_Bottom_--"Blue Devils of France"; battle-scarred veterans of the fighting lines leaving the White House after their reception. President Wilson shook hands with every one of these gallant soldiers. (_Copyright, I.F.S._)] [Illustration: British cavalry engaged against German infantry driven out of shelter of the trees by fire and smoke near Chantilly. The charge down the grassy glade of the flaming forest. The woods had been set on fire by British infantry in order to smoke out a large force of Germans who had secreted themselves in the forest. As soon as they emerged they were charged with destructive effect by the British and sustained heavy losses.--_Drawn by Frederic de Haenen from a sketch by Frederic Villiers_. (_Sun Printing and Publishing Assn_.)] [Illustration: _Above_--How a commanding general works while his troops are fast asleep. A night scene in the tent headquarters of Maj.-Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, U.S.A., division commander on the front in France. The general stands at the right and his chief of staff, Col. Wm. H. Waldron, at the left. _Below_--U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker getting ready to try on an American infantryman's pack at a rest camp in England. (_U.S. Official Photos_.)] [Illustration: President Wilson and General Pershing receiving American troops at Humas, near the front, on Christmas day, 1918. The President is seen wearing the fur coat made from trophies of the hunt, presented by Southern friends. Mrs. Wilson stands at the right.] [Illustration: _Top_--American fighters in France, just out of the trenches, are seen at a wayside station of the American Red Cross, receiving welcome refreshments within gunfire of the battle front. (_Photo from I.F.S._)] [Illustration: _Bottom_--First aid given to a wounded German prisoner by American soldiers near the front. An example of American fair play in striking contrast to Boche methods. (_Copyright, Committee on Public Information_.)] [Illustration: King Albert I of Belgium, the beloved sovereign who never lost the confidence of his stricken people during the four years of their intense suffering. Marshal Petain of France, the hero of Verdun, who led the victorious French into Strassburg and heads the French army of occupation in Germany.] [Illustration: Canadian soldier examining the rifle and kit of a German killed by Canadian cavalry a few minutes before, while protecting the rear of the German retreat. (Canadian official photograph.)] [Illustration: Canadian troops resting in a trench on the hard-won Wotan line of the Germans, which was captured on the previous day after a desperate struggle that resulted in the rout of the enemy. (Canadian official photograph.)] [Illustration: ONE OF THE GREAT GERMAN 16-INCH SIEGE GUNS USED AT ANTWERP