file which includes the original illustrations4 ,see #dcbai-;h4htm or #dcbai-;h4zip3 7https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/cache_/epu b_/#dcbai_/pg#dcbai-;images4html7 or 7https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/files_/#dc bai_/dcbai-;h4zip7 ,images of the original pages are available through ,internet ,archive4 ,see https3_/_/archive4org_/details_/raemaeke rscartoo#jcraemuoft ,transcriber's note3 ,text enclosed by underscores is in italics 7italics74 ,small capitals were converted to ,,all ,,capitals4 ,,raemaekers' ,,cartoon ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,war ,illustration3 7signed7 ,louis ,raemaekers ,,raemaekers' ,,cartoon ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,war ,compiled by ,j4 ,murray ,allison ,editor of ,raemaekers' ,cartoons1 ,kultur in ,cartoons1 ,the ,century ,edition de ,luxe ,raemaekers' ,cartoons1 etc4 ,,volume ,,three ,the ,third ,twelve ,months of ,war ,new ,york ,the ,century ,co4 #aiai ,copyright1 #aiai1 by ,the ,century ,co4 ,,volume ,,three ,,the ,,peace ,,move 99 99 99 99 99 ,,berlin1 ,,august #f1 #aiad 7,the ,berlin papers declared that the population1 mad with joy1 drank champagne and danced in the streets47 ,i draw the sword that with ,god's help ,i have kept all these years in the scabbard4 ,i have drawn the sword which without victory and without honor ,i cannot sheath again4 ,all of you will see to it that only in honor is it returned to the scabbard4 ,you are my guaranty that ,i can dictate peace to my enemies4 ,the ,,kaiser to his ,guards at ,potsdam1 ,august1 #aiad4 ,illustration ,,are ,,you ,,ready ,,to ,,make ,,munitions ,,for ,,germany8 99 99 99 99 99 ,the first official charges on the subject were issued on ,november #i at ,havre by ,baron ,beyens1 ,belgian ,foreign ,minister1 as follows3 ,the ,german ,government is rounding up in large numbers in the towns and villages of occupied ,belgium1 such as ,alost1 ,ghent1 ,bruges1 ,courtrai1 and ,mons1--to name only the first to be victims of the measures1--all men fit to bear arms1 rich and poor1 irrespective of class1 whether employed or unemployed1 hunchbacks1 cripples1 and one-armed men alone are excepted4 ,these men are torn in thousands from their families2 fifteen thousand from ,flanders alone are sent ,god knows where4 ,whole trainloads are seen going east and south4 ,,cardinal ,,mercier ,,replies ,cardinal ,mercier1 ,primate of ,belgium1 in behalf of the ,belgian bishops1 issued a proclamation of protest on ,november #g1 addressed to the neutral nations and appealing for their aid in opposing the proceeding4 ,his protest is in these terms3 ,the military authorities are daily deporting thousands of inoffensive citizens in order to set them to forced labor4 ,as early as ,october #ai we sent a protest to the governor-general1 a copy of which was also sent to the representatives of the ,holy ,see in ,brussels1 ,spain1 the ,united ,states1 and the ,netherlands4 ,the governor-general1 in reply1 refused to take any steps4 ,illustration ,,another ,,example ,,of ,,kultur ,fritz3 ,we must see if there is any money or jewelry in these coffins before we retire4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at ,cartigny the ,germans opened five vaults1 each with a chapel above it1 by tearing apart the stones4 ,they did the same thing at ,ronsoy1 at ,becquincourt1 at ,dompierre1 at ,bouvincourt1 and at ,herbecourt4 ,at ,nurly1 ,roisel1 ,bernes1 they even broke into coffins4 ,in the enclosed ground serving as a private cemetery for the ,rohan family at ,manancourt they buried a great number of their soldiers1 and1 an inconceivable thing1 established a kitchen in the interior of the ,rohan mausoleums and latrines among their family tombs4 ,in the crypt1 where indescribable disorder reigns1 almost all the compartments are empty4 ,a child's coffin1 taken from one of them1 was stripped of its lead4 ,a heavy leaden casket1 half drawn from another compartment1 bears on its lid marks of a chisel4 ,a block of marble1 in which is seen a small excavation1 has been thrown among the debris2 it bears the inscription3 ,here rests the heart of ,mme4 ,amelie de ,musnier de ,folleville1 ,countess of ,boissy1 who died at ,paris1 ,july #af1 #ahcj1 at the age of thirty-two years and ten months4 ,french ,official ,report of ,german ,barbarities in ,france1 ,june #a1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,canada ,,on ,,vimy ,,ridge 99 99 99 99 99 ,the capture of two thousand prisoners by the ,canadians is not surprising1 as the whole ridge was honeycombed with dugouts1 in which the ,germans sheltered themselves4 ,up to the present moment the great offensive had been held up just at the point below the ,canadian lines1 which fact caused ,vimy ,ridge to be styled the hinge of the enemy's retreat from the ,somme1 and the ,canadians have been very impatient for the hinge to move4 ,toronto ,mail1 ,august #aj1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,william3 ,i wonder how long my dear friend and ,ally will be able to stand this4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the offensive began on ,june #d1 and the total captures to ,august #ab were as follows3 ,prisoners ,officers #g1geg ,men #cej1hde ,guns #dje ,machine-guns #a1cbf ,bomb-throwers #cch ,caissons #bib ,russian ,official1 ,august #ab1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,william3 ,here's luck1 ,hindenburg4 ,hindenburg3 ,where8 99 99 99 99 99 ,the kaiser has dismissed ,general von ,falkenhayn1 chief of the general staff1 and has appointed ,field-,marshal von ,hindenburg chief of the general staff and ,general von ,ludendorff first quartermaster-general4 ,berlin ,official ,telegram1 ,august #cj1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,the ,old ,frenchman3 ,our guns come nearer4 99 99 99 99 99 #ab3cj ,a4,m4 ,in cooperation with the ,french on our immediate right we attacked the enemy at several points4 ,we have captured part of ,ginchy and the whole of ,guillemont4 ,our front now runs some five hundred yards east of ,guillemont from ,ginchy to near ,falfemont ,farm4 ,on the east side of ,mouquet ,farm we have also gained ground4 ,we have captured several hundred prisoners4 ,between our right and the ,somme the ,french have made substantial progress and captured a considerable number of prisoners4 ,fighting continues4 ,our aircraft did most useful work in cooperating with the artillery and infantry4 ,the enemy's aeroplanes1 which made desperate attempts to interfere1 were successfully engaged in many aerial fights and driven off with a loss of three machines destroyed and at least four others damaged1 while we lost three4 #ab3aj ,p4,m4 ,last night was generally quiet4 ,fighting is in progress this morning near ,mouquet ,farm1 south of ,thiepval1 and on the banks of the ,ancre2 also on our right about ,falfemont ,farm4 ,we have gained ground4 ,last night we carried out a successful raid on the enemy's trenches north of ,monchy1 capturing prisoners4 ,british ,official1 ,september #e1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,tanks 99 99 99 99 99 ,at #f3bj ,a4,m4 on ,september #ae1 #aiaf1 the infantry assault commenced1 and at the same moment the bombardment became intense4 ,our new heavily armored cars1 known as tanks1 now brought into action for the first time1 successfully cooperated with the infantry1 and1 coming as a surprise to the enemy rank and file1 gave valuable help in breaking down their resistance4 ,the advance met with immediate success on almost the whole of the front attacked4 ,at #h3dj ,a4,m4 tanks were seen to be entering ,flers1 followed by large numbers of troops4 ,fighting continued in ,flers for some time1 but by #aj ,a4,m4 our troops had reached the north side of the village1 and by midday had occupied the enemy's trenches for some distance beyond4 ,british ,official1 ,september #ae1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,slaying ,,of ,,the ,,fiery ,,dragons ,two airships fell victims to the enemy's defensive of ,london4 ,german ,official4 99 99 99 99 99 ,twelve ,german airships took part in a raid on ,london and various ,eastern and ,east ,midland counties on ,saturday night and early on ,sunday morning1 but on their return journey the raiders numbered only #aj4 ,the other two had been left behind in ,essex4 ,one was brought down in flames not far from ,london1 and its crew were all killed2 the second came to earth near the coast1 and its crew of twenty-two surrendered4 ,both the lost airships are big vessels of a new pattern4 ,british ,official1 ,september #bd1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,king ,tino at ,athens to his brother-in-law ,william at ,potsdam3 ,please return me my runaway ,army ,corps4 ,i want it to shoot my constitutional subjects4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,hellenic ,government entirely disavows the action of ,colonel ,hazzopoulos1 commander at ,kavala4 ,the ,greek ,government demands from ,germany that these troops shall be brought to the ,swiss frontier1 that they may be conducted to a ,mediterranean port1 and there be embarked on ships to be sent by the ,greek ,government1 so as to bring them back to ,greece4 ,the ,greek ,government guarantees that they will not be stopped1 or made to serve any enemy of ,germany4 ,note from the ,hellenic ,government to ,germany1 ,september #bf1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,mr4 ,lloyd ,george to ,neutrals3 ,don't stand in our way to victory4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the whole world1 including neutrals of the highest purposes and humanitarians with the best motives1 must know that there can be no outside interference at this stage4 ,britain asked no intervention when she was not prepared to fight4 ,she will tolerate none now that she is prepared until ,prussian military despotism is broken beyond repair4 ,d4 ,,lloyd ,,george1 ,london1 ,september #bh1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,crown ,,prince ,,preaches ,,to ,,america 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are all tired of bloodshed1 we all want peace4 ,england is the power responsible for the continuation of the hopeless effort to crush us4 ,in the twentieth century of the ,christian era mankind might have been expected to have arrived at some maturity of thought and behavior4 ,no one can witness1 as you during the last fortnight have witnessed1 the spectacle presented by this appalling sacrifice1 this inconceivable suffering preposterously out of proportion to any result obtained1 without wondering whether reason has fled from the earth4 ,,german ,,crown ,,prince to ,correspondent of ,new ,york ,american4 ,october1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,i am 'operating' at1 but not inside your gate2 tomorrow ,i come inside with a letter from the ,kaiser4 ,on ,sunday1 ,october #h1 the world was startled by the news that the ,u-#ec was sinking ,british and neutral vessels near ,nantucket ,shoals ,lightship1 a hundred miles from ,newport1 ,u4 ,s4 ,a41 and leaving the crews and passengers in small boats on the open sea4 ,the underseas craft had stationed itself in the steamer lane where nearly all incoming and outgoing vessels from ,new ,york must pass1 and its day's work consisted in sending five ships to the bottom1 as follows3 ,the ,strathdene1 a ,british freighter4 ,the ,west ,point1 a ,british