Opens with slate that says 'Crossing the Line'. Depicts King Neptune shellback initiation ceremony aboard USS Idaho in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Rio de Janeiro. Slate indicates that President Elect of Brazil de Pessoa was on board. Sailors lie down on the ship deck. The captain welcomes King Neptune's messengers aboard the ship. They inform the captain that King Neptune will visit his ship. King Neptune and Queen Amphitrite are welcomed aboard the ship by the captain. The ship's officers are introduced to the Royal visitors. Queen Amphitrite meets old friends. The Court of King Neptune with sailors dressed in various costumes. The Royal barber shaves and cleans each sailor. The sailors are immersed in Neptune's salty water. View of a certificate awarded to a sailor following his successful initiation.
Horse-drawn carts in New York City. Many shoppers and pedestrians Herald Square and Macy's Herald Square at 1313 Broadway, at the corner with 34th Street, in Herald Square, Manhattan, New York City. Lucios Pearls jewelers is seen on corner of Macys building.
A railway train passes by through an industrial in America during winter. The train roof and fields are covered in white snow. Snow covered coal barges being towed by a tug boat in New York harbor.
View of New York City harbor during the winter. Coal barges in harbor emit smoke. Ships are docked in icy water. Sign seen reads MG Starrett. Ship approaches New York City harbor. Front view of tug boat sailing in icy harbor of New York City.
Fuel Administrator Harry Augustus Garfield adjusts his bowler hat outside. Senator Oscar Underwood takes off his bowler hat. Senator Oscar Underwood smiles.
Statesmen arrive at the Palace of Versailles for the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ends the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers in World War 1. Dignitaries such as French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau arrive by car. World leaders and dignitaries walking on the palace grounds of Versailles. United States President Woodrow Wilson is seen in between Georges Clemenceau and Italian Prime Minister Francesco Savero Nitti as they walk to the Palace of Versailles. Delegates seated and talking to each other inside the Hall of Mirrors, where the treaty is signed. View of hand leafing through the Treaty of Versailles affixed with the official seals.