FRENCH LINES.]

Much has been heard of the plague of German spies at the front, and for
excellent reason: they have been as daring as they have been ubiquitous.
Here we see a suspect being brought through the French lines after having
been found in a suspicious position near our Allies' artillery. He is
blindfolded, by means of a sack placed over his head, so that he may gain
no information en route.--[_Photo. by C.N._]

[Illustration: SPORT AT THE FRONT: BRITISH OFFICERS WITH A "BAG" OF
PARTRIDGE AND HARE.]

The British officer, who is once more showing what a magnificent sportsman
and fighter he is in the field, is not altogether neglecting sport as he
knows it at home while he is at the front. Already we have heard of hare
and partridge shooting near the firing-line; and a pack of fox-hounds have
joined the forces, for the benefit of the Battle Hunt Club.--[_Photo. by
Photopress._]




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THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, DEC. 30, 1914--[Part 21]--17


[Illustration: AT FRANCIS JOSEPH'S FEET FOR LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT:
BELGRADE (SINCE RETAKEN BY THE SERBIANS) ENTERED BY THE AUSTRIANS.]

This drawing by a German artist shows General Liborius von Frank (riding