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Hand-coloured 1916 cartoon of a German officer fleeing with trunks of seized territories as Allied figures chase him toward B

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This hand-coloured political cartoon shows a German officer in a spiked helmet running off with trunks labelled Northern France, Belgium, and Polish Kingdom, while Allied figures labelled France, Russia, and Italy chase him. A signpost reading To Berlin and a figure labelled Poland with smoke from burning ruins appear in the scene. The print, titled Dropping Ballast En Route, was issued by Carey Cartoon Service in 1916.