freighter4 ,the ,stephano1 a ,british passenger liner4 ,the ,bloomersdijk1 a ,dutch freighter4 ,the ,christian ,knudsen1 ,norwegian freighter4 ,new ,york ,times1 ,october #i1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,super ,,anarchist 99 99 99 99 99 ,in letting loose these things and in introducing them into war1 ,germany has been the great anarchist who has let loose on the world a greater and a more terrible anarchy than any individual anarchist ever dreamed of4 ,unless there is some means of restraining these things1 future war will1 by the developments of science1 be made even more terrible and horrible than this war1 because ,germany has thrown down all the barriers that civilisation had previously built up so as to keep the horrors of war within bounds4 ,,viscount ,,grey1 ,minister for ,foreign ,affairs1 ,london1 ,october #bc1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,fritz3 ,this is no longer civilized war--they are stronger than we4 99 99 99 99 99 ,under the title ,the ,devil's ,chariot the ,duesseldorfer ,generalanzeiger's correspondent on the ,western front describes the ,british tanks and their effect on the astonished ,german soldiers4 ,as the ,german trench posts came out of their holes in the foggy dawn of ,september #af and raised heads again after the heavy iron-blows of the night and looked toward the ,english1 their blood froze in their veins as two mysterious monsters came creeping over the crater fields4 ,the monster approached slowly1 hobbling1 moving from side to side1 rocking and pitching1 but it came nearer4 ,nothing obstructed it2 a supernatural force seemed to drive it onwards4 ,some one in the trenches cried the devil comes1 and that word ran down the line like lightning4 ,suddenly tongues of fire licked out of the armored shine of the iron caterpillar1 shells whistled over our heads1 and a terrible concert of machine-gun orchestra filled the air4 ,the mysterious creature had surrendered its secret1 and sense returned with it1 and toughness and defiance1 as the ,english waves of infantry surged up behind the devil's chariot4 ,times ,special ,correspondent1 ,october #bd1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,houp ,,la66 99 99 99 99 99 ,on the ,verdun front1 after an intense artillery preparation1 the projected attack on the right bank of the ,meuse was launched at twenty minutes before twelve this morning4 ,the enemy line1 attacked on a front of seven kilometers 7nearly four and a half miles71 was broken through everywhere to a depth which at the middle attained a distance of three kilometers 7nearly two miles74 ,the village and fort of ,douaumont are in our hands4 ,prisoners are pouring in4 ,up to the present thirty-five hundred1 including about one hundred officers1 have been counted4 ,the quantity of material captured cannot yet be estimated4 ,french ,official1 ,october #bg1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,brothers ,,in ,,arms 99 99 99 99 99 ,soldiers of ,france1 ,i am very happy to have been able to realise a desire which ,i have had at heart for a long time1 and to express to you my profound admiration for your heroic exploits1 for your dash as well as your tenacity1 and those magnificent military virtues which are the proud heritage of the ,french ,army4 ,under the brilliant leadership of your eminent general-in-chief and his distinguished collaborators you1 officers1 non-commissioned officers1 and soldiers1 have deserved well of your dear country1 which will forever be grateful to you for your brave efforts in safeguarding and defending it4 ,my armies are very proud to fight by your side and to have you as comrades4 ,may the bonds which unite us hold firm and the two countries remain thus intimately united for ever4 ,soldiers1--,accept my most cordial and sincere greetings4 ,i have no doubt that you will bring this gigantic struggle to a victorious conclusion1 and1 in the name of my soldiers and my country1 ,i beg to address to you my warmest congratulations and best wishes4 ,,king ,,george ,v1 ,order of the ,day1 ,france1 ,october #bg1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,perhaps ,,this ,,one ,,will ,,kill ,,my ,,boy ,,on ,,the ,,yser 99 99 99 99 99 7,belgians have been forced to labor in ,germany's munition works47 ,several of these ,belgians who were put at work in ,berlin managed to get away and come to see me4 ,they gave me a harrowing account of how they had been seized in ,belgium and made to work in ,germany at making munitions to be used probably against their own friends4 ,i said to the ,chancellor1 ,there are ,belgians employed in making shells contrary to all rules of war and the ,hague conventions4 ,he said1 ,i do not believe it4 ,i said1 ,my automobile is at the door4 ,i can take you in four minutes to where thirty ,belgians are working on the manufacture of shells4 ,but he did not find time to go4 ,americans must understand that the ,germans will stop at nothing to win this war1 and that the only thing they respect is force4 ,,james ,w4 ,,gerard1 ,my ,four ,years in ,germany4 ,illustration ,tirpitz3 ,because we have sunk #cj or #dj of your merchantmen you dare to refuse our ,u-,boats entrance to your harbours4 ,that is an unneutral and unfriendly act against ,germany4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,german note to ,norway of ,october #bj is seriously written1 but is in no respect an ultimatum4 ,the ,norwegian ,government has returned no answer hitherto1 but is in conference with prominent politicians of all parties4 ,all is calm here1 but business is somewhat depressed owing to the damage inflicted by submarines on shipping4 ,on ,october #ac1 ,norway prohibited belligerent submarines from using her territorial waters1 except for the purpose of saving life under stress of weather4 ,a violent press campaign against ,norway followed in ,germany1 but no indication has hitherto been given of the nature of the note presented by ,germany to ,norway on ,october #bj4 ,london ,times ,correspondent1 ,christiania1 ,october #bi1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,slave ,,transport ,,from ,,ghent 99 99 99 99 99 7,two thousand ,french women have been deported from ,ghent to work in ,german munition factories47 ,the raids have taken place at ,courtrai1 ,alost1 ,termonde1 ,bruges1 ,ghent1 ,mons1 and in numerous rural and industrial communes4 ,the men were assembled1 examined like cattle1 and those found strongest sent away to unknown destinations4 ,at ,bruges1 the burgomaster1 an old man of eighty1 who since the beginning of the occupation has given an example of noble patriotism1 has been deposed for having refused to help the ,german military administration in its revolting task4 ,the town was fined #ajj1jjj marks 7#be1jjj7 for each day's delay in the enrolment of the victims4 ,belgian ,government ,official ,protest against ,deportation1 ,november1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,new ,,kingdom ,,of ,,poland 99 99 99 99 99 ,the liberation of ,poland is closely connected with the victory of ,germany and her allies1 who alone are interested in the existence of a free ,poland1 and for whose sake ,poland must not go back to ,russia4 ,germany's security demands that for all future times the ,russian armies shall not be able to use a militarily consolidated ,poland as an invasion gate to ,silesia and ,west ,prussia4 ,to ,poland liberated from ,russian rule we offer the possibility of seeking support in the ,central ,powers and in firm alliance with them of leading a free life in its own state1 politically and economically4 ,especially for the near future1 the ,poles will have a strong claim on our assistance4 ,proclamation by ,,general ,,von ,,beseler1 ,governor of ,warsaw1 ,november #e1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,belgian civilians are deported by the army in occupation to the munition works in ,germany to prevent their moral decay4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the situation which we denounce to the civilised world may be summed up as follows3 ,four hundred thousand workmen are reduced to unemployment through no fault of their own1 and largely inconvenience the ,german occupation4 ,sons1 husbands1 fathers1 respectful of public order1 bow to their unhappy lot4 ,with their most pressing needs provided for1 they await with dignity the end of their period of trial4 ,now1 suddenly1 parties of soldiers begin to enter by force these peaceful homes1 tearing youth from parent1 husband from wife1 father from children4 ,they bar with the bayonet the door through which wives and mothers wish to pass to say farewell to those departing4 ,they herd their captives in groups of tens and twenties and push them into cars4 ,as soon as the train is filled1 the officer in charge brusquely waves the signal for departure4 ,thus thousands of ,belgians are being reduced to slavery4 ,,cardinal ,,mercier in behalf of ,bishops of ,belgium1 ,november #g1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,new ,,kingdom ,,of ,,poland 99 99 99 99 99 ,the rulers of the allied powers of ,austria-,hungary and ,germany have given notification of their resolution to form of the ,polish territory delivered from ,russian tyranny the new autonomous ,kingdom of ,poland4 ,your most ardent desire1 entertained in vain for more than a century1 is thus fulfilled4 ,the importance and danger of this war-time and regard for our armies standing before the enemy oblige us for the present to keep the administration of your new state still in our hands4 ,readily1 however1 we will give1 with your aid1 to the new ,poland by degrees those public institutions which guarantee her consolidation1 development1 and safety4 ,of these the ,polish ,army is the most important4 ,proclamation by ,,gov4 ,,general ,,von ,,beseler1 ,warsaw1 ,poland1 ,november #aj1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,eyes ,,of ,,the ,,army 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,royal ,,flying ,,corps ,in this combination between infantry and artillery the ,royal ,flying ,corps played a highly important part4 ,the admirable work of this corps has been a very satisfactory feature of the battle4 ,under the conditions of modern war the duties of the ,air ,service are many and varied4 ,they include the regulation and control of artillery fire by indicating targets and observing and reporting the results of rounds2 the taking of photographs of enemy trenches1 strong points1 battery positions1 and of the effect of bombardments2 and the observation of the movements of the enemy behind his lines4 ,the greatest skill and daring has been shown in the performance of all these duties1 as well as in bombing expeditions4 ,our ,air ,service has also coooperated with our infantry in their assaults1 signaling the position of our attacking troops and turning machine-guns upon the enemy infantry and even upon his batteries in action4 ,,sir ,,douglas ,,haig',s ,official ,report on the ,somme ,battle1 ,december1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,do ,,not ,,miss ,,him ,,this ,,time1 ,,tino 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is assumed here that the agreement on the part of the ,greek ,government to surrender six batteries terminates the ,allied control of the ,greek railways and the postal and telegraphic censorship4 ,telegram from ,athens1 ,december #c1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,scene ,,in ,,the ,,great ,,peace ,,pantomime4 ,,the ,,robber',s ,,cave1 ,,germania ,,guarding ,,the ,,door4 ,robber ,chief to his ,gang3 ,boys1 it's time for us to get away with the swag4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in a deep moral and religious sense of duty toward his nation and1 beyond it1 toward humanity1 the emperor now considers that the moment has come for official action toward peace4 ,his majesty1 therefore1 in complete harmony and in common with our allies1 decided to propose to the hostile powers to enter peace negotiations4 ,this morning ,i transmitted a note to this effect to all the hostile powers through the representatives of those powers which are watching over our interests and rights in the hostile states4 ,,bethmann-,,hollweg1 ,reichstag1 ,december #ab1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,after ,,the ,,fall ,,of ,,bukharest ,chorus1 ,long live the diplomacy of our enemies4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,germans announce the occupation of ,bukharest4 ,the evacuation of the city was clearly imminent1 and for some time past there has been little hope that it could be saved4 ,as a recent semi-official statement from ,bukharest intimated1 the forts had been disarmed and the ,rumanians never intended to defend it if the field defences before it could not be held4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,december #ae1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,french ,,victory ,,at ,,verdun ,the ,crown ,prince leaves ,pepper ,hill to occupy a second line of defence prepared beforehand4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,french have achieved a splendid victory before ,verdun4 ,the capture of the strongly fortified position of ,poivre ,ridge was decisive in its effect upon the fighting along the whole line4 ,the ridge was turned1 and when the ,germans1 abandoning everything in their flight1 found their retreat cut off1 they surrendered in hundreds4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,december #ag1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,while ,,they ,,talk ,,peace ,u-,boat ,officer3 ,we have done for their ship4 ,now fire quick into their life-boats6 99 99 99 99 99 ,the degree of savagery which the ,germans have attained in their submarine policy of sinking merchant-ships at sight would appear to have reached its climax in the sinking of the ,british steam-ship ,westminster1 proceeding in ballast from ,torre dell' ,annunziata to ,port ,said4 ,on ,december #ad this vessel was attacked by a ,german submarine1 without warning1 when #ahj miles from the nearest land1 and struck by two torpedoes in quick succession1 which killed four men4 ,she sank in four minutes4 ,this ruthless disregard of the rules of international law was followed by a deliberate attempt to murder the survivors4 ,the officers and crew1 while effecting their escape from the sinking ship in boats1 were shelled by the submarine at a range of three thousand yards4 ,the master and chief engineer were killed outright and their boat sunk4 ,the second and third engineers and three of the crew were not picked up1 and are presumed to have been drowned4 ,great ,britain1 in common with all other civilised nations1 regards the sinking without warning of merchant-ships with detestation4 ,british ,admiralty ,report1 ,december #ai1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,peace ,,move 7,,ii7 99 99 99 99 99 ,,berlin1 ,,december #ad1 #aiaf 7,the ,berlin papers related that1 after the ,german peace proposal had been announced1 hundreds of thousands waited in the streets during the night for the answers from the ,allies47 ,soldiers3 ,in agreement with the sovereigns of my allies1 and with the consciousness of victory1 ,i have made an offer of peace to the enemy4 ,whether it will be accepted is still uncertain4 ,until that moment arrives you will fight on4 ,the ,,kaiser to the ,army1 ,december1 #aiaf4 ,fully conscious of the gravity of this moment1 but equally conscious of its requirements1 the allied ,governments1 closely united to one another and in perfect sympathy with their peoples1 refuse to consider a proposal which is empty and insincere4 ,once again the ,allies declare that no peace is possible so long as they have not secured reparation for violated rights and liberties1 the recognition of the principle of nationality and of the free existence of small ,states1 so long as they have not brought about a settlement calculated to end once and for all forces which have constituted a perpetual menace to the nations1 and to afford the only effective guarantee for the future security of the world4 ,joint ,reply of ,entente ,allies to ,german ,peace ,proposal1 ,december #cj1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,hurrah6 ,,war ,,on ,,all ,,neutrals ,,at ,,last 99 99 99 99 99 ,neutral ships which navigate the barred zones will do so at their own risk4 ,even though provision be made that neutral ships which on ,february #ast are en route to ports in the barred zones will be spared during an appropriate period1 it is nevertheless urgently advisable that they be directed by all means available into other routes4 ,neutral ships which are lying in harbors in the barred zones can with equal security still leave the barred zones if they depart before ,february #e and take the shortest route to a free zone4 ,german ,note ,presented to the ,united ,states ,ambassador1 ,,mr4 ,,gerard1 ,amsterdam1 ,january #ca1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,convicts' ,,stripes ,america and ,china3 ,you order us to paint convicts' stripes on our ships4 ,we will not4 ,wear them yourselves4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sailing of regular ,american passenger steamers may continue undisturbed after ,february #a1 #aiag1 if 7,a7 ,the port of destination is ,falmouth4 7,b7 ,sailing to or coming from that port course is taken via the ,scilly ,islands and a point fifty degrees north1 twenty degrees west4 7,c7 ,the steamers are marked in the following way1 which must not be allowed to other vessels in ,american ports3 ,on ship's hull and superstructure three vertical stripes one meter wide1 each to be painted alternately white and red4 ,each mast should show a large flag checkered white and red1 and the stern the ,american national flag4 ,care should be taken that1 during dark1 national flag and painted marks are easily recognizable from a distance1 and that the boats are well lighted throughout4 ,german ,note ,announcing ,unlimited ,submarine ,warfare1 ,january #ca1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,go ,,on1 ,,william6 ,a ,,true ,,hohenzollern ,,never ,,gets ,,enough ,,blood 99 99 99 99 99 ,under the convention belligerents have the right to search hospital ships1 and the ,german ,government has1 therefore1 an obvious remedy in case of suspicion--a remedy which they have never utilised4 ,from the ,german ,government's statement that hospital ships will no longer be tolerated within the limits mentioned1 only one conclusion can be drawn1 namely1 that it is the intention of the ,german ,government to add yet other and more unspeakable crimes against law and humanity to the long list which disgraces their record4 ,foreign ,office ,statement1 ,february #i1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,germany3 ,till now you have left the fighting to me and kept splendidly neutral--don't part from that splendid attitude6 99 99 99 99 99 ,we regret the rupture with a nation who1 by her history1 seemed to be predestined to work together with us1 not against us1 for common ideals4 ,but since our honest desire for peace has only encountered hostile ridicule on the part of our enemies1 there is no more going back1 but only ahead possible for us4 ,german ,memorandum1 ,february #bg1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,rebirth ,,of ,,russia 7,a new and powerful ,russia rises like a ,phoenix from the ashes of the old reactionary regime47 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is with sentiments of the most profound satisfaction that the peoples of ,great ,britain and of the ,british ,dominions across the seas have learned that their great ,ally ,russia now stands with the nations which base their institutions upon responsible government4 ,much as we appreciate the loyal and steadfast cooperation which we have received from the late ,emperor and the armies of ,russia during the past two and a half years1 yet ,i believe that the revolution whereby the ,russian people have based their destinies on the sure foundation of freedom is the greatest service which they have yet made to the cause for which the ,allied peoples have been fighting since ,august1 #aiad4 ,it reveals the fundamental truth that this war is at bottom a struggle for popular government as well as for liberty4 ,it shows that through the war1 the principle of liberty1 which is the only sure safeguard of peace in the world1 has already won one resounding victory4 ,it is the sure promise that the ,prussian military autocracy which began the war1 and which is still the only barrier to peace1 will itself before long be overthrown4 ,telegram from ,,mr4 ,,lloyd ,,george to ,,prince ,,lvoff1 ,russian ,provisional ,government4 ,march1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,we ,,bombarded ,,the ,,fort ,,of ,,london --,german ,official4 99 99 99 99 99 ,latest police reports show that the casualties so far reported in to-day's air-raid are3-- ,killed ,injured ,men #ee ,men #bbc ,women #af ,women #abb ,children #bf ,children #id --- ---- ,total #ig ,total #dci ,no damage of a military or naval nature was done4 ,the following ,german official report was issued on ,wednesday3-- ,killed #ajd ,seriously injured #aed ,slightly injured #bfi ---- #ebg including #abj children killed or injured4 ,to-day our airmen dropped bombs on the ,fort of ,london4 ,british ,official1 ,june #ac1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,william to ,japan3 ,i will never again make drawings about ',the ,yellow ,peril' if you will help me against ',the ,american ,peril4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,on ,february first we intend to begin submarine warfare without restriction4 ,in spite of this it is our intention to endeavor to keep the ,united ,states neutral4 ,if this attempt is not successful1 we propose an alliance on the following basis with ,mexico3 ,that we shall make war together and together make peace2 we shall give general financial support1 and it is understood that ,mexico is to reconquer her lost territory of ,new ,mexico1 ,texas1 and ,arizona4 ,the details are left to you for settlement4 ,you are instructed to inform the ,president of ,mexico of the above in the greatest confidence as soon as it is certain that there will be an outbreak of war with the ,united ,states1 and suggest that the ,president of ,mexico shall on his own initiative communicate with ,japan suggesting the latter's adherence at once to this plan1 and at the same time offer to mediate between ,germany and ,japan4 ,please call to the attention of the ,president of ,mexico that the employment of ruthless submarine warfare now promises to compel ,england to make peace in a few months4 ,,zimmermann',s ,letter to ,mexico1 ,written ,january #ai1 ,published ,march #a1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,president',s ,,handicap ,president ,wilson1 who wishes to take measures to safeguard his country's interests and honor against ,hun piracy and intrigue1 finds his hands tied and his appeals flouted by ,german ,americans1 pacifists1 and professors of friendly diplomacy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sharp opposition arose yesterday to the requisite resolution in the ,senate under the leadership of ,senators ,la ,follette and ,stone and a few cranky ,western radicals4 ,senator ,la ,follette1 who1 besides being of pacifist tendencies1 represents ,wisconsin1 where the ,german vote is strong1 had all along been expected to take advantage of the privilege of unlimited debate in order to try to kill the resolution4 ,times ,correspondent ,washington1 ,march #d1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,germany3 ,we have turned the richest lands of ,france into a gigantic region of ,death4 ,christ3 ,inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ye have done it unto me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our retreat from the old positions on the ,ancre and the ,somme has nullified the projected great ,anglo-,french spring offensive against our center on the ,western front4 ,long strips of territory1 having a width of from ten to twelve kilometers 7from six and one-fourth to seven and one-half miles71 and running along the whole of our position1 have been turned into dead ground4 ,no villages or farm remains standing on this glacis1 no road is passable1 and no bridge1 railway-line1 or embankment remains standing4 ,before our new positions runs1 like a gigantic ribbon1 the empire4 ,lokalanzeiger1 ,march #ah1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,attila3 ,you have burned and plundered the villages and poisoned the wells4 ,what a hero you are1 ,william6 99 99 99 99 99 ,the commandant of outposts will direct the destruction of the various localities4 ,the final and complete destruction of ,grevillers1 ,biefvillers1 ,aubin1 and ,avesnes will begin at the hour of ,x-#b4 ,to provide the detachments for setting fire to houses each commandant in the sector will furnish two sub-officers and twenty men from the ,b battalions1 and two stretcher-bearers with litters4 ,the destruction of ,favreuil1 ,beugnatre1 and ,fremicourt will begin on the second day of the retirement at the hour of ,x-#c4 ,the destruction of ,morchies will be executed in the morning of the third day of the retirement1 at about five o'clock4444 ,the destruction of ,louverval1 ,boursies1 ,demicourt will begin on the third day of the retirement4 ,for these operations the commandant of pioneers will arrange with the commandant of outposts of ,division ,s1 ,sector ,,iii41 ,major von ,uechtritz1 at ,doignies1 in such manner that all the details of destruction not carried out under orders of the commandant of outposts shall be executed later by ,division ,s4 ,the lighting of the incendiary fires shall be executed under command of the officers by the different detachments4 ,the destruction of all wells is important4 ,,tiede 7,f4 ,d4 ,r47 ,,baessler1 ,,oberleutnant4 ,german ,official4 ,illustration ,,for ,,holy ,,russia ,,and ,,humanity6 ,russian patriotism tramples on the traitorous pro-,german dragon whose breath has paralyzed ,russia in the field and at home4 ,the kaiser sees and slinks away4 99 99 99 99 99 ,before retiring into the background the ,executive ,committee of the ,duma1 under ,m4 ,rodzianko1 issued on ,march #bj the following noteworthy appeal to the nation3 ,a great event has happened4 ,by one mighty effort the ,russian people have overthrown the old order of things4 ,a new free ,russia has been born4 ,in the course of nine long years all the rights won by the people were taken away from it one by one4 ,the country was once again thrown into the abyss of arbitrariness and autocracy4 ,all attempts to bring the ,government to reason proved fruitless1 and the great world-war into which our country was drawn by the enemy found it in a state of moral disorganisation1 with a ,government separated from the people1 indifferent to the fate of the country1 and sunk in the disgrace of vices of every kind4444 ,the people were obliged to take over the power in the ,state into their own hands4 ,the unanimous revolutionary impulse of the people1 animated by the sense of the importance of the hour1 and the resoluteness of the ,duma1 have created a ,provisional ,government which deems it to be its sacred and responsible duty to realise the people's aspirations and to lead the country on to the bright road of free civic organisation4 ,m4 ,,rodzianko1 ,the ,duma1 ,march #bj1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,two ,,giants ,germany3 ,i destroy6 ,america3 ,i create6 99 99 99 99 99 ,among the many steps which are being taken by the ,government to meet the emergency created by the submarine menace is the graduating of the first and second classes in the ,naval ,academy4 ,the first class will be graduated on ,march #bi1 and the second class several weeks later4 ,this measure will provide #cgd additional naval officers4 ,reuter1 ,washington1 ,march #bj1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,william to ,general von ,fleck3 ,we must save these beautiful things from destruction and fire4 99 99 99 99 99 ,all the reports which have reached us confirm the report that the enemy has systematically pillaged and ravaged the evacuated zone1 mostly without reasons of a military nature4 ,general von ,fleck1 the ,commander of the #agth ,german ,army ,corps1 in leaving ,ham carried away the furniture of the house which he occupied in the town4 ,french ,official1 ,march #bb1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,uncle ,sam3 ,so we are only a dollar making people1 are we8 99 99 99 99 99 ,germany never had the slightest intention of attacking the ,united ,states of ,america1 and does not intend to do so now4 ,germany never desired war against the ,united ,states of ,america1 and she does not desire it to-day4 ,how did things develop8 ,we told the ,united ,states more than once that we announced the unrestricted use of the submarine weapon in the expectation that ,england could be made to observe in her blockade policy the laws of humanity and international agreements4 ,if the ,american nation regards this as a reason for declaring war against the ,german nation1 with which it has lived in peace for more than a hundred years2 if by this action it wants to increase bloodshed1 not we shall have to bear the burden of responsibility for it4 ,the ,german nation1 which feels neither hatred nor hostility towards the ,united ,states of ,america1 will also bear this and overcome it4 ,,herr ,,von ,,bethmann-,,hollweg1 ,berlin1 ,march #bi1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,in the ,office of a ,german ,newspaper in ,america ,my tear vellow1 as long as you not forget to wave now and again a leedle ,american flag1 you can safely go on committing high treason in the interest of our ,vaterland4 99 99 99 99 99 ,aid and comfort to our ,german enemy assume a peculiarly insidious and subtle form1 as we are warned by leading papers in various parts of the country1 in the attempts of certain journals to confuse the minds of the ,american people about our motives in entering the war1 and to implant seeds of suspicion and distrust concerning our ,allies4 ,literary ,digest1 ,april1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,because ,,it ,,is ,,thy ,,war1 ,,it ,,is ,,my ,,war 99 99 99 99 99 ,god of the ,ages1 our father's ,god1 and our ,god1 whose holy influence has shaped and guided the destiny of our ,republic from its inception1 we wait upon that influence to guide us in the present crisis which has been thrust upon us4 ,diplomacy has failed2 moral suasion has failed2 every appeal to reason and justice has been swept aside4 ,we abhor war and love peace4 ,but if war has been1 or shall be1 forced upon us1 we pray that the heart of every ,american citizen shall throb with patriotic zeal2 that a united people may rally around our ,president to hold up his hands in every measure that shall be deemed necessary to protect ,american lives and safeguard our inherent rights4 ,let thy blessings1 we beseech ,thee1 attend the ,congress now convened in extraordinary session under extraordinary conditions which call for extraordinary thought1 wise counsel1 calm and deliberate legislation2 that its resolves and all its enactments may spring spontaneously from loyal and patriotic hearts2 that our defenders on land and sea may be amply supplied with the things which make for strength and efficiency4 ,and1 ,o ,god1 our ,heavenly ,father1 let ,thy strong arm uphold1 sustain1 and guide us in a just and righteous cause2 for ,thine is the kingdom1 the power1 and glory1 forever4 ,amen4 ,,rev4 ,,dr4 ,,henry ,m4 ,,couden1 ,in ,congress1 ,u4 ,s4 ,a41 ,april #b1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,stars ,,and ,,stripes ,,in ,,the ,,service ,,of ,,humanity 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are now about to accept gage of battle with this natural foe to liberty1 and shall1 if necessary1 spend the whole force of the nation to check and nullify its pretensions and its power4 ,we are glad1 now that we see the facts with no veil of false pretense about them1 to fight thus for the ultimate peace of the peoples included3 for the rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and of obedience4 ,the world must be made safe for democracy4 ,its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty4 ,we have no selfish ends to serve4 ,we desire no conquest1 no dominion4 ,we seek no indemnities of ourselves1 no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make4 ,we are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind4 ,we shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them4 ,,president ,,wilson',s ,address to ,congress1 ,april #b1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,proud ,,to ,,fight 99 99 99 99 99 ,there are1 it may be1 many months of fiery trial and sacrifice ahead of us4 ,it is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war1 into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars1 civilization itself seeming to be in the balance4 ,but the right is more precious than peace1 and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts--for democracy1 for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments1 for the rights and liberties of small nations1 for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free4 ,to such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes1 everything that we are and everything that we have1 with the pride of those who know that the day has come when ,america is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured4 ,god helping her1 she can do no other4 ,,president ,,wilson',s ,address to ,congress1 ,april #b1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,according ,,to ,,plan ,hindenburg3 ,we lost ,vimy ,ridge1 about #ab1jjj prisoners1 #abe guns1 #gj mortars1 #age machine-guns1 all according to pl4444 ,william3 ,shut up6 99 99 99 99 99 ,hard fighting took place again this afternoon on the northern end of ,vimy ,ridge1 in which we gained further important positions and took a number of prisoners and machine-guns4 ,in the direction of ,cambrai we have advanced our