Several barges up on blocks at a boatyard near a river. Viewed from downhill, openings are visible between ribs in their lower hulls. Scene shifts to viewpoint above the barges. A river; a church; smoke stacks; and steel bridges are seen in background. The prow of one barge contains letters "USS." The American flag flies from mast of a boat docked in the river.
Russian officials along with Tsar Nicholas II arrive at a field cemetery on the Eastern front during World War I. A priest accompanies them as they walk. The officers and soldiers walk into a fenced area where fallen soldiers, in uniform, are laid out. soldiers unload more war dead from wagons and place them on the ground. Some houses are seen in the background. In a different setting, war dead, with some snow on them, are laid out on the ground. Tsar Nicholas II and officers are seen proceeding on horseback, ahead of marching troops. Snow covered fields in the background.
German soldiers at the front in the European Theater during World War I. They carry slaughtered animals for their mess. German sailors pose as they sit and pet pigs destined to feed German forces. Slate says "Petting tomorrow's sausage".
Kaiser Wilhelm II visits the German troops on the front during World War I. Kaiser with the troops. The area covered with snow. Men wearing warm clothes. Trees in the area. Kaiser discuss with the officers. He gets into his car. Soldiers walk.
German troops at the front in during World War I. During a pause in hostilities, troops set up a machine gun at a trench. German troops crawling across a battlefield. Snow covered area. Soldiers wearing warm clothes. One crawling soldier knocks down a pole carrying communication wires. German soldiers connect telephone wires and the reserves are called. Some soldiers in boat at a waterway. Group of soldiers pull a boat full of troops along an icy waterway
German troops in action along the Western Front in World War 1. Troops in trenches. German artillery firing from concealed position. Slate refers to Guns at Aisne, Nieuport, Perthes,and Soissons. German artillerymen pulling 77mm field guns with horses. German cavalry charging across a field. German troops guiding horses across a deep stream. Some of the troops are in bathing suits and others, in boats, guide the horses across. German cavalry riding past the camera in full battle gear. Artillerymen using horses to move a battery of 77mm field pieces. German troops playing cards during a lull in battle.They are interrupted by a call to action. Troops on horseback pulling supply wagons through a stream. Artillerymen firing a field piece. Trench filled with German soldiers firing rifles with bayonets afixed to them. A German Skoda siege mortar with shells.