Restoring Belgiumrailways at Ghent
Belgian workmen breaking up old iron ruins of buildings and station at Ghent, destroyed by Germans, when they left Belgium. This will all have to be rebuilt.
Belgian workmen breaking up old iron ruins of buildings and station at Ghent, destroyed by Germans, when they left Belgium. This will all have to be rebuilt.
Women, representing Allied Nations, who called upon the President during his stay in Paris, and asked to be given a place at the Peace Conference, to inquire into and report upon conditions concerning women and children throughout the world.
Ministers of Allied Countries to Chinese Government at Peking, China. Ministers standing in front of British Legation. Left to right: Prince Kondacheff, Russia; Paul May, Belgium; Baron Hayashi, Japan; Right Hon. Sir John Jordon, Gt. Britain; M. Zaralha de Preitas, Portugal; A. De Almedia-Brandao, Brazil; M. Daniel Vare, Italy; Jules Roppa, France; Hon. Paul J. Reinsch, U.S.
These women received the Croix de Guerre Brussels, Belgium.
King Albert, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Leopold and Princess Marie at the King's review, Brussels, Belgium.
Opening of Liberty Altar, New York City. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall addressing a large crowd on the 4th Liberty Loan from the Liberty altar, at Madison Square, New York. The opening day of the drive, was in honor of Belgium.
Belgian soldiers parade in New York.
Original Caption: Edith Cavell home opened in memory of the martyr nurse, London, England. The Edith Cavell home for nurses at the London hospital named for the woman who was put to death by the Germans in Belgium, was recently opened. Contributions towards the home came from all parts of the globe.
Six women war workers, representing thousands of others, were delegated to see President Wilson and urge him to support the motion for an immediate passage of the federal suffrage amendment. These women were employed at the Bethlehem Steel Company’s plant at Newcastle, PA. They supplemented their argument with the statement that the women are serving the government in war industries and feel the urgent need of federal enfranchisement.
Russian gas mask.