A CHURCH USED AS A BIVOUAC : BELGIAN SOLDIERS BILLETED UNDER THE SHADOW OF A SAINT NEAR LOUVAIN. y g —[ by Newspaper Illustrations.] The sight of a church, with its floor covered with straw, being used as a place of bivouac for soldiers, recalls to British minds the doings of Cro

TYPES OF THE BRITISH ARMY : No. 1. ROYAL HORSE . ^tilery—changing position during an advance. hi —[Drawn by R. Colon Woodville.] The Royal Regiment of Artillery was organised as a regiment in 1716, and consisted then of only two small companies. Since that time they have taken an

OF MARCHING AGAINST THE GERMAN INVADERS : MEN THE BELGIAN ARMY EN ROUTE FOR THE FIRING LINE. Ohh h Bli ift thh O [ by Newspaper Illustrations.] In his proclamation to his troops on assuming command of the Belgian Army, the King of the Belgians said : " Valiant soldiers of a sacre

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STATUE " AWAY WITH THE CRAPE ! " : THE STRASSBURG IN PARIS AFTER THE FRENCH ENTRY INTO ALSACE. Ldd h —[I'hotoerapk by L.N .A. The occupation of Altkirch and Mülhausen by the French troops led to an impressive demonstration in the Place de la Concorde in Paris on August u. A proce

RUSSIAN GERMANY BEHIND INFANTRY MARCHING PAST IN FIGHTING KIT ALL^S THE STEAM ROLLER BEHINU M»™• steam-roller. Already the pressure o! «h, advance-guard 0 FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE PRESENT WAR, THE MOST MOMENTOUS IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY. —[Phoiceraph by Mentisse.] FIG^ r

^7^r^.»TS OF A BRITISH ««D ««««^ ^ ^ *xzrzsz? ¿ dht ow in the North Sea On —[ by Gale and Poldcn-l ^7^r . « c «.j r^intc of a Dreadnought now Sea. Hete at a glance ma? be seen the vital or fighting P° ^ gso.lb. shells a minute. The conningboard are 8So officers and men ; the K-mc

"THE ADMIRALTY ORDER TO BEGIN HOSTILITIES HAS BEEN DESPATCHED": AUSTRIA'S FIRST DREADNOUGHT, THE 44 VIRIBUS UNITIS." * A state of War has existed since midnight (Austrian time) between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary, J and the Admiralty Order to begin hostilities has been desp

FOR TEAMS OF DOGS REAL kiíiu_ __ WAR : CANINE ¡ used for drawing small carts SMALL GUNS IN BELGIUM ® JJOLLMa ^ ^ ^ ^ $ ^ cä'TÄ sv=ur rr^^rÄS TrÄ sv=u « . ¡¡oes are to Belgium and *^"number. The Germans also have for■ -»..year, used and trucks, as seen on another p*g<Jt ® -3 age o