YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - U.S. MARINES IN HAITI 1915-1920

[Music] tevision highlights of the news of yester year [Music] here's Porto Prince Haiti in 1915 Chief city of an island nation torn by internal troubles Behind These scenes of peace and semitropic Tranquility there is uneasiness and unrest [Applause] Hill Bandits have been raising havoc in this Marketplace for months and there's been too much bickering within government itself to stop the raids having suffered a succession of weak presidents and almost continuous Civil Wars Haiti is now on brink of bankruptcy and laws of the land have been virtually lost in chaos of islandwide [Music] Anarchy and then in 1915 United States Marines land in Hai need to battle hatian Bandits threatening destruction of American Properties and Native Bandits quickly head for the Hills this puts immediate end to troubles in populated areas but Marines prepare to drive into interior and Route the insurgents out file officers confer with haian officials on plans for campaign leather necks are at ease but they keep in condition to battle haes Bandits and to back with arms if necessary the government duly elected by citizens of under supervision of ballot wise American envoys first step in restoration of peace order out of chaos ha's own Dar guav is elected provisional president and the riot ridden Republic begins to function as a nation once again here are troops of the palace guard but United States Marines are ever present and wherever darav goes he's guarded from possible injury or death at hands of raiding Bandits by watchful eyes and strong arms of Marines in 1920 Marines are still being kept busy by raiding parties of Bandits hidden in ha's hilly Forest lands but danger of Ambush does not keep Marines from searching for these hidden troublemakers Hill People of interior are questioned as to whereabouts of Bandits or their hiding places this fellow looks guilty of banditry himself and soon Swank jail at Porto Prince is filled with hatian insurrectionists under arrest by Marines here's one too paralo who once was chief of Island's vicious Head Hunters here's Armon Jen benu one of most murderous of ha's rioting Bandit leaders this is Armon Jean batist who made career of upsetting hati government and this is insurrectionist General Tona who drew stiff fine for his crimes life behind Prison Walls is not unpleasant for men who made life miserable for whole island nation yet with all the Comforts of luxurious living some Haitian criminals bring charges of mistreatment and even murder against Marines and their officers and they want leatherneck punished here's Captain Wallace of Haan jeary Marine Corp enlisted man accused by imprisoned Bandits of crimes but General hooker and Captain Pat Kelly appear before Admirals mayo and Oliver and Marine General Neville and the Marines are cleared of all charges trumped up against them by captured Haitians till 1934 contingents of United States Marines keep order in Haiti withdrawing only when Haiti finally becomes nation of peace and prosperity how little can you get and how big it's 1928 and at Urbana Illinois two 21-year-old friends get together for a chat well at least there isn't a difference in their ages towering Lou Gordon is 8 ft up and his pal George Brown is only 2' 2 in tall they have a little manto man talk hey George don't trip your [Music] pal it's 1920 and in New York City Miss Pauline hankle just 15 years old receives gold medal from National Commander G breth of American Legion and there's good reason for it too for Miss hle has sold liberty bonds worth 3,330 250 that's really fighting on the home front here's lady Forest left with Dr Hugo reisenfeld director of Rialto and riy theaters the forest one of unsung heroes of radio invented Aon was also inventor of many pioneering devices of Television the Mamel has million dooll legs yes here's mangette of France famed musical comedy Star as making appearance in United States in early 1920s she first appeared on stage in 1899 in 1940s was still going strong here in the early 1920s is SL rothfeld and just who is SL rothfeld why he's Roxy Fame New York City motion picture exhibitor and well-known backer sponsor and Master of Ceremonies on famed roxxy's gang radio program