Life — May 13, 1915 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Coast Defense" and the Interview with Dr. von Bernberg This page contains two distinct items from a WWI-era *Life* magazine: **Left cartoon ("Coast Defense")**: Shows a figure on a beach cliff confronting coyotes—a satirical commentary on methods used to control prairie wolves by inoculating them with disease. The text criticizes this as excessively cruel, even by agricultural standards. **Right section**: An interview with "Dr. A. Killem von Bernberg," a German diplomat. The name itself is satirical ("Killem" being a pun). He defends German submarine attacks that killed civilians, claiming exaggerated casualty figures originate from English propaganda. The figure depicted appears to be mocking German justifications for wartime atrocities. The accompanying illustration of a woman with the caption about "her hair" likely references German brutality narratives circulating during the war.