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The Allies welcome Italy to the victory banquet, serving her Trento and Trieste. Turkey, Austria-Hungary, and Germany (the Central Powers) look in on the feast. The artwork is from the period between Italy's entry into the war on May 23, 1915, and Bulgaria's joining the Central Powers on October 14. It was a difficult year for the celebrants. Postcard by Aurelio Bertiglia. Text: Grande Hotel della Civiltà Piatti del Giorno Impero Tedesco Austria-Ungheria Turchia Europea Dolce Vittoria Dolce della Vittoria Trento Trieste 'Il Banchetto dei Vincitori' 'Le Banquet des Vainqueurs' 'The Banquet of the Victors' Great Hotel of Civilization Dishes of the Day German Empire Austria-Hungary European Turkey sweet victory Sweet Victory Trento Trieste 'The Banquet of the Victors' 'Le Banquet des vainqueurs' 'The Banquet of the Victors' Reverse: Logo:CCM Riproduzione artistica riservata 1019 Made in Italy Artistic reproduction restricted

The Allies welcome Italy to the victory banquet, serving her Trento and Trieste. Turkey, Austria-Hungary, and Germany (the Central Powers) look in on the feast. The artwork is from the period between Italy's entry into the war on May 23, 1915, and Bulgaria's joining the Central Powers on October 14. It was a difficult year for the celebrants. Postcard by Aurelio Bertiglia.

Image text

Grande Hotel della Civiltà

Piatti del Giorno

Impero Tedesco

Austria-Ungheria

Turchia Europea



Dolce

Vittoria

Dolce della Vittoria

Trento Trieste



'Il Banchetto dei Vincitori'

'Le Banquet des Vainqueurs'

'The Banquet of the Victors'



Great Hotel of Civilization

Dishes of the Day

German Empire

Austria-Hungary

European Turkey

sweet

victory



Sweet Victory

Trento Trieste



'The Banquet of the Victors'

'Le Banquet des vainqueurs'

'The Banquet of the Victors'



Reverse:

Logo:CCM

Riproduzione artistica riservata

1019

Made in Italy



Artistic reproduction restricted

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Thursday, August 13, 1914

"[British Colonel Fairholme] has been going to Louvain every day, to visit the General Staff and report to the King as the military representative of an ally. The first time he arrived in a motor with Gen. de Selliers de Moranville, the Chief of Staff. As they drew into the square in front of the headquarters, they saw that everything was in confusion and a crowd was gathered to watch arrivals and departures. When their car stopped, a large thug, mistaking him for a German officer, reached in and dealt him a smashing blow on the mouth with his fist, calling him a 'sal alboche' by way of good measure."

Quotation Context

Journal entry for August 13, 1914 by Hugh Gibson, Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels. With war begun, King Albert took command of the Belgian Army, and moved his headquarters and the Government to Louvain, east of Brussels and closer to the front.

Source

A Journal from our Legation in Belgium by Hugh Gibson, page 65, copyright © Copyright, 1917, by Doubleday, Page & Company, publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, publication date: 1917

Tags

metamorphic, surrealist, Russia, Belgium, England, Tsar Nicholas, King Albert, King George, golden platter, golden plate, Entente, Allies, 1914-08-13