Punch Cartoons
of the
Great War
NEW YORK : : : MCMXV
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
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CONTENTS
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THE DAYS PRECEDING THE WAR
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A WISE WARNING
Dædalus Bismarck (Political Parent of Wilhelm Icarus).
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 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.
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THE HAUNTED SHIP
(Twenty-five years after "Dropping the Pilot.")
Ghost of the Old Pilot. "I Wonder if He Would Drop Me NOW!"
(April 1st is the hundredth anniversary of Bismarck's birth.)
March 31, 1915.
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L'ENFANT TERRIBLE
Chorus in the Stern. "Don't Go On Like That—or You'll Upset Us All!!"
May 10, 1890.
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THE IMPERIAL JACK-IN-THE-BOX
Chorus (Everybody). " Everything in Order Everywhere! O! What a Surprise! Sold Again!"
January 20, 1893.
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THE MODERN ALEXANDER'S FEAST; OR, THE POWER OF SOUND
The Monarch hears,
Assumes the God,
Affects to nod,
And seems to shake the spheres!"
March 5, 1892.
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THE STORY OF FIDGETY WILHELM
(Up-to-date version of "Struwwelpeter.")
Be a little gentleman;
Let me see if he is able
To sit still for once at table!"
He won't sit still."
"Wilhelm! We are getting cross!"
February 1, 1896.
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A NEW RÔLE
Imperial "Manager-Actor" (who has cast
"Um—Ha! With just a few additional touches here and there, I shall make a first-rate Emperor of China!"
January 15, 1898.
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ON TOUR
(Tangier, March 31.)
Kaiser Wilhelm (as the Moor of Potsdam) sings:—
'Under the Lime-light' wherever I roam!"
April 5, 1905.
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COOK'S CRUSADER
Imperial Knight Templar (the German Emperor—to Saladin). "What!! The Christian Powers putting pressure upon You, my dear Friend!! Horrible! I can't think how People can do such things!"
October 15, 1898.
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NOT IN THE PICTURE
Scene—On shore, during the visit of the British Fleet to Brest.
Mr. Punch (Photographer, suavely, to the Kaiser). " Just a leetle further back, please, Sir. Your shadow still rather interferes with the group."
July 12, 1905.
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THE SOWER OF TARES
(After Millais)
August 23, 1905.
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"ISOLATION"
Peace (attending the Inter-Parliamentary Congress at Berlin). "Everybody else seems to be my friend; why do you stand aloof?"
German Kaiser."But haven't I always said that I was your friend?"
Peace."Yes; but can't you do something to prove it?"
September 23, 1908.
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THE TEUTONISING OF TURKEY
German Kaiser. "Good Bird!"
October 5, 1910.
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HARMONY
[The German Emperor has been patronising the Centenary of Krupp's Gun Factory]
August 14, 1912.
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THE BLIND SIDE
German Officer: "Glad to hear you're going to fortify your sea-front. Very dangerous people, these English."
Dutchman: "But it will cost much."
German Officer: "Ah, but see what you save on the Eastern Frontier, where there's nobody but us."
January 11, 1911.
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THE STRUGGLE
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WELL MET!
GREAT BRITAIN JOINS HER ALLIES IN THE FIELD
August 19, 1914.
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BRAVO, BELGIUM!
August 12, 1914.
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FOR FRIENDSHIP AND HONOUR
August 12, 1914.
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AT THE POST OF HONOUR
Liberty (to Belgium). "TAKE COMFORT. YOUR COURAGE IS VINDICATED; YOUR WRONGS SHALL BE AVENGED."
September 2, 1914.
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INDIA FOR THE KING!
September 9, 1914.
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HAIL! RUSSIA!
September 16, 1914.
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BOER AND BRITON TOO
General Botha (composing telegram to the Kaiser). "Just off to repel another raid. Your customary wire of congratulation should be addressed: 'British Headquarters—German South-west Africa.'"
September 30, 1914.
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A NORTH SEA CHANTEY
(To the tune of "Tipperary.")
Jack. "IT'S A LONG, LONG WAIT FOR WILLIAM'S NAVY,
BUT MY HEART'S RIGHT HERE"
October 14, 1914.
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THE ROAD TO RUSSIA
October 7, 1914.
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UNCONQUERABLE
The Kaiser. "SO, YOU SEE—YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING."
The King of the Belgians. "NOT MY SOUL."
October 21, 1914.
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A PLAIN DUTY
Britannia (to Holland). "MY RESOURCES AND MY OBLIGATIONS ARE GREATER THAN YOURS; LET THIS SERVICE FALL UPON ME."
[The number of Belgian refugees in Holland is probably ten times as great as the number in England.]
October 28, 1914.
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FOREWARNED
Zeppelin (as "The Fat Boy"). "'I WANTS TO MAKE YOUR FLESH CREEP.'"
John Bull. "RIGHT-O!"
November 4, 1914.
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THE EXCURSIONIST
Scene: Ticket Office at —— (censored).
Tripper Wilhelm. "FIRST CLASS TO PARIS."
Clerk. "LINE BLOCKED."
