XV. Quartermaster Supplies 234 XVI. Buildings and Lands 256 XVII. Selling the Surplus 269 XVIII. The Foreign Liquidation 287 XIX. The Balance Sheet 315 Index 323 ILLUSTRATIONS Armistice Day at Independence Hall _Frontispiece_ _Opposite page_ The Last Shot 4 The Armistice at a Munitions Factory 4 Victory 5 Reconstruction 5 Camp Street in Le Mans Area 12 Bath House at Brest 12 In Camp Pontanezen 13 Company Street in Pontanezen 13 1. Entering “Mill” at Bordeaux 22 2. Receiving Clean Clothing in “Mill” 22 3. The “Mill” Barbershop 23 4. Through “Mill” and Ready for Home 23 Kitchens at Le Mans 30 Street in Le Mans Area No. 5 30 Casuals on Transport Leaving Brest 31 Boarding Transport from Lighters, Brest 31 Troops on Battleship Ready for Mess 36 Warships with Troops Docking at Hoboken 36 Embarking for United States 37 Mess Room on Converted Cargo Transport _Ohioan_ 37 Sailing Day at St. Nazaire 42 Transport _Maui_ Loading at St. Nazaire 42 Souvenirs of His Service 43 Embarking at St. Nazaire 43 Casuals Waiting to Board Ship at St. Nazaire 54 Boarding _Edward Luckenbach_ 54 Embarkation at Bordeaux 55 Left Behind 55 Home Again 60 Welcoming Returning Troops at Hoboken 60 First Division Parading on Pennsylvania Avenue 61 Victory Arch in Washington 61 Overseas Troops Entraining at Hoboken 66