Rebel General Benavides (incorrectly spelled Benevitas in the slate) and Chief of Rebel Army at Juarez, Mexico. Rebel troops aboard and on top of moving railroad train bound for battle at Tierra Blanco. Mexican Rebel leader Pancho Villa talks to another rebel leader, standing beside rail cars.
Battle between Federal troops and Rebel Army troops at Ojinaga, Mexico. Rebel troops capture and execute a Federal sharp shooter. Soldiers seated on ground watch the execution. Dead Federal falls on ground.
Burying deceased Federals at battle of Mesa and Ojinaga, Mexico. Federal soldiers search for hidden treasure (Villa had reportedly buried a horde of gold outside Ojinaga). Captured Rebel horses driven from Ojinaga.
Russian Czar Nicholas II with German Kaiser Wilhelm II in a carriage. The two royals are driven through the city. German soldiers on horses with flags pass by on the street. Soldiers stand in review on sides of streets. Buildings in the background.
Official opening of Germany's Olympic stadium (Deutsches Stadion) on the 25th Anniversary of the Kaiser's coronation. Kaiser Wilhelm and Empress Augusta Viktoria, in their carriage, drive into the center of the new stadium grounds (Deutsches Stadion) built near Berlin, to host the 1916 Olympics. They are accompanied by several horse guards. The Kaiser is dressed in Hussar uniform including fur Busby adorned with Totenkopf (Death Head) emblem. The Royal couple step from their carriage. In next sequence, they are seen silhouetted with a number of dignitaries, under a canopy. Members of various athletic clubs parade across the grounds, carrying banners and flags, many adorned with award ribbons. The Kaiser watches from under the canopy, with Empress Augusta Viktoria, standing behind him. The Kaiser salutes some marchers. A large contingent of girls marches past, all dressed in dark skirts and white blouses. Bicyclists race around a track, as spectators watch from the stadium stands. A formation of men and one of women perform calisthenics in unison on the field. Another glimpse under the canopy, shows the Empress conversing with an officer behind her, dressed in Hussar garb, similar to the Kaiser, who continues to salute as various groups pass in review.
A couple performs several types of dances, in a studio, for a cinematographer (unseen). The man is dressed in a sailor's uniform, and his partner is a stylishly dressed woman. They perform several different dance moves requiring close coordination, as a couple. While taking a rest break, the two converse, and the woman apparently suggests that the man perform a solo dance for the camera. He agrees and skips to a center starting point in the studio. He then skips in a circle and commences dancing a sailor's hornpipe with professional ballet-style and modern dance flourishes.
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