Laying Pipes Drains Germans (1927)

German story German intertitles. An UfaWochenschau film. First title reads: FerngasVersorgung. Ein ununterbrochenes Ferngasrohr wird zur Zelt von Essen nach Hannover L, S of landscape, camera pans to show men standing behind long line of pipe. L, S of the pipeline. M, S of man standing beside a piece of pipe, he appears to be welding a join. Various shots of men moving the pipes and securing the joins. L, S of machine being used to dig a trench for the pipe. Man sits on side of this mechanical digger. Intertitle reads: Vor Verlegung der einzelnen Rohren wird die Rohre mit Hilfe des BÃrstenhundes A man encourages a dog to jump up and into the pipe. The dog has a string or wire or cable attached and it walks through the pipe emerging at the other end. A brush is then pulled through the pipe presumably to clean it. Various shots of men at work on the pipeline. A man stands on top of the pipe as it is lowered into the trench. Note: it isn t clear what the p