Iowa Staats-Anzeiger: The Allied Press Plays Blind Man's Bluff with Uncle Sam

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Transcription

Caption below: "Das Blinde Kuh Spiel der alliirten Lügenpresse mit Bruder Jonathan"

Captions on the various newspapers surrounding Uncle Sam (clockwise from bottom left):
  • Belgien: Klagelieder
  • Frankreich: Lügreicher Angriff
  • Russland: Lügen - Auf diesem Wege siegen wir
  • England: Lügendepeschen - Unsere besten Waffen
  • Associated Press: Nur immer darauf los!
  • Neutrale Presse: Es wird weiter gelogen.

Translation

Caption below: The Allied Lügenpresse's Blindman's Bluff game with Uncle Sam

Captions on the various newspapers surrounding Uncle Sam (clockwise from bottom left):
  • Belgium: Songs of Lamentation
  • France: An Assault Replete with Lies
  • Russia: Lies, that's how we'll win
  • England: Lying Dispatches, Our Best Weapon
  • Associated Press: Just keep pounding away!
  • Neutral Press: The Lies Continue

Dublin Core

Title

Iowa Staats-Anzeiger: The Allied Press Plays Blind Man's Bluff with Uncle Sam

Subject

World War I; Allied press; war reporting

Description

This editorial cartoon implies that the war reporting of the Associated Press and English, French, Russian, and Belgian newspapers is biased.

Creator

Ernst Pacully (editor)

Source

Iowa Staats-Anzeiger

Publisher

Valentin Peter

Date

19 November 1914

Rights

State Historical Society of Iowa

Relation

Front Page of Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, 6 August 1914: http://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2236

Format

jpg

Language

German

Type

editorial cartoon

Identifier

Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa

Coverage

1914-11-19; Davenport; Polk County; World War I