THE ARMY OF FRANCE A T THE FRONT TRENCH BUILDING Soldiers of the French Army constructing a communication trench with noles nnd branches near a wood. LOADING A HOWITZER A gun crew at their stations loading a heavy Frcnch howitzer for inaction a camouflaged gun emplacement. Photos courtesv French Information Scrvicc SHELLS FOR FRENCH GUNS In the heart of thickly-wooded country somewhere on the Western Front, these shells, which feed the French artillery, are niled ud well out of sight of the enemv. The shells are stacked on trunks of felled trees.