WWI - USA Homefront Activities - Gaumont News Card 1 of 2

WWI - USA Homefront Activities - Gaumont News Card 1 of 2 Flash title: Gaumont News V16 #?? Chicago, Illinois Fill The Food Barrels Of The Allies. Women in coveralls painting barrels; present to other well dress women. Sitting outside stores, man puts coin in. Painter holds small barrel: Food For France Fund 08:11:40 Flash title: GN V16.. Boston, Mass. Bringing The Kitchen To The People Truck w/ women giving cooking demonstration to neighborhood women & children to improve efficiency. 08:12:08 Flash title: GN V16 #2? San Joaquin Valley, CA Food Will Win The War. Water wheel driven by ?? used to move irrigation water out of canal. 08:12:58 Flash title: Over there, our tanks mow down the Germans. Over here they mow the crops... Pulling large swather. 08:13:17 Flash title: Florin, Calif. Women’s Land Army On Western Front. Women raise flag on pole as others in coveralls salute. Women picking grapes. Sign on hillside from water Buy Liberty Bonds seen from ferry. 08:14:15 Flash title: NYC - Gov. Whitman enthuses thousands of subscribers in Wall Street. Crowd seen from behind gesturing governor. 08:14:32 Flash title: Mme. Gill, who has been singing to French soldiers, thrills w/ the Marseillaise. On platform above large crowd. 08:14:40 Flash title: Schoolchildren whose parents sought Liberty in America do their part. Parade carrying placards: Lend, lend, lend; floats, etc. 08:15:07 Flash title: 267 scarred Alpine heroes will tour the country for the Liberty Loan campaign. Fixing bayonets & at attention; removing bayonets. 08:15:30 Flash title: Chicago, Ill. Armenia’s New National Flag Is Unfurled...Over City Hall. Girl in costume raises flag (American?) surrounded by cheering men & women. 08:15:59 Flash title: “Though this dear girl is feeling blue...” Artist painting picture on easel of girl, of Kaiser & Uncle Sam. Points it out to a sailor & shows painting of sinking liner. Another Liberty Bond poster being painted; sailors watch & salute beside New England shake siding on house. 08:18:37 Flash title: GN V16 #2? Chicago, Ill. Sport Trophies & Family Heirlooms In War Melting Pot... Booth w/ South Shore Country Club Melton Pot on sign, people lined up turning in metals, given receipts. Women w/ large clay pots melting them down. 08:19:23 Title: GN V16 #2? New York City Champion Gas Mask Makers Are Given Matinee Prize... Posing, waving. Riding in army truck up street waving. Going into building. World War One; Note: All titles are flash titles.