And in the future, those who contemplate the royal arms with the pious admiration due to them, will see a blooming rose side by side with the lion of Belgium, typifying the immortal share of H.M. Queen Elizabeth in the glory of H.M. Albert I. THE EUROPEAN WAR AS SEEN BY CARTOONISTS [German Cartoon] The American Protest [Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._ JOHN BULL: "Now, what's he throwing at me for? A little bit of piracy is no reason for getting bad-tempered."] [French Cartoon] The Peasant and the War [Illustration: _--From Le Rire, Paris_ "Confound their infernal shells! If a feller didn't have to work it would be better to stay home these days."] [German Cartoon] Victory! [Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._ [This cartoon was published on the Kaiser's birthday, Jan. 27, 1915.]] [English Cartoon] "The Outcast" [Illustration: _--From Punch, London._ A place in the shadow.] [Italian Cartoon] The Dream of a Madman [Illustration: _--From L'Asino, Rome._ WILLIAM: "Attention! Forward! March! One--two...."] [German Cartoon] Night Scene in Trafalgar Square [Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._ "Goddam, Mister Nelson! What are you looking for down here?" "Well, just suppose you stay up there for a while among the Zeppelins yourself."] [English Cartoon] The Riddle of the Sands [Illustration: _--From Punch, London._ TURKISH CAMEL: "Where to?" GERMAN OFFICER: "Egypt." TURKISH CAMEL: "Guess again."] [German Cartoon] The Theatre in the Field [Illustration: THE ENGLISH THEATRE IN THE FIELD--"With the permission of French and Kitchener, Hicks's Operetta Company went from London to the front and played before the British soldiers."] [Illustration: THE GERMAN THEATRE IN THE FIELD--"Major Walter Kirchoff (of the Royal Opera House). Lieutenant Hall Wegener (of the German Theatre). Dispatch Rider, Carl Clewing (of the Royal Playhouse)." _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._] [English Cartoon] Trench Amenities [Illustration: _--From Punch, London._ BRITISH TOMMY (returning to trench in which he has lately been fighting, now temporarily occupied by the enemy): "Excuse me--any of you blighters seen my pipe?"] [Italian Cartoon] Quo Vadis? [Illustration: _--From L'Asino, Rome._] [German Cartoon] The Gutter Snipes [Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._] [German Cartoon] A London Family Scene [Illustration: _--From Meggendorfer-Blaetter, Munich._ (A favorite theme of German cartoonists is England's supposed mortal terror of Zeppelins.)] [English Cartoon] The Dissemblers [Illustration: --_From Punch, London._ EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA: "Now what do we really want to say?" SULTAN OF TURKEY: "Well, of course we couldn't say that; not on his birthday."] [German Cartoon] Lord Kitchener Wants You! [Illustration: _--From Simplicissimus, Munich._ "Lord Kitchener needs recruits!"] [English Cartoon] Willy-Nilly [Illustration: _--From The Sketch, London._