Life, 1916-06-22 · page 30 of 48
Life — June 22, 1916 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **The Cartoon**: A wartime joke depicting a German baron and French woman. She says Germans have "some good things," and when he eagerly asks what, she replies: "The Allies." The caption notes this joke was previously printed incomplete in Life's June 8th issue, missing its setup. The humor relies on the woman's patriotic insult—suggesting the only good thing about Germans is their enemies. **The Kitchener Poem and "Vive les Bébés" Section**: These are tributes to British military leader Kitchener (who died in 1916, as the poem references) and a fundraising campaign for French war orphans. American readers are contributing money to support French children left destitute by World War I combat. The examples show even American children donating their savings. **Context**: This is 1916 America, still officially neutral but sympathetic to Allied causes. The page reflects widespread American support for Britain and France against Germany, evident in both the anti-German satire and the charitable relief efforts for French civilians.
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“You KNOW, BARON, THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE GERMANS.” “AH, FRAULEIN, WHAT IS THOSE?” “THE ALLIES.” The dialogue under the above picture, which appeared in Live's issue o} June 8th and which is herewith reproduced, was, through an error, printed with only the two last lines, The point of the joke is now supplied to those of our friends who wondered what it meant. Kitchener 'O man in England slept, the night he died: The harsh, stern spirit passed without @ pang, And freed of mortal clogs his message rang. In every wakeful mind the challenge cried: Think not of me: one servant less or more Means nothing now: hold fast the greater thing— Strike hard, love truth, serve England and the King! Servant of England, soldier to the core, What does it matter where his body fall? What does it matter where they build the tomb? Five million men, from Calais to Khar- toum, These are his wreath and his memorial. Christopher Morley. Vive les Bebes! OW widespread is American sympathy for French suffering and American admiration for French bravery may be learned from the wide geographical distribution of the contributors to Lirr’s fund to keep children, orphaned and made destitute by the war, with their mothers and friends and in their native places, instead of being com- mitted to the mechanical care of public institutions. This generosity ha; sprung from North, South, East and West in the United States, and from far-away Honolulu in the Pacific and Porto Rico in the Atlantic. Not least interesting is the sympathy of children in America for the helpless and dependent little ones of France. Here are two examples: Tue Frencn Banies Funo: Gien Cove, Lona Istaxp, Dear Sir—Enclosed please find $25, to go toward pur- chasing a baby in France. I hope I will help along the $73. and I know it is going towards a good cause. Yours truly, Haratet Pratt. P. S. I am fourteen and it took a long time to get $25. or I would have sent it quicker. Mempnis, Tens. June 3rd, 1016. Dear Sixs—I am a little boy three years old and feel so sorry for the poor little children whose fathers have been killed in defending their beautiful country of France —Enclosed is a check for $73.00 which I want you to use to keep a little French girl with her mama for a year. If you can later on send me her name and address I will be very much obliged. I will write for her picture when I know who she is. Yours truly, Atstox Boyp, Jr. In addition to the $10,001.10 already acknowledged we have received from Edward_L. Pierce, Syracuse, N. Y., for Baby N F. H. Simpson, Cincinnati, O., for, Baby No. 140 F. L.'S., Detroit, Mich., for Baby No, 141. Chloe Louise Shear, New York City, for Baby No. 142 A Group of Brooklyn Women, for Babies Nos. and 145 Ses a Alston Boyd, - D. Gallowa; . y Baby No. "A Bachelor, fe 47 ass., for Baby No. FOR BABY NUMBER 135 Already acknowledged. Cecil C, Evers, Babylon, N.Y. Mrs. Robert Wallis, Fitchburg, Mass.. French Admirers, Richmond, Va.. Marcinale and Jane, Spokane, Wash. , Mem Berkeley, Cal ‘Williamstow: FOR BABY NUMBER 143 Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Durfee, Turner's Falls, Mass. $10 Ceeit € Jon, N. 453 Mrs. J.’ S. Hawley, A,B Houstan, Cincinn firs. RC. . C. W. and Miss M. S., Nashville, Tenn. comicbooks.com