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.]