Life, 1918-10-24 · page 8 of 34
Life — October 24, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon, titled "Deutschland Uber Alles as Arranged by Foch," depicts German military figures (identifiable by their spiked helmets) being manipulated like puppets or marionettes by what appears to be a larger controlling force—likely representing French General Foch and Allied powers post-WWI. The satire critiques German militarism and the post-war power dynamics, suggesting Germany's military ambitions are now controlled by Allied victors. The lower comic strip, "How a Man Feels When Reading One of the Heartiest Newspapers," shows crowded indoor scenes suggesting anxiety or distress from reading newspaper content—likely wartime or post-war news causing public emotional disturbance. Both pieces use satire to comment on military power, war consequences, and contemporary anxieties.
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Military Observances If the Pictures of Certain Magazine Mlustrators Are Used as Guides CAPTAIN may wear a licuten ant’s shoulder-bar a sign of his rank, and a first or a second lieutenant may wear anything from a captain's bars to a brigadier-general’s star on his shoulder-straps A machine-gun officer is privil to stand in front of the machine when it is in action, regardless of the spot at which the gun is aimed. Anything goes as a salute, but the most approved method of saluting is to elevate either the right or the left hand to the forehead with the same motion used in wielding a hair-brush or a lady's sunshade Soldiers on the march may carry their rifles on their right or left shoul- ders, or both, at their own discretion Infantry officers may wear cavalry or field artillery. insignia on their blouse-collars. \ private may wear brown braid on the sleeves of his blouse if he is tall and handsome, and from one to three rows of black braid on the sleeves of his overcoat, if it makes the overcoat look better AVORING peace at this time can scarcely come under the head of news that’s fit to print DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES AS ARRANGED BY FOCH HOW A MAN FEELS WHEN KEADING ONE OF THE HEARST NEWSPAPERS comicbooks.com