^wi^^^^Siki \ ^/>s V tX' '>^^%\ %^' Both in the same *ole nQW, < i I CD OVERSIZE y FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE Part V lyacje SMtM PHOTO BY S. LANGFIER MORE FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE (PARTS V-VIII) BY CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER AUTHOR OF "BULLETS AND BILLETS," "FROM MUD TO MUFTI," "FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE," ETC. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON tlbe IknlcKerbocher press INTRODUCTION AR carries with it an over-measure of sadness and misery of all kinds. It is, of course, not only the men on the fighting line who suffer from hardship and from wounds and who are ready to meet the final sacrifice of life itself, but the circles of their home folks, the mothers, the sisters, the wives, the loved ones who, if all went right, would become wives, whose anxieties for those on the fighting lines be- come themselves tragedies. Any man who, without sacrifice of truth or concealment of perils and troubles which are too real to be made light of, can do something to give to the boys at the front and to the home folks in the rear some di- version from the sadness and the strain, who can make clear that, even in the midst of trouble and on the edge of tragedy, man is in his nature capable of finding in his surroundings and in life itself the sense of humour which serves to lighten the cloud or sadness — such a man is a benefactor in the largest sense of the term. Captain Bairnsfather has had long practical experience in the fighting line. He has been in the service from the beginning of the War, and for a large part of that time has been actively engaged at the front. The early breaks in his service in the field and in the trenches were caused by the necessity of retiring to hospital for the healing of honourable wounds. Bairnsfather is evidently a man of such elasticity of temperament that no amount of fatigue, or hardship, or peril, or pain can quench the ebullition of his spirit. With a charming vitality, an exhuberant sense of humour, he possesses, fortunately for himself, for his comrades and for the world, the imagination of the creative artist. He is gifted also with a dramatic sense and a technical skill that give to his sketches of camp life, of happenings in the trenches, and of the relations of the men with one another, a very real vitality. Bairnsfather's characters live, and they have come to constitute a most valuable addition to the lives of the artist's comrades. The young Scotsman began his drawings merely for the amusement of his comrades in the shacks or in the trenches. The first sketches were made on the rough boards of a more-or-less ruined hut, or on the rocks which were dislodged in the digging of the trenches. These sketches were later transcribed for the amusement of the home folks to whom the artist was writing, and were passed from hand to hand in the home circles. One of his pictures Bairnsfather sent to the Editor of "The Bystander, " who realized that here was value not only as a work of art, but as a means of inspiration for loyal service and for the cheerful endurance of hardship. These drawmgs have now become a cheermg mfluence with English-speaking people throughout the world, for all groups of the English race now have their boys and their hearts engaged in this great struggle. The sketches have also been reproduced in connection with French text and with Italian text. Our Allies are surely entitled to secure their share of the fun and the encouragement. I doubt whether any previous war has produced an artist whose work possesses precisely the Bairnsfather quality. The artist has placed the . civilized world in his debt. In the days of the first Napoleon the great caricaturist, Gilray, produced with the cordial approval of his fellow countrymen portraitures of "Boney" under various conditions of success and of failure. "Boney" was, between the years 1 805 and 1 809, the " Bogey," the terror not only of British children, but of the grown folks. Gilray's presentation of Napoleon while characterized by humour, was fiercely bitter, and the general effect alternated between apprehension and contempt. Although different entirely from the work of Gilray, the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather have been by eminent soldiers and critics compared with those of the great caricaturist