Life, 1915-10-14 · page 11 of 44
Life — October 14, 1915 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct items from *Life* magazine: 1. **"Before the Grand Jury"** (top): A courtroom sketch satirizing a breach of promise case—a legal action for breaking an engagement or romantic commitment. The crowded scene suggests public interest in such trials. 2. **"Will Be Remembered"** and **"True Worth"** (left column): Two brief editorials about Lieutenant Baron von Forstner, a German military officer killed in WWI. The text praises him as a patriot whose fame is secure, comparing his legacy to historical figures. The second section defends national neutrality while condemning nations that violate treaties and harm citizens. 3. **"Vengeance"** (bottom right): A dark illustration attributed to Maurice Hewlett's "Bendish," depicting a terrified Jewish figure during a thunderstorm—referencing antisemitic violence and pogroms, likely responding to wartime atrocities. The page reflects WWI-era concerns about honor, national conduct, and persecution.
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Will Be Remembered IEUTENANT Baron von Forstner has been killed in the war and the Crown Prince has written to his fam- ily, lauding him as “a patriot whose services to Germany will be remem- bered long after the war.” They will. That is so, He was the man who slashed with his sword the lame cobbler of Zabern. No fear that he will be forgotten. His fame is as safe as that of the lad who fired the Ephesian dome. True Worth T is casy enough to be neutral when your rights and wishes are re- spected in every particular, but the nation worth while is the nation that can smile when its citizens are being killed and its shipping interfered with and its representatives treated with in- solence and its treaties violated and when foreign ambassadors try to stir up strikes and otherwise meddle with its industries and its institutions. BEFORE THE GRAND JURY A CASE OF BREACH OF PROMISE VENGEANCE Terrified Jew (overtaken by a thunderstorm after a supper of liver and bacon): Gop OF ISRAEL! ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF roRK! —From “ Bendish,” by Maurice Hewlett. comicbooks.com