Kamerun, one of Germany's colonies in Africa
captured by the Allies.]

[Illustration: NATIVE CHILDREN SPINNING COTTON IN KAMERUN, AFRICA.

Kamerun was the last German province in Africa to hold out against the
Allies. This picture was taken by the Allies since they captured the
Colony. The natives were never before photographed.]

[Illustration: Africa and the World Democracy

HOW AFRICA WAS DIVIDED UP AMONG THE NATIONS OF EUROPE BEFORE THE WAR]

_Area_
_Country_ _Sq. Miles_ _Populat'n_
British Empire 3,700,000 52,325,000
France 4,641,000 29,577,000
Germany 931,000 13,420,000
Portugal 749,000 8,244,000
Italy 593,000 1,579,000
Belgium (Belgian Congo) 909,000 15,000,000
Spain 88,000 660,000

INDEPENDENT STATES
Abyssinia 432,000 8,000,000
Liberia 40,000 1,800,000

[Illustration: AFRICAN TROOPS BEING TRAINED IN FRANCE.

These husky fighters are bound to deliver the goods.]

TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

"But it is not the physical scale and executive efficiency of
preparation, supply, equipment and dispatch that I would dwell upon, but
the mettle and quality of the officers and men we sent over and of the
sailors who kept the seas, and the spirit of the Nation that stood
behind them. No soldiers, or sailors, ever proved themselves more
quickly ready for the test of battle or acquitted themselves with more
splendid courage and achievement when put to the test. Those of us who
played some part in directing the great processes by which the war was
pushed irresistibly forward to the final triumph may now forget all that
and delight our thoughts with the story of what our men did. Their
officers understood the grim and exacting task they had undertaken and
performed with audacity, efficiency, and unhesitating courage that touch
the story of convoy and battle with imperishable distinction at every
turn, whether the enterprise were great or small--from their chiefs,
Pershing and S