Life, 1917-09-06 · page 11 of 40
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**Top Cartoon**: Shows an upper-class family scene with a boy (Bobby) asking his aunt about a museum artifact. The aunt responds with gossip: "DO YOU LIVE IN A MUSEUM?" and "WHAT ON EARTH PUT THAT IDEA IN YOUR HEAD?" The caption notes "MOTHER SAYS YOU MARRIED A FREAK." **Article Context**: Norman Hapgood, writing to the *New York Evening Post*, disputes German claims that British soldiers mutilated Belgian civilians during WWI. He argues the Germans started this "cadaver" lie, which damaged English newspapers' credibility. He states the truth about German conduct in Belgium is damaging enough without embellishment. **Bottom Cartoon**: Features Mr. Turtle and Artist Frog discussing a portrait commission, with Frog insisting on artistic control. This reflects WWI-era propaganda concerns and media credibility issues.
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pinnate LIFE- 371 Bobby: A False Tale, Maybe N HAPGOOD has intimated in one of his ning Post that the story ORM? letters to the New York that the Germans sent their dead soldiers to rendering es- tablishments to get the oil out of them, was a lie, put out in good faith by the Northcliffe papers, which misunder- stood the word cadaver. Animal carcases were put through the factories, but Hapgood scems to think human s “the senseless cam) hodies were not, and he about it” has helped the an bureaucrats in Bel by damaging the reputation of English papers for veracity All of which is very sad. Nobody ought to lie about the Germans, especially those in Belgium. The truth about them is plenty enongh, and doesn't even need varnish That cadaver story was not incredible in view of the prac- tical qualities of the German mind, but if it is not truce, so much the better. A\ HAT we need is a unionized army—eight hours for fighting, eight hours for sleep and eight hours to read the war news, bo YOU LIVE IN A MUSEUM? Aunt Emily: WWAT ON EARTH PUT THAT IDEA INTO YOUR HEAD? “MOTHER SAYS YOU MARRIED A FREAK.” Mr. Turtle: Great HEAVENS! WHAT'S THE MATTER? Irtist Frog: WAY, VE JUST GOT A COMMISSION TO VAINT MR, POSSUM’S PORTRAIT, AND HE INSISTS ON POS- ING UPSIDE DOWN,