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New York Times Current History, The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

THE EUROPEAN WAR AS SEEN BY CARTOONISTS

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[American Cartoon]

"Advance!"

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—From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

[Italian Cartoon]

There Is a Reason

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——From Il 420, Florence.

ST. PETER: "Why do you not protest against these German barbarities?"

POPE BENEDICT: "Because I don't want to be a protestant pope!"

[German Cartoon]

The Modern Miracle

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The Statue of Liberty suddenly changed into a Fury!

[Referring to President Wilson's "force to the uttermost" speech.]

[German Cartoon]

Paris Under Bombardment

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Poincaré and Clemenceau when the big gun roars.

[German Cartoon]

German Hatred of England

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A Berlin version of what would happen if the peoples under British rule could do as they pleased.

—From Kladderadatsch,Berlin.

[Dutch Cartoon]

Emperor Charles' "Dear Sixtus" Letter

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—From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam.

JESTER VON BUELOW: "I was discharged because my master talked too much."

JESTER CZERNIN: "And I because my master wrote too much."

[English Cartoon]

The "Dear Sixtus" Episode

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"And a smile on the face of the tiger!"

—From Passing Show,London.

[English Cartoon]

Another War Problem

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—From London Opinion.

THE LAND LADY: "Will you show me to the underclothing department, please?"

THE SHOPWALKER: "Certainly—er—men's or women's?"

[Swiss Cartoon]

The War and the Bread Basket

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—From Nebelspalter, Zurich.

[Italian Cartoon]

The German Drive

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—From L'Asino, Rome

Still more blood—by the wish of the Kaiser and his people.

[American Cartoon]

"Men! Bah!"

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—From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

[American Cartoons]

Change, Son, It's One or the Other

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—St. Louis Republic.

"We Must Tighten the Bonds"

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—Baltimore American.

No Compromise

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—St. Louis Republic.

The Harder the Blow the Brighter the Sparks

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—Cincinnati Post.

[German Cartoon]

The German Obsession of Militarism

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TROTZKY TO DIPLOMATS: "Nothing doing, gentlemen. I'm deaf in both ears."

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TROTZKY TO ARMY OFFICERS: "Why—yes!— With pleasure—and haste! Any peace looks good to me!"

—From Kladderadatsch, Berlin.

[American Cartoon]

Good Fishing in Troubled Waters

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—From The New York Times.

[French Cartoon]

Bombs and Shells

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—From La Victoire, Paris.

"Who said peace?"

[American Cartoon]

"The Bear That Walks Like a"—Lamb!

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—From The New York Herald.

[American Cartoon]

Shearing the Victim

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—From The New York Times.

THE ALLIES: "Perhaps we should save the Bear, even though he doesn't yelp."

[German Cartoon]

German Anti-Japanese Propaganda

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How "Wily Wilson" and "Juggling John" tried to use the Japanese puma— —and the result, somewhat different from what they expected.

[Italian Cartoon]

Italy's Fighters in France

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—From Il 420, Florence.

ITALY: "Here I am, to lend a hand!"

[Spanish Cartoon]

The Russian Peace

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—From Iberia, Barcelona.

TROTZKY AND LENINE: "We have done more than Kerensky!"

[German Cartoon]

The American Brother

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"Damn! I believe I'm too late for the entry into Berlin!"

[German Cartoon]

The Effect in New York When the long-distance shells fall in Paris.

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[German Cartoon]

Seventy-five Miles

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A Berlin boast of what the long-range gun will do.

[American Cartoon]

Picking the Lock

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—From The Galveston News.

He expected inconvenience; he found difficulty, and is coming up against impossibility.

[German Cartoon]

The Wish Is Father to the Thought

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—From Kladderadatsch, Berlin.

To the Adventurer: Stay at home and remain all write, (right.)

[Dutch Cartoons]

Holland Begging From Warring Powers

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SHADE OF ADRIAAN VAN DER WERFF: "Has my story taught you nothing? Look out for yourself. Suffer anything rather than budge."

Paris Bombarded by the Kaiser

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—From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam.

[American Cartoons]

How Long Can They Keep It Up?

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—Chicago Herald and Examiner.

A Bumper Hun Harvest Is Predicted

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—Central Press Association.

The New Austro-German Treaty>

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—Dayton Daily News.

[American Cartoons]

Family Troubles

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The Winning Hand

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Ukrainian Independence

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The Watch on the Rhine

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—From The San Francisco Chronicle.

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