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German lookouts, wearing the distinctive spiked German helmet, are
stationed in a treetop overlooking the battle front. The branches
aid in screening them |
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| 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
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| Belgian soldiers—the famous Louvain Lancers,
accompanied by an aviation corps—coming up to take positions
near the coast in northern France
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| Two cuirassiers—French cavalrymen who wear
a cuirass or breastplate—have dismounted to give aid to a
wounded comrade |
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| An injured British aviator cared for by a Red Cross
doctor. Airmen who have been wounded often bring their machines
to a safe landing |
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| The choir and nave of Nôtre Dame, Rheims,
before the bombardment which destroyed its matchless carvings and
stained-glass windows |
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| The ruins of Nôtre Dame, the wonderful cathedral
at Rheims, which was shelled by the Germans. The statuary and carvings
remaining about the entrances are protected by timbers |
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| 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 Prêtre woods near St. Mihiél, and next day the belligerents fought a fierce engagement in the Vosges without advantage to either side. Prince Eitel, the second son of the Kaiser, commanded an attack upon Thann in Alsace on January 25, 1915, but was repulsed by the French defenders.
On January 28, 1915, the Germans made some gains in the Vosges and in Upper Alsace, but in their attempt to cross the River Aisne on the 29th they were unsuccessful.