[3] Karl Von Austreim (Jack Holt) lives in America with his German father and American mother.

As she is celebrating her birthday on the Fourth of July of 1914, she receives flowers from the French Count Jules De Destin (Raymond Hatton).

Karl is unexpectedly summoned to Hamburg to join his regiment, and Angela is crushed when he announces he has to leave.

Angela is aboard one of those ships when it is torpedoed, and saves herself by climbing onto a floating table, begging the attackers not to fire on the passengers.

After weeks of ceaseless hammering from the German guns, the French fall back on Vangy, the home of Angela's aunt.

After discovering the other young women, the Germans are intent on also raping Angela, who is the only person in the mansion not to be hidden.

Angela begs him to save the other women in the house, but Karl responds he cannot give orders to his superior officer, who says his men deserve their 'relaxation'.

Angela secretly calls the French with the hidden telephone and describes three gun positions near the chateau.

They initially want to shoot Karl, but Angela begs their commander, Count De Destin, to set him free.