"Nine petty officers were landed from the damaged German destroyer V69
and brought to the Willem Barrentz Hotel, Ymuiden, to-night. My
correspondent engaged them in conversation at a late hour. After some
Dutch Bock beer they rapidly recovered their spirits and began to sing
Luther's well-known hymn, 'Ein Feste Bung.'"--_Provincial Paper._

Very appropriate too, but wouldn't a loose "Bung" have pleased them even
better?

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[Illustration: A PLAIN DUTY.

"WELL, GOODBYE, OLD CHAP, AND GOOD LUCK! I'M GOING IN HERE TO DO MY BIT,
THE BEST WAY I CAN. THE MORE EVERYBODY SCRAPES TOGETHER FOR THE WAR LOAN,
THE SOONER YOU'LL BE BACK FROM THE TRENCHES."]

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[Illustration: "STICK TO HIM--STICK TO HIM!"

"I'LL STICK TO HIM, SIR. BUT WHICH ONE DO YOU MEAN?"]

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LETTERS FROM MACEDONIA.

IV.