an attack by the
French, and near it, in July 1660, was fought the Battle of the Dunes
between the Dutch and the Spaniards.--[Photo. by Newspaper Illustrations.]

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14--THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, NOV. 18, 1914.

[Illustration: BURSTING SHRAPNEL MARKING THE GERMAN "DOVE'S" TRACK:
SHELLING A TAUBE.]

The bursting shrapnel marking the line of flight of that dread "steel
dove," the Taube, comes from a new kind of anti-aircraft gun at the front.
This weapon, generally used to fire a stream of shrapnel, also fires
shells containing a composition for setting aircraft on fire, and its
range-finder marks both the height of an aeroplane and its speed.--[Drawn
by A. Forestier from a Sketch by H.C. Seppings Wright.]

[Illustration: BIPLANE FIGHTS BIPLANE: THE FATE OF A VANQUISHED GERMAN
"AVIATIK."]

We see here the finale of a fierce air-fight near Rheims. A German
"Aviatik" biplane passed overhead and a French biplane with a machine-gun
went at it, There was a hot contest until suddenly a French shot
struck the "Aviatik's" motor. Taking fire instantly, the German craft
fell blazing to the ground, where it burned to a cinder with its
airmen.--[Drawn by Georges Scott from an Eye Witness's Sketch.]

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THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, NOV. 18, 1914--15

[Illustration: "MISSING AND WOUNDED," AT BRUGES: STRICKEN BELGIANS IN
CHARGE OF GERMAN RED CROSS MEN.]

The German base hospital for the troops in the coast battles and at Ypres
was stationed at Bruges when our photograph was taken. The illustration
shows two wounded Belgians--one who has just been lifted out from an
ambulance-wagon is on a stretcher; the other stands, a grimly picturesque,
overcoated and "hooded" figure, in the centre. Among the group of soldiers
are sailor-garbed men of the Marine brigade, brought to Flanders to aid
in garrisoning Antwerp and hold the coast batteries near Ostend and
Zeebruggen. For the time being the entire city of Bruges, it is stated,
has been converted into one immense hospital owing to the crowds of German
wounded almost hourly arriving there, while trains with wounded soldiers
are continually leaving for Germany.--[Photo. by Record Press.]

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