Life — May 9, 1918 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire: April 1918 This page satirizes World War I through multiple cartoons. The top image shows the "Third Liberty Loan" ship packed with soldiers—referencing American bond drives to finance the war effort. The central cartoon depicts two German military figures labeled "MORE GERMAN CROSSES," likely commenting on casualty counts and military decorations awarded for kills. Below are smaller satirical scenes mocking German leadership and the war effort. One shows figures discussing "bottle medicine," another depicts a vessel marked "expenditures $900,000,000" being weighed and found wanting. The final cartoon shows three figures labeled "THREE OF A KIND," likely critiquing Allied leadership or strategy. The "Hindenburg Official Bulletin" in the upper right predicts war's end by August—satirizing German optimism or propaganda about the conflict's timeline. The overall tone mocks German military pretensions while commenting on American war involvement and costs.