Mt. Kisco. N.Y: With America’s young men about to leave for the front women prepare to do their bit in keeping up the food supply. Subtitles: This is the opportunity for women to do noble service to their country and help feed the fighters for Democracy. Healthful work gives healthy appetite. San Diego, Cal: Two thousand school children take part in the annual field day games, which also include a historical pageant. Subtitles: An immense human flag is formed. Soldiers and sailors from the Exposition Training Grounds add color to the exercises. Pittsburgh, Pa: Hans Wagner is back in the baseball fold, and Smoky City celebrates the event by presenting him with a loving cup. Subtitle: Forty-three years old and twenty years on the diamond, but always on the jump. The grand old man of baseball. Liverpool, England: King George and Queen Mary visit the North of England to decorate a number of Lancashire heroes. Subtitles: Her Majesty greets the Red Cross nurses, who have helped to save the Nation’s wounded warriors. Another regiment ready for the firing line. Mansfield, England: Convalescent soldiers aid Britain’s home industry by helping to gather the wool supply for the coming season. Subtitles: When the shearing process is over. New York City: The Italian Envoys journey to Staten Island on the U.S.S. Prescott to place a wreath on the Garibaldi Memorial. Subtitles: Huge crowds join in the tribute to the illustrious patriot. The Italian flag flies with the Stars and Stripes at the reception tendered the Mission at the City College Stadium. Syracuse, N.Y: The task of rounding the big army of recruits into shape for early service proceeds rapidly at the training camps. Subtitles: Learning the alphabet all over again. The bayonet practice forms an important part of the preparation for trench warfare. On the Pacific Coast: The British patrol cruiser Lancaster arrives at a western port to take on a supply of provisions and materials. Subtitles: One of the warship’s launches ready to leave for shore. Philadelphia, Pa: The human side of the war is emphasized by a pageant of the white-clad “soldiers,” for the benefit of the Red Cross. Subtitles: They succor the unfortunate and comfort the wounded; they bring the bright ray of mercy to the bloody battlefields. H.P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross Council, calls upon the Nation to pour forth its funds to aid the noble work. Miss Katharine Stinson flies from Buffalo to Washington to spread the appeal for aid. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | June 27, 1917 | |
Genres: | Short News | |
Cast: | King George V Queen Mary H.P. Davison Katherine Stinson | |
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