Volunteers carry a wounded on stretcher in France. They take him to the vehicle. The vehicle passes by on the street. They take him out. They take the wounded in hospital.
Film of funeral procession for Grand Duke Frederick I, in Karlsruhe, Baden, begins with closeup of mounted military band with musicians playing their instruments as they ride on horseback. Scene shifts to numerous officials lined up on one side of the road and civilians on the other, as a line of clergymen pass between them, walking in advance of the partly shrouded carriage carrying the coffin of the Grand Duke. Behind the clergy, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King Gustav V of Sweden are seen walking together. Closeup of the funeral carriage escorted by uniformed military who precede, surround, and follow it
Film opens showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, seated in a carriage outside a building covered with scaffolding. He is wearing a fur-collared great coat and a plumed hat. Several flags are decorated poles behind the carriage. His uncle, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, steps into the carriage. British King Edward VI is wearing an overcoat and top hat. As Edward VI settles into his seat, an attendant cover both men with a carriage robe. As the carriage pulls away, an honor guard in formation at attention is seen in the background. The carriage carrying the Kaiser and the King is seen ahead of another one in which a woman is riding, accompanied by a man in top hat and a military officer in uniform. Local spectators stand at the side of road and on hills overlooking the roadway. A third carriage, drawn by a pair of white horses, carries a woman accompanied by a man in a top hat and a military officer in an elaborate plumed hat. A fourth carriage follows with a military officer and two statesmen in top hats. Film ends as horses pulling another carriage.
A World War 1 French soldier and his dog, seeking cover from enemy fire, run across a street in a French town. The soldier steps on a board leaning against a tall brick wall, throws his rifle over the wall and then jumps over it, himself. His dog tries to follow him, is unsuccessful on the first attempt, but succeeds on the second try in leaping to the top of the wall, and then over.
French Army artillery soldiers firing French 75 field artillery pieces from concealed positions along a ridge, during World War I. View behind the guns, as gun crews load and fire.
Opening slate, in Swedish, states: "Röda Korset anordnar öfverallt bespisning en middag kostar det 10 pfennige." (The Red Cross organizes all-inclusive dining a dinner costs 10 pfennige.) A variety of persons, from all walks of life, are seen at an outdoor dining facility. They line up for a meal provided by the Red Cross. A woman dressed in white directs persons to the food line. Another, gives the people utensils as they carry their plates of food to tables. View of chefs serving food to persons in the line. Numerous views of these activities as more persons come into the facility. View from back away show many persons seated at tables eating, and several women in white dresses near empty tables in the background. View of sidewalk and pedestrians in front of the outdoor dining area.
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