The Hardships and Pleasures of War
Collecting copper and brass is still in vogue in Germany. The little boys of the large cities enjoy the work; they look upon it as a new sort of game. All copper and brass utensils are bought by the German government and market prices paid for the metal
The Christmas spirit, strange as it may seem, was prevalent in the very trenches that are the scenes of the greatest slaughter. In many parts of the battle line foes became friends for a few hours, and after exchanging greetings and cigarettes, went back to the deadly game of killing each other. Here we have a picture of Father Christmas, a soldier, on his way to present the children of a half-ruined village with a few simple toys made by his comrades
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