line north of the village of ,louverval4 ,such counter-attacks as the enemy has attempted at different points along our front have met with no success4 ,the number of prisoners taken by us since the opening of our attack yesterday morning now exceeds #aa1jjj1 including #bce officers4 ,we have also captured over #ajj guns1 among them a number of heavy guns up to #h-;inch calibre1 #fj trench mortars1 and #afc machine-guns4 ,british ,official1 ,april #aj1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,welcome ,,to ,,stockholm6 ,the ,german ,delegates3 ,ils viennent jusque dans nos bras 4444 99 99 99 99 99 ,according to the statements of an ,austrian officer1 a deserter1 the ,german chancellor has sent a number of ,german ,socialists to ,stockholm to interview the representatives of ,russian ,socialists and negotiate for a separate peace4 ,another ,austrian deserter alleges that peace is being spoken of less frequently than formerly in the ,austrian ,army1 and that everybody hopes the internal disorders in ,russia will help in bringing about her destruction4 ,russian ,official1 ,petrograd1 ,april #ad1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,austria3 ,why won't you trust me1 ,little ,red ,riding ,hood8 99 99 99 99 99 ,as it was herewith clearly demonstrated to the entire world1 and especially to the people of ,russia1 that ,russia was no longer forced to fight for her defences and for the freedom of her people1 it should1 in view of the conformity of the aims of the governments of the allies and of the ,russian ,provisional ,government1 not be difficult to find a way toward an understanding4 ,this the less as the emperor 7,charles7 in agreement with the allied monarchs cherishes the hope of living in future in peace and friendship with a ,russian people which1 as regards its internal and external conditions of life1 will be secured and content4 ,austrian ,government to ,russia1 ,april #ae1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,kultur ,v4 ,,civilisation 99 99 99 99 99 ,on the evening of ,april #ag the ,s4,s4 ,donegal and ,lanfranc1 while transporting wounded to ,british ports1 were torpedoed without warning4 ,the ,lanfranc1 in addition to #bcd wounded ,british officers and men1 carried #afg wounded ,german prisoners1 a medical personnel of #eb1 and a crew of #abc4 ,british ,admiralty ,official1 ,april #ag1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,american ,soldier3 ,remember we have plenty of lamp-posts for traitors4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it's about time for the hamstringers that are lurking in the tall grass and the sabotagists who are trying to throw monkey-wrenches into the war machinery to shut off and up or look for unpleasant consequences4 ,these hidden-hangers do not come out in the open1 even to the extent of the semi-treasonable sentiments of the ,pro-,german ,socialists at ,st4 ,louis4 ,if they did1 it wouldn't be necessary to pay any attention to them4 ,they work in a more insidious way4 ,under the guise of ,american citizenship they rise up every now and then1 individuals or organizations of doubtful origin and purpose1 to demand why the ,united ,states is in the war and what its intentions are4444 ,americans are in no mood to tolerate national sabotage of this sort any more than plain and open aid and comfort to the enemy4 ,every man of common sense knows why we are in the war and what we want to do4 ,we are in it because we were forced into it by outrageous aggressions and because we are determined to make the world safe for ,american democracy4 ,chicago ,herald1 ,may1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,socialist ,,bait ,,for ,,russia 99 99 99 99 99 ,at the last sitting of the executive committee of the ,council of ,workmen's and ,soldiers' ,delegates1 ,m4 ,borgbjerg1 on behalf of the ,labour parties of ,scandinavia--,danish1 ,swedish1 and ,norwegian--conveyed an official invitation to all ,socialist parties in ,russia to the proposed international conference at ,stockholm4 ,reuter1 ,petrograd1 ,may #h1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,on ,,land ,,and ,,water ,the ,end of the ,hindenburg ,line8 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,washington correspondent of the ,associated ,press states that ,congress will be asked to appropriate #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 7,l#bjj1jjj1jjj7 for the building of an ,american merchant fleet to overcome the submarine menace4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the program of the ,shipping ,board contemplates the diversion to the ,government of the product of every steel-mill in the ,united ,states and the cancelation of existing contracts between the mills and private consumers1 and1 where necessary1 the payment of damages by the ,government to the parties whose contracts are canceled4 ,the ,board estimates that from five to six million tons of steel and wooden vessels will be constructed by the ,government in the next two years4 ,associated ,press1 ,washington1 ,may #h1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,a ,,poison-,,gas ,,attack ,,on ,,new ,,russia 99 99 99 99 99 ,isolated groups of certain classes of the population1 lacking conscientiousness1 seek to realize their aspirations by the medium of violence1 and threaten to destroy the discipline of internal policy and to create anarchy4 ,the ,provisional ,government believes it to be its duty to declare frankly that this state of things1 which renders the administration of the country difficult1 may lead the country to internal disorganisation and defeat at the front4 ,the phantom of anarchy and civil war threatening liberty arises before ,russia4 ,russian ,provisional ,government ,proclamation1 ,petrograd1 ,may #i1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,a ,,fool',s ,,paradise 99 99 99 99 99 ,as affairs are going now1 it will be impossible to save the country4 ,perhaps the time is near when we will have to tell you that we can no longer give you the amount of bread you expect or other supplies on which you have a right to count4 ,the process of the change from slavery to freedom is not going on properly4 ,we have tasted freedom and are slightly intoxicated4 ,what we need is sobriety and discipline4 ,you could suffer and be silent for ten years1 and obey the orders of a hated ,government4 ,you could even fire upon your own people when commanded to do so4 ,can you now suffer no longer8 ,we hear it said that we no longer need the front because they are fraternizing there4 ,but are they fraternizing on all the fronts8 ,are they fraternizing on the ,french front8 ,no1 comrades1 if you are going to fraternize1 then fraternize everywhere4 ,are not enemy forces being thrown over upon the ,anglo-,french front1 and is not the ,anglo-,french advance already stopped8 ,there is no such thing as a ,russian front1 there is only one general ,allied front4 ,,kerensky1 ,russian ,minister of ,justice1 ,may #ad1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,united ,,states ,,for ,,conscription ,william3 ,do you mean to say that you are really going to do something8 99 99 99 99 99 ,the day here named is the time upon which all shall present themselves for assignment to their tasks4 ,it is for that reason destined to be remembered as one of the most conspicuous moments in our history4 ,it is nothing less than the day upon which the manhood of the country shall step forward in one solid rank in defense of the ideals to which this nation is consecrated4 ,it is important to those ideals no less than to the pride of this generation in manifesting its devotion to them1 that there be no gaps in the ranks4 ,from ,,president ,,wilson',s ,proclamation of the ,draft ,law1 ,may #ah1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,john ,bull3 ,a hearty welcome6 ,come in1 ,mate4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sir ,edward ,carson was the chief speaker at a luncheon given at ,princes ,restaurant on the #agth inst41 by the ,navy ,league to the chairman and committee of the ,navy ,league of the ,united ,states4 ,the gathering was representative of the ,british ,parliament and ,navy1 and several ,american ,naval officers were among the guests4 ,the ,duke of ,buccleuch1 who presided1 gave the toasts of ,the ,king and ,the ,president of the ,united ,states4 ,mr4 ,irwin ,laughlin 7,councillor to the ,united ,states ,embassy71 in responding1 expressed regret that the ,ambassador was unable to be present4 ,he would like to say1 in thanking his ,grace for the very flattering and agreeable words he had been good enough to utter in regard to the ,president1 and the alliance1 that he was sure both the ,president and the ,ambassador felt that the binding force of any alliance sprang not from a matter of treaties1 but from a reciprocal confidence in mutual aims4 ,british ,admiralty1 ,official1 ,may #bb1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,tommy3 ,look here1 ,bill1 here's a bit of old ,hindenburg's line4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sir ,douglas ,haig1 who has never yet made a premature claim of success1 has been able to announce that ten miles of the vaunted ,hindenburg line have passed into the possession of his gallant troops4 ,the ,germans say that there is no ,hindenburg line1 and in one respect at least they are correct4 ,our ,special ,correspondent1 in a despatch published in this issue1 declares that the ,hindenburg line is now undiscoverable4 ,the attacking forces gained possession of a very long stretch of pulverized ground1 but the line itself had been battered out of recognition4 ,the ,times1 ,may #be1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,a ,,good ,,start 99 99 99 99 99 ,a brief resume of what the ,united ,states have accomplished during the seven weeks which have elapsed since they entered the war may not be without interest as demonstrating ,america's complete participation in the war and her ability to give immediate and powerful aid4 ,a selective ,draft ,bill which will ultimately give an ,army of #b1jjj1jjj men has passed ,congress1 and will be put into operation forthwith4 ,the loan legislation has passed ,congress1 and the law is already in operation with prospects of the greatest success2 #gej1jjj1jjj has already been advanced to the ,allies4 ,british ,press ,bureau1 ,may #bg1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,decision ,,of ,,the ,,seamen',s ,,and ,,firemen',s ,,union ,don't think1 my beauty1 that we are going to ship you to those ,german friends of yours at ,stockholm4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following telegram1 signed by ,mr4 ,havelock ,wilson as ,president of the ,sailors' and ,firemen's ,union1 has been sent to the ,council of ,workmen's and ,soldiers' ,delegates in ,petrograd3 ,comrades1 ,i am instructed by the ,committee of the ,national ,sailors' and ,firemen's ,union of ,great ,britain and ,ireland1 representing #ajj1jjj organized seamen1 to inform you that we have decided not to work on any ship which conveys delegates to ,petrograd or ,stockholm until such delegates give an undertaking in writing that no war settlement can be made with ,germany until the ,german ,government make restitution to the relatives of ,allied and neutral seamen who have been murdered when endeavouring to escape from their sinking ships that were torpedoed by ,german submarines4 ,we desire that you will make inquiries as to the noble part played by the ,british ,seamen's ,union towards the ,russian revolutionary party in #aije and #aijf1 when1 you will find1 we were the true friends of ,russian democracy4 ,june1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,germany',s ,,peace ,,agents ,,caught ,,in ,,their ,,own ,,trap 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,grimm ,,episode ,the ,german conspiracy for a separate peace received a severe setback when the ,general ,congress of ,workmen's and ,soldiers' ,delegates of all ,russia1 by a vote of #fdj to #aba1 approved the attitude of the ,government in expelling from ,russia ,robert ,grimm1 a ,swiss ,socialist pacifist1 who had received the following communication1 when in ,petrograd1 from ,m4 ,hoffman1 member of the ,swiss ,federal ,council3 ,germany will not undertake an offensive so long as she considers it possible to arrive at an understanding with ,russia4 ,numerous conversations with prominent politicians lead me to believe that ,germany is seeking to conclude with ,russia a mutually honorable peace1 and a peace which would result in the re-establishment of close economic and commercial relations with ,russia2 the financial support of ,germany to ,russia for her restoration2 no intervention in the internal affairs of ,russia2 a friendly understanding with regard to ,poland1 ,lithuania1 and ,courland2 and the restoration to ,russia of her occupied territories1 in return for the districts of ,austria invaded by ,russia4 ,i am convinced that if the allies of ,russia desired it1 ,germany and her allies would be ready immediately to open peace negotiations4 ,current ,history1 ,june1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,fall ,,of ,,the ,,mark 99 99 99 99 99 ,the exchange value of the mark fell to-day to the lowest point yet recorded here1 namely1 #ce4dj florins per #ajj marks4 ,the ,austrian crown also touched its lowest1 the exchange being #bb4dj;fl4 ,the mark has fallen since ,june from #cf4ae;fl4 to the value above mentioned4 ,the pre-war rate was #ei4be;fl4 ,amsterdam1 ,june #g1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,america',s ,,choice ,america refuses the olive branch from the ugly talons of the sinister power4 ,president ,wilson's ,address on ,flag ,day1 ,june #ad1 #aiag4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we know now clearly1 as we knew before we ourselves were engaged in the war1 that we are not enemies of the ,german people1 and they are not our enemies4 ,they did not originate1 or desire1 this hideous war1 or wish that we should be drawn into it1 and we are vaguely conscious that we are fighting their cause1 as they will some day see it themselves1 as well as our own4 ,they themselves are in the grip of the same sinister power that has stretched its ugly talons out and drawn blood from us4 ,,president ,,wilson1 ,washington1 ,june #ad1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,old ,,and ,,new ,,glory ,for ,liberty1 ,humanity1 and ,justice we are coming1 #aj1jjj1jjj of us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,my ,fellow-,citizens3 ,we meet to celebrate ,flag ,day because this flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity1 our power1 our thought1 and purpose as a nation4 ,it has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation4 ,the choices are ours4 ,it floats in majestic silence above the hosts that execute those choices1 whether in peace or in war4 ,and yet1 though silent1 it speaks to us--speaks to us of the past1 of the men and women who went before us and of the records they wrote upon it4 ,we are about to carry it into battle1 to lift it where it will draw the fire of our enemies4 ,we are about to bid thousands1 hundreds of thousands1 it may be millions1 of our men1 the young1 the strong1 the capable men of the nation1 to go forth and die beneath it on fields of blood far away--for what8 ,for some unaccustomed thing8 ,for something for which it has never sought the fire before8 ,these are questions which must be answered4 ,we are ,americans4 ,we in our turn serve ,america1 and can serve her with no private purpose4 ,we must use her flag as she has always used it4 ,we are accountable at the bar of history and must plead in utter frankness what purpose it is we seek to serve4 ,,president ,,wilson1 ,washington1 ,flag ,day1 ,june #ad1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,you ,,dared ,,to ,,find ,,us ,,out6 ,baron ,von ,rautenfels 7,diplomatic ,messenger from ,berlin to ,norway73 ,not how the bombs came here1 but that you dared to open my luggage1 is all that matters to ,germany4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the police on ,saturday arrested a certain ,baron von ,rautenfels1 who declares that he was born in ,finland1 but is now a ,german subject1 and two ,finlanders4 ,at their lodgings and in the luggage of these persons the police found nearly a ton of explosives of a very powerful variety4 ,part of these explosives was made up to resemble coal briquettes1 and was all ready to be mixed with the coal in ships' bunkers4 ,the baron's luggage also contained cigarettes and tobacco mixed with carborundum1 which can be used to ruin engines or machinery4 ,the baron and the other arrested persons declare that the bombs and other explosives were to be used in ,finland4 ,christiania1 ,june #bd1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,fraternizing ,,on ,,the ,,galician ,,front ,,as ,,general ,,brusiloff ,,understands ,,it 99 99 99 99 99 ,m4 ,kerensky 7the ,russian ,war ,minister7 and ,general ,brusiloff have organised a new offensive in ,galicia which has had a magnificent success1 a tremendous blow being struck at the enemy4 ,the news of victory has transformed ,petrograd1 and the pessimism that was paralyzing the people has given way to a flood of eager patriotism4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,petrograd1 ,july #d1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,fall ,,of ,,the ,,child ,,slayer 99 99 99 99 99 ,three airships only were able to approach the outskirts of ,london4 ,one of them appeared over the northern districts at about #b3ae ,a4,m41 where she was at once picked up by searchlights and heavily engaged by anti-aircraft guns and aeroplanes4 ,after a few minutes the airship was seen to burst into flame and to fall rapidly towards the earth4 ,the ship was destroyed2 the wreckage1 engines1 and the half-burned bodies of the crew being found at ,cuffley1 near ,enfield4 ,british ,official1 ,september #c1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,at ,,the ,,world',s ,,judgment ,,seat 99 99 99 99 99 ,since the first day the war has been to us nothing but the defence of our right to existence and freedom4 ,therefore we were able first and alone to declare our readiness for peace negotiations4 ,i spoke on ,july #i1 #aiae1 and afterwards repeatedly with sufficient clearness on the subject4 ,mr4 ,asquith and ,lord ,robert ,cecil do not get rid of my words by asserting that ,germany had announced none1 or only intolerable and humiliating peace conditions4 ,we did our part1 nor does any one dare to demand that we should make offers to-day when the enemy1 as ,m4 ,briand recently did1 characterises the conclusion of peace to-day as weakness for the memory of the dead4 ,they continue the war because they hope to be able to attain their ,utopian war aims4 ,,bethmann-,,hollweg1 ,berlin1 ,october #e1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,we',,ll ,,give ,,these ,,yankees ,a ,,taste ,,of ,,our ,,steel 99 99 99 99 99 ,eight vessels 7including one passenger liner7 have been torpedoed so far by the ,u-#ec1 which has caused a sensation since her appearance in ,newport ,harbor only to move again in a few hours4 ,as far as is known no lives have been lost4 ,the crew of one vessel is not yet accounted for4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,new ,york1 ,october #i1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,we are willing now to make peace so that you may enjoy still more the blessings of our ,kultur4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,german ,embassy official1 who stipulated that his name must not be used1 said that the terms include practically the restoration of the status quo ante bellum 7including the return of ,germany's colonies71 the creation of new kingdoms of ,poland and ,lithuania1 and changes in the ,balkan boundaries1 but at least part of ,serbia and ,rumania to be restored4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,new ,york1 ,december #ab1 #aiaf4 ,illustration ,,the ,,kaiser ,,has ,,ordered ,,his ,,people ,a ,,fire-,,eating ,,diet 99 99 99 99 99 ,conjointly with the allied rulers ,i proposed to our enemies to enter forthwith into peace negotiations4 ,our enemies refused my offer4 ,their hunger for power desires ,germany's destruction4 ,the war will be continued4 ,before ,god and humanity ,i declare that on the enemy ,governments alone falls the heavy responsibility for all the further terrible sacrifices from which ,i wished to save you4 ,with justified indignation at our enemies' arrogant crime and with determination to defend our holiest possessions and secure the ,fatherland's happy future1 you will become as steel4 ,our enemies did not want the understanding offered by me4 ,with ,god's help our arms will enforce it4 ,,the ,,kaiser1 ,january #f1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,dignity ,,and ,,impudence1 ,,new ,,version ,president ,wilson to the impudent arch-,hun3 ,guess ,i'll soon find a way to get at him6 99 99 99 99 99 ,neutrals cannot expect that ,germany1 forced to fight for her existence1 shall1 for the sake of neutral interest1 restrict the use of an effective weapon if her enemy is permitted to continue to apply at will methods of warfare violating the rules of international law4 ,such a demand would be incompatible with the character of neutrality1 and the ,german ,government is convinced that the ,government of the ,united ,states does not think of making such a demand1 knowing that the ,government of the ,united ,states has repeatedly declared that it is determined to restore the principle of the freedom of the seas from whatever quarter it has been violated4 ,german ,note to ,,president ,,wilson1 ,february #c1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,unrestricted ,,piracy ,william3 ,now we will give ,england the death-stroke4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the total ,english tonnage is stated to be about #bj1jjj1jjj gross register tons1 and is accounted for as follows3 ,requisitioned for military purposes1 #h1ejj1jjj tons2 engaged in coastal trade1 #ejj1jjj tons2 under repairs1 #a1jjj1jjj tons2 plying in the interest of the ,allies1 #b1jjj1jjj tons2 remaining for the supply of ,england1 #h1jjj1jjj tons at most4 ,it is added that1 as a matter of fact1 the statistics for ,july to ,september1 #aiaf1 show only about #f1gej1jjj tons of ,english shipping as plying to ,england1 and it is estimated that1 with the addition of #ijj1jjj tons of non-,english enemy tonnage and #c1jjj1jjj tons of neutral tonnage1 ,england is dependent upon a round total of #aj1gej1jjj gross register tons4 ,the ,lokalanzeiger1 ,february #d1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,william3 ,i say1 ,capelle1 are you sure we have