BELGIUM'S. FORESTS BLIGHTED BY THE HUN 



1257 





CONDITION' OF A WOODLAND NEAR MERCKEN, BELGIUM, SHOWING HOW THE DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER AND DAMAGE 

 BY HF-AVY SHELLFIRE HAS TURNED FINE WOODLAND NEAR A WATERWAY INTO A SWAMP. 



ANOTHER VIEW OF WOODLAND DESTRUCTION NEAR MERCKEN. BELGIUM. NOTE THE SHATTERED TIMBER LYING IN 

 AND NEAR THE SHELL HOLES. RESTORATION OF LAND AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THIS IS WILL BE A TEDIOUS AND 

 COSTLY WORK 



