War and the Woman (1917)

"A great 5 part drama showing what might happen to our homes and women if this city were captured by an enemy"Movie
War and the Woman
After learning that her stepfather John Braun is a spy Ruth leaves him and starts out upon a crosscountry journey In her travels she sees a plane crash to earth and rushes to assist its pilot John Barker The two fall in love and are married In the midst of their honeymoon war breaks out and John is called to his post leaving Ruth alone with only the servants to protect her In Johns absence the enemy invades the countryside commandeers the Barker house and imprisons Ruth in her room Meanwhile John takes leave to search for his wife Managing to get through the enemy line he arrives just as Ruth enraged at the action of the invaders dynamites the cellar of the house As the building explodes Ruth and John escape in his plane