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On the obverse is the figure of Victory flying forward with a flaming sword and a laurel wreath, and the inscription : fl God hath blessed the Allied Armies. " On the reverse the inscription : " Bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool by German Ships, 16th December, 1914. " by now) ; of von Miiller, the Captain of the Emden ; and of Weddigen, who torpedoed the three cruisers. In civil life, the Chancellor, von Bethmann-Hollweg ; the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Helfferich ; and even the Pru...ssian Minister of Agriculture, Frei- herr von Schorlemer-Lieser, are included in the gallery along with the professor who invented the 42-centimetre gun. The portraits are a singular IN THE SERVICE OF GERMANY 15 collection, particularly striking by reason of what appears to be the official expression of frightfulness which characterises most of the military leaders. But not all of them have succeeded in the assumption of the desired degree of ferocity ; General von Kluck's expression, especially on the medal on which the German Eagle is seen gazing at the distant fortifica- tions of Paris, is wistful, almost to the verge of tears ; Count Zeppelin (Fig.
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