Woman walks past a soldier and cannon stationed at a U.S. Army base and training camp. United States Army soldier looks back at her and follows her. Soldier gets her attention and demonstrates functioning of cannon to the woman. United States soldier converses with the woman across the cannon.
Humor and comic footage of a fat man wearing a party hat, playing a child's drum. He sings a patriotic song and wipes tears from his eyes. The fat man smiles for the camera.
A historical parade in Hawaii depicts the early history of Hawaiian Islands and its multiracial culture. Parade begins with policemen on horseback. Men in tribal costumes build a hut on top of a horse-drawn float. Hula girls dancing in another float. More Hawaiian natives sit in front of huts on top of floats. Men ride bicycle with fancy fish costumes. Chinese men on a float, with a large pagoda behind them. A group of men in Chinese costumes follow the float. Japanese men demonstrate Kendo martial arts from a moving float.
Actors depict courtroom of Kaikilani-a Kukailani at a large ground in Hawaii. Costumed attendant carrying palm branches walk in the park. Spectators seated on bleachers watch the show with palm trees in the foreground. Girls dance Hula with Queen's attendants in the background.
Burned, dead bodies of combatants, along with dead horses on ground following a battle during the American Punitive Expedition in Mexico. AEF American soldiers on horseback inspect the bodies of Mexican soldiers and carcasses of dead horses. American soldiers load boxes onto horse carts.
United States General James Franklin Bell and a motor cycle squadron go to the International Bridge to meet U.S. prisoners from the 10th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" held by Mexico. The prisoners stand in line at Carrizal. They had been released by Mexican Constituionalist Army leader Venustiano Carranza Garza 10 days after the battle between U.S. forces and Mexican federal soldiers at Carrizal. Officer gives instruction to prisoners.