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Pressing the "Hun" Retreat Americans streaming northward in the St. Mihiel salient.  Notice the shell-raked ground.	On the "Hun" Trail American and French observers watch German retreat from St. Mihiel salient.
An Infantry Charge Contrary to the popular conception, a modern "charge" is devoid of heroics.  These men were advancing under fire near Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, Meuse.	The Iron Cross A stone dugout entrance, built by the Germans in 1914 on the side of Montsec.  An underground passage led from this spot to an observation point on the crest.
The Kaiser's Last Review This picture, made from a postcard taken from a German officer by Sergeant Frederick W. Welcker, a Knoxville man, shows the Kaiser and Crown Prince inspecting a "Hun" company behind the lines.	Homeward Bound This photograph shows how soldiers were packed on transports to bring them home quickly.
At the Altar of Joan of Arc A Yankee doughboy and a French poilu paying homage to the heroine of France.	Caught by the Barrage Bodies of German aviators and their machine, destroyed by anti-aircraft guns of Paris during a raid.
Load Men loading a mobile railroad gun, 13.9 inches calibre, on the Argonne front.  This gun was manned by 122 men, working in cooperation with aerial observers.	Attacking the Machine Gun Nest American sharpshooters advancing through a town near Cunel against an enemy detachment hidden among the trees overlooking the road.

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