The Hussars are light cavalry intended for scouting, and use much smaller horses than the cuirassiers. Many French race-horses were seized by the government for the use of these troops, and a maximum price of $200 was paid, though some of the thoroughbreds were valued at $10,000 by their owners. In the background are seen the towers of the cathedral at Rouen, which is a quaint, old Norman town, the capital of William the Conqueror, before he crossed the Channel. [Illustration: FRENCH HUSSARS AT ROUEN PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] French Line Infantry Passing Monument of Napoleon The monument is near the village of Vauchamps, where the French defeated Blucher and the Prussians on February 14, 1814. It is in the Department of the Marne: scene of the first victory of the allies in the present war. Red caps and trousers have been the uniform of French soldiers since Napoleon's day, but they provide the enemy with a good target, and are poorly suited to modern campaigning. The Germans, however, gave France no time to equip her army with khaki, and the French soldiers took the field in their historic garb. [Illustration: FRENCH LINE INFANTRY PASSING MONUMENT OF NAPOLEON PHOTO © BROWN BROS., N.Y.] Terrible Uhlans This variety of light cavalry was introduced into central Europe by the Tartars of Asia in the middle ages. They were armed with sabre, pistol and lance, at first carried in the left hand. The pennon is intended to frighten the enemy's horses, and identifies the men as Prussians. The Poles, Austrians, and Russians also adopted uhlans. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 they led the invasion of northern France, and won great fame by their fearless activity. [Illustration: THE TERRIBLE UHLANS PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] Feeding the Men in the Trenches--A German Field Bakery Napoleon said "An army travels on its stomach." This is part of the wonderful German organization for supplying the men in the field with daily bread. Each wagon supplies 1,600 men--there are twenty-five with each army corps of 40,000. The war ration includes bread, biscuit, eggs, meat, beans, rice, dried vegetables, salt and coffee. [Illustration: FEEDING THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES--A GERMAN FIELD BAKERY PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.] The German Defense Against the Airship--Krupp Gun on Motor This is one of the deadly Krupp aeroplane guns, mounted on a Mercedes auto truck. The rear wheels are braced to steady the gun from vibration under the heavy shock of firing. An aeroplane is a very difficult target, not only on account of its rapid flight, but also because the only vital spots are the engine and the passengers. [Illustration: THE GERMAN DEFENSE AGAINST THE AIRSHIP--KRUPP GUN ON MOTOR PHOTO © BROWN BROS., N.Y.]