t question by the German General Staff. New measures
of retaliation are being taken, which, while not strictly forbidden by
International Law, may at any rate be said to contravene the etiquette
of civilised warfare. We learn from Sir JOHN FRENCH'S Eye-witness that
numbers of gramophones have made their appearance in the German trenches
north of the Aisne River.

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Papers captured in the pocket of a member of the German Army Service
Corps contain bitter complaints of the enormous strain thrown upon the
already over-taxed railway system in Germany by the KAISER'S repeated
journeys to and fro between the Eastern and the Western Theatres of War.
He is referred to (rather flippantly) as "The Imperial Pendulum"
(_Perpendikel_). The writer, while recognising the eager devotion with
which the KAISER is pursuing his search for a victory in the face of
repeated disappointment, congratulates himself that the Imperial
journeys, though they are not likely to be discontinued, will at least
grow shorter and shorter as time goes on. Indeed, it is hoped that
before long a brief spin in the Imperial automobile-de-luxe will cover
the ground between the Eastern and Western Theatres.

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WORKS OF KULTUR.

In some respects, apparently, the enemy has been less affected by the
War than we have. While in England the book-trade has been slightly
depressed, in Germany it seems to be flourishing. We give samples from
the latest catalogues:--

POETRY.

The most interesting volume announced is _A Hunning We Will Go, and
Other Verses_, by WILLIAM HOHENZOLLERN, whose _Bleeding Heart_ attracted
so much attention.

HISTORY.

_Kaiser's Gallic War Books, I. & II._, a new edition, very much revised
since August by General VON KLUCK and other accomplished scholars, are
certain to be of great use for educational purposes.

NATURAL HISTORY.

In this department a work likely to be enquired for is _The Dogs of St.
Bernhardi_, by General VON MOLTKE.

FICTION.

The demand for fiction in Germany is said to be without parallel and the
supply appears to be not inadequate. Among forthcoming volumes there
should be a demand for _Der Tag; or, It Never Can Happen Again_.

GENERAL.

_Proverbial Philosophy_ contains the favourite proverbs of various
persons of eminence. From the Imperial FINANCE MINISTER comes: "It's
never too late to lend." From General MANTEUFFEL (the de