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Judge — November 3, 1917 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects anti-German satirical cartoons from Allied nations during World War I. "He'll See Stars" (French) depicts a German soldier seeing stars from the American flag—suggesting American military power will literally daze the enemy ("the Boche"). "The Uncovering of War Objects" (Swiss) shows soldiers reluctantly going to battle. "To Siberia" (Dutch) references sending soldiers to the brutal Eastern Front, with a father telling his son he's following the same deadly road thousands have already traveled. "The Last Indignity" (British) mocks Germany melting down bronze monuments—suggesting German desperation and cultural degradation. The cartoons collectively portray Germany as losing, doomed, and resorting to increasingly desperate measures while Allied nations mock their inevitable defeat.
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| WAR CARTOONS FROM ABROAD He'll See Stars Comment le drapeau, bandes et étoiles, manié par Voncle Sam. va apparaltre cu Boche How the stars and stripes will appear to the Boche.—La Victoire (Paris). The Uncovering of War nes Hanne Du has geh’ du voran n Stiefel an. Each to Cother—You go first! —Nebel- spalter (Zurich). To Siberia The Last Indignity \dertje. dat is nu dezelfde weg, waarlangs je ‘n gocie hoaderd- schen hebt laten gaan. The Lokalanzeiger states that bronze statues and mon- oi erate Eather, that is the very road slong wee uments throughout Germany are to be confiscated and De Niewwe Amsterdammer (Amsterdam). melted down.—Bystander (London). comicbooks.com