Supplement to "Punch", 16th December 1914: The Unspeakable TurkVarious
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Supplement to "Punch", 16th December 1914: The Unspeakable Turk
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Turkey -- Politics and government -- Caricatures and cartoons
GERMAN EMPEROR. "THANKS, THANKS." (_Aside_) "I SUPPOSE HE CAN'T BE
REFERRING TO OUR ORGANISATION OF THE _TURKISH_ ARMY."
_September 17, 1913._]
The decisive defeat of the Turk by the Greeks and their Allies is a
bitter blow to Germany.
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[Illustration: ANOTHER PEACE CONFERENCE.
TURKEY (_to Greece_). "AHA! MY YOUNG FRIEND, ALONE AT LAST! NOW WE CAN
ARRANGE A REALLY NICE TREATY."
_October 8, 1913._]
The Turk makes a desperate effort to get Greece into a quiet corner.
* * * * *
[Illustration: HIS MASTER'S VOICE.
THE KAISER (_to Turkey, reassuringly_). "LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME. ALL
YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS TO EXPLODE."
TURKEY. "YES, I QUITE SEE THAT. BUT WHERE SHALL _I_ BE WHEN IT'S ALL
OVER?"
_November 11, 1914._]
There is, indeed, no health in the Turk.
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