AMERICA'S WAR FOR HUMANITY Pictorial History _of the_ World War _for_ Liberty _By_ THOMAS H. RUSSELL, A.M. LL.D. _Noted Historical and Military Writer. Member American Historical Association_ [Illustration: Giants of Democracy] [Illustration: _Above_--Machine-gun team of an American balloon company at work on the French front, trying to get an enemy airplane. These anti-aircraft guns are known as "Archies" _Below_--Men of the 313th U.S. Field Artillery cleaning and polishing 75-millimeter shells, to be sent over to the Hun at night. Dirty or rusted shells are dangerous to use. (_U.S. Official Photos_.)] [Illustration: _Above_--Scene in Chateau Thierry after the battle that brought undying glory to American arms, and especially to the Marine Corps. The effects of the heavy bombardment by the artillery of the Third Division are plainly to be seen. (_Photo from I.F.S._) _Below_--American and French soldiers looking over the town of Chateau Thierry after the battle. This was the scene of America's first great victory in the war. The town was stormed and the enemy routed by the troops the Germans had chosen to belittle. (_Copyright by C.P.I.; Photo from W.N.U._)] [Illustration: _Above_--American automatic rifle team making it hot for the Huns. Note the protective barricade of ammunition boxes and sandbags. _Below_--How hand grenades are thrown at the enemy in the trenches. American soldiers soon became expert at this superlative kind of baseball. (_U.S. Official Photos_.)] [Illustration: _Above_--Surrender of the German high-seas fleet. A British warship, which towed an observation balloon, leading the line of seventy German vessels into the Firth of Forth. _(Copyright, U. & U.)_ _Below_--Surrendering the German submarines at the port of Harwich, England. Note the listless attitude of this particular German crew. _(Copyright, I.F.S.)_] [Illustration: Drafting the armistice terms by the Allied plenipotentiaries at Versailles. On the left side of the table from left to right are shown: Gen. du Robilant; next man unidentified; Italian Foreign Minister Sonnino; Italian Premier Orlando; Col. E.M. House; Gen. Tasker H. Bliss; next man unidentified; Greek Premier Venizelos; Serbian Minister Vesnitch. On the right side of the table from left to right: Admiral Wemyss, with back to camera; Gen. Sir Henry Wilson; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig; Gen. Sackville West; Andrew Bonar Law; Premier David Lloyd-George; French Premier Georges Clemenceau; and French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon. (_French Official Photo, from I.F.S._)]