German madness for war asserted itself in the ultimatum sent by Austria to Serbia after the assassination at Sarajevo.  Sufficient time had hardly elapsed for an investigation of the crime and the fixing of the responsibility, before Austria made a most insolent demand upon Serbia.

The smaller nation avowed her innocence of any participation in the murder; offered to make amends, and if it were discovered that the conspiracy had been hatched on Serbian soil, to assist in bringing to justice any confederates in the crime the assassin may have had.

[Illustration:  Negro soldiers on the rifle range at camp grant, Illinois.  Being taught marksmanship.  An ideal Location resembling battle areas in France.]

[Illustration:  Medical detachment 365th infantry.  A representative group of medical officers and their field assistants.  This branch of the 92nd division rendered most valorous service.]

[Illustration:  Bayonet exercises in the training camp.]

[Illustration:  Sports and physical exercise in the training camp.]

[Illustration:  Negro troops drilling.  Scene at camp Meade, Md., Where A portion of the 93rd division and other efficient units were trained.]

[Illustration:  An equine Barber shop near the camp.  One of the duties incident to the training camp.]

[Illustration:  Troopers of 10th cavalry going into Mexico.  These heroic negro soldiers were ambushed near Carrizal and suffered A loss of half their number in one of the bravest fights on record.]

[Illustration:  Tenth cavalry survivors of Carrizal.  Despoiled of their uniforms by the Mexicans they arrive at el Paso in overalls.  Lem SPILLSBURY, white scout in center.  Each soldier has A Bouquet of flowers.]

[Illustration:  America’s war time president.  This photograph of Woodrow Wilson was especially posed during the war.  In his study at the white house.]