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used to carpet the slippery mud which the caterpillar wheels do not grip.] [Illustration: MAMMOTH BRITISH GUN "KILL JOY." Used by the British forces in Flanders. No gun of more power was used by any belligerent. It is greater than the "Busy Berthas" of the Germans.] [Illustration: A RAPID FIRING GUN ON A FRENCH AEROPLANE. This remarkable picture from a close-up photograph shows the little Nieuport "scout" plane. The electric gun is worked from the pilot seat by a wire. It produced great havoc among German birdmen.] [Illustration: THE GUN WITH THE PUNCH. A FRENCH 320 M.M. Photographed While in Action--Loading. One of the largest and most effective guns used in the war. An idea of its immense size is gained in comparison with the men. It is moved about on a specially constructed railway.] [Illustration: THE RETURN OF THE HOLY SCROLL IN JERUSALEM. General E.H.H. Allenby, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Holy Land, is seen seated at the left. The ceremony was very impressive.] [Illustration: THE GUN WITH THE PUNCH. Huge American railway artillery of 16-inch calibre for the U.S. Army. This big gun can be put into position in 15 minutes and will fire all around the horizon. The ammunition car for shell and powder is attached.] [Illustration: A MONSTER BRITISH HOWITZER NICKNAMED "GRANNY." One of the guns which blasted the way along the Menin Road in the big offensive. "Shells hastily delivered and with a punch," that's all Granny had to say. Any German trooper will vouch for its accuracy.] [Illustration: THE HANDLEY PAGE SUPER AERIAL BOMBING DREADNAUGHT. Designed by Mr. Handley Page, a British manufacturer. It was claimed that this giant plane could cross the ocean under its own power. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MARCHING UNDER INSPECTION. The Anzacs, famous for their brave and daring accomplishments, and among the best of fighters.] [Illustration: WELCOME HOME, ALL HAIL TO THE CONQUERING HEROES. When New York's Negro Soldiers marched amid the cheering crowd, Harlem was mad with joy over the return of its own.] [Illustration: SOME OF THE WOUNDED IN THE NEW YORK PARADE. The 369th Colored Regiment was cited as a whole for bravery in action--at Champagne, Chateau Thierry, Mihiel Salient or in the Argonne, wherever there was hard fighting to be done.] [Illustration: MANUAL OF ARMS OF THE UNITED STATES. Showing the different positions in the drill.] [Illustration: GROUP OF R
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