26th Div. troops, and reviews the division at La Ferte.

Design of Insignia by Mass Formations. Performed by Great Lakes Sailors and Fort Meade Soldiers

Pershing arrives by auto at the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Tex. Mayor Bell speaks. Pershing's motorcade arrives at Fort Sam Houston. The 14th Cavalry is inspected. The General rides a horse at Camp Travis. Pershing reviews troops. He is awarded the Medaille Militaire by Gen. Fayolle at Fort Myer, Va. Sec. of War Baker and Gen. March are present. Troops pass in review. Pershing presents diplomas and reviews troops at Camp Humphries, Va. The general reviews Citizens' Military Training Camp mounted troops near the Washington Monument, Wash., D.C.

Shows a bust of Gen. Albert J. Myer (1860-1880); a photograph of Gen. William B. Hazen (1880-1887); Gen. Adolphus W. Greely (1887-1906), Gen. James Allen (1906-1913), Gen. George P. Scriven (1913-1917), Gen. George O. Squier (1917-1923), and Gen. Charles M. Saltzman (1924-1928) greeting their successors; Gen. George S. Gibbs (1928-1931) taking the oath of office and posing with his predecessor; and Gen. Irving J. Carr being sworn in, in 1931 by Gen. Blanton Winship.

Reel 1 shows Q.M. officers and personnel of the division at Saint-Mihiel, France; and trucks of the 110th Supply Train being unloaded. Reel 2, clothing is unloaded and checked at the 137th Infantry Regiment's headquarters at Saint-Mihiel, France.

Reel 1 shows, in detail, the nomenclature, assembly and disassembly, and operation of a Lewis machine gun. Reel 2 shows infantry troops at Camp Meade, Md., lined up in various battle formations.

Soldiers play the piano, read, and write letters in the Hostess House. Gen. Fred S. Foltz confers with aides. Shows a practice alert: the alarm is sounded; radio and flag messages sent; telephone wires repaired; a skirmish line advances, fires, and throws grenades; artillery pieces are moved into firing position; "wounded" are removed from trenches, given first aid, and evacuated; machine gun units move into positions; and field kitchens dispense food.

Sec. of the Treasury McAdoo issues the first certificate. Checks are processed at the War Risk Insurance Bureau in Washington, D.C. Shows WRI head, Cholmely R. Jones, and other officials. Insurance papers are loaded on the Mauretania at Brest, France, and unloaded in New York City. Veterans learn to use artificial limbs in a hospital, and are taught to type, use garden tools, and drive tractors.

Sec. of War Davis and his aides pose at their desks in the Old State Bldg., Wash., D.C. Mayor William S. Dever unveils the Sheridan Monument in Chicago in July 1924. Gen. Harry C. Hale delivers a speech. Vice Pres. Dawes, Gov. Len Small, Mayor Dever, Gens. Hale and M. J. Foreman, and Adm. W.A. Moffett are present as citizenship certificates are presented to graduates of a civics class in Chicago's Grant Park Stadium in June 1925. John Philip Sousa directs the band. Sec. Davis and Gens. Ely and Hines attend the 1926 graduation at the Army War College, Wash., D.C. Sec. of Labor James J. Davis speaks in Chicago on July 4, 1926. Gen. E.H. White leads a parade reviewed by Gov. Small, Mayor Dever, and Sec. Davis. Sect of War Davis visits historic ruins in San Juan, P.R.; inspects U.S. troops in Puerto Rico, and at France Field and Fort Randolph in the Canal Zone; views Gatun and Pedro Miguel Locks, C.Z., and is greeted by Gen. J.H. McRae on his return to N.Y.C. Dawes visits the 1927 Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester, Va. Sen. Harry Byrd greets Dawes. Asst. Sec. of War MacNider crowns the Queen. Speaker of the House Longworth poses with his family.

Sec. of the Navy Daniels, Mayor Hylan, and William R. Hearst review a July 4th parade in New York City. Sec. of Labor Davis, Gov. Smith, Hearst, Grover Whalen, and Mayor Hylan review a Labor Day parade. Greek and Lithuanian dancers, Armenian parade units, the 50th U. S. Infantry drill team, French and British marines, and Madam Botschkorova, Greek military leader, present a patriotic July 4th celebration in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Monument and the Treasury Building.

On the training of pigeons at Camp Vail, N.J. Pigeons are called in and return from exercise flights. Young birds are trained to enter traps. Pigeons are released at Monmouth, N.J. Pigeon handlers receive awards at Washington, D.C., from the National Racing Pigeon Association.

