WWI - 1917, Mediterranean Region: Newsreel Excerpts

WWI - 1917, Mediterranean Region: Newsreel Excerpts Allied fleet arrives off the Port of Athens to enforce the demand that the Greek King yield stores of guns and munitions which threaten the safety of allied forces. Warships underway. Ship flying French flag. 16:08:03 Vice-Admiral DuFournet and his staff pose for cameras. 16:08:14 Ships in Piraeus. German passenger ship Seriphos. 16:08:25 Count von Luckner, famous German sea raider poses for portrait during visit to Los Angeles. Count and Countess with mascots, two dachshunds. Von Luckner inspects naval crew. 16:09:06 Sailing in the schooner Vaterland for continued tour of the World. Four-masted ship underway. 16:09:33 Title - Thru the line of the American Battle Fleet. On board Vaterland as passes US naval warship and lighthouse. 16:10:05 Detachment of French Marines / sailors land at Syrian port to establish supply base for advancing Allied armies. Shots sailors loading ? 16:10:23 Troops or prisoners on horseback. 16:10:55 African chiefs (?) in amazing head-dresses. Zulu? warrior performing native dance. British Royals? arriving by car for display. 16:12:01 Titles - British tommies cheerfully march to their positions in the advanced lines, confident of ultimate victory. Soldiers across grassy ground carrying arms & kit. Troops in trenches, good shots. Troops fire grenade from trench. Smoke on hillside. 16:12:38 General Haig & wounded soldiers. Haig speaking to soldiers, some in wheelchairs, nurses in background. Haig takes salute at march past. Haig at microphone. (Some film damage) 16:13:24 Military training grounds in Canada which have been made to resemble battlefields of Europe. Soldiers in trenches. Soldiers run up ladder to machine gun on platform. 16:14:01 Title - volunteers are steadily joining the colors to help the cause of their mother country. Men leaving sandbagged building with sign “Enlist Here”, many in uniform. Digging trenches & field dug-outs. 16:14:20 Title - Allied troops take refuge in the deep valleys of the Serbian mountain ranges where they are advancing slowly against the Teuton strongholds. Shots troops sheltering in valley. 16:14:41 Soldiers in trench using binoculars. Smoke rising over valley. Troops with gun. 16:15:22 Austrian & Turkish Prisoners of War / POWs captured in the Balkans. 16:15:35 General Allenby seated on terrace, served drink by servant wearing Fez. 16:15:52 British troops on bridge w/ armored vehicles - camels crossing in background. 16:16:09 Three VIPs wearing Fez walk in gardens: Djemal Pasha; Ismail Pasha aka Enver Pasha; Mehmet Talaat Pasha. CU. 16:16:30 Scotish drums returned by Hindenburg. General Sir Ian Hamilton receives them for Gordon Highlanders. Handing over ceremony. CU Sir Ian Hamilton. Scots pipe band parade through streets; troops w/ drums parade on field. Spectators watch. Scottish officers watch march past. WW1; Ottoman Empire;