New York._

"God Bless You."]

[American Cartoon]

The Benevolent Assassin

[Illustration: _--From The Sun, New York._

"Et tu, Brute!"]

[American Cartoon]

The Black Flag

[Illustration: _--From The Herald, New York._

Will He Haul It Down?]

[American Cartoon]

A Statesman's Exit

[Illustration: _--From The Evening Sun, New York._

The White Feather.]

[American Cartoon]

"My Heart Bleeds for Karlsruhe"

[Illustration: _--From The Sun, New York._

"Emperor William has telegraphed his deep indignation at the wicked
attack upon beloved Karlsruhe. The poor innocent victims among
civilians have greatly affected him."--Berlin Press Dispatch.]

[German-American Cartoon]

The Sandwich Man

[Illustration: _--From The Express, Los Angeles._

Peace and Prosperity.]

[English Cartoon]

The Two-handed Sword

[Illustration: _--From Punch, London._

(The allusion is to the New British Coalition Cabinet.)]

[German Cartoon]

Wilson's Wrapping Paper

[Illustration: _--From Simplicissimus, Munich._

"Here is a sample of a new shell. It is wrapped up in a little bit of
a protest--but you needn't take that very seriously."]

[English Cartoon]

A Haul of U-Boats

[Illustration: _--From The Sketch, London._

The British Sea Lion returns from Shrimping.]

[German Cartoon]

In the Carpathians

[Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._

Look out Sisyphus, the fall may be a terrible one!]

[German Cartoon]

The Sphinx on the Bosporus

[Illustration: _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._

"Come in, little boats! But you'll never get out again!"]

[English Cartoon]

Twice Bitten--Thrice Shy

[Illustration: _--From The Bystander, London._

Bulgaria contemplates the outlook with some trepidation.]

[Illustration: Map of the frontier between Italy and Austria where the
Italians were advancing on June 18, 1915, to capture Trieste. The
boxed numbers indicate altitudes in meters.]

Italy vs. Austria-Hungary

The Italian Invasion and Italo-Germanic Differences

Official reviews of the first month, ending June 23, of Italy's war
with Austria-Hungary are still lacking.[4] On May 24 it was officially
reported in London that Italy had given her adhesion to the agreement,
already signed by the allied powers, not to conclude a separate peace.
Active war operations were begun by Austria on the same day; bombs
were dropped on Venice and five other Adria