of Napoleonic times. It would be more to the point to compare Gilray with Raemaekers. Bairnsfather does not deny the brutality of the German, but he does not concern himself with it to any great extent. His task is mainly to show that even on the battle line, life has its humour and trouble has its offsets. He is doing his part in keeping the spirit of the fighting men safe and in good tone for their task. The original series of Bairnsfather's drawings, together with the later group of designs which will bring the record down to the participation of America in the War, are now made available for American readers. The Bairnsfather creations must find their way to our boys in the trenches, and they should help also to bring cheer to the home-circles which are giving their boys to the Cause, the world's fight against Barbarism. New York, April 2, 1918. George Haven Putnam. Romance will return if we wait long enough "All shell-holes are the same to me when I'm with you, darling.' 10 NOEL (and they DO know it) Their Christmas don't seem to fall on the same day as ours, does it Bert ?" 11 > O 12 Second-Lieut. Mabel Smells Powder (No novelty) 'There you are Bert; I told you we'd 'ave 'em 'ere before we'd finished." Envy at the Chateau 13 "Bit of all right, bein' one of these 'ere dukes, Bert, and 'ave a bed like this to sleep in." 14 "Duds >> "Quoth the Raven . . . )> Fish and Chip 15 "Now then, you two, there's nothing more till 4:30" (Old Bill is not going to the Zoo again). 16 The Point of View "Well, if it don't get merrier than this by Christmas it won't be up to much." Down at the Base Gamp 17 " 'E 'as to pick up odd bits of paper and match-ends down the camp, sir; but 'e don't seem to 'ave 'is 'eart in 'is work, sir!" 18 ci (/3 O 09 Xi ID 09 > O A Parcel worth holding on for 19 "If you'll just 'old that blinkin' ladder tight a bit longer, mate, I'll 'ave the big 'un for you!" 20 His Masfts (i What an 'ell of a mess youVeinai !"'s Voice 21 nade of the name of William!" 22 Duty Before Pleasure 'Well, if yer thinks yer ought to, I'll lend yer this bit o' mistletoe o' mine." The Soothsayer without Honour 23 "Look 'ere if I gets blown up in any more o' yer dreams, there's going to be trouble." 24 It's the Little Things that matter "As soon as that fortified incubator on the left of that road is taken, Lille is ours!" "Dry Ginger" in the Trenches 25 "Stow that blinkin' row can't yer? You'll bring on an offensive with that hiccupin' o' yours. 26 The Price of a Pint As far as I can make out from the paper, Bert, breweries seem to 'ave been 'ard 'it by this blinkin' war!" A Really Welcome Economy 27 'One shell-less day a week wouldn't be a bad idea would it, Bert?" 28 "Old Bill" at Madame Gheerio's "You are shortly going on a journey across a field; an ugly man with a square head will cross your path; you then hear a loud noise, after which you will rise very high in your profession." (Old Bill, incited by Bert to have his fortune told before returning to the front, didn't like the sound of this forecast at all.) Anglo-Saxon 29 "You're comin' along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Herman feels that he does know a better 'ole.) 30 Something on Account **I see it's security for the Future we are fightin' for, Alf." "A little of that on account, wouldn't be a bad idea, Bert" The Potsdam Piper 31 "What the Hindenburg will happen when I have to stop?" 32 "Lead Kindly Light . . ." \ \ / * i '-'i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hmi^^^^^HHI^B te^'^ * HE^^ T A ^ -* . \ K - ^> ^ .^ ^^ mtz^^^^S^' / --^^ ^^i^^k ^mm BJ^^^P^^^^// V V :/ ^ *■, '♦^V^^ -1^ ^""' •. "Yes, I know the road's rotten, but I'm sure this habit of 2d-Lieut. Smith's of finding his way back to billets with his private repeating Verey pistol (that his aunt sent him) will lead to trouble." 33 o o CO H o a (» O a a 3 3 Si c o Mars — NOT Venus e -^ A \ } % ^:^ M This enthralling work is the latest production of Mr. Ephraim repstein, the famous sculptor. You will be glad to see that going into the Army has not spoilt his touch. Bill, the Bad Baron 35 It was unfortunate that Old Bill had been playing the Baron in "Puss in Boots" at the Armentieres Panto, as he hadn't time to change com- pletely before that attack broke out. a. After the Raid 37 Old Bill: "It's our officer.' 