Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro. Horse-drawn carriage awaits outside a building in Vienna. Emperor Franz Joseph and King Nikola climb into the carriage and are covered with carriage robes by attendants. Officers salute the kings.
Emperor Franz Joseph I, in Vienna, Austria. People stand beside a carriage on the road. The Emperor steps out of the carriage. Austrian soldiers salute him.
In final days of World War 1, October, 1918, Italian troops are seen proceeding against Austro-Hungarian forces. The Italians advance and employ a large searchlight over the trenches at night. Shells burst above the battlefield. After Austria requested an armistice (signed on November 3rd) Austrian troops are seen surrendering in large numbers and assembling in open areas. Meanwhile, Italian troops enter the city of Trento in the Alps mountain range.
The May Day celebrations and march-past through the streets in Poland. A political leader takes the salute of the marching people. Sound track fragmented and combines other stories.
Robert Vogeler arrives home with his family in New York. Robert Vogeler, a U.S. businessman held in a Hungarian prison for 15 months on trumped-up Soviet charges, arrives at his home land. He and his family disembark from an airplane. Cameramen clicks photographs. Vogeler is interviewed by media persons. With his wife at his side he speaks about his ordeal. His wife tells the media persons to leave him alone.
Dr. Konstantin Theodor Dumba, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States USA, exits a row house and tips his hat toward the camera. Dr. Dumba was expelled from the USA during WWI after having been accused of espionage.