British 8-inch howitzer batteries firing during Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. British reinforcements and supplies continually move toward the front.
Slate reads: "The Union Castle Steamship, 'Galician' from Capetown to Southhampton, was on August 15th, when off Teneriffe, signalled to stop by the German Cruiser, 'Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse.' Next slate reads: "The 'Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,' had been transformed from a liner, whilst at sea, six heavy guns and 24 machine guns being mounted." A brief view from the "Galician" of the German four-stacker auxiliary cruiser, "Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse." The next slate reads: "Bearing down on the 'Galician' at a speed of 24 knots, the cruiser signalled to the liner to 'Heave To.' The marconi operator sent out the 'S.O.S.' distress signal and the cruiser ordered 'Cease communication or we will sink you." Two officers photographed on deck of the "Galician." View of the Cruiser near the "Galician." Boat carrying German boarding party arrives at the ship and they climb the ladder to board. A German sailor seen aloft at the "Galician's" mast, disabling her marconi wireless antenna. A torn white ensign (missing a canton) flies from the mast. Captain and officers of the "Galician" pose for photographer (marconi operator). Slate lists British military personnel aboard, who were taken as prisoners of war. One of them is photographed. The German boarding party leaves the ship taking their prisoners with them. The German Cruiser seen departing. Civilian passengers and crew aboard the "Galician," pose celebrating their relative good fortune.
British women march on the street in large numbers in the United Kingdom. They march in the rain. They hold boards, banners and placards with the messages that they desire to work for the nation early during World War I. One sign reads, "Mobilize brains and energy of women." Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Vehicles pass on the street.
Opening slate describes aerial view from and aeroplane traveling 100 miles per hour. French conical tents are laid out below in military precision at a camp in World War 1. Dirt roads and a river appear in the scenes. Large oblong tents with peaked roofs and several entry flaps are seen in other camp areas. Utility areas with a large piece of equipment are seen plus more conical tents and various pieces of military equipment.
A French ground crewman hands small bombs to another man who stores them in the cockpit of a French bi-wing hydroplane (seaplane) during World War 1. The aircraft is equipped with a large open raeial engine. The propeller appears to be split with one segment in front of the lower wing and the other behind it. Change of scene shows a foldable seaplane suspended from cranes on the deck of a French warship. Crewmen fold the wings aft. Closeup of the aircraft and men rotating the propeller. Next the plane is seen in the water on its pontoons as a pilot standing in the open cockpit fastens an overhead cable to the plane. Aerial view of a convoy of several ships seen from an overflying airplane. A naval port facility seen from the air. Back to the Naval hydroplane, again, as it its being raised from the water by a crane. The pilot stands on one of the large flat main pontoons. Closeup of the plane and pilot as they are lifted high above the water level and deck hands pull the plane over the ship's deck.
A sleek hulled French bi-wing seaplane equipped with a single radial pusher engine, taxis from shore during World War 1. It is then seen in flight and making a smooth landing in the water. Next, a French single-engine pontoon-equipped float plane is photographed from a larger seaplane as they both fly with sight of one another.
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