38 More "Entanglements" Bathing at Gasse les Bains is going to be rotten again this year. Through Mud to Victory 39 Pte. 90045 Gerrard, after three quarters of a mile of this, sincerely hopes it won't be a dud. 40 u c a ■*mt GO -S o H FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE Part FI CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE By CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER Part FI New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS London: THE BYSTANDER 1918 Copyright 1918 by The Press Publishing Co. Copyright, 1918 G. P. Putnam's Sons INTRODUCTION HE publication of the dramatic and humorous sketches through which Bairnsfather presented what might be called living pictures of the experiences of the Scotch and British boys at the front, brought the artist very promptly into relations with all the peoples whose armies were fighting in Framce to save Fraince and Europe, and, as we at last understand, to save America also from the domination of Prussianized Germany, from the control of the barbarous Hun. The first four numbers of Bairnsfather's "Fragments from France" secured for the artist a world-wide reputation; but it was only with the publication of an American edition of the fifth part of the series, that the clever Scotchman secured a formal introduction to his American public. Since the issue of the first number of the "Fragments from France", a good deal of water has flowed under the bridges and the blood of hundreds of thousands of good men has soaked into the battlefield. History is in the making, and the shaping of events today must determine the control of Europe and America and the development of civilization itself for genera- tions to come. The earlier designs of the Scotch artist were, naturally enough, de- voted to the idiosyncrasies of his fellow Scotchmen and the daily happen- ings in the lines of the British armies. It was some months after the war work of the artist had begun that England and France had the satisfaction of receiving Italy as an ally. It was (sadly enough for the honour and the good sense of America) more thcin two years after England and France had taken up the work of de- fending Europe and civilization, before America recognized that she too had a duty in the struggle, a duty to which she was called not only on the grounds of her obligations as a member of the family of nations, but for the preservation of her own policies, territory jind liberties. It was the coining of America into the war and the coming with America of a great number of the smaller states, — the group of allies now comprising in all no less than 23 members, — that emphasized the nature of the issue that was being fought out. On the one hand, we have the Prussianized Germany and its dependencies, — it is hardly accurate to call them allies, — Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria, fighting in support of so-called "divine right", fight- ing to maintain the contention of the Prussians that they are the super- men selected by "divine power" to dominate Europe and the world. Against these confederates, we have the twenty-three allies, led by mar- tyred Belgium, devastated France, plucky, persistent and dogged England, fighting not only to maintain their own independent existence, but for the liberties of the smaller states, such as Belgium and Serbia. The Allies are fighting also in order that communities so placed as not to possess an independent nationality, communities like, for instance, Armenia and Albania, may secure and may preserve the right that Americans hold to be elementary, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. America has at last thrown her lot in with the Allies and has accepted the leadership of France and England. It is the fortune of America that her armies and her resources are to prove the decisive factor in the war. The world will, with the defeat of the Central Powers and the success of the allied cause, owe much to America, and the brilliant work already done on the battlefield by the American fighting boys entitles them to be recorded in literature and in art for the inspiration of the generations to come, generations to which they have rendered service. Baimsfather has taken the opportunity in this sixth part of his "Frag- ments from France" to commemorate the work done by the Italian and the American allies of Britain. He has brought into relations with his own "Old Bill," the Italian and American equivalents of Bill, and he has shown