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Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918

THE EUROPEAN WAR AS SEEN BY CARTOONISTS

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[Dutch Cartoon]

Gott Mit Uns

Dutch Cartoon, Gott Mit Uns
Dutch Cartoon, Gott Mit Uns

—Raenmaekers in "Kultur in Cartoons."

[French Cartoon]

Signing the Russian Peace

French Cartoon, Signing the Russian Peace
French Cartoon, Signing the Russian Peace

—From La Victoire, Paris.

[Spanish Cartoon]

Peace in Russia

Spanish Cartoon, Peace in Russia
Spanish Cartoon, Peace in Russia

—From Esquella, Barcelona.

The Russian Revolution

[Swiss Cartoon]

Swiss Cartoon, The Russian Revolution
Swiss Cartoon, The Russian Revolution

—From Nebelspalter, Zurich.

Bolshevist statesmanship.

[English Cartoon]

A Threat from the Orient

English Cartoon, A Threat from the Orient
English Cartoon, A Threat from the Orient

—From The Passing Show, London.

"Fancy meeting you!"

[Italian Cartoon]

The Yellow Peril

Italian Cartoon, The Yellow Peril
Italian Cartoon, The Yellow Peril

—From Il 420, Florence.

Germany: "After I have gathered all these eggs into one basket, this fellow threatens to upset everything."

[American Cartoon]

Camouflage

American Cartoon, Camouflage
American Cartoon, Camouflage

—From The Indianapolis News.]

[Dutch Cartoon]

The Kaiser's "Alte Gott"

Dutch Cartoon, The Kaiser's 'Alte Gott'
Dutch Cartoon, The Kaiser's 'Alte Gott'

—From De Notenkraker, Amsterdam.

"In thee I trust, confound me not."

[French Cartoon]

French Cartoon, We have done all this: We will try to do better.
French Cartoon, We have done all this: We will try to do better.

—From La Victoire, Paris.

"We have done all this: We will try to do better. "—General Foch.

[American Cartoon]

Prussianism

American Cartoon. How can the world make peace with this thing?
American Cartoon. How can the world make peace with this thing?

—From The Columbus Dispatch.

How can the world make peace with this thing?

[American Cartoon]

Enough to Make a Dead Man Laugh

American Cartoon. Enough to Make a Dead Man Laugh
American Cartoon. Enough to Make a Dead Man Laugh

—From The New York Herald.

Wilhelm: "What have I not done to preserve the world from these horrors?"

[English Cartoon]

The End of Their Perfect Day

English Cartoon, he End of Their Perfect Day
English Cartoon, he End of Their Perfect Day

—From The Passing Show, London.

[American Cartoon]

The Price

American Cartoon, The Price
American Cartoon, The Price

—G. M. Amato in Mid-Week Pictorial.]

[English Cartoon]

Postponed

English Cartoon, Postponed
English Cartoon, Postponed

—From Cassell's Saturday Journal, London.

"Papa, ven are ve going to Calais?" "Ach! Go and ask your grandpa!"

[American Cartoons]

Rough Going

Rough Going
Rough Going

—San Francisco Chronicle.

Now You're Shoutin', Newton!

Now You're Shoutin', Newton!
Now You're Shoutin', Newton!

—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

[American Cartoons]

Hohenzollern "Victory"

Hohenzollern 'Victory'
Hohenzollern 'Victory'

—From The New York Times.

Germany: "How many will be left to enjoy the fruits of your 'victory'?"

The Follies of 1918

The Follies of 1918
The Follies of 1918

—Buffalo News.

War Bulletin: "The Kaiser's six sons have suffered no casualties."

So Far and No Further!

So Far and No Further!
So Far and No Further!

—Central Press Association.]

[English Cartoon]

The Line Blocked

English Cartoon, The Line Blocked
English Cartoon, The Line Blocked

—From News of the World, London.

The All-Highest: "Gott in Himmel! Hindenburg! What shall we do? I promised to be in Paris on the 1st of April!"

[Italian Cartoon]

German Peace Methods

Italian Cartoon, German Peace Methods
Italian Cartoon, German Peace Methods

—From Il 420; Florence.

First disarm the people by false talk of no annexations, then, with a dagger at their back, force them to sign peace on your own terms.

[German-Swiss Cartoon]

On the Field of Honor

—Nebelspalter, Zurich.
—Nebelspalter, Zurich.

—Nebelspalter, Zurich.

Marianne (France): "Wilson, my friend and protector, defend me!"

[Italian Cartoon]

A French Counterattack

A French Counterattack
A French Counterattack

—Il 420, Florence.

War Bulletin: "The French violently attacked the weakest point on the German front."

[German Cartoon]

The Fate of Holland's Ships

The Fate of Holland's Ships
The Fate of Holland's Ships

—Lustige Blätter, Berlin.

Proud Albion: "Here, give me that boat; I need it in my fight for the 'freedom of the seas'!"

[Spanish Cartoon]

In Paris on Good Friday

In Paris on Good Friday
In Paris on Good Friday

—Esquella, Barcelona.

Joan of Arc: "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do."

[English Cartoon]

Germany's Lost Colonies

Germany's Lost Colonies
Germany's Lost Colonies

—From The Passing Show, London.

Pacifist: "Here! All that bag of yours must be handed over to a league of nations for disposal."

John Bull: "Oh, must it? And did your friend behind the hedge send you to say that?"

[American Cartoon]

Hitting Him Where He Lives

Hitting Him Where He Lives
Hitting Him Where He Lives

—From The New York World.

[Italian Cartoon]

The Battle of Picardy

—Il 420, Florence.
—Il 420, Florence.

—Il 420, Florence.

A second Verdun, with the same results for Germany.

[American Cartoon]

On the Western Front

—From The San Francisco Call-Post.
—From The San Francisco Call-Post.

—From The San Francisco Call-Post.

"Ach! How he iss gaining!"

[English Cartoon]

A Test of Endurance

—From The Passing Show, London.
—From The Passing Show, London.

—From The Passing Show, London.

How much longer?

[Dutch Cartoon]

The New Waxworks Group for the German Museum

—From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam.
—From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam.

—From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam.

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