Part 1

_PUNCH_ CARTOONS

_of the_

GREAT WAR

_NEW YORK : : : MCMXV GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY_

CONTENTS

Page

The Days Preceding the War 7

The Struggle 39

Uncle Sam 93

The Comedies of the Great Tragedy 105

Women and Children First 135

The New Rake's Progress--Unser Kaiser 151

The Raider 173

The Unspeakable Turk 181

Italia! 207

THE DAYS PRECEDING THE WAR

Dædalus Bismarck (_Political Parent of_ Wilhelm Icarus).

"My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high. Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.

"Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."

OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._

October 6, 1888.

"With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"

March 5, 1892.

"Let me see if Wilhelm can Be a little gentleman; Let me see if he is able To sit still for once at table!"

"But fidgety Will He won't sit still."

Just like any bucking horse. "Wilhelm! We are getting cross!"

February 1, 1896.

August 14, 1912. ]

THE STRUGGLE

October 28, 1914.]

December 9, 1914.]

December 16, 1914.]

April 14, 1915.]

UNCLE SAM

THE COMEDIES OF THE GREAT TRAGEDY

September 16, 1914.]

WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST

January 27, 1915.]

THE NEW RAKE'S PROGRESS--UNSER KAISER

THE RAIDER

THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK

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."

January 27, 1915.]

ITALIA!

March 17, 1915.]

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Minor punctuation errors repaired.

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_

p69 A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK has been replaced with A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

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