I says to Johnny Redlegs, "If I didn't have nine lives Your barrage would have got me With those lousy seventy-fives." He grins and puffs his corn-cob, And then he winks, reflective, And, "Buddy," says he, "you can't blame me If you pass your damn objective." I says to Johnny Redlegs (Just kidding him, you know), "The trouble with your popgun is She pops too gol-darned slow." Then Redlegs drops his corn-cob And spits on both his han's, And, "Buddy," says he, "you can kid with me And the whole damned Field Artilleree, But there'll be a dud where you used to be If you kid my swasont-cans!" [Illustration: "I know a girl at home who looks just like you."/6 June] [Illustration: "Johnny Redlegs"...] "Johnny Redlegs"--guardian of the "Soixante-quinze." (the famous French "75") [Illustration: ...and the doughboy...] ...and the doughboy who tries to keep just the right distance from the covering barrage fire. [Illustration: "The Bugs"--Two men, French style tanks] [Illustration: An Indian M.P. -- "A Chance to get even"] [Illustration: A Survival of the old regular army] [Illustration: Among the first sent across... (Negro soldier)] Among the first sent across/They served with the French in '17 [Illustration: Reading their shirts] [Illustration: Her boy too] [Illustration: American and French field artillery gun crews...] American and French field artillery gun crews camped together in a wood near Charsoney. The canvas overhead keeps the fire from being observed by aeroplanes at night. [Illustration: The linesman at the front...] The linesman at the front-- Same old job with just a couple percent more risk than usual Using a shell-shocked tree for a telegraph pole. St. Mihiel 1918 Dumb Beasts [Illustration: (soldier in gas mask)] [Illustration: In the Missouri draft (mule)] [Illustration: Wagon train] bucks: "Maud" and "Mud" [Illustration: (goat feeding from mess kit)] Former refugee--now mascot and the only man in the outfit who likes monkey meat [Illustration: Yanks with French Type of Anti-Aircraft] [Illustration: The Aeroplane Fight] RELIEF z-z-z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-e-e-e-e-E-E-------------b Boom! There's another! God, this pack is heavy. Glad I pinched the extra willy, Guess I'll need it. And the sweater, too, out there. -z-z-z-z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-E-E-E-EEEEEE- - b Boom! There's another! Jesse! that was a close one. Wonder if......good Christ! Where's Charlie? Got him clean. God curse those Jerries! I'll get even,--p'raps-- out there. z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-E-E-E-E-e-e----------b Boom! There's another! Over! Well, if one has my name on it Then the guv'ment pays ten thousand. What's the use? I couldn't spend it. Leastways not-- out there.