Walter Emanuel, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3828… (19th and 20th century)
“ Neither the French, Russian, Belgian, nor British troops like the idea of fighting against the mere youths whom a paternal Kaiser is now sending in to the firing line, and a humane suggestion has been put forward for correcting this embarrassment. Would it not be possible, it is asked, to arrange Boys' Own Battles, in which the German little ones would be opposed by the young of the Allies? ”
Walter Emanuel, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3828… (19th and 20th century)
“ It is so frequently stated that the leaders of the German Army attach no importance to the lives of their men that it seems only fair to point out that last week Brussels was fined £200,000 for wounding a couple of German police men. ”
Walter Emanuel, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3828… (19th and 20th century)
“ Just as we go to press a report reaches us which certainly bears the impress of truth on the face of it. It declares that the Crown Prince has been shot for looting by a short-sighted brother-officer who did not recognise the son of God's Viceregent on Earth. ”
