French architect Max Sainsaulieu, soldiers clean up WW1-bombed village, civilians go about daily life, 1918

Intertitle: The city architect, mister Sainsaulieu, who didn’t leave his post during the bombings has been named Knight in the Legion of Honour. Shot: The city architect Saintsaulieu looks at a stained glass window. Intertitle: In Lorraine Intertitle: In a much bombed village. Shots: soldiers who are digging in a massive pile of rubble. Intertitle: A broken, yet not exploded, torpedo. Shot: A burst shell of a projectile, that is still filled with powdery explosives. Intertitle: While the soldiers clear up the rubbish, the people carry on with their daily duties. Shots: A boy and girl are walking through a street with a goat. A French soldier with a bike and sidecar follows them. Soldiers are breaking down a wooden shed.