il, 
143,050,324 was the Central Empire’s population ; 
The Allies, 1,282,780,861—a strong numeration. 
And, with all their ships and su 
They reigned upon the seas armored queens. 
Airships, too, were flying afar in the sky 
With bombs that meant for men to die. 
Bayonets, gas, torpedoes and cannon 
Gave death to the living as they run. 
All these war implements of today 
Recall to us the Hell of Dante, 
Fire, death, torment, suffering, torture—— 
The unforgetfulness of infernal horror! 
iii. 
The enemy’s blood began to boil, 
Flowing to his heart like fire-oil, 
Consuming his whole soul 
Like an explosion in a bowl. 
On and on he marched for victory 
Thinking he was fighting for liberty, 
While he killed in the name of hate 
He who was to meet his mighty fate. 
The battlefield had become a bloody sight 
As they, mad, hungry, continued to fight. 
And most of them did not care, 
For they had no death-like fear. 
iv. 
Kaiser had become a great king, 
The greatest temporary ruler ever been. 
And, with his words “Me und Gott it 
He thought the world he had got! 
He taught his people German Democracy 
Which meant for him individual Autecracy. 
World supremacy for him was his thought, 
For, in this name his soldiers fought. 
This man had a tyrannical personality 
That meant invasion, pillage, calamity, 
Destruction, hang, crucify, superior hate, 
Death to every living nation—the devil’s fate. 
¥. 
Ah, listen to the philosophy of this man, 
Whose words meant for those in his land: 
“There is no law but my law. 
The king's will is the highest law. 
I am he and I will not tolerate another, 
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