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Illustration: THE WAR ON GERMAN COMMERCE.
"We are glad to hear, Mr. Wilton, that you have volunteered for active
service. We are proud to know that you are ready to do your duty as a
Briton. We shall be pleased to keep your place open for you during your
absence. And, Mr. Wilton, you might take a few thousand of our circulars
in your knapsack to be distributed among the enemy in the regrettable
event of your being taken prisoner."
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Illustration: RURAL LIFE UNDER WAR CONDITIONS.