The Hardships and Pleasures of War 



Collecting copper and brass is still in vogue in Germany. The littleboys 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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