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The Kaiser's Last Will and German War Prophecy
A clipped, polemical dispatch compares nineteenth century antiwar commentary to current German actions. The piece cites a Fortnightly Review claim on German brutality and predicts moral decline, then lampoons Wilhelm II with a satirical will listing absurd bequests to France Serbia Russia Belgium Uncle Sam and others, ending with a jibe about Bolshevism and wartime patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
Paris
Frederick Harrison
Gibbon
Satan
Wilhelm
Austria
Alsace
Lorraine
Serbia
Russia
Turkey
Belgium
Sam
John. Bull
Haig
College of Science and Museum
Baron von Sauerkraut Graf von Munichlagerbier