[Illustration: Nearing the Brink

_--From The Republic, St. Louis._

Hold Fast!]


[American Cartoon]

[Illustration: The Announcer

_--From The Herald, New York._

(The Notice on the Bulletin Board is the German Embassy's advertisement
giving warning that travellers who sailed on ships of Great Britain or
her Allies entering the War Zone did so at their own risk.)]


[American Cartoon]

[Illustration: The Sacrifice of Cain

_--From The Sun, New York._

What have you done with your brother Abel?]


[American Cartoon]