pretty funny stuff . charlie be still work towards his peak when he make this rather dare short about soldier in the trench of world war one . daring because and after all and the war be still go on and this be a comedy about a serious business . the gag be amuse without be either hilarious or tear jerking . one successful scene follow another and a chaplin and his comrade try to sleep in a bunker that be knee deep in water . ( that where we get the term trench foot from . ) probably the most ludicrous episode have chaplin disguise a a tree and foil any number of german soldier a they try to execute an allied soldier catch behind the line . edna purviance and chaplin main squeeze at the time and be a woman who cooperate with the american and be save from execution too . chaplin would go on to do funny and more ambitious thing but this be good than most of his short during this early period .