[Illustration: So Obvious. The Young and Talkative One: "Who made that 'ole?" The Fed-up One: "Mice."] [Illustration: The Fatalist. "I'm sure they'll 'ear this damn thing squeakin'."] [Illustration: A Maxim Maxim. "Fire should be withheld till a favourable target presents itself."] [Illustration: Our Adaptable Armies. Private Jones (late "Zogitoff," the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of hate per yard of frontage.] [Illustration: A.D. Nineteen Fifty. "I see the War Babies' Battalion is a coming out."] [Illustration: Frustrated Ingenuity. Owing to dawn breaking sooner than he anticipated, that inventive fellow, Private Jones, has a trying time with his latest creation, "The Little Plugstreet," the sniper's friend.] [Illustration: Keeping His Hand In. Private Smith, the company bomber, formerly "Shinio," the popular juggler, frequently causes considerable anxiety to his platoon.] [Illustration: "---- ---- these ---- ---- rations."] [Illustration: Dear ---- "At present we are staying at a farm..."] [Illustration: The Eternal Question. "When the 'ell is it goin' to be strawberry?"] [Illustration: Directing the Way at the Front. "Yer knows the dead 'orse 'cross the road? Well, keep straight on till yer comes to a p'rambulator 'longside a Johnson 'ole."] [Illustration: The Late Comer. "Where 'ave you been? 'Avin' your bloomin' fortune told?"] [Illustration: The Innocent Abroad. Out since Mons: "Well, what sort of a night 'ave yer 'ad?" Novice (but persistent optimist): "Oh, alright. 'Ad to get out and rest a bit now and again."] [Illustration: "There goes our blinkin' parapet again."] [Illustration: "We shall attack at Dawn" "Never mind about that now, drink this." "The Push"--in Three Chapters. By one who's been "Pushed."] [Illustration: "The Spirit of our Troops is Excellent."] [Illustration: The Things that Matter. Scene: Loos, during the September offensive. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from "G. H. Q.":--"Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday."] [Illustration: The Soldier's Dream. A "Bitter" disappointment on waking.] [Illustration: The Thirst for Reprisals. "'And me a rifle, someone. I'll give these ----s 'ell for this!"] [Illustration: The Ideal and the Real. What we should like to see at our billets--and (inset) what we do see.] [Illustration: "Watch me make a fire-bucket of 'is 'elmet."] [Illustration: "That 16-inch Sensation."] [Illustration: That Sword. How he thought he was going to use it----] [Illustration: ----and how he did use it.] [Illustration: What It Really Feels Like. To be on patrol duty at night-time.] [Illustration: "The same old moon."] [Illustration: "My dream for years to come."] [Illustration: Coiffure in the Trenches. "Keep yer 'ead still, or I'll 'ave yer blinkin' ear off."] [Illustration: Another Maxim Maxim.