This silent footage from World War One contains various scenes. At :21 is aerial footage shot above the German lines from a biplane, and supposedly at up to an altitude of 10,000 feet. At 2:01 a captured German plane is displayed by the French. At 2:35 illuminated starshells and charges are shown. At 2:44 a trench mortar is prepared. At 3:29 what might be gas envelops part of the front lines. At 3:48 a metal fortress or safe space is shown. At 5:05 French troops stand for inspection. At 5:13 a balloon is sent aloft. At 5:31 soldiers — possibly captives — muster en masse. At 7:00 soldiers eat rations. At 7:07 a stockade is shown filled with prisoners. At 7:44 a Curtiss type seaplane takes off. At 9:20 it is shown being retrieved from the water.

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