YESTERDAYS NEWSREEL - KING ALBERT I OF BELGIUM

it's 1914 and here's Belgium's tall King Albert dressing his small nation for a disastrous date with mighty Germany power-crazed Kaiser Wilhelm refuses to buy past Belgium as neutral nation not to be bullied this is Albert's answer forced from their homeland onto alien soil Belgian troops fight with embattled French and even where fighting is thickest King Albert here with patan of France comes to see his troops here on edge of famed no-man's land on fringe of fiercest fighting tall Albert first is first a soldier and like a soldier he goes wherever Belgian troops must go even into the trenches braving skies patrolled by enemy planes and turned into playground of death by Baron riff Tobin and his flying circus King Albert must have an Eagles look at progress on the front even though the venture may mean his death his courage inspires the world when America joins the alive cause General Pershing parades his troops before Albert and his Queen Elizabeth soon to be heroes salute one man who already is then victory the Armistice and peace and June 1919 President Woodrow Wilson is Albert's guest at celebration in Belgium Wilson sees some of the soldiers who battled and beat the Kaiser for their soldier king then Albert sees America it's still 1919 and New York pays tribute to royal hero with Manhattan's mayor Highland heading father knickerbockers festival after a City Hall reception there's tree planting ceremony in Central Park with Queen Elizabeth and even Crown Prince Leopold aiding the famous and heroic ruler patron of the arts student of science King Albert received well-deserved honorary degree from hands of Nicolas Marie Butler at Columbia and then across nation Los Angeles's city of flowers as it honors Belgium's hero King in first world war no leader was more heroic than Albert of Belgium odds against him power against him with not one shot of help from his later allies he led Belgian troops in holding war against mighty legions of invading Huns his visit ends at Hampton Roads Virginia and was son Leopold and with his Queen King Albert goes aboard the Truxton that start of his royal journey home here's toast to hard-won victory and endless peace Queen Elizabeth chats with an Italian Admiral and then troopship George Washington takes them home at home it's April 27 1930 and King Albert and his queen are guests of honour and chief spectators at 100th anniversary of Belgian independence Albert first is third ruler of house of saxe-coburg to wear crown as head of youthful constitutional monarchy once part of lowland countries Belgians declared themselves free and independent pageant in style of Roman holiday marks full 100 years that Belgians have had country and king of their own and is partly King Albert's courage in 1914 that makes possible this joyous and exciting day in 1930 [Music] as royal couple leaves Stadium that day here's last glimpse you'll see if King Albert the Belgians beloved monarch in Brussels hero round the world its 23rd of February 1934 killed by fall from cliff near Namur he'll salute his adoring subjects along these streets no more and Belgian hearts are as empty as the saddle of King Albert's horse soldiers and Sons of soldiers he led into battle 20 years before pay their last respects to their royal leader as Albert King of the Belgians takes leave of the land helo [Music] it's 1921 and University of Pennsylvania law student Ben zosky hops his way to what looks like nothing less than a watery grave but he's up he's down he's up and what's he doing now why he's putting that heavily loaded boat tied hand and foot then not only stays afloat but has enough ball to play tug tied up with his law books wonder if Benny has same for with professors here's famed arctic explorer Roald Amundsen with two Eskimo girls of the Chukchi tribe legally adopted by all Mundson their coke Anita five years old and 11 year old Camila its 9th of January 1922 and Amundsen is going to Washington to prepare further explorations with New York's acting mayor JB McKee standing by here's the one and only Kate Smith it's 1931 and on steps of City Hall Miss Smith sings her famous theme song as part of benefit show four boroughs are employed festivities included baseball game between Joe McCarthy Yankees and Bill Terry's New York Giants Kate Smith singing star even in 31 here's Stanley Baldwin in 1922 when he was England's Chancellor of Exchequer and here he is in 1923 as he began first of three terms as Britain's Prime Minister succeeding Bonar law he later was prime force in Edwards abdication it's 9th of May 1930 and here's aerial view of one of worst fires on New Jersey waterfront this is not a result of bomb Adam or otherwise there was mild explosion in small motor tanker and this is the fury and the flame that followed raging inferno is fit by more than six million gallons of crude oil and gasoline and fought by all of the Owens firemen plus three hundred members of chemical firefighting units from adjoining plants for time it's feared fire will reach this big tank caused further explosions but after five hours fires under control and Bayonne is saved from what for a while looked like total destruction [Music] [Applause] [Music] price tag sixty million dollars purchased one railroad station its 23rd of July 1925 and here's Chicago's brand-new Union Station railroad and Windy City dignitaries lead more than 500 on tour of the terminal which covers 3 acres of Chicago's most valuable land here are Samuel wreaths a Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago's mayor deburr and construction engineer JD Esposito July 23rd is officially opening day but station had already been in use for six weeks with four railroads serving 50,000 people daily the travellers going to and from City on treasure and business or both nation's second largest city Chicago is world's greatest rail Center and here in 1925 it adds new and beautiful terminal to its collection of railroad station serving the American millions who travel by train [Music] flying first its 8th of October 1922 and climbing out of plane at Mineola Long Island is Miss Lillian Gatlin first woman to fly across entire nation passenger on transcontinental flame which makes trip in little over 27 hours miss gadlin's off again to Air Races at Detroit few fashions 1921 here's what the well shooed woman showed when she put her best foot forward way back in 1921 and for rainy or snowy weather she was well heeled in fair line tops to boot here at the boulevard shoe in the boudoir moccasin designed for leisure wear wear but in 1921 could you find such a nun handsome display of footwear Lipton loses again it's July 28 1920 and once more Sir Thomas Lipton is trying for sailings greatest prize famed America cup at 10 mile marker in waters off Sandy Hook American entry resolute is already ahead of Lipton ship shamrock for as resolute makes graceful turn the English entry tax low winds make it slow race this is fifth and final match between the two ships with score now two races each near mishap occurs during run when garbage scow cuts across path of resolute forcing Lipton's craft attack to avoid collision but all's well especially for America's resolute which wins race [Music] and good loser Lipton smiles even in defeat new army game its 1922 and at Fort Humphreys Virginia soldiers keep in trim playing game called push ball when that's over brains are added to brawn and cane wrestling matches all to keep America's regular army in the pink that should read black and blue tug of war on mule back is another trying sport most of trying is to stay on the mule stake driving army-style it's a cinch if you know how but following foreground must be a raw recruit come on you guys let's get this over with and run for chow [Music]