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they put up their hands and shouted "Kamerad!" (_Canadian Official Photo, from U.S_).] [Illustration: ONE OF THE HUGE KRUPP SIEGE MORTARS, GERMANY'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPON AGAINST FORTS.] [Illustration: French Artillery on the Firing Line--The Modern Field Guns of the French and the Krupp Guns of the Germans Have Proved to be Terrible Weapons of Destruction.] [Illustration: This French soldier, tempted by the payment to him of a hundred francs, signaled a message to the Germans, giving them the position of the French batteries near Rheims. He was the first French traitor of the war, and being caught in the act, met an ignominious death by the roadside. (_Copyright, U. & U._).] [Illustration: 1. French Cuirassier being fed by Belgian woman. 2. Major Richardson of the British Army and two of his bloodhounds used to find wounded soldiers on Belgian battlefields. (_International News Service_.)] [Illustration: Canada's Premier on a visit to the Western front in Europe, with a notable group of Canadian officers. Sir Robert Borden is the central figure of the seated row, and the other civilian in the picture is Mr. Calder. Between them is seen General Currie, in command of the Canadian forces in Europe, who have earned undying fame for the great Dominion during the war. (_Canadian Official Photo, from W.N.U._).] [Illustration: French Cavalrymen Bivouacked in the Streets of Paris, Sleeping on the Fodder of Their Mounts, Standing in the Background.] [Illustration: FOUNDERING OF THE BRITISH CRUISER ABOUKIR A few minutes after the Aboukir was struck by a torpedo from the German submarine U-9 early on September 22, 1914, she listed to port at an angle of 45 degrees and the captain sang out from the bridge: "Every man for himself!" The drawing depicts the scene that followed, as described by a survivor. Two-thirds of the crew of 650 were drowned or killed by the explosion. The boats of the cruisers Hogue and Cressy, which were soon after also torpedoed and sunk, are seen coming to the rescue. The total loss was over 1,400 lives.--_Drawn by Charles Dixon, R.I., for The Graphic_.] "_LaFayette, we are here_"--_General Pershing_ THE OFFICIAL STORY OF AMERICAN OPERATIONS IN FRANCE _By_ GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING _Commander-in-Chief_ WILLIAM DUNSEATH EATON CONTRIBUTING EDITOR _Author "The War in Verse and Prose" "A Soldier of Navarre" etc._ SPECIAL CHAPTERS BY HON. JAMES MARTIN MILLER _Former
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