taken the right road8 99 99 99 99 99 ,this is a conflict not of armies1 but of industries and economic resources4 ,mr4 ,lloyd ,george once said that the last ,l#ajj1jjj1jjj might win the war4 ,the ,united ,states not only has the last ,l#ajj1jjj1jjj1 but it has many times ,l#ajj1jjj1jjj4 ,the day that this country enters the war the economic resources of the ,allies will be doubled4 ,we can practically care for ,france while recruiting an army of our own4 ,the ,german ,general ,staff may delude itself into believing that it has challenged the immediate war-power of #ajj1jjj men4 ,what it is really challenging is a war-power of #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj dollars 7,l#dj1jjj1jjj1jjj7 and a financial and industrial system that can be indefinitely mobilized4 ,the ,new ,york ,world1 ,february #f1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,a ,,good ,,joke ,the ,hun ,barbarian to the ,hollander3 ,i gave you my word--did you really expect me to keep it8 99 99 99 99 99 ,news of the wholesale destruction of ,dutch vessels1 after the solicitude so considerately shown for their safety by the ,german authorities1 has provoked a degree of feeling far surpassing any hitherto aroused1 even by the many unfortunate occurrences of a similar nature which ,holland has previously experienced at ,german hands4 ,reuter1 ,amsterdam1 ,february #be1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,i hope1 dear ,holland1 this explanation is all you want4 ,holland3 ,yes1 thank you1 it is quite sufficient4 99 99 99 99 99 ,seven ,dutch ,steamers which left ,falmouth on ,february #bb were attacked about #e ,p4,m4 of the same day by a ,german submarine1 without their papers being examined4 ,three of the ships are known to have been sunk1 one has been towed into harbor1 the other three1 says a ,lloyd's telegram1 might still be afloat4 ,if the ,dutch reports are correct that these seven vessels perished1 this will be deeply regretted1 but responsibility for it falls on the ship-owners1 who preferred to send out their vessels on ,february #bb on a promise of relative security instead of waiting until ,march #ag1 when absolute security was promised4 ,the report of the submarines has not yet arrived4 ,we regret the rupture with a nation who1 by her history1 seemed to be predestined to work together with us1 not against us1 for common ideals4 ,but since our honest desire for peace has only encountered hostile ridicule on the part of our enemies1 there is no more going back1 but only ahead possible for us4 ,imperial ,chancellor1 ,berlin1 ,february #bg1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,president ,wilson3 ,say6 you are using false cards4 ,william3 ,yes1 but only as a precaution4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the revelation takes the form of a letter from ,herr ,zimmermann1 the ,german ,foreign ,secretary1 to ,eckardt1 the ,german ,minister in ,mexico1 which was forwarded through ,count ,bernstorff and dated ,january #ai4 ,the letter announces unrestricted submarine warfare for ,february first1 and instructs ,eckardt to negotiate an offensive alliance with ,general ,carranza1 who should approach ,japan1 apparently with the object ultimately of getting her to join in an attack upon the ,united ,states4 ,times ,correspondent1 ,washington1 ,march #a1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,berlin-,,bagdad ,,snake ,alas6 poor dear snake is dead4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sir ,stanley ,maude1 telegraphing on ,march #aa1 announces that the ,british forces occupied ,bagdad early that morning4 ,the ,english operations in ,mesopotamia have been accompanied by a great success4 ,the ,british flag floats over ,bagdad and in all the bazaars of the ,east the news will resound that the feringhi have beaten the warriors of the padishah1 and captured the city which for long centuries was invested with the garment of story and fairy tale4 ,british ,press ,bureau1 ,march #ad1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,helping ,,hindenburg ,,home 99 99 99 99 99 ,during the past few days a tract of land between the region of ,arras and the ,aisne was evacuated by us in accordance with plans4 ,the movements1 prepared long beforehand1 were carried out without disturbance by the hesitating1 pursuing enemy4 ,the rear-guard troops1 by their prudent and heroic conduct1 screened the evacuation of the positions and the departure of the forces4 ,german ,official ,communique1 ,march #ai1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,uncle ,sam3 ,so you are going to sink my ships on sight1 are you8 ,tirpitz3 ,i 444 ,i 444 don't think6 99 99 99 99 99 ,president ,wilson has authorised the ,navy ,department to spend ,l#bc1jjj1jjj to speed up naval construction and to purchase auxiliary craft4 ,this expenditure was recently authorised by ,congress4 ,reuter1 ,march #bj1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,poisoned ,,wells 99 99 99 99 99 ,whole towns and villages have been pillaged1 burned1 destroyed2 private houses have been stripped of all their furniture1 which the enemy has carried off2 fruit-trees have been torn up or rendered useless for all future production2 springs and wells have been poisoned4 ,the comparatively few inhabitants who were not evacuated to the rear were left with the smallest possible ration of food1 while the enemy took possession of the stocks provided by the ,neutral ,relief ,committee and intended for the civil population4 ,the fact has been established by our military authorities in the recaptured districts 7says this instruction7 and notably at ,peronne1 where the branch of the banque de ,france was pillaged and the strong rooms were found broken open and empty1 that a very large number of securities have been stolen by the ,german troops in their retreat4 ,french ,official ,protest1 ,march #bd1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,outcast 99 99 99 99 99 ,i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved1 immense and serious as that is1 but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatant men1 women1 and children1 engaged in pursuits which have always1 even in the darkest periods of modern history1 been deemed innocent and legitimate4 ,property can be paid for2 the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be4 ,the present ,german warfare against commerce is warfare against mankind4 ,it is a war against all nations4 ,american ships have been sunk and ,american lives taken in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of1 but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way4 ,,president ,,wilson1 ,washington1 ,april #b1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,still ,,they ,,come 99 99 99 99 99 ,according to new reports1 our troops during the battle of ,april #af between ,soissons and ,rheims broke up very important ,german forces4 ,in expectation of our attack the enemy had brought up nineteen divisions4 ,according to the accounts of prisoners1 formal orders had been given to hold out at any cost on the first position1 which had been deepened4 ,the losses suffered by the ,germans were heavy not only during the battle1 but on the preceding days4 ,the number of unwounded prisoners taken by us between ,soissons and ,rheims now reaches eleven thousand4 ,french ,communique1 ,april #aa1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,tommy3 ,you'll soon see the ,stars and ,stripes4 ,fritz3 ,just seen some4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our gains reported this morning north of the ,vimy ,ridge have been secured and our positions strengthened4 ,during the fighting on the #i-ajth inst4 we captured prisoners from all infantry regiments of six ,german divisions--namely1 #gith ,reserve ,division1 ,first ,bavarian ,reserve ,division1 #adth ,bavarian ,division1 #aath ,division1 #agth ,reserve ,division1 and #ahth ,reserve ,division4 ,british ,official1 ,april #ab1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,william to ,herr ,scheidemann3 ,the ,turks believe ,i am a ,mahomedan1 try to make the ,russian socialists believe ,i am a ,democrat4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,berlin telegram published by the ,cologne ,gazette states that ,herr ,scheidemann1 leader of the ,german ,socialist ,majority ,party1 has gone with other ,german ,socialists to ,stockholm1 in order to get into touch with ,russian ,socialists4 ,reuter1 ,april #ab1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,germany',s ,,war ,,aims ,bethmann-,hollweg to ,anti-,annexationist and ,pro-,annexationist3 ,i cannot disclose details1 but ,i perfectly agree with both of you4 99 99 99 99 99 ,what is ,herr von ,bethmann-,hollweg still waiting for8 ,if he now makes a frank and bold statement in the sense of the ,russian peace formula three ,states will stand together1 namely1 ,russia1 ,germany1 and ,austria-,hungary4 ,vorwaerts1 ,may #g1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,the ,ober-,hof-,socialist3 ,yes6 we must make a peace without annexations4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at the last sitting of the executive committee of the ,council of ,workmen's and ,soldiers' ,delegates1 ,m4 ,borgbjerg1 on behalf of the ,labor parties of ,scandinavia--,danish1 ,swedish1 and ,norwegian--conveyed an official invitation to all ,socialist parties in ,russia to the proposed international conference at ,stockholm4 ,m4 ,borgbjerg said that1 having had interviews with the ,german ,social ,democrats1 he was able to communicate to the executive committee the peace terms proposed by the official ,social ,democratic ,party1 i4 e41 the majority section4 ,these1 ,m4 ,borgbjerg proceeded1 recognised the right of nations to freedom of development1 and advocated the introduction of compulsory international arbitration2 the restitution by ,germany of all conquered territories2 a plebiscite in ,russian ,poland1 with freedom to choose between independence1 annexation by ,russia1 or annexation by ,germany2 the restoration of independence to ,belgium1 ,serbia1 and ,rumania1 and the restoration to ,bulgaria of the ,bulgarian districts of ,macedonia1 and the granting to ,serbia of a free port on the ,adriatic4 ,as to ,alsace-,lorraine1 they are of opinion that a rectification of the ,lorraine frontier could be secured by means of an amicable understanding4 ,the program of the minority section was wider in scope4 ,reuter1 ,may #h1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,no war or at the worst only a sham war was all that ,america could do1 was it8 99 99 99 99 99 ,flotillas of ,american destroyers have been sent to the submarine zone1 where they are now effectively cooperating with the ,allied ,navies4 ,one ,army division1 a force of ,marines1 and nine regiments of ,engineers have been ordered to ,france4 ,ten thousand doctors1 in addition to many nurses1 have been ordered to ,england and ,france1 and hundreds have already gone4 ,together with the ,americans who are already serving in the ,british and ,french ,armies these additional units will shortly give a total of #ajj1jjj ,americans in ,france1 equalling five ,german divisions4 ,british ,press ,bureau1 ,may #bg1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,air ,,raid ,,on ,,london ,german ,airman3 ,one for the babies6 99 99 99 99 99 ,latest police reports show that the casualties so