100 years ago today - France collecting war reparations from Germany was all the news (as we see from this American newspaper cartoon)
Note the image of Marianne (personification of France) presenting the bill to Germany and the poilu (French soldier) standing behind her.
Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-01-11/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #cartoons #newspapercartoons #newspaperarchives