[Illustration: One often hears the question:-- "What could Napoleon have done in the Great War?" He could certainly not have gone in for this It would have to be this, or nothing Other Times----Other Manners.] [Illustration: The Tourists, 19..? "Remember this place, Bert?" "Yes, it's where we used to chuck the fish to you, ain't it, Bill?"] [Illustration: Alas! My poor Brother! (_In this cartoon Captain Bairnsfather refers to the report that the corpses of German soldiers fallen in battle were utilised in a Corpse-Conversion Factory for the purpose of providing fats for the Fatherland._)] [Illustration: Can-Tank-erous. "'Ere! Where the 'ell are ye comin' with that Turkish bath o' yours?"] [Illustration: Curfew. What particularly annoys Lieutenant Jones, R.F.A. (who thought he could get a better view from the belfry), is that irritating prediction which keeps passing through his head, "The curfew shall not ring to-night."] [Illustration: TAISEZ VOUS! MEFIEZ VOUS LES OREILLES ENSEMBLE VOUS ECOUTENT On the "Leave" Train. You will never quite realise how closely we are bound to our French Ally until you have had the good fortune to travel on one of those "leave" trains--six a side, windows shut, fifty miles to go, and eighteen hours to do it!] [Illustration: Getting the Local Colour. In that rare and elusive period known as "Leave" it is necessary to reconstruct the "Atmosphere" of the front as far as possible in order to produce the weekly "Fragment."] [Illustration: The Ghost of Dead Pig Farm--19..? At midnight, an indignant, husky voice is heard to say: "B---- these blinkin' sandbags."] [Illustration: George versus Germany. Should Mr. Robey be at any time called upon to go to the Front, he must be careful how he does this: "I'm surprised at you, Ludendorff!"] [Illustration: A Puzzle for Paderewski. "It's a pity Alf ain't 'ere, Bert; 'e can play the piana wonderful."] [Illustration: "Substitutes" in the Field. "I thought you said your uncle was a sending you an umbrella."] [Illustration: Leave. Dep.: Paddington 2.15. Arr. Home 4.] [Illustration: ROLLS-DAIMLER, 1917.--Four-seated Coupe body (tres coupe). Hardly been used, beautifully finished (almost completely). One dickey seat (_very_ dickey), detachable rims (two already detached). Only driven 10 miles (Albert to Gommecourt). Excellent shock absorber (has absorbed any amount). In exceptional condition. L650 (or good bath chair). BARGAIN.--Captain Somepush, No. 2, Red Cross, Rouen.] [Illustration: Merely a Warning. You dirty dog To those who may be contemplating picking up a Government car cheaply after the war. Insist on seeing photograph. Don't be satisfied by just reading the advertisements.] * * * * * Transcriber's notes: With the three noted exceptions, punctuation anomalies were retained to match the original drawings. The exceptions are in the books printed explanations, not in any cartoon.