Scrap metal being used in Lebanon, PA during World War I

Title card: "Lebanon, PA - The value of iron and steel has greatly increased owing to the extraordinary demands of the war and all bits of the scrap metal are being carefully collected for further use" / collection of scrap metal / man using acetylene torch to cut through large steel pipe / same man knocks off section of pipe he has cut through / three shots of electric magnet crane lifting and moving scrap metal / Note: exact month/day not known; film has nitrate deterioration