Hearst-Pathé News, No. 56
New York City: Cosmopolitan New York greets free Russia, and welcomes the members of her War Mission upon their visit here. Subtitles: At the City Hall. Ambassador Bakhmetieff speaks at the Mall, of Free Russia's fervent hopes and grim determination to protect her liberty. The envoys attend the annual exhibition of the city's firefighters in the Stadium. Spaulding, Cal: The needs of war hasten the construction of Emigrant Gap Dam, that will reclaim twenty thousand acres of arid land. Subtitle: An emergency spillway is used in the meantime. Washington, D.C: Militant suffragettes who seek to promote their cause by rioting at the White House are suppressed by the police. Subtitle: Six of the suffrage "martyrs." New York City: Miss Pearl White, Pathe's popular star, helps to attract volunteers by posing for a recruiting poster designed by Howard Chandler Christy. Subtitle: "You enlist now" Liverpool, England: Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary pay a visit to Britain's silent army in the northern industrial centers. Subtitles: They greet the men who have toiled tirelessly to supply all the needs of the soldiers. At the Royal Naval Hospital to meet the wounded heroes. Queen Mary is especially interested in the country's future. On the Atlantic: Jacky's recreation midst his arduous wartime duties is not forgotten, and sailors are given shore leave when possible. Subtitles: Off for the pleasure grounds "somewhere on the coast." The Navy League has provided an athletic field for Uncle Sam's boys. East St. Louis, Ill: Thirty-seven residents and hundreds of homes are sacrificed in one of the worst race riots in the country's history. Subtitles: Refugees flee with their few worldly possessions across the Eads bridge into Missouri. Many escape on auto trucks to the haven offered by the Red Cross depot. Washington, D.C: President Wilson, as head of the American Red Cross, accepts a sanitary corps, organized by government workers. With the Stars and Stripes Abroad: Pictures taken by the Cinematograph Division of the French army. Paris, France: General Pershing and his staff visit the Hotel des Invalides to pay tribute to the memory of the great Napoleon. Subtitles: Viewing the flags captured by Napoleon in his many battles. The American officers are then taken by General Pelletier for a visit to a French aviation camp near the capital. They eagerly watch the maneuvers of the daring aviators. General Pershing is shown one of the latest types of shells used.
- Released
- 1917
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Release year: 1917
Storyline
New York City: Cosmopolitan New York greets free Russia, and welcomes the members of her War Mission upon their visit here. Subtitles: At the City Hall. Ambassador Bakhmetieff speaks at the Mall, of Free Russia's fervent hopes and grim determination to protect her liberty. The envoys attend the annual exhibition of the city's firefighters in the Stadium. Spaulding, Cal: The needs of war hasten the construction of Emigrant Gap Dam, that will reclaim twenty thousand acres of arid land. Subtitle: An emergency spillway is used in the meantime. Washington, D.C: Militant suffragettes who seek to promote their cause by rioting at the White House are suppressed by the police. Subtitle: Six of the suffrage "martyrs." New York City: Miss Pearl White, Pathe's popular star, helps to attract volunteers by posing for a recruiting poster designed by Howard Chandler Christy. Subtitle: "You enlist now" Liverpool, England: Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary pay a visit to Britain's silent army in the northern industrial centers. Subtitles: They greet the men who have toiled tirelessly to supply all the needs of the soldiers. At the Royal Naval Hospital to meet the wounded heroes. Queen Mary is especially interested in the country's future. On the Atlantic: Jacky's recreation midst his arduous wartime duties is not forgotten, and sailors are given shore leave when possible. Subtitles: Off for the pleasure grounds "somewhere on the coast." The Navy League has provided an athletic field for Uncle Sam's boys. East St. Louis, Ill: Thirty-seven residents and hundreds of homes are sacrificed in one of the worst race riots in the country's history. Subtitles: Refugees flee with their few worldly possessions across the Eads bridge into Missouri. Many escape on auto trucks to the haven offered by the Red Cross depot. Washington, D.C: President Wilson, as head of the American Red Cross, accepts a sanitary corps, organized by government workers. With the Stars and Stripes Abroad: Pictures taken by the Cinematograph Division of the French army. Paris, France: General Pershing and his staff visit the Hotel des Invalides to pay tribute to the memory of the great Napoleon. Subtitles: Viewing the flags captured by Napoleon in his many battles. The American officers are then taken by General Pelletier for a visit to a French aviation camp near the capital. They eagerly watch the maneuvers of the daring aviators. General Pershing is shown one of the latest types of shells used.
Top credits
- Boris Bakhmetieff — Self
- King George V — Self
- John J. Pershing — Self
- Queen Mary — Self