himself able to understand and to present the humour that is pe- culiar to national groups. His sketches of the feats on the Italian moun- tains are wonderfully impressive and have a character that reminds one of Munchausen. The deeds of the Bersagliere in its Alpine fighting are so brilliant that it is difficult to exaggerate them. " Old Bill," giving to his juniors the important reminiscences of Italian history, such as the "bringing up of Romeo and Juliet by a she wolf," shows how the study of history under the intense atmosphere of the trenches can be made both fascinating and informing. The placing of "Old Bill" and the typical Yankee in the same 'ole is, of course, typical of the new relationship and the new comradeship. Baimsfather has touched upon difficulties of some of the greener Yankee boys who, in the absorbing fight for democracy, have occasionally forgotten to salute their officers. Britons, Frenchmen, Italians, Americans, are now all united in com- radeship and in their devotion to the great cause. It is the coming in of America, with practically all the states of the world whose territory is not actually under the guns of Germany, which has made evident the indignation of civilized peoples with the aims of Germany and with the methods under which Germany is conducting war. The war is to be brought to such a thorough conclusion that no future similar wars will be possible. The civilized states, which means all the states outside of Germany and Germany's allies, are united in the one purpose and in this month of September, 1918, we may feel assured that this purpose is to be accomplished. George Haven Putnam. New York, September, 1918. Napoleon said: " Every soldier carries a Field Marshal's baton in his knapsack." (He also carries a few other things.) lis Ne Passeront Pas •Old soldiers never say die. they'll simply block the way. 10 "I wonder what they'll do with Old Bill when the war's over, Bert?" "I dunno, 'ave 'im filled with concrete and sunk somewhere, I expect." The Recruiting Problem Solved 11 "It strikes me, Bert, that if they combed this mud out they might get a few more men." 13 Old Bill has managed to snatch a few minutes at Casse-les-Bains after all. "Ere! you! Alles vous ong! The blinkin' sea's quite rough enough without you muckin' it about." 14 "The' Chauffeur says a car fell over here last week." "Oh*' On the Way Up 15 'Unless you like riding don*t go to see the Alpini— the mule's ears tickle so!" 16 Circumstances Alter Cases If, in an outburst' of (jarTiutic vi^ur, .you rosc,ancl [)lu^^e'ou. ujoultl undoubtedjy ^t the roilitaj^ vepx cross. Dut if on tlic ottier hanci,>'ou cKancedi a|x)n1tie same ^TOiutfT irf no-mans- land ,and^^a find him a bit slow wilR his"KameT^;q ^, >ou can do u>har .^a LiKe, wifH a »7^u ^ ,, reasonable diancc of ^ettin^ the MitltaT;^ Cross i i Mtiftftlli i miriT The value of locality in warfare 17 ^i^>.u«^W»*AS^itti:r^ Temptation 18 One of those Balkan Muddles His father was a Czech, but his mother was a Serb. He used to live in Bohemia but his sympathies are all Italian. Fought for the Austrians in Gahcia owing to his love of Groats and Magyars. Suspected of being a Slovac or a Ruthenian, he was sent to the Italian front, where he slipped on a banana skin in Goritzia and was captured. 20 Perils of War aj Old Bill wishes now that he had never gone d of Popularity 21 ne iito that Cafe on the Boulevard des Italiennes 22 19..? iT vetf^J K V '''"'^ *'™^ ^^^' ^"t this man hasn't heard about It yet, and nobody can get up to tell him. His sniping is therefore very annoymg to that Austrian village in the valley A Visit to the Alpini 23 •There are the Austrians ! " " I see." 24 A Visit to the Alpini Of course, when one has got a howitzer up into a position like this, there is not much chance of the enemy staying in the trench marked X— X. No Camouflage against Nightmare 25 Herr Pickelhauber (Professor of frightfulness at Prague) now on the ItaUan front, is greatly bothered by the constant recurrence of this dream. 26 "Don't you get pullin' yer cigarette card stuff on me What the 'ell do you know about 'istory? Fr instance, I bet yo7don^ klw^^^^^^ Komeo and Juhet was brought up by a she wolf." 27 Both in the Same 'ole Now 28 'I know we're fighting for democracy, but next time the Colonel comes round salute, you son of a !" 