XII. & XIII. The Argentine is a long way off—further than Washington—and might have been pardoned if she had looked with detached philosophy upon the deeds of Germany. Her attitude, however, leaves much to be desired from the point of view of Berlin. Whether as a rat coveting the good Dutch cheese, or as "the Monster" taking what he wants from helpless Belgium, the German does not cut a good figure in the _Critica_, of Buenos-Ayres. [Illustration: XII.] [Illustration: XIII.] AMERICAN CARTOONS XIV. The neutrality of these three drawings is distinctly open to question. "The Order of the Iron Cross" is from _Life_, of New York. [Illustration: XIV.] XV. "The Hand of God," by Nelson Greene. One of the best known American cartoons since the war. From _Puck_, of New York. [Illustration: XV.] XVI. Mr. Robert Carter's drawings for the New York _Evening Sun_ have acquired a reputation in Europe since the war. This is one of the best, which appeared on January 18, 1916. The Bear: "Glad to see you out again." Kaiser: "I feel better myself!" [Illustration: XVI.] A JAPANESE CARTOON XVII. "The Austro-German Alliance," as seen by an artist of the _Jiji Shimpo_ of Tokio. [Illustration: XVII.] DUTCH CARTOONS XVIII. THE GAME OF CHESS. "He alone can decide how the game shall end." (_De Roskam_, of Maëstricht). [Illustration: XVIII.] XIX. IN THE SUBMARINE. [Illustration: XIX.] XX. "TWENTIETH CENTURY MONUMENTAL STYLE." Suggestion by M. Albert Hahn, in _De Notenkraker_, of Amsterdam, for the rebuilding of Rheims Cathedral after the war, in a style more conformable to Kultur than the Gothic. [Illustration: XX.] XXI. "KREUZLAND! KREUZLAND ÜBER ALLES!" By Louis Raemaekers. This is the third and last of a powerful series of three drawings of the sorrows of Belgium—"The Mothers," "The Widows," and "The Children." This and the three following drawings were among those which appeared in the Amsterdam _Telegraaf_, and carried the fame of M. Raemaekers almost instantaneously over the world. They are reproduced here by permission of the Proprietors of _Land and Water_. [Illustration: XXI.] XXII. PRISONERS. "HUNGER AND MISERY." By Louis Raemaekers. [Illustration: XXII.] XXIII. "BARBED WIRE." By Louis Raemaekers. Barbed wire figures in both these drawings, widely-different as they are. It has a special significance, used as a background to two such contrasting aspects of war. [Illustration: XXIII.] XXIV. "OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN." By Louis Raemaekers. [Illustration: XXIV.] TWO RUSSIAN CARTOONS _from the Petrograd "Loukomorye"_ XXV. Franz Joseph departs to the Front to cheer his Troops. But will he get there? [Illustration: XXV.] XXVI. "THE WEAKLING."