[It seems to be dawning upon Vienna that the armies of Austria have not been consistently victorious.]
Imperial Dachshund. "Here I've been sitting up and doing tricks for the best part of seven weeks, and you take no more notice of me than if----"
British Lion. "Please don't look at me like that, Sam. _YOU_'RE not the eagle I'm up against."
Imperial Conductor. "Stick to it, Tirpitz; keep on melting their hearts!"
KAISER (_to America_). "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; But why did you kick me downstairs?"
TEUTON TROUBADOUR (_serenading the fair Columbia_). "If she won't listen to my love-songs, I'll try her with a brick!"
[Illustration: STUDY OF A PRUSSIAN HOUSEHOLD HAVING ITS MORNING HATE
[Illustration: German Bird. "I see it doesn't say anything about eagles."
[Illustration: THE HOHENZOLLERN (_megaphonically_). "Take courage, my brave Germans. Your Kaiser is prepared to sacrifice a million of you."
[Illustration: German Kaiser. "Let us prey."
[With acknowledgments to Mr. J. C. Dollman.]
[Illustration: _Admiral of the Atlantic_ (_to himself_). "It is My Imperial pleasure to present You with the Order of the Masthead Broom (First Class) in recognition of Your conspicuous success in sweeping the seas."
[Illustration: _The Wolff_. "Good morning, my dear Little Red Riding Hood. Wouldn't you like me to tell you one of my pretty tales?"
_Little Miss Holland_. "Thanks; but I'm _NOT_ Little Red Riding Hood, and I don't want any of your fairy stories."
[Illustration: A GARGOYLE OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
(_With acknowledgements to the etching by M. Méryon._)
Spirits of evil, when they're thrown Out of a Church, are turned to stone;
But the above was petrified Even before he got inside.
[Illustration: LATEST DEVICE OF THE ENEMY
Learning to sing "It's a long, long way to Tipperary" for the purpose of deceiving the Allies.
The Angelus. German Soldier's Reverence At A French Cathedral
German Soldier Carrying Parcels for British Prisoner
German Soldier Serving Tea to Wounded Enemies
German Soldiers Romping with Belgian Children
A Prussian Court-painter earning an Iron Cross by painting pictures in praise of the Fatherland for neutral consumption
[Illustration: UNRECORDED EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WAR