1. Europe is now ablaze with the conflagration of war. 2. Aviators will do tragic part in the great conflict. 3. New York crowds anxiously watch bulletin boards for war news. 4. Trans-Atlantic shipping practically abandoned on account of European war. 5. Three attempts to cross the Atlantic in small boats are started simultaneously. 6. Motor boat regatta at Lake George, N.Y. Baby Speed Demon II wins the championship cup. 7. Two Moons, of Custer massacre fame, visits President Wilson at the White House. 8. Destructive forest fire burns several big lumber mills and menaces Portland, Ore. 9. Ceremonies at opening of the canal which makes an island of Cape Cod. 10. Burned bridge causes fatal wreck near San Antonio, Texas. Brave engineer saves passengers by emergency brakes. 11. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the President, dies at the White House. This picture was taken shortly before her last illness.
—Moving Picture World synopsis