A toast to the KAISER from wives and from mothers,
"May he be as happy as he has made others."
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"We have the further intelligence that 80 Turkish transports have been
sunk by the Russians in the North Sea. This last piece of information
lacks official confirmation."
_Dublin Evening Mail._
This continued official scepticism about the Russians is very
disheartening.
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"Sandringham is fifty miles due east of Yarmouth."--_Liverpool Echo._
Rather a score off the KAISER, who didn't realise it was a
submarine job.
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"Our Correspondent at Washington reports that the Press of the Eastern
United States is unanimous in excoriating the German Air Raid."--_The
Times._
If only they would excoriate the Zeppelins themselves.
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[Illustration: _Manager_ (_to dragon_). "WHAT'S THE MEANING OF
THIS? WHERE'S YOUR HIND LEGS?"
_Dragon._ "THEY'VE ENLISTED, SIR."]
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