_—­From The Evening Sun, New York._

Strictly Neutral—­In Destruction.]

[American Cartoon]

[Illustration:  Nearing the Brink

_—­From The Republic, St. Louis._

Hold Fast!]

[American Cartoon]

[Illustration:  The Announcer

_—­From The Herald, New York._

(The Notice on the Bulletin Board is the German Embassy’s advertisement giving warning that travellers who sailed on ships of Great Britain or her Allies entering the War Zone did so at their own risk.)]

[American Cartoon]

[Illustration:  The Sacrifice of Cain

_—­From The Sun, New York._

What have you done with your brother Abel?]

[American Cartoon]

[Illustration:  Removing the Hyphen

_—­From The Times, New York._

Now it must be either one or the other.]

[American Cartoon]

[Illustration:  A Misunderstanding

_—­From The Evening Sun, New York._

THE ALLIES:  “Ouch!  Don’t you know we’ve taken the offensive?”]

[English Cartoon]

[Illustration:  The Elixir of Hate

_—­From Punch, London._

    KAISER:  “’Fair is foul, and foul is fair;
    Hover through the fog and filthy air.’”]

[German Cartoon]

[Illustration:  It’s a Long Way to Constantinople

_—­From Simplicissimus, Munich._

The English soldiers have a war song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.” 
This has been changed; they now sing “It’s a Long Way to
Constantinople.”]

[English Cartoon]

[Illustration:  Canada!

_—­From Punch, London._

Ypres:  April 22-24, 1915.]

[French Cartoon]

[Illustration:  Our Colors Advance!

_—­From La Vie Parisienne, Paris._

War is teaching geography to the women of France.  Alas! it is by heart they are learning their lessons.]

[German Cartoon]

[Illustration:  The English Chameleon

_—­From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._

When the Beast sees the enemy coming it changes its British colors and appears in neutral hues.

The Merchant Flag of Norway

The Merchant Flag of Great Britain

(Although this cartoon depends on color for its full value, the effect of the blending of the two flags is preserved in the black and white reproduction.)]

[English Cartoon]

[Illustration:  A Great Naval Triumph

_—­From Punch, London._

GERMAN SUBMARINE OFFICER:  “This ought to make them jealous in the sister service.  Belgium saw nothing better than this.”

(Although Punch did not disclose the artist’s allusion to Revelations, xiii., 18, contained in the number of the submarine “U-666,” it may not be amiss to quote the passage:  “Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:  for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred three score and six.")]