GERMAN CARTOONS

It is not easy to come by copies of the German papers, as the Trade-with-the-Enemy Act frowns upon such commerce. Happily, there are neutral countries, through whose agency something may be done. This and the following six pages are devoted to German Cartoons, from Simplicissimus, the famous Munich illustrated paper. They are very clever, very mordant, very amusing, and always at their best when directed against England.

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THE LUSITANIA.

"Isn't it madness, to take so many women and children in a munition transport?" "On the contrary; by this means, when the ship goes to the devil, the world will be raging against Germany."

And it was!

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EARNEST TIMES IN WINDSOR CASTLE.

"To the noisy applause of the Salvation Army, King George banishes the Devil Alcohol."

The castle is not very life-like, but the bottle is—the free advertisement should be worth something, even in war-time.

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D'Annunzio: "At any rate, I am sure of being immortal in the heart of my creditors."

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WHEN BUDDHA WAKES.

This is a typical example of the view taken of the British soldier by the German artist—that he is extremely long, extremely thin, and extremely ugly. He is not here, however, smoking the usual pipe.

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APACHES IN THE TRENCHES.

"Paris without light and without police! That does make a man homesick!"

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THE MOOD IN FRANCE.

(a) Behind the German lines.

(b) Behind the French lines.

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THE MOOD IN FLANDERS.

"Is that an enemy aeroplane, Madeleine?" "No, Fritz; it isn't an enemy, its a German!"

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A ZEPPELIN OVER TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

Free advertisement appears again here—Otherwise, the cab-horse and King Charles are the striking features.

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SONNINO AND SALANDRA.

"Now we've got the money, Herr Colleague, you can summon the Italian people to its great historical mission."

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KITCHENER AND FRANCE'S RECRUITS.

"Only have patience, boys, and you shall yet fight for England. We will keep the war on long enough for that."

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BRITANNIA THE HOUSEKEEPER, TO THE FLEET:

"I must dust you nicely every week, so that you may be as good as new when peace is concluded."

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THE POOR LARK.

"I give it up, trying to sing against the guns! I'm completely hoarse already."

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ENGLISH TACTICS.

"Only two Dreadnoughts against one small cruiser—it will take a lot to make the English attack!"

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LORD KITCHENER DISTORTS THE EVIDENCE.

"This man says that the Germans treat their wounded prisoners well. But you see, Sir, that they have tortured him so terribly that he has lost his senses."

Better caricatures than these one could not ask to see. Tommy comes off worse than anyone else, and even for him his ear and his breeches have been rendered characteristically.

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THE TRUTH.

By Louis Raemaekers.

By permission of the proprietors of Land and Water.

J'ACCUSE

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