White Plains, N.Y: Monument built around a gun of the battleship Maine is unveiled by Daughters of the American Revolution. Chicago: Newsboys are guests of Cy de Vry, keeper of Lincoln Park Zoo, and leave in autos. Artvin, Trans-Caucasia; Russian troops enter the quaint old town of Artvin alter its evacuation by the Turks. Cossack officers gather on the mountainside. Russian destroyer sights a Turkish sailing ship in the Black Sea and fires shells to bring her to stop. Turkish crew is brought aboard the Russian destroyer. Kragouvatz, Serbia: Serbians at work in the Kragouvatz Arsenal shortly before the Austro-Germans captured that principal source of Serbian munitions. Troy, N.Y: Sophs of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute capture flag from Freshmen after overcoming land guards and making them prisoners on a float. Latest styles in fashions for outdoor sports and evening dress are posed exclusively for the Hearst-Selig News Pictorial. Rockland, Me: U.S.S. Nevada, largest dreadnought type battleship in the world, is tested and proves her speed efficiency. New York: Naval Militia flying boat is launched and christened by Miss Olive Whitman, daughter of Gov. Charles S. Whitman. Berkeley, Cal: Police officers drill and instruct Junior Police in drill formations and marches. The Junior Police is an official branch of the regular police organization.
—Moving Picture World synopsis