Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York TimesVarious
History
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times
Various
World War, 1914-1918
WAR BULLETIN: "The Kaiser's six sons have suffered no casualties."]
[Illustration: So Far and No Further!
_--Central Press Association._]
[Illustration:[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!"]
[Illustration: [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.]
[Illustration: [German-Swiss Cartoon]
On the Field of Honor
_--Nebelspalter, Zurich._
MARIANNE (France): "Wilson, my friend and protector, defend me!"]
[Illustration: [Italian Cartoon]
A French Counterattack
_--Il 420, Florence._
WAR BULLETIN: "The French violently attacked the weakest point on the
German front."]
[Illustration: [German Cartoon]
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'!"]
[Illustration: [Spanish Cartoon]
In Paris on Good Friday
_--Esquella, Barcelona._
JOAN OF ARC: "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do."]
[Illustration: [English Cartoon]
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?"]
[Illustration: [American Cartoon]
Hitting Him Where He Lives
_--From The New York World._]
[Illustration: [Italian Cartoon]
The Battle of Picardy
--Il 420, Florence.
A second Verdun, with the same results for Germany.]
[Illustration: [American Cartoon]
On the Western Front
_--From The San Francisco Call-Post._
"Ach! How he iss gaining!"]
[Illustration: [English Cartoon]
A Test of Endurance
_--From The Passing Show, London._
How much longer?]
[Illustration: [Dutch Cartoon]
The New Waxworks Group for the German Museum
_--From De Amsterdammer, Amsterdam._]
[Transcriber's Note:
Italicized text denoted by underscores (_).
Apparent printer's errors corrected.
Spelling changes:
Page 383, "y" was changed to read "by." (a private letter written by
Emperor Charles to a relative...)
Page 383, "Guilford" was changed to read "Guildford." (At the time the
Guildford Castle was...)
Page 385, "langauge" was changed to read "language." ( including parts
of two fine bridges across the great river, a language largely Latin in
substance,)
Page 402, "altogther" was changed to read "altogether." (they spent the
night clearing out the enemy from the village, where he made a desperate
resistance, and brought back altogether something like 700 or 800
prisoners.)
Page 406, "fiften" was changed to read "fifteen." (made a general
counterattack and succeeded in advancing their line to a depth of about
fifteen hundred yards beyond the line of the three hills,...)
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