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Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949

"The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne"


[Illustration: NOTRE DAME OF RHEIMS RUINED BY GERMAN SHELLS.
SOLDIERS AND PRISONERS OF GERMANY. BELGIUM AND FRANCE. FIRST AID
TO THE WOUNDED
German lookouts, wearing the distinctive spiked German helmet, are
stationed in a treetop overlooking the battle front. The branches
aid in screening them]
[Illustration: A body of German prisoners on their way to Paris
under escort of French cuirassiers. The country people line the
roadway to see them pass]
[Illustration: Belgian soldiers--the famous Louvain Lancers, accompanied
by an aviation corps--coming up to take positions near the coast
in northern France]
[Illustration: Two cuirassiers--French cavalrymen who wear a cuirass
or breastplate--have dismounted to give aid to a wounded comrade]
[Illustration: An injured British aviator cared for by a Red Cross
doctor. Airmen who have been wounded often bring their machines
to a safe landing]
[Illustration: The choir and nave of Notre Dame, Rheims, before the
bombardment which destroyed its matchless carvings and stained-glass
windows]
[Illustration: The ruins of Notre Dame, the wonderful cathedral at
Rheims, which was shelled by the Germans. The statuary and carvings
remaining about the entrances are protected by timbers]
[Illustration: French sailors who have landed on the southwestern
coast of Belgium making a jovial feast of their dinner ashore]
On January 21, 1915, the Germans recaptured the Le Pretre woods
near St.


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