Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2Volume 2 — "BEFORE THE FALL"Reading editionChapter navigation111 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialFOREWORDTHE ANNIVERSARY, AUGUST, 1915KING ALBERT'S ANSWER TO THE POPEA STABLE PEACETHROWN TO THE SWINETHE MARTYRED NURSEBook yellowU'SPallas Athene: "Has it come to this?"THE NEXT TO BE KICKED OUTSEPTEMBER, 1914, AND SEPTEMBER, 1915IDYLLIC NEUTRALITYWHAT SHOULD WE DO WITHOUT MICHAEL?WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS LOAN GAMETHE GERMAN LOAN"Wounded First"THE MORNING PAPER:—"GREAT NEWS"VAN TROMP AND DE REUTERTHE MARSHES OF PINSK"Cheer up, Austria, you have Germans and Bulgarians to help you this time"FERDINAND, THE CHAMELEONSERBIA. AUTUMN, 1915OCTOBER IN SERBIATHE KAISER COUNTS THE BAG"THE ENTRY INTO CONSTANTINOPLE"GO TO YOUR HEREDITARY ENEMY, BULGARIA"THEY BOWED THE KNEE BEFORE HIM"DRIVEN FROM THE TEMPLE OF HUMANITYTHE OLD SERBNEW PEACE OFFERSFERDINAND S'EN VA T'EN GUERRE NE SAIT S'IL REVIENDRATHE VOICE OF THE PEOPLETRUTHTHE EVACUATION OF GALLIPOLICHRISTMAS, 1916NEW YEAR'S FEAST OF KULTURTHE POILUTHE TRIALS OF A COURT PAINTERVON DER GOLTZ GOES TO THE PROMISED LANDTHE BURIAL OF PRIVATE WALKER"COME AND BE HAPPY AT POTSDAM"TOM THUMB AND THE GIANTON THE WAY TO BAGDADTHE HOLY WARThe Kaiser: "Your ruthlessness has failed, Tirpitz; I must pin my faith to Count Zeppelin."GOTT STRAFE ENGLANDWilliam: "You lead new Regiments upon Verdun, whilst I weep over the losses of the old ones.""NOBODY SEES ME, SO I CAN ALWAYS DENY IT."PAN GERMANICUS AS PEACE MAKER"We have only come to see that the English don't threaten you."HOHENZOLLERN MADNESS"MY SON LIES HERE, WHERE ARE YOURS?"THE OLD POILU"GERMAN CHIVALRY ON THE SEA"THE ETERNAL BARRAGEVON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG'S PEACE SONG"WHY, I HAVE KILLED YOU TWICE AND YOU DARE TO COME BACK AGAIN!""Mais quand la voix de Dieu l'appela il se voyait seul sur la terre au milieu de fantomes tristes et sans nombre."THE DEPORTATIONS FROM LILLETHE LAST THROWRUSSIA TO FRANCETHE DEATH'S HEAD HUSSAR AT VERDUNSIR JUDAS CASEMENTGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELANDTHE GRAVES OF ALL HIS HOPES"THE SUSSEX""I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE TOO PROUD TO FIGHT!""Indeed, I am the most humane fellow in the world."Von Tirpitz: "Well, my dears, I'm afraid you will have to improve your manners—for a while at least.""WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU INSIST, WE SHALL TRY TO BEHAVE LIKE GENTLEMEN."GOTT STRAFE VERDUNGERMAN MILITARISM ON THE ALLIES' OPERATING TABLEEMPIRE DAY, 1916THE SPRING SONGTHE GERMAN:THE WANDERING JEWGRATITUDE OF THE WOMEN OF FRANCE TO THE KING OF SPAIN FOR THE TRACING OF THE MISSINGTHE BILLTHE LAST RIDECAGEDTHE BATTLE OF JUTLAND"AT LAST, TIRPITZ, I MAY TENDER MY IMPERIAL THANKS PUBLICLY.""We Had Almost Beaten the Boy When His Father Arrived and Then We Had to Run for Our Lives."DER TAGGerman Admiral: How quiet it must be in those English harbors blockaded by our Fleet.THE DEATH OF KITCHENERCrown Prince: "We must have a higher pile to see Verdun, Father."THIS WILL MAKE WILLIAM JEALOUS; IT BEATS HIS NURSE CAVELL.SUMMER TIME, 1916—FIVE ON A BENCHCIVILISATION: "WHAT IS THE VERDICT."TO THE ENDTHE CONFEDERATES"BUNKERED""WE HAVE FINISHED OFF THE RUSSIANS."THE COSSACKS' SONG OF VICTORYCAPTAIN FRYATTBEFORE THE SOMMETHE GERMAN TANGOThe Wolf: "Is it not time to stop all further bloodshed?"THE DEUTSCHLAND DISPATCHBALAAM AND HIS ASSTEAM WORK"I Hope, My Dear Friends and Allies, That I Have Been Able to Make You Feel Happy and Confident Again."ANOTHER NAIL IN HINDENBURG"SEEMS TO BE NEUTRAL: SINK HIM!"NOW ALSO THE AXE IS LAID UNTO THE ROOT OF THE TREETHE SPIRIT OF FRANCE"BEFORE THE FALL"Europe: "Am I not yet sufficiently civilised?"Previous chapter ←Volume 2 — THE SPIRIT OF FRANCENext chapter →Volume 2 — Europe: "Am