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1918 Newly enlisted recruits for British Army in Chicago
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0:39Now PlayingDate: 1st April 1918
Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: Illinois: Chicago:
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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TGV. Parade. "Stars & Stripes" in foreground.
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SV. Scots band (bagpipe players) past camera. Flagbearers carry British & American flags.
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SV. Newly enlisted recruits in procession carrying banners reading "Off for Berlin", "Turn Back Von Hindenburg", "British Blood Has Called Us" etc.
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SV. Two soldiers use a skeleton dressed in German uniform & a mask to make an effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm.
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United States of America, Military - Active
Video Roll Title: Will to win: 70ft Issue sheet title: THE WILL TO WIN. ENTHUSIASTIC 'SEND-OFF' TO MEN ENLISTED IN CHICAGO FOR THE BRITISH ARMY.
parade, demonstration, rally, WWI, World War I, First World War
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