The Battle of Noyon, March 21 - April 6, 1918

In this film, animated maps show German positions in the Cambrai salient, the French and British encirclement of the salient, shifting battles around Amiens and Noyon, and the shoring up of the Allied lines along the Somme River.

Germany and Russia Peace Treaty

The Germans sign a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. The terms of the treaty give Germany huge tracts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland, and peace on the Eastern Front allows Germany to shift soldiers to the Western Front, causing serious problems for the French, British, and Americans.

Occupation of Luneville Sector (Lorraine), Feb. 11 - March 23, 1918 -- 42nd Division

This is a three reel film - Reel 1, 117th Engrs. and 165th Inf. troops construct barracks near Croismare, march through Croismare, and eat in trenches near Blemerey. Gen. Menoher confers with Fr. Gen. Bazelaire. A mule-drawn supply train arrives at Ancerviller. 167th Inf. troops leave the town. The 151st F.A. Reg't opens fire. The 167th returns from trenches. Soldiers read a newspaper and receive pay. Reel 2, Gen. Menoher attends a burial at Domjevin; and, with Fr. Gens. Gaucher and Bazelaire, decorates 165th Inf. troops. War Sec. Baker visits 166th Inf. hq. at Domjevin and an aid station.

Occupation of the Chemin des Dames Sector, February 6th to March 22, 1918---26th Division

This is a five reel fim - Reel 1 shows views of the Champagne district. 103rd Inf. and 101st F.A. troops march on a road. 101st and 103rd F.A. units load and fire 155's near Ostel. 101st F.A. antiaircraft guns fire at German planes. 101st Inf. units man trenches under enemy bombardment. 102nd Inf. troops spread barbed wire. Artillery pieces are inspected. F.A. troops man observation posts. 101st F.A. troops repair telephone lines in a snowstorm. Duckboards are placed in the trenches. Shows the 101st Inf. hq. at Vailly. Reel 2, 102nd Inf.

Occupation of the Ansauville Sector (Lorraine), Jan. 15-April 3, 1918, First Division

This is a film in three reels - Reel 1, horses are watered near Neufchateau. 6th F.A. units advance near Void. Shows the 18th Inf. and 6th F.A. in Menilla-Tour. Shows ruins in Seicheprey and Hamonville. The 18th mans trenches and responds to a gas alarm. Communications lines are strung. 7th F.A. units fire French 75's near Beaumont. Trenches are cleaned after shelling. Cooks prepare a meal and serve troops in trenches. Reel 2 shows German flamethrowers. 2nd Field Signal Bn. troops dig trenches for cables. 16th Inf. troops dig trenches. Supplies arrive at Beaumont.

1st (Gondrecourt) Training Area, January 1-23, 1918, First Division

In this film, French 155's are loaded and fired. Firewood is cut. The 1st Engineers and the 2nd Field Signal Bn. march from the camp. The 1st Engineers construct a bridge. Everett Colby, Julius Lincoln, E.F. Trefz, Roscoe Mitchell, John Lord, and Daniel Read (members of the Commission for Relief in Belgium) visit the camp; witness a demonstration of a 37-mm gun; examine an airplane; view bayonet and hand grenade practice; and review the 16th and 18th Inf. Reg'ts marching in snow.

7th (Rolampont) Training Area, Dec. 26, 1917 to Feb. 16, 1918 - 42nd Division

In this film, the 117th Field Signal Bn. troops ride motorcycles and inspect a portable machine shop. 165th and 167th Inf. troops practice with bayonets. 165th Inf. units form skirmish lines and attack trenches. 167th Inf. units pass in review before Col. MacArthur. 165th Inf. troops fire French 75's in practice and contest French soldiers in disassembling the guns. 166th Inf. troops fire Stokes trench mortars. Supplies are loaded on trucks at Rolampont depot. 149th and 151st Machine Gun Bn. troops and French units run relay races at Villierssur-Suize.

Occupation of Sommerviller Section, October 21 - November 20, 1917 - First Division

In this film, supply trains pass through Nantes and Gondrecourt. 26th Inf. troops man trenches near Gypse Hill. 6th F.A. units fire French 75's. Hot food is prepared and brought into the trenches. Wounded are brought into an aid station at Einville by ambulance and stretcher bearers. 1st Div. troops are buried at Einville. 16th, 18th, 26th, and 28th Inf. Reg't troops march toward rest areas.

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