WWI - Mechanical trencher; Bad Roads; Bury Dead; Homing Pigeons; French Colonial Troops; Etc. Pt. 1 of 2

WWI - Mechanical trencher; Bad Roads; Bury Dead; Homing Pigeons; French Colonial Troops; Etc. Pt. 1 of 2 Large steam driven mechanical trench digging machine at work. 00:43:05 Man leading horses & wagon across floating bridge, others walking behind. 00:43:27 Title: “Sgt. J.F. Hughes, 305th Field Signal...repairing & stringing wires on pole...still covered w/ German signs.” Pan across troops standing along muddy street thru wrecked town to man on pole; others clearing wreckage, trucks & men on horses past. Man working w/ many wires on pole. 00:44:12 Title: “Near Montfaucon, Argonne Forest...02Oct18...” Showing bad road conditions, grave digging by German POWs to bury dead. Trucks past as wagon teams wait. Muddy Intersection. 00:45:03 Title: “Taking homing pigeons from lorry & placing in baskets for transport to front lines.” CU in cage, men take out. 00:45:49 Soldiers on motorcycle & sidecar w/ basket of pigeons down bumping path. Unload. 00:46:22 Title: “Fort Lucey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France 11Aug18...pigeons delivered in front line trench.” Sentry guarding trench as men take pigeons out & put into baskets. 00:47:15 Title: “Protecting pigeons during gas attack.” Take off helmets, put on gas masks, cover baskets w/ tarpaulin bag. 00:47:46 Wagon w/ pigeon coops & man out w/ carrying basket. Pigeon lands, enters coop. Soldier out w/ pigeon & in CU takes off band. 00:48:25 Title: “Native troops from Indo-China...about to disembark in France...to guard munition plants, arsenals...” Large number in straw hats as small ship docks; MCU w/ packs & rifles off ship, marching along dock. 00:48:57 African troops in metal helmets & uniforms practice martial arts in field. Seated in group pass Black soldier around on arms. Entering mess hall w/ mess kit, pan over African troops eatiing; some Orientals. Washing clothes &/or mess kits in pond; model of Chinese junk on water. 00:49:48 Training maneuvers. Black troops drilling w/ rifles & bayonets on field. Prone on field w/ rifles, running across field w/ gas or smoke blowing, up barren hillside. Grenade practice. Troops dancing in circle in native dress, others drumming. Wrestling in large circle. Continued... Military Training; Colonialism; Ethnic; Birds; Communications; WW1;