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The illustrated war news, Nov. 18, 1914—­21

[Illustration:  The Duel of the armed Liners:  The shattered bridge of the “Carmania” After her victory over the “Cap Trafalgar.”]

The armed liner “Carmania,” in her hour and a-half’s fight of September 14 with the German armed liner “Cap Trafalgar,” was hit by 73 of her opponent’s shells, the splinters making, it is stated, some 380 holes all over the vessel.  Offering so large a target to gun-fire as did the “Carmania”—­a ship of great length, standing 60 feet out of the water—­she was saved from suffering more damage by the seamanship of Captain Noel Grant, R.N., her Captain, who kept her end-on to the enemy.  Our photograph of the navigating bridge of the “Carmania,” with the engine-room telegraphs wrecked and fragments of metal strewn about, will give an idea of what those on board went through.  It has just reached this country.—­[Photo. by Farringdon Co.]

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[Illustration:  The German science of arson:  Incendiary disks carried by the Kaiser’s soldiers—­A specimen before and during ignition.]

It is clear that the German incendiary outrages in Belgium and France were premeditated, and German scientists devised special apparatus for setting fire to buildings.  Our informant, who bought some incendiary disks from a German soldier near Antwerp, states that every man carries twenty bags, each containing about 300 disks.  Mr. Bertram Blount, the analyst, found the disks consist of nitro-cellulose, or gun-cotton.  They may be lit, even when wet, with a match or cigarette-end, and burn for eleven or twelve seconds, emitting a strong five-inch flame, and entirely consuming themselves.  The Germans throw them alight into houses.  The photographs show (1) a bag of disks as supplied to German soldiers; (2) a disk burning; and (3) a disk, actual size, before being used.

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The illustrated war news, Nov. 18, 1914—­23

[Illustration:  “Black Maria’s” Little brother:  One of the German 15-centimetre heavy position-guns in the act of firing.]