29 William K. Flicker (the ex-movie producer, after surveymg the surrounding civilization in silent indignation): "Guess they ought to send this outfit on tour when they've finished here ! " 30 A Small Potato !*.?^t?^',* that hat doin' floatin' round there, sergeant?' I think that s Private Murphy suttin' down, sir." { 31 The New Tenants are not Pleased nor is the Real Landlord 32 He Soon Found It "Don't know the way? Wal, keep right on up this track tiU you come to a war. Then fight!" German Papers, Please Copy 33 He has left a good business in Boston, he has conie 3,000 miles, and- he has had six months of this ! 34 The Raiders "Say, can't you get a canvas cover for that iold tooth of yours?" 35 pa u M a 3 o u OS 0> u a o 09 c o 09 >• o <-? 36 o u 2 GO >> • ^4 Ja ,£3 a 4>> u d SJ S 4-) c u >M ♦^ C3 > c (^ That Leave Train 37 "Gome on, here's a carriage!' 38 A Ticklerish Question •Tunny 'ow we don't seem to get no more plum and appl They re usm' it for munitions I expect." e these days." The Monks of Grand Mariner are sworn to perpetual silence, so when their boiled cod was accelerated by a 5.9 the other day, they had a very trying five minutes. One of those days when you wonder what's going in Boston, Mass. on ''THE "BTSTANDERS" FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE CAPTAIN 'BRUCE 'BAn(NSFA THER Vol. VII PUBLISHED Br "THE BYSTANDER" TALLIS HOUSE, WHITEFRIARS. E.G. 4, 190. STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 2. I'he Bystander's " Fragments from France t Foreword /* \'D still they come ! _/~~\_ In the mind's eye one can see many an admirer of The Fragments, as he picks up and glances for the first time at this book, saying to himself, "Well, well ! ! Number Seven, is it ? And how in the world is it done ? " . How, indeed ! But that it is done, and as brilliantly as ever, the following pages prove. " How," is Captain Bairnsfather's affair. If he knows, it is his secret. But it is very doubtful if he does. Genius seldom explains itself to its happy possessor. It is an entity, as your philosopher- man would call it. It exists. And that's all there is to it. As General Sir Ian Hamilton said at the Queen's Hall a month or so ago, when introducing Captain Bairnsfather as a lecturer, " The creator of Old Bill has rendered great service to his country, both as a soldier and as one who has done much to lighten the darkest hour." Bairnsfather did that, but he has kept on doing it. And he is doing it still. All through 1915, '16, '17, '18, and now in 1919, he has done it, and though the clouds of war have lifted, we still need his cheery optimism. But it is a wonderful record, and one which was none better appreciated than by the late Sir Mark Sykes, who wrote to Captain Bairnsfather, in the trying days of 1916, " You are a real factor in the situation." Number Seven is a record of a period in the history of the Great War not yet accurately definable. It is a link between those glorious achievements on the Western Front that culminated at 5 a.m. on November 11, 1918, and the events which so swiftly followed that historic date. It marks the interregnum between the reigns of War and Peace — War has abdicated — with the Kaiser, but Peace has yet to undergo her Coronation Ceremony. And so in this book Old Bill and Alf and Bert are still fighting and enduring and jesting in the midst of it all as those dear fellows ever did, right up to the end, until—" 'Ullo ! " says Bill, and finds himself seated on the Kaiser's throne amid the wreckage of that wretched Monarch's Court. Towards the end of the volume 1919 has come and the three heroes begin to get themselves a trifle demobilised. Perhaps, later on, we may have the full story of their "demobbing." I shouldn't be surprised. As I overheard a man say in the Tube the other day, " Wonderful feller, that chap Bairnsfather ! " A. B. H. 'The Bystinder's " Fragments from France No ^' Light" Call ** Bert, 'ere's the man about the gas ' ' The Bystander's " Fragments from France ' The viLia«re V^as notu been reLieved by a heaven dnected x^CTman \^ash - — and all *is 3'oy Sad but True " G'est la Guerre" ' The Bystander's " Fragments from France Yet Another 'Ole Now then, Bert; none o' yer Lady Godiva squintin' through the key-'ole' 'tr ■fwi " The Bystander's " Fragments from France An In-fringe-ment Look 'ere, Bert, if you wants to remain in this 'ere trench be'ave yerself" ' The Bystander's " Fragments from France The da^ne fd€5 \^ ^k.