WWI - Newsreel Excerpts - US Homefront

WWI - Newsreel Excerpts - US Homefront Title - Conference to arrange cooperation of troops against Villa proves futile. Shots, left to right Generals Obregon, Funston & Scott. 06:59:55 Title - Somewhere in Mexico. Coloured troops of the 24th infantry are proving their ability as able fighters for Uncle Sam in this hot climate. Shows - troops marching through scrubland. Soldier using semaphore. Camp, soldiers in two men tents. Black soldier having head shaved. 07:01:03 Cavalry officer. 07:01:11 Title - The first Yankee air squadron on the border in readiness against sudden raids. Soldiers on airfield - biplanes - aircraft coming in to land. 07:01:17 Artillery fired. Soldiers with pack animals. 07:01:42 Soldiers training with grenades. Explosions on hillsides. Soldier with large shell. 07:02:41 Baltimore Md. Piloted by the tug Timmins the first German merchant submarine “Deutschland” arrives in Baltimore Harbour. Various shots sub under way. Map shows 300 mile journey. 07:03:33 Title - The Daring Crew of the Deutschland - Captain Koenig who eluded allied warships. Captain stands with two other men. Flag raised on ship. Ship underway partially submerged. 07:05:15 Various Wilson - in Milwaukee 07:06:07 Wilson in Indianapolis - crowds - mounted police 07:06:29 The President and Mrs Wilson leaving private yacht Mayflower - campaign for re-election. Coming ashore on launch. Through crowds in cars. 07:07:45 Unid. man speaks (mos) to camera. Unid man leaves house number 1827 07:08:25 Title - Alexandria VA. President Wilson drives the first rivet in the first ship to be built here in many years. Shows rear view shots of same. 07:08:44 Title - Speaker Champ Clark, Uncle Joe Cannon and other prominent men attend opening of shipyard. VIPs walking along and doffing hats. VIPs seated 07:09:02 Country’s champion riveter, Charles Knight. Knight and other man demonstrate riveting. Pan across shipyard - scaffolding, cranes, brief shot workers. 07:10:06 Title - Washington DC, His Work in averting a Railroad labor strike successfully accomplished, President Wilson leaves the White House for his Summer Capitol at Shadow Lawn N.J. Shows - Good shots Wilson, wife and entourage out, into cars and away. 07:10:37 1916 Summer garden party - large decorated house, crowds cheering as Wilson and other VIPs onto balcony. Large man makes animated speech. Wilson speaks (accepts nomination?)