[Illustration: BRITISH FIELD ARTILLERY AT THE MARNE PHOTO © BROWN BROS., N.Y.] Canadian Troops Off for the War The loyalty and enthusiasm of the Dominion at this critical time is very impressive. The picture shows the Ninetieth Winnipeg Rifles on the march from the training camp at Valcartier, eighteen miles north of Quebec--the largest practice encampment ever established in America. Many of Canada's soldiers are veterans of the British army; some saw service in South Africa; the rest are intelligent farmers' sons or young business men from the cities. Thirty-three thousand Canadians disembarked at Plymouth on October 14, with more to follow. [Illustration: CANADIAN TROOPS OFF FOR THE WAR PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] Exhausted French Dragoons Camping in Village Street Dragoons were originally trained to fight either on horseback or afoot. Many of them carry bamboo lances, said to be even stronger than steel. The term "dragoon" probably comes from the dragon worked on the muzzle of the old carbine they used to carry, as dragons were supposed to spout fire. The bivouac on piles of straw, with weapons stacked ready for instant service, suggests vividly the condition of soldiers in the intervals of hard fighting. This is an actual scene on the line of retreat toward Paris. [Illustration: EXHAUSTED FRENCH DRAGOONS CAMPING IN VILLAGE STREET PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] German Field Artillery The splendid "fitness" of the German artilleryman is illustrated by these vigorous, intelligent fellows, smiling at the photographer as he snapped them. They might be riding to a picnic, instead of to awful war. Their helmets are tipped with a brass ball instead of a spike such as the infantry have, in order that the eyes may not be injured when the men bend over the guns to aim them. The box, or caisson, on which two men are sitting, contains projectiles and equipment for use in serving the gun. [Illustration: GERMAN FIELD ARTILLERY PHOTO © BROWN BROS., N.Y.] The Famous 75 Millimeter French Guns at the Marne The French guns, by many military experts, are said to be superior to any other field artillery. Their bore is only 2.95 inches, but the initial velocity and accuracy are greater than the German guns, and their lightness makes them more mobile in action. A battery has about the same effect on an advancing line as a mowing-machine on a harvest field. [Illustration: THE FAMOUS 75 MILLIMETER FRENCH GUNS AT THE MARNE PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] French Hussars at Rouen