Cartoon, Cannon-Fodder and After (Kaiser Wilhelm)

Cartoon, Cannon-Fodder and After -- Kaiser Wilhelm speaks to a 1917 recruit: "And don't forget that your Kaiser will find a use for you - alive or dead." This refers to a story which originated in April 1917 in The Times and The Daily Mail, claiming that the Germans were sending bodies of their fallen comrades from the Western Front to be rendered down into fats, which were then used to manufacture nitroglycerine, candles, lubricants, and even boot dubbing

Brigadier Charteris Corpses Fake Falsehood Fats Fodder Grim Gruesome Invented Lubricants Morbid Nervous Nitroglycerine Notoriety Notorious Raven Render Rendering Tallow

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