Life — November 8, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains WWI-era American political cartoons mocking Germany and satirizing domestic issues: **Top cartoon**: "The Skeleton in the Closet" shows Germany's navy attempting to hide from U-boat service, contrasted with "The True Version" depicting Germany's Red Cross conception as different from other nations'. **Middle cartoons**: One depicts Germany "egging" America on while America "eggs him off"; another shows revenue tax decorating a figure labeled "1917"; a third references peace negotiations. **Bottom cartoon**: "A Bunch of Oliver Twists" shows civilians requesting basic necessities (food, coal, cotton) from an authority figure—likely satirizing wartime rationing or economic hardship on the American home front. The overall theme critiques both German conduct and American domestic wartime pressures, using exaggerated caricature and visual metaphor typical of WWI-era American editorial cartooning.