Life — October 3, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Page 476 - WWI Era Satire This page contains three distinct satirical pieces from the WWI period: 1. **"Berlin Will Come to Us"**: Congressman Caldwell argues the Allies should let Germany come to them rather than invade Berlin, suggesting it will take years otherwise. 2. **"Will They Give Out?"**: A cartoon showing a tall military officer with a small boy, satirizing France's award of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor to Allied leaders. The joke questions whether such decorations will lose their prestige after the war when distributed widely. 3. **"Sexes" and "Thoughtful"**: Brief humorous commentary on relationships and wartime attitudes. The overall tone reflects American WWI-era debate about military strategy and satirizes both military hierarchy and the devaluation of honors through overuse.