San Francisco: Apply torch to old frigate Omaha to get metal from hulk for salvage. Troy, N.Y: Sophomores and freshmen at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute play pushball. Los Angeles: Cowboys and cowgirls of plainsmen days gather at big rodeo for feats of horsemanship. Boston: Mrs. Roy Booth, woman champion bowler of the world, and Paul Poehler, champion candle pin bowler, appear at International Bowling tournament. Lafayette, Ind: Students of Purdue University join in fantastic parade and frolic on the campus. New York: School children join in patriotic demonstration on belated Arbor Day. San Francisco: Aviator Art Smith startles big crowd at Panama Exposition when he loops dozen times in aeroplane. New York: Thousand athletes start in big annual marathon run through streets of city. At Battle Front in Belgium: Captive German balloon is sent into the air with observers. It is brought down again and men report their observations to officers of artillery. New York: Monster crowds gather before bulletin boards in New York to get latest reports of Lusitania disaster. Other scenes show Mme. Depage who lost her life when the boat went down and submarine torpedo shot through the water. New York: Atlantic fleet gathers in New York for review by President. Remarkable scenes made from the fighting top of the flagship Wyoming show the other vessels as they ride at anchor.
—Moving Picture World synopsis