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Last Two Minutes of Fighting An historic few moments on the battle front, taken at 10:58 a.m., November 11, 1918.	A "75" in Action This famous French gun is firing into a woods three miles away.  The camouflage overhead conceals its position.
Action Front Yankee battery of 155mm howitzers in advanced position.  The have a range of five to ten miles.	An Advance Through the Woods Browning machine gunners in battle practice.  These rifles fire 400 shots a minute.
Advancing with Rifle Grenades American soldiers going forward to the attack in the operations in the Argonne Forest.	Advancing Through Montfaucon Showing the house formerly used by the German Crown Prince as an observatory during the famous battle of Verdun.
After the Battle A German gun position immediately following its capture by Americans, showing the 77mm field piece and its dead gunners.	Attacking an Air Raider French 75mm anti-aircraft gun in action against German aeroplanes overhead.
A Rest on the Battlefield American infantrymen resting at the end of a successful day in the St. Mihiel salient.  The dark patches of fresh earth are shell holes and shelters hastily dug for protection.	In the Second Line Trench Americans setting in position a French "one-pounder."  This gun has a maximum range of 1-1/2 miles and can fire 28 rounds a minute.

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