Life, 1919-03-27 · page 10 of 44
Life — March 27, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page combines WWI commentary with domestic humor: **"We Are the Maimed"** (top left) is a poem by W.B. France memorializing disabled soldiers from the Flanders Fields battles, calling for remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives and bodies. **"Their Own Private War"** (center-right) is a humorous domestic sketch about marital conflict. A couple named Jones signed a 30-day armistice agreement but the wife "refused to lay down arms," continuing their hostilities. The cartoon depicts their ongoing domestic dispute as an ironic parallel to actual wartime conflict. The page juxtaposes serious WWI sacrifice with lighthearted commentary on marriage, creating satirical contrast between soldiers' real struggles and civilians' petty quarrels—a common Life magazine technique of the era.
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490 We Are the Maimed N Flanders fields we do not lie Where poppies grow and larks will fly, Forever singing as they go Above the bodies, row on row, Of those whose duty was to die. We are the maimed! Death did deny Its solace. Crippled, blind, we try To find on earth the peace they know In Flanders fields. Forget us not! As years go by, On your remembrance we rely For love that sees the hearts below Our broken bodies. Else we grow To crave our peace with those who lie In Flanders fields. W. B. France. Heseaxn (speaking of — their youngest daughter): You say Dorothy is developing a bad temper. Perhaps she gets it from me. Wire (st ): But haven't you still got yours? ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE, “WHAT COULD BE WORSE THAN MEARST?” Private Hicks (discharged from camp and arriving A. home on the AL M.): sav! THIS IS A HELUVA WELCOME T’ GIVE A SOLDIER! YUH'D THINK THES’ NEVER HADN'T BREEN NO WAR, WUDDENT YUH? Their Own Private War S and his wife signed an armistice for thirty days.” suppose they then consummated peace terms. he refused to lay down arms, and he refused to abdicate, so they resumed hostilities.” FIFTY YEARS AFTER EX-PRIVATE JONES RECEIVES THE NUMEROUS FS WHEN HE WAS FIGHTING WITH THE