I not yet sufficiently civilised?"All chapters and sections (111)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialOther sectionsFOREWORDVolume 2 · Other sectionsTHE ANNIVERSARY, AUGUST, 1915KING ALBERT'S ANSWER TO THE POPEA STABLE PEACETHROWN TO THE SWINETHE MARTYRED NURSEBook yellowU'SPallas Athene: "Has it come to this?"THE NEXT TO BE KICKED OUTSEPTEMBER, 1914, AND SEPTEMBER, 1915IDYLLIC NEUTRALITYWHAT SHOULD WE DO WITHOUT MICHAEL?WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS LOAN GAMETHE GERMAN LOAN"Wounded First"THE MORNING PAPER:—"GREAT NEWS"VAN TROMP AND DE REUTERTHE MARSHES OF PINSK"Cheer up, Austria, you have Germans and Bulgarians to help you this time"FERDINAND, THE CHAMELEONSERBIA. AUTUMN, 1915OCTOBER IN SERBIATHE KAISER COUNTS THE BAG"THE ENTRY INTO CONSTANTINOPLE"GO TO YOUR HEREDITARY ENEMY, BULGARIA"THEY BOWED THE KNEE BEFORE HIM"DRIVEN FROM THE TEMPLE OF HUMANITYTHE OLD SERBNEW PEACE OFFERSFERDINAND S'EN VA T'EN GUERRE NE SAIT S'IL REVIENDRATHE VOICE OF THE PEOPLETRUTHTHE EVACUATION OF GALLIPOLICHRISTMAS, 1916NEW YEAR'S FEAST OF KULTURTHE POILUTHE TRIALS OF A COURT PAINTERVON DER GOLTZ GOES TO THE PROMISED LANDTHE BURIAL OF PRIVATE WALKER"COME AND BE HAPPY AT POTSDAM"TOM THUMB AND THE GIANTON THE WAY TO BAGDADTHE HOLY WARThe Kaiser: "Your ruthlessness has failed, Tirpitz; I must pin my faith to Count Zeppelin."GOTT STRAFE ENGLANDWilliam: "You lead new Regiments upon Verdun, whilst I weep over the losses of the old ones.""NOBODY SEES ME, SO I CAN ALWAYS DENY IT."PAN GERMANICUS AS PEACE MAKER"We have only come to see that the English don't threaten you."HOHENZOLLERN MADNESS"MY SON LIES HERE, WHERE ARE YOURS?"THE OLD POILU"GERMAN CHIVALRY ON THE SEA"THE ETERNAL BARRAGEVON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG'S PEACE SONG"WHY, I HAVE KILLED YOU TWICE AND YOU DARE TO COME BACK AGAIN!""Mais quand la voix de Dieu l'appela il se voyait seul sur la terre au milieu de fantomes tristes et sans nombre."THE DEPORTATIONS FROM LILLETHE LAST THROWRUSSIA TO FRANCETHE DEATH'S HEAD HUSSAR AT VERDUNSIR JUDAS CASEMENTGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELANDTHE GRAVES OF ALL HIS HOPES"THE SUSSEX""I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE TOO PROUD TO FIGHT!""Indeed, I am the most humane fellow in the world."Von Tirpitz: "Well, my dears, I'm afraid you will have to improve your manners—for a while at least.""WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU INSIST, WE SHALL TRY TO BEHAVE LIKE GENTLEMEN."GOTT STRAFE VERDUNGERMAN MILITARISM ON THE ALLIES' OPERATING TABLEEMPIRE DAY, 1916THE SPRING SONGTHE GERMAN:THE WANDERING JEWGRATITUDE OF THE WOMEN OF FRANCE TO THE KING OF SPAIN FOR THE TRACING OF THE MISSINGTHE BILLTHE LAST RIDECAGEDTHE BATTLE OF JUTLAND"AT LAST, TIRPITZ, I MAY TENDER MY IMPERIAL THANKS PUBLICLY.""We Had Almost Beaten the Boy When His Father Arrived and Then We Had to Run for Our Lives."DER TAGGerman Admiral: How quiet it must be in those English harbors blockaded by our Fleet.THE DEATH OF KITCHENERCrown Prince: "We must have a higher pile to see Verdun, Father."THIS WILL MAKE WILLIAM JEALOUS; IT BEATS HIS NURSE CAVELL.SUMMER TIME, 1916—FIVE ON A BENCHCIVILISATION: "WHAT IS THE VERDICT."TO THE ENDTHE CONFEDERATES"BUNKERED""WE HAVE FINISHED OFF THE RUSSIANS."THE COSSACKS' SONG OF VICTORYCAPTAIN FRYATTBEFORE THE SOMMETHE GERMAN TANGOThe Wolf: "Is it not time to stop all further bloodshed?"THE DEUTSCHLAND DISPATCHBALAAM AND HIS ASSTEAM WORK"I Hope, My Dear Friends and Allies, That I Have Been Able to Make You Feel Happy and Confident Again."ANOTHER NAIL IN HINDENBURG"SEEMS TO BE NEUTRAL: SINK HIM!"NOW ALSO THE AXE IS LAID UNTO THE ROOT OF THE TREETHE SPIRIT OF FRANCE"BEFORE THE FALL"Europe: "Am I not yet sufficiently civilised?"The Kaiser falling on a cliff← THE SPIRIT OF FRANCEEurope: "Am I not yet sufficiently civilised?" →
