Life, 1917-10-11 · page 15 of 40
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**Top Image**: "The Willowbys' Ward" illustrates a domestic scene where a professor begins horseback-riding lessons, likely from a serialized comic strip. **"Names That Need Changing"**: Secretary Daniels (U.S. Secretary of the Navy) humorously proposes renaming German places and organizations to less German-sounding alternatives—part of WWI-era American sentiment against German culture. Examples include renaming "Kaiser Wilhelm" to "Jack the Ripper" and "The Crown Prince" to "Gop the Blood." **"The Changeling" Cartoon**: Shows "World Domination" in a cradle, comparing a 1914 vs. 1917 infant—referencing Germany's diminished military prospects after America's 1917 entry into World War I. The satire mocks Germany's failed ambitions for global conquest.
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583 THE WILLOWBYS' WARD. YESTERDAY, AT MOLLY'S SUGGESTION, THE PROFESSOR BEGA) BACK RIDING Names That Need Changing CRETARY DANIELS has pleased everyone by re- naming the German liners which were seized by this country, The Princess Irene has become the Pocahontas, the Rhine has become the Susquehanna, and so on. But why stop with boats? Why not rename individuals and y mislead- ies whose names, as they stand, are gross! As a start, the authorities could win universal appro- bation by making the following name-changes : Senator Hardwick to Fritz Schneider The 1. W. W. to Die Deutsche Kadaverbund Mayor Thompson of Chicago to Otto Schmierkase Kaiser Wilhelm to Jack the Ripper Senator La Follette to Hans Krause The Crown Prince to Gyp the Blood Gen. von Hindenburg to Jesse James The American Peace Society to Die Potsdammer Helfnung- gesellschaft “TIM is thinking seriously of marriage.” “ How long has he been married? A SERIES OF LESSONS IN HORSE- : What awful luck! That incubator that I bought last month hasn't laid an egg yet! Awful THE CHANGELING 1917 I comicbooks.com