Wilhelm. "THEN MAKE IT WARSAW."
Clerk. "LINE BLOCKED."
Wilhelm. "WELL, WHAT ABOUT CALAIS?"
Clerk. "LINE BLOCKED."
Wilhelm. "HANG IT! I MUST GO SOMEWHERE! I PROMISED MY PEOPLE I WOULD."
November 4, 1914.
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THE EAGLE COMIQUE
Kaiser (reviving old Music-hall refrain). "HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN CALAIS?"
November 18, 1914.
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GOOD HUNTING
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
November 18, 1914.
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MEN OF FEW WORDS
Grand Duke Nicholas. "ÇA MARCHE?"
General Joffre. "ASSEZ BIEN. ET CHEZ VOUS?"
Grand Duke. "PAS MAL."
December 2, 1914.
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THE KING AT THE FRONT
"Tommy"(having learned the language). "VIVE LE ROI!"
December 9, 1914.
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THE INNOCENT
Crown Prince. "THIS OUGHT TO MAKE FATHER LAUGH!"
[In an alleged interview the Crown Prince is reported to have said, "As to being a war agitator, I am truly sorry that people don't know me better. There is no 'War Party' in Germany now—nor has there ever been."]
December 9, 1914.
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KILLED!
[With Mr. Punch's compliments to General Botha]
December 16, 1914.
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FULFILMENT
Austria. "I SAID ALL ALONG THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION"
December 23, 1914.
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THE BREAKING OF THE SPELL
STEINBACH, JANUARY 3, 1915
January 13, 1915.
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AN AWFUL WARNING
Austria (to Rumania). "NOW, BE CAREFUL! REMEMBER WHAT I DID TO SERBIA!"
January 20, 1915.
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THE OUTCAST
A PLACE IN THE SHADOW
February 19, 1915.
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A PAINFUL REFLECTION
Austria. "HEAVENS! AM I REALLY AS BAD AS THAT? TAKE IT AWAY."
[It seems to be dawning upon Vienna that the armies of Austria have not been consistently victorious.]
April 14, 1915.
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CANADA!
YPRES: APRIL 22-24, 1915
May 5, 1915.
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THE NEW ARMY TO THE FRONT
December 30, 1914.
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UNCLE SAM
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NOTHING DOING
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——"
Uncle Sam. "Cut it out!"
September 23, 1914.
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AS BETWEEN FRIENDS
British Lion. "Please don't look at me like that, Sam. YOU'RE not the eagle I'm up against."
January 6, 1915.
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A BRAZEN BAND
Imperial Conductor. "Stick to it, Tirpitz; keep on melting their hearts!"
March 31, 1915.
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REJECTED ADDRESSES
Kaiser (to America). "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; But why did you kick me downstairs?"
April 21, 1915.
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THE RESOURCEFUL LOVER
Teuton Troubadour (serenading the fair Columbia). "If she won't listen to my love-songs, I'll try her with a brick!"
February 17, 1915.
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THE COMEDIES OF THE GREAT TRAGEDY
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STUDY OF A PRUSSIAN HOUSEHOLD HAVING ITS MORNING HATE
February 24, 1915.
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German Bird. "I see it doesn't say anything about eagles."
August 26, 1914.
The Hohenzollern (megaphonically). "Take courage, my brave Germans. Your Kaiser is prepared to sacrifice a million of you."
August 26, 1914.
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German Kaiser. "Let us prey."
September 9, 1914.
The Hunter Hunted
[With acknowledgments to Mr. J. C. Dollman.]
September 16, 1914.
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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."
September 23, 1914.
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."
September 23, 1914.
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A GARGOYLE OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
(With acknowledgements to the etching by M. Méryon.)
Out of a Church, are turned to stone;
Even before he got inside.
October 28, 1914.
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LATEST DEVICE OF THE ENEMY
Learning to sing "It's a long, long way to Tipperary" for the purpose of deceiving the Allies.
November 4, 1914.
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A Prussian Court-painter earning an Iron Cross by painting pictures in praise of the Fatherland for neutral consumption
November 11, 1914.
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UNRECORDED EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WAR
German soldiers being roused to enthusiasm by the "Hymn of Hate"
December 16, 1914.
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THE IRON CROSS EPIDEMIC
Captain of a German cruiser, hurrying home after shelling health-resort, gives orders to lighten the ship for the sake of speed.
December 23, 1914.
HOW TO BRING UP A HUN
The Teutonic substitute for Milk
November 11, 1914.
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Turkey. "Looks very tempting and fruity; but what I want to know is, who's going to pay the doctor's bill if complications ensue?"
September 9, 1914.
FAITH
December 9, 1914.
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Voice on telephone (from Berlin). "Well, have you dammed the Suez Canal yet?"
Turk. "Yes—often!"
February 10, 1915.
Turk. "I say, you fellows! Do you see the other Allies are pooling their Funds? Capital idea!"
February 17, 1915.
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"IN THE SPRING A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY——"
The Crown Prince. "I DON'T BELIEVE I WAS MEANT TO WIN BATTLES; I BELIEVE I WAS MEANT TO BE LOVED."
April 28, 1915.
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