Baseball Stars as Marksmen: Knights of the diamond test their skill as trap shooters while on countrywide exhibition tour, Travers Island, N.Y. "Chief" Bender, Otis Crandall, "Christy" Mathewson. An Army of Geese: Few farms raise such a vast army of geese, twenty thousand being in this flock, Champaign, Ill. Champions of Temperance: Fifteen hundred children march in protest against the issuance of liquor licenses, Dorchester, Mass. Ex-Bandits Meet: Al Jennings, once noted train robber, now evangelist, greets "pal" of outlaw days, New York City. Subtitle: Al Jennings (on right). By Air from Germany: Receiving wireless message hurled 5,600 miles over sea and land, Chicago, Ill. Phases of the European War, England: Troops on way to the front. Subtitles: The traveling kitchen is very popular; The camp comedian; Putting the cavalry recruits over the jumps. France: Intimate scenes in the trenches. Subtitles: Passing hand grenades; The men are constantly on the alert; Where the soldiers live; German prisoners; Quizzing a young captive. Russia: Wounded soldiers arriving from the trenches. Subtitles: Hospital train; Constant drilling keeps the troops in perfect condition; The camp kitchen. Servia: The sturdy Servian fighters in an orderly retreat. Germany: Field Marshall von Hindenburg, commander of the Eastern armies. Subtitle: American surgeons and nurses who were presented with medals for their valiant services. The Latest Fad: Fancy skating takes place of winter dances, Biltmore Hotel Ice Gardens, New York City. Cartoons by Hy Mayer, world-famous caricaturist.
—Moving Picture World synopsis