^^r^^^^''^^^-^ W ■ fits liK€ 'tKi5 all tlic 2 time youVe at •>. one ecncTally TetuTns crust" m time to ^aiTlici^jale '^'^^ ^ ^^-^•^- m this r->^. ^> v^^ %,^ ■i The Outs and the Ins ' The Bystander's " Fragmenls from France « o '< n 1 1 ^^/<.^%^ I HOtHj. Some Snag Of course, this is where your machine-gun sticks 'The Bystander's" Fragments from France The Dough-Boy in Danger Say, you'd better beat it back here; you're standing too close to the war!" ' The Bystander's " Fragments from Kranee B o in ■ o ■oiO " a> .r 1) !? H ' The By»t»Bder'» " Fragments from France II 13 'The Bystander's" Fragments from France Moments that Make You Wonder Whether the Colonel Likes You "You know that clump of trees, over there, where so many of our men have been sniped from lately?" " Yes, sir I " "Well, I want you to go out to-night and see if they have got a machine gun there" The Long and the Short of It Introductory remark to new arrival after ten minutes' offensive scrutiny: "There must be an 'ell of a view from the top of that 'ead of yours" Safety First ! When crossing No-Man's Land always face the approaching traffic. Follow the dotted line 'The Bystander's" Fragments from France «3 No Joke! The Censor has been most kind to me throughout the war. I have made the above draw- ing simply out of gratitude. I have also omitted the joke, thus ensurmg complete approval 14 " The Bystander's " Fragments from France -.^^ ■•.^\-it ^«5«--5 " Protection on the March " Old Bill had thought of a splendid idea for the next advance, and, frankly, was rather hurt when a Staff Officer condemned it ' The Bystander's " Fragments from France »5 Sure Thing 'There's another two million men just arrived from the base, sir" 'Well, give them tea. sergeant" i6 " The Bystander's " Fragments from Franee " A Sentimental Journey " I love motoring, but when Silas K. Huckleberry (the accredited war correspondent of the El Paso Pursuil) takes me out after a " sob stuff" story, I simply hate it Who'd Have Thought It? Struth, Bert I Good job we saw that notice I " "The Bystander's" Fragments from France •7 What's Bred in the Bone Comes Out in the Bomb General Sir Francis Drake (a lineal descendant of the great Francis) insists on finishing his game of " bowl bomb" whilst news is brought of an impending attack The Optimist " Yer know Bill, with a floor and a roof, a winder and a door or two, you could make quite a nice little 'ome out of this place " (No answer) i8 " The Bystander's " Fragments from France O w C3 -s ■w o "OiD '^ o -of ■i-i <« J s (Z) " THe Bystander's " Fragments from France «9 Nil Admirari " Now, then, never mind about those demi-mondaines ; look straight to your front!" 30 "The Bystander's" Fragments from France G'est la Guerre There were times when I wished Prussian Militarism hadn't forced me to visit America "The Bystander's" Fragments from Franee 23 ' The Bystander's " Fragments from France 1^ o t/i JtJ o^ . S L. L. O *- o I?: 2 o o S u £ .i2 o a .■M Og 3 — 5o o "■^"■^ E lie C3 O •£-£ S «> 3- &H. " The Bystander's " Fragments from Fraae* ta 3 O. o w 2 I ° 5 § 1> a <■ a •< a u u - "The Bystander's" Fragments from France as 26 The Bystander's " Fragments from France I I " The Bystander's " Frsgmenfs from France VISITORS MAY PfiVE AWDPTIP. T>^ I Captain Bairnsfather's Visitation on Christmas Eve «' The Byjtander'i " Fragment* away from France OLD BILL Throuc^h the acjels In the Stone Age Q =D D C3= " The Bystander's " Fragments av.-ay from Franco The Evolution of Old Bill HIS LIFE THROUGH THE AGES BY PROF. ELLOVA DODGE, S.O.S. d [To the Editor of The Bystander] Dear Sir — FEEMNG that the subject will interest you, I herewith enclose the res\ilts of the expensive and exhaustive inquirv- into that all-important question, " The Evolution of Old Bill." As you are aware, for some time past Professor EUova Dodge. S.O.S., has,with the aid of a large Govern- . ment grant, untiring zeal, and unbridled latk d'hote, been engaged in collecting as much information as possible on the problem of the previous incarnations of Old Bill. His efforts and those of his colla- borators have been cro\\ned with success, and herewith, for the first time in history, the entire record of the evolution of Private \\'illiara Busby through the ages is placed before us. Much, of course, is still obscure, but I atn fortunate in being able to supply j'ou with a series of pictures which I trust will indicate the rise of the House of Busby from the dawn