Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks and Representative Julius Kahn board the U.S. Army Transport Ship "Cambrai", in Canal Zone, Panama. Local U.S. Army Commander, Major General william S. Graves, and his wife bid adieu to them and move down the ramp. Other dignitaries also see them off and move down the ramp. Passengers on board the ship wave from the railings, as ship moves away. Army officer and others watch as ship departs. Secretary of War, John Weeks and Kahn Congressman Julius Kahn, standing on wharf, with those seeing them off, before boarding the ship.
Life of sailors aboard a ship. United States sailors in a mess line in ship galley as they carry their mugs and plates along. Food laid out from kitchen. Two officers in line first get food. Sailors serve themselves. Sailors at a table eat their meal.
Life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard a ship. United States sailors in their bunk beds in tight quarters aboard a ship. One of the sailors drinks from a mug. An officer stands near a bed.
Life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard a ship. Medical doctors in surgery perform an operation aboard a ship in the Atlantic. Surgical instruments used in the operation. Surgeon or assistant placing surgical instruments in sterilization chamber. View of metal tanks with heat and pressure dials used for sterilization.
United States Navy sailors put coal in the boilers of a ship. Shirtless sailors in hot conditions put coal into boilers with shovels. Sailors bring in more coal using a wheel barrow. A Navy officer watches over their work.
Life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard a ship. Ships underway at sea. Boats hoisted in a sling over the side of a ship. Colliers near a transport ship. Men pass baskets of coal onto the transport. Coal piled up on the barge. Men fill cane baskets with coal to be loaded on the transport ship.