World War 1 era: U.S. Navy sailors tie two motor launches together and step from one to the other. Sailors aboard a motor launch underway. Sailors line deck of a ship to watch maneuvers at sea. Warships steaming in the distance. Sailors line up in formation on deck of ship, with warships in distant background.
U.S. battleships carry out live fire exercises in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors in a boat set up targets. Battleship fires at targets and shells burst all around them, as seen from the air. Water-level view of floating target cluster. Battleships firing 14 inch guns at targets.
World War I: Camouflaged transport ship; ferry boat; and a tugboat, in a river. Three U.S. Navy destroyers tied together, as another approaches. Six U.S. destroyers closely tied together.
A small British patrol gun boat is docked on the Danube River, during World War 1. An officer paces on her deck. She displays the British white naval ensign at her bow. Camera pans to another British boat tied next to the first. A sailor walks on her deck. A four-inch deck gun is seen wrapped in tarpaulin. Officers and crew,, pose for the camera on one of the boats.. A 4-inch deck gun is displayed. As officers walk about nearby, a sailor cranks a handle to demonstrate maneuvering controls of the gun.
Austro-Hungarian soldiers pose with a 77mm Krupp field gun, model 1914, on display in a public square. Several curious civilians take note of them. Another view of the soldiers posing with two such guns, as several civilians walk nearby. In background, across the Danube River (based on information in the film opening slate) are significant large buildings of a major city. Several officers come to stand in front of one of the guns, as a soldier brings a 77mm shell out for all to see. Another soldier also displays a shell up for the camera. Scene shifts back to the initial location and soldiers standing by their gun.
President Woodrow Wilson reviews Army units at Fort Myer. Officers on horses. Troops ready for inspection. The President and other officials arrive for the ceremony. The President along with Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker on stage. They inspect the troops. Soldiers approach the stage, greet the President and salute. A photographer takes pictures. People watch the event.
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