far reported in to-day's air raid are3 ,killed ,injured ,men #ee ,men #bbc ,women #af ,women #abb ,children #bf ,children #id --- ---- ,total #ig ,total #dci ,no damage of a military or naval nature was done4 ,british ,communique1 ,june #ac1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,ferdinand3 ,i am much too popular to be treated like ,tino or ,nicholas4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,high ,commissioners of ,france1 ,great ,britain1 and ,russia1 having demanded by their note of yesterday the abdication of ,king ,constantine and the appointment of his successor1 the undersigned prime minister and minister of foreign affairs has the honor to bring to your ,excellency's knowledge that the king1 solicitous as always solely for the interest of ,greece1 has decided to leave the country with the crown prince1 and to designate as his successor ,prince ,alexander4 ,m4 ,,zaimis1 ,june #ac1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,reprisals ,the ,only ,answer 99 99 99 99 99 ,the important announcement that the ,city will be warned in future when an air raid is threatened was made on ,sunday by the ,lord ,mayor1 at a meeting at the ,london ,opera ,house1 called to demand reprisals for air raids4 ,a resolution calling on the ,government to undertake air reprisals on ,german towns and cities was passed1 amidst great cheering4 ,london1 ,june #ai1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,a ,,disguise ,,that ,,was ,,too ,,thin ,bethmann-,hollweg3 ,that ,socialist's disguise is no good1 ,all ,highest4 ,let's try another clerical peace trick4 99 99 99 99 99 ,all over the world attempts were made to create distrust of ,german ,social ,democracy4 ,we were described as being really war agitators1 obedient servants of ,german ,imperialism4 ,the memorandum on our peace work which we delivered at ,stockholm will1 we hope1 destroy many misunderstandings and many prejudices which are based on them4 ,of course the misstatements and slanders have already begun again4 ,,herr ,,scheidemann1 ,stockholm1 ,june #bi1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,dr4 ,michaelis3 ,the concentration of the ,russian ,army compelled ,germany to seize the sword4 ,there was no choice left to us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we must keep before our eyes daily the events of three years ago1 which are fixed in history and show that we were forced into war by ,russia's secret mobilization1 which was the great danger for ,germany4 ,to have participated in a conference while the ,russian mobilization proceeded would have been political suicide4 ,,herr ,,michaelis1 ,berlin1 ,july #bg1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,the ,,new ,,st4 ,,george ,give us the means and we will slay this ,german dragon that threatens our towns1 our women1 and children4 99 99 99 99 99 ,southend was bombed by about a dozen ,german aeroplanes this evening while the place was full of holiday-makers4 ,the attack lasted a quarter of an hour and resulted in the death of twenty-three people1 the majority of whom were women and children4 ,about forty people were injured4 ,one of the victims was a little girl1 who was terribly mangled1 and another was a woman1 who was also badly mutilated4 ,times1 ,august #ag1 #aiag4 ,illustration ,,german ,,militarist ,,socialism 99 99 99 99 99 ,does not the cartoonist ,raemaekers fail in this cartoon8 ,the artist ,raemaekers is inspired--here as always4 ,but does the cartoonist succeed this time in burning the right idea1 his idea1 into the reader's brain8 ,here is the real ,kaiser and here are real ,german workingmen4 ,it is they who are carrying the burden of ,kaiserism4 ,all this is convincing4 ,but do not other workingmen in other countries carry burdens8 ,the failure is only at first glance4 ,raemaekers is not concerned to reproduce the conventional cartoon of workingmen carrying a burden of other classes on their shoulders4 ,the point lies not in the burden1 but in the nature of the burden1 the contrast1 so perfectly portrayed1 between the character of the ,kaiser and the characters of his proud and willing slaves4 ,the ,kaiser1 crafty and contemptuous1 but neither so ignorant nor so stupid as to be wholly unconscious of the foolish and contemptible position he occupies6 ,the workingmen evidently once strong1 intelligent and enthusiastic1 though now blinded and crippled1 are utterly unconscious of what they are doing4 ,carrying the heavy burden of ,kaiserism seems no more to them than their day's work4 ,you see ,raemaekers knows both ,kaiser and workingmen1 and so will have nothing to do with the conventional portraits of either4 ,the ,kaiser is neither a beast nor a fool--however foolish his position may be4 ,the workingmen are neither labor heroes ready to revolt1 nor conscious and beaten serfs4 ,,william ,,english ,,walling4 ,illustration ,,the ,,annexation ,,of ,,america ,i think1 ,all ,highest1 we had better not insist upon the annexation of ,america4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the inscription ,ten ,million ,men between #ba and #cj on the ,statue of ,liberty1 ,raemaekers has as usual gone to the heart of things4 ,ten million trained citizen soldiers666 ,what an insurance of peace and security against attack or insult4 ,universal ,citizen ,military ,education and ,training4 ,from the beginning the first article in our ,international ,creed has been the ,monroe ,doctrine--,america for ,americans4 ,if the result of the present war shall be to add two additional items to that creed1 namely ,universal ,military ,education and ,training1 and the ,united ,states1 the ,first ,air ,power in the world1 it will be worth all that it costs1 and this great nation can go on in peace and security to work out the mighty destiny awaiting it4 ,raemaekers' placing ,all ,highest and his aide upon the conning tower of a submarine1 suggests another most vital matter at this present time4 ,the submarine has held the world's spotlight for the last two years4 ,its deadly efficiency is universally conceded4 ,that deadly efficiency is the direct result of ,admiral von ,tirpitz's unyielding insistence on a centralized1 independent1 untrammeled ,department for the submarine4 ,,peary4 ,illustration ,a ,,rehearsal ,when ,i say1 ,down with ,wilson6 you all cheer6 ,illustration ,,at ,,the ,,holland ,,frontier 99 99 99 99 99 ,whether the war be long or short1 the quickest road to peace is the road straight ahead of us1 with no division among the ,american people4 ,,william ,,jennings ,,bryan4 ,illustration ,,restitution ,,and ,,reparation 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,prussian theory of right and justice is this3 ,what is mine is mine4 ,what is yours is also mine if ,i want it4 ,this idea is deep buried beneath the thick bone of the ,prussian head4 ,he holds it with stolid stupidity and deep1 prehistoric crudity1 like a pig or an idiot4 ,he cannot understand that there are any rights higher than ,prussian greed4 ,if ,i want it1 it is mine because ,i want it4 ,it is the logic of the primitive human animal1 the caveman4 ,cornered and accused of his thefts he clings to his loot like the pig that has stolen a carrot4 ,when asked to disgorge he is shocked by the suggestion4 ,but they are mine6 ,i wanted them1 so they are mine6 he says4 ,right and ,justice answer1 ,they are not yours2 you stole them4 ,maybe so6 says the ,prussian4 ,but just the same they are mine--,i stole them a long time ago4 ,the logic of the ,prussian fills ten thousand volumes4 ,it is written in hundred-line paragraphs and six-inch words4 ,it can be condensed into two short words--piggish greed2 piggish because it knows neither right nor justice1 greed because it is greed4 ,,ellis ,,parker ,,butler4 ,illustration ,,something',s ,,wrong4 ,,she ,,doesn',t ,,seem ,,to ,,inspire ,,confidence 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is ,germany's ,kultur1 her spiritual code1 that is responsible for ,america's entrance into the war2 her gruesome sacrifice to ,moloch of all which distinguishes humanity from the brute and the savage4 ,it is her philosophy which has made us her horrified but resolute foe4 ,the fruits of her spirit stand forth alike in her speech and acts4 ,kultur is a spiritual organization of the world1 which does not exclude bloody savagery4 ,it raises the daemoniac to sublimity4 ,it is above morality1 reason1 science1 so wrote a ,teutonic expounder in the first year of the war4 ,we have become a nation of wrath2 we think only of the war4 ,we execute ,god ,almighty's will1 and the edicts of ,his justice we will fulfil1 imbued with holy rage1 in vengeance upon the ungodly4 ,god calls us to murderous battles1 even if worlds should thereby fall to ruins1 so wrote one of ,germany's poets4 ,whoever cannot prevail upon himself to approve from the bottom of his heart the sinking of the ,lusitania1 whoever cannot conquer his sense of the gigantic cruelty to unnumbered perfectly innocent victims--and give himself up to honest delight at this victorious exploit of ,german defensive power--him we judge to be no true ,german1 so wrote one of her pastors4 ,and for hideous1 ruthless deeds which violate every sanctity and deify falsehood we need but cite her slaughter of children and the aged1 her poisoning of wells1 her shooting of nurses1 her sinking of hospital ships1 her brutal deportations and all the revolting sinuosities of her spy system4 ,,robert ,,grant4 ,illustration ,,when ,i ,,was ,a ,,child1 ,,it ,,was ,,you ,,who ,,saved ,,me 99 99 99 99 99 ,whether it is that an invigorating climate has given our ,anglo-,saxon blood a piquant ,gallic flavor or because ,europe sent us for ancestors only those light-hearted and adventurous souls with a spirit akin to that we admire in the ,french people1 true it is that ,americans have always had an especial liking for ,france and the ,french4 ,they were our first allies as they are the latest4 ,from ,lafayette and ,rochambeau to ,joffre and ,viviani1 a host of ,frenchmen have won the affectionate regard of ,americans and are numbered with our national heroes4 ,with their ,french allies ,americans can work in most cordial understanding and sympathy4 ,that subtle spirit of unselfish dedication to country which has won for the ,french the admiration of the world consecrates the alliance of the peoples who are giving their sons in common sacrifice to save liberty to the world4 ,out of the heat and turmoil of war bonds are being forged between the ,allied nations which time and circumstance can never sever4 ,on that alliance the hope of civilization depends2 from it may come1 in ,god's good time1 some great forward step in the march of progress which began at a manger in ,bethlehem4 ,,myron ,t4 ,,herrick1 ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 ,march1 #aiah4 ,illustration ,,for ,,merit 99 99 99 99 99 ,if1 as the artist suggests1 and the plainest reading of the facts of the fruitless ,verdun assault seems to confirm1 lives of men were squandered in a reckless attempt to save the princeling's face 7which was1 in fact1 beyond saving71 then does he richly deserve the grim decoration with which in the name of infamy he is here invested--the ,order of ,butchery1 with knives4 ,and you may view the crosses upon the pathetic mounds before ,verdun as so many entries in the ,recording ,angel's ledger4 ,,joseph ,,thorp4 ,illustration