Reel 1, Foch is greeted by Pershing and Mayor Hylan in N.Y.C. and by Harding at the White House. He reviews Civil War veterans in Richmond, West Point Cadets, and parades in Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City (Mo.), and, with Pershing, St. Louis. He receives degrees from Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Princeton, Columbia (from Pres. Butler), and St. Louis. Foch watches football at Yale and visits Grant's Tomb. Reel 2, Foch, Pershing, Belg. Gen. Jacques, ltal. Gen. Diaz, and Brit. Adm. Beatty pose in Kansas City. Foch speaks in El Paso; reviews the 2nd Div.; views Grand Canyon and a Crow dance in Montana; and is greeted by Sioux at Bismarck, N. D.

State Sec. Hughes poses with H.P. Fletcher, A.A. Adee, and R.W. Bliss. Disarmament Conference (1921) delegates arrive at Wash., D.C., ride to the Pan American Bldg., and are met by Hughes and Pershing. War Sec. Weeks debarks from the Grant in San Francisco (1923). Weeks and Gens. Morton and Haynes review troops at the Presidio. Weeks and Rep. Julius Kahn board the Cambrai. Shows Col. William Mitchell and Gen. Howze at Mitchell's court martial.

On 1918 celebrations in Prague as the Hapsburg, reign ends. Reel 1, crowds tear down Austrian street signs, cheer Czech troops returning from the Italian Army, greet provisional cabinet members (Klofoc, Habrman, et al.), and cheer the poet Machar and Premier Kramar. The cabinet meets in Prague and on Zoffin Island. Reel 2, Pres. Masaryk greets crowds in small Czech towns as his train proceeds toward Prague. Italian Gen. Piccloni welcomes Masaryk outside Prague. Masaryk, his family, and the poet Machar ride in a procession through - Prague.

On World War I activities. Reel 1 shows Gen. H. E. Wilkens. Cloth is sponged, rolled, and cut in a Q.M. supply building, New York City. Pieces are assembled, button holes made, and buttons affixed. Uniforms are inspected. Leather is cut for shoes. Reel 2, shoes are stitched, finished, and inspected. Leggings are sewed. Blankets are pressed. Clothing is baled by machine. Shows materiel stacked on a dock at Governor's Island.

Troops run hurdle, marathon, sack, and three-legged races; and play football, volleyball, and tennis at Fort Thomas, Ky. Bayonet, boxing, and wrestling classes are taught at Camp Meade, Md. Gen. Grote Hutchenson presents diplomas to members of a graduating class.

James W. Good takes the oath of office as Sec. of War on March 6, 1929, at the Old State Bldg. in Washington, D.C. Former Secretary Dwight F. Davis is present. Sec. Good inspects soldiers at Fort Myer, Va. Asst. Sec. of War Patrick J. Hurley is sworn in. Pres. Hoover's secretaries pose: George Akerson, Lawrence Richey, and Walter Newton.

On visits to New York City and Washington, D.C. Reel 1 (Signal Corps), Marshal Joffre is greeted by city officials at the Battery, rides to City Hall, meets Mayor Hylan, receives a model of the Statue of Liberty, and reviews a parade. Pres. Butler of Columbia Univ. presents an honorary degree to Archbishop Cosmo Lang. Sec. Lansing greets Prince Axel of Denmark at the Old State Bldg. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrive at the Capitol, are greeted by Pershing and Sec. Baker at the Belgian Embassy, and, with Prince Leopold, leave the embassy. Lloyd George leaves the White House. Czechoslovak troops parade in Washington. Clemenceau departs from the Army War College. Reel 2 (signal Corps) Gen. Diaz and other Italian officers review troops at Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 26, 1921. Shows Gen. Gouraud at the White House and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1929. Shows Lord Northcliffe, Arthur Balfour, and Lansing at the White House in 1920. Reel 3 (Mutual Weekly), Joffre is greeted at the Battery, driven to the City Hall, and met by Mayor Hylan. Joffre unveils a Lafayette Memorial in Brooklyn and arrives at Columbia Univ.

Reel 1, the body of John P. Mitchel is escorted through New York City by Theodore Roosevelt and others to Woodlawn Cemetery in 1918. The bodies of Alexander Graham Bell (1922), Adm. Perry (1920), and Gen. Gorgas (1920) are borne through Washington, D.C., streets to Arlington National Cemetery and Interred there. Sec. of the Navy Daniels attends Perry's funeral. Reel 2, the bodies of Gens. Miles (1925), Wood (1927), Dickman (1927), and Scott (1924); and Floyd Bennett (1928) are carried to Arlington in processions. Salutes are fired over the graves.