of history to the present time. For the rest of the arduous but highly " successful search it will be best to reproduce the Professor's own words. HiSTORICUSS. | THE EVOLUTION OF OLD BILL I WAS, indeed, fortunate in my discovery of the monolithic stone colossus shown on the cover of this paper. There is nothing to prove con- clusively that this is really an early incarnation of Old Bill, except that the face, though chipped, has a certain amount of moustache atui indigna- tion about it, and that on the plinth of the seat are carved the words ' Busbes the Second,* * Kuthes 11. was the liaiMiroilier of Poicplial IV., ol the S7ih I.ybiaii Uynany, P.C. 3450 (;err.-lr> a •SI £ « ^ ^ e S E * <^ u'o j>i in a = = S 2 CO ?»■ S . V 4« -m « o '■3 O O V. u a E s u o |1 35 § d I -SI, It 4/ ^ .s « S c SJ I' The ti^Aurder's " Fragments away from France THE £V0LVT10S OF OLD BILL {conlimied) it* > " The Byitander's " Fragments away itOd 'France THE EVOLUTION OF OLD BILL [continued) An Elizabethan Episode It is still not quite clear whether it was Sir Walter Raleigh or one Sir William Busby who laid his cloak in the mud before Queen Elizabeth. The words "Ye blinkynge mudde," which appear on the back of this old print, make one lean towards the latter The Two Bills The above is the only authentic portrait of the Bard of Avon holding converse with his next-door neighbour, Master William Busby. He is obviously reading him that sonnet " There was a young lady of Stratford." Old Bill at Boscobel " This King will be the death of Me 1 " (The above woodcut supports the theory that it was one Busby and not Penderetl who did assist Charles II to hide in an oak.) " The i»^-4ander's " Fragments away from France THE Fl'OI.rrJOX OF OLD BILL [continued] I Old Bill on the " Bellerophon " "Cheer up, old cock. Mark my words, a time will come when we shall wish we'd 'ad that BIucher,'ere instead of you ! " (The above prophetic remark was made to the great Napoleon by a common sailor, one Bill Busby, A.B, The Busby family have a button off Napoleon's great-coat as a proof of this) » The BytUnder'i " Fragmenti •w«y 'V'V^* " The By. Jer'i " FrtgmenU twijr from Frtnce Ml and ftV nothme; Those Medals Sad, but true, and apparently unavoidable 13 " The Bystander's " Fragments away 1 vj < ance , y A Fe> Going! Going! Go- A hitherto unpublished "Fragment" drawn in New York on the eve of the Armistice The Wrong 'Un of Amerongen The Face at the Window : " 'Ere you, yer wanted and wanted d quick." Straight from the Wood Quite a number of people are once more beginning to remember something about a Kaiser and a trial. 1 The t^'sUnder's " Fragments away from France 13 aisensms The Best Noose of the War If only .... but I suppose \Cs impossible Someday, Somewhere, Somehow "The Big Four may be too blinkin' small to 'ang ye, but my pals won't be" M << The Byttandsr'i " Pragmcnti away itoM France e u ilAU^'^ ill ., •_,--| Ei^sf a sp M^ ^ .§ ^ ^'c e3 Sis ^ i 'N f.i2 •(>• s 8 so* .S IS « - v3 i w ^ d § A a " The By«t«nd»r» " Fr«gm«nti «w»y from Fr»nc« Bolshie Bits «s [ Thif min U ixplilnlnj lo • f.w ilmpU word, ihil lb« Jow S'«»« And n.mrillv. .nyon, with h.ir .n .y. e.n .» '''''"""*;;;''("'"" Hvcr b« rtprtMOted •( ihe .itrcmr Sn.rncnt l.ofi of .ny Keich.tn or [)ilni>ll(n Uumt. Rumbles from the Rhine •• Yer know Bert, 1 reckon they oujjht to stop the sale of this 'ere Bolshevism and Cocaine " The Interior of a Bolshevist Y.M.G.A. Hut- (They are very much, in need of funds) l6 — " The Bystander's " ] Some Holid I I' ' jBs ^ ^ k'^5?^B l^H € " Who's that bloke over th Prop ire ? ■• On Arrival — A Slight Contretemps This mistake is due to Maggie, who packed young Douglas's bathing suit instead of Bill's own ' The Colonel wot asked about your ' Well, go an' tell 'im that a feller ir Utti-Aa buUr if my own dnijti *" This .... After 6,000 Years Actors at Home: No.i toeing on short leave at present, and knowing well the il Bill is now down at his quaint iittle cottage "Wipers " leave terminates on the outbreak of the Bystand«| tt away from France — 17 Fragments 2»> •>^_ ■«. I ide i mornm jior Service wants to speak to 'im " ■•^we ye efot sych a^ thin^ as a safet;/ pih on y€. , as you. coaid. Lend for 'aip an hour} (or bilU'irds. ' . i a ^SUti ^ mine I %tciiU;r twitlT a Security for the Future This little trouble was due to trying to get that last bit of wear out of his early 1914 bathing suit ad only)— "Old Bill" »f trying to act without a bungalow at Maidenhead, Old er. In the evenings he may be seen at the Oxford. His I. I was fortunate in getting the above interview EnJloute in the Brightbourne Train Bill finds himself in a minority of one I8 <• Th« Bystander'! " Fragment* away from France Flanders Night*s Entertainments ^Wi^ AT THE. . • ,^- tHE SISTERS Btnr •V JM^-Wr WITH W IN M6"FATiqUE TAKjy An amusinjj take-off of The Bystander Theatrical Artist, sent over by Captain Bairnsfather whilst in France ' The BysUnder'» " Fragments away from France «9 British K-nights* Entertainments -TV ^3 chea.