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Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier
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Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier
Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier some Camembert cheese for a much lower price if he will say where the 20th Corps is. The trader is clearly a German sympathiser and spy (especially as he spells Camembert with a K). Date: 1916
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Baionnette Check Checked Cheese Commerce Good Informer Items Lower Opportunist Price Profit Profiteer Profiteers Puttees Salesman Sausages Sell Spies Sympathiser Trader Tradesman Tradesmen Tricolore Trousers Wheel Camembert Opportunists
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This cartoon, titled "The Good Trader: A Salesman of Food and Other Items," depicts a cunning German sympathizer and spy, disguised as a trader, attempting to extract vital information from a unsuspecting French soldier during the tumultuous year of 1916 in the midst of the First World War. The trader, with a sly grin and a cart brimming with French delicacies, offers the soldier a significant discount on a wheel of Camembert cheese, but at a steep price: the soldier must reveal the location of the 20th Corps. The trader's use of a K in the spelling of Camembert is a subtle yet telling giveaway of his true allegiance. The trader, dressed in a long coat and wearing a checked shirt and puttees, is a profiteer and opportunist, taking advantage of the chaos and desperation of wartime to further his own gains. He wears a German flag on his cart, while a French tricolore flag is carelessly draped over a nearby sausage stand, a stark reminder of the blurred lines between friend and foe. The French soldier, clad in a blue uniform with a bayonnet slung over his shoulder, remains oblivious to the danger, engrossed in the tantalizing offer before him. The trader's helmet and beard add to his deceptive appearance, making it all the more difficult for the soldier to discern his true intentions. This poignant and thought-provoking cartoon serves as a stark reminder of the treacherous nature of war and the lengths to which some would go to gain an advantage, even at the expense of their fellow soldiers and their country.
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