Aisne, when much night fighting took place, the Senegalese, it was
reported, whose dark complexions rendered their faces less visible, proved
very useful, and showed extraordinary daring. A favourite ruse was to send
them forward at night, and when they had crawled near to the German lines,
to turn powerful searchlights on the enemy, who, blinded by the glare,
could not see whence the attack came. The Senegalese would then charge
with the bayonet--[Photo. by Newspaper Illustrations.]




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THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, NOV. 18, 1914--41


[Illustration: MARTIAL LAW IN EGYPT: EXAMINING PASSPORTS AT PORT SAID
SINCE TURKEY FORMALLY DECLARED WAR.]

Martial Law was officially proclaimed by the British authorities in Egypt
on November 2, as the first and immediate result of the outbreak
of hostilities with Turkey. For some time before that, however, the
authorities had been taking precautionary measures in consequence of the
ubiquity and restless activity of the horde of German secret agents and
spies known to be busily at work, seeking to spread sedition and
disaffection among the natives. To prevent the transmission of military
and other intelligence to Constantinople by their emissaries, severe
restrictions have had to be imposed along the land-frontiers and in
particular at ports such as Alexandria, Port Said and Suez on all persons
entering or leaving the country. All passports and credentials are
subjected to a close scrutiny.--[Photo. by C.N.]