 
WELL MET! GREAT BRITAIN JOINS HER ALLIES IN THE FIELD August 19, 1914.
BRAVO, BELGIUM! August 12, 1914.
FOR FRIENDSHIP AND HONOUR August 12, 1914.
AT THE POST OF HONOUR Liberty (to Belgium). "TAKE COMFORT. YOUR COURAGE IS VINDICATED; YOUR WRONGS SHALL BE AVENGED." September 2, 1914.
INDIA FOR THE KING! September 9, 1914.
HAIL! RUSSIA! September 16, 1914.
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.
A NORTH SEA CHANTEY (To the tune of "Tipperary.") Jack. "IT'S A LONG, LONG WAIT FOR WILLIAM'S NAVY, October 14, 1914.
THE ROAD TO RUSSIA October 7, 1914.
UNCONQUERABLE The Kaiser. "SO, YOU SEE—YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING." The King of the Belgians. "NOT MY SOUL." October 21, 1914.
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.
FOREWARNED Zeppelin (as "The Fat Boy"). "'I WANTS TO MAKE YOUR FLESH CREEP.'" John Bull. "RIGHT-O!" November 4, 1914.
THE EXCURSIONIST Scene: Ticket Office at —— (censored). Tripper Wilhelm. "FIRST CLASS TO PARIS." Wilhelm. "THEN MAKE IT WARSAW." Wilhelm. "WELL, WHAT ABOUT CALAIS?" Wilhelm. "HANG IT! I MUST GO SOMEWHERE! I PROMISED MY PEOPLE I WOULD." November 4, 1914.
THE EAGLE COMIQUE Kaiser (reviving old Music-hall refrain). "HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN CALAIS?" November 18, 1914.
GOOD HUNTING A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK November 18, 1914.
MEN OF FEW WORDS Grand Duke Nicholas. "ÇA MARCHE?" General Joffre. "ASSEZ BIEN. ET CHEZ VOUS?" Grand Duke. "PAS MAL." December 2, 1914.
THE KING AT THE FRONT "Tommy"(having learned the language). "VIVE LE ROI!" December 9, 1914.
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.
KILLED! [With Mr. Punch's compliments to General Botha] December 16, 1914.
FULFILMENT Austria. "I SAID ALL ALONG THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION" December 23, 1914.
THE BREAKING OF THE SPELL STEINBACH, JANUARY 3, 1915 January 13, 1915.
AN AWFUL WARNING Austria (to Rumania). "NOW, BE CAREFUL! REMEMBER WHAT I DID TO SERBIA!" January 20, 1915.
THE OUTCAST A PLACE IN THE SHADOW February 19, 1915.
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.
CANADA! YPRES: APRIL 22-24, 1915 May 5, 1915.
THE NEW ARMY TO THE FRONT December 30, 1914.
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