his picture shows
Lieut. Europe's noted colored band.]

[Illustration: THE BAND IN La BOURBOULE, FRANCE.

The arrival of the colored musicians created great excitement. This band
heralded the coming of soldiers to rest up.]

[Illustration: A SNIPER AT WORK.

This papier-mache camouflage, made to imitate a dead horse, furnished
good protection for the sharpshooter.]

[Illustration: SENEGALIANS ON THE SOMME FRONT.]

[Illustration: FRENCH ZOUAVES TAKEN PRISONERS BY GERMANS.

They were formerly artists in a Paris cafe-concert.]

[Illustration: WOUNDED COLORED SOLDIERS ON THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

They were with the ambulance X.A., and the major surgeon is distributing
cigarettes.]

[Illustration: Private Henry Johnson

Private Needham Roberts

Of the New York National Guards (now the 369th) who have been decorated
by the French for routing 24 Germans and preventing the carrying out of
a well-developed plan to assail one of the most important points of
resistance on the American front. They have been awarded the War Cross
by the French.]

[Illustration: COLORED SOLDIERS BUILDING ROADS "OVER THERE."]

[Illustration: COLORED SOLDIERS IN THE TRENCHES "OVER THERE."

(Note the tin hats.)]

[Illustration: HOTEL BOOKER T. WASHINGTON "OVER THERE."

The Negro Soldiers are surely fighting for Democracy. It is coming to
them by leaps and bounds.]

[Illustration: COLORED SOLDIERS LEAVING AN AMERICAN PORT FOR "OVER
THERE."

(See them dancing on the right.)]

The Late Major Walker, of the First Colored Battalion, District of
Columbia National Guard

[Illustration:

The late Major James E. Walker was born in Virginia, September 7, 1874.
He was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C., and was
graduated from the M. Street High School in 1893, and the Miner Normal
School in 1894. For twenty-four years he was in the public school
service, and since 1899 was supervising principal. In 1896 he was made
Lieutenant in the First Separate Battalion of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia. In 1909 he was made Captain and in 1912, through
competitive examination, was commissioned Major. His command was called
out to guard the White House, and while on this duty Major Walker's
health became impaired. He was sent to the U.S. Hospital at Fort Bayard,
New Mexico, for treatment, where he died April 4, 1918.]

[Illustration: THE FIGHTING U.S.A. MARINE BRIGADE IN BELLEAU WOOD.

Here the Germans were not only s