^ as f>ossible New viecooritr \V^^ MT ceorer^ Hayseed • TDrni^) coh"troUev foT Hammetsmith Neiu -Baron qr* -Board (asKe.c'"* time* LOTd t^BJ/cnrc &«5 I Mt William Ibusby Member for North^WesIr 'BVit'(5h TVrmy for over foot- Count 'Pdta.ssi um .T. , Mangfanate .TVaveOLea from, London "C nm- 4teTc^an^ one© a iwetR Tv.-..,.!. w yWa ia/^«« y^ Mt Et>hTai m'l^uben Soh comerei doi5mu«zl«« ^•orty otrtfcJreaK of M ^tiiSi^^^ ^^^^^m^^^K^ , ' prior 19 ouipreoi^ ^r ^ Mew Knight: 1* Neiu ^aron By a regrettable oversight, the above names were omitted from the last Honours' List 20 " The Bystander's " Fragments away from France ' The Bystander's " Fragments away from France »§ •' The Bystander's " Fragment* away from France .'»c.^.>y-.'i'-'sifc>WS''-*-7'-i.-> ■>/ ~T ^•.Tr^*-'iM - The Byfttnder'i " FragmenU «w»y from France •3 Cfu^ivC;fjO*^ ^ The Limpoo of Limpoopooland has Decided Not to Join the League of Nations In fact he wa. mo.t Teutonic to a Commercial travelling in Doll's Eyes, Pickle, and Fj«work. the other day. Thi. In fact, he wa. mo.t Teuto^^ ^^^^^.j, ^ p„„iti^, expedition, but the trouble i., who wiU undertake it ? 24 " The Bystander's " Fragments away from France 1 The Bystander's " Fragments away from France 25 Yet Another "Jazz" Victim! Old Bill got through the War without a scratch. The above pathetic condition is due to an unfortunate misunderstanding with the floor of the Albert Hall on a recent festive occasion. A Fair "Knock-Out" It is doubtful whether Old Bill really has the physique for a big contest. Last week, in the first of forty-five rounds, he was knocked out by a clerk in the Pay Department, thus losing a purse of five francs. Colonel de Barrage Feels Convinced That Armour's the Thing Under Modern Conditions " Did you mend that puncture in his left hind leg, Smith ? " 26 << The Bystander's " Fragments away from France S S 43 SI Hi ° " o ;s -5 a^ «3 > -I 33? S M a c 01 o U o o o go =3 2 -3'5 o O 3 «r .53 5 o « The Bystander's " Fragments away from France 27 The War is bound to affect romantic fiction. Extract from a 19— Magazine story : " Raising her gas mask ever so slightly, he raided her mud-stained, crater-like mouth, with a barrage of kisses." Whether it was that double Bovril at the Cottage Tea Rooms, or not, I don't know, but anyway I had a very trying experience with a tube of paint I accidentally trod on the other night. Even a League of Nations cannot eradicate the effects of the last five years Colonel Sit Chutney Peperton, V.C, R.S.V.P., has decided to deal with the grouse at his Scottish Place really more scientifically this year 28 ' The Bystander's " Fragments away from France .'s'^^V^ " ui « 1|> 111 Hi i 1 1 12 a »- S g =i» 1 }j it c^. I- o 3 ij ^i « w wi d 0) 2? ta t9 >^ " The Bystander's " Fragments away from France 39 Old Bill has always felt that there was something reminiscent of Bert about the way he got that nasty crack over the head from a tambourine at that little bit of a Stance they had the other night. « Don't you get pullin' yer cigarette-card stuff off on me. What the 'ell do you know about 'istory ? F'rinstance, I bet you don't know that Romeo and Juliette was brought up by a She Wolf." A Murmansk Murmur Don't that make ye blinkin' well wild, Bert? 30 « The Bystander's " Fragments away from France Mt ?as|>fooT, in favoar Cff cLrymeC ttlfj.ancL retaTmn< •^where 'all thfn^s are cl-cx. Mr13ela "Irdthan , in subbo-rt' of letting jDcace mean pMCF salaries. ' The 'Editor of. the litoT of. the '§y^andcr, fn . favour of ^\t\q attislrs tvyice as much. ' f^Y Ratf tfle wotK. Strikes I'm Afraid We Won't See " The Bystandtr's " Fragments away from France ar 3* " The Bystander's " Fraifments away from France Shadows in Whitehall DATE DUE 1 1 GAVLOHD PRINTED JNU S.A. UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY D 00 035 202 9