Brief scene shows former President of Mexico, General Victoriano Huerta (entitled "Dictator of Mexico" on film slate) looking through binoculars with other officers in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Scene shifts to the new President of Mexico, General Venustiano Carranza, seen walking with several other men along a railroad track on a harbor pier.
U.S. Army soldiers arrive at a training encampment by train. Soldiers in training each firing a pistol at targets on an open field. Groups of soldiers prone in a line firing rifles, then running across a field. The troops mount a wall obstacle. Again they lie prone and fire across a field. The troops are in training for mission to Veracruz Mexico following the Tampico Affair.
Mexican Federal Army cavalry and troops seen marching through the "burning plains" of Veracruz during the Mexican Revolution. Some of the forces are on horseback wearing wide sombreros. Others are in Army uniforms. The armed troops and cavalry seen marching.
Shows Mexican revolutionary forces under protection of medical cross white flag, bringing sick and wounded to the Hospital San Sebastian in Veracruz (prior Bethlemite Hospital / later Bethlemite Convent) during the Mexican Revolution. Federal Army troops are seen monitoring them from the sides and keeping them under guard. The revolutionaries carry the wounded on stretchers through the streets. A few other citizens and children watch and follow the procession with interest.
Shows Mexican Federal Army troops leaving the city of Veracruz following engagement with revolutionary forces in the area. Armed Federal troops and cavalry march through the city streets. Views of shops and buildings along a main road in Veracruz. People gather in large numbers on streets and watch as troops depart. Large crowd in the Plaza de armas, with the Palacio Municipal in the background. General Francisco Beltran emerges from a doorway with two officers behind him.
Shows Mexican Federal Navy officers aboard a Mexican warship. They are seen inspecting and talking to federal sailors on ships anchored in the harbor of Veracruz during the Mexican Revolution. Several Mexican warships at anchor in harbor. Distant views of Veracruz city buildings in background.