A London laundry girl tries to rise above her station in order to capture the love of a wealthy young man, and thus misses out on the truer love of one of her own class.

Charlie is in boot camp in the "awkward squad." Once in France he gets no letters from home. He finally gets a package containing limburger cheese which requires a gas mask and which he throws over into the German trench. He goes "over the top" and captures thirteen Germans ("I surrounded them"), then volunteers to wander through the German lines disguised as a tree trunk. With the help of a French girl he captures the Kaiser and the Crown Prince and is given a statue and victory parade in New York and then ... fellow soldiers wake him from his dream.

Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America.

After passing the hat and taking the donations intended for German street musicians Charlie heads for the country...

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.