English: Louis Tauzin (1842-1915), "Les boches expulsés," masthead art for L'Antiboche, from the June 6, 1915 issue. The periodical was an anti-German newspaper published in Saujon, France, during World War I; "boche" is derogatory slang for a German, especially a soldier.
[1] There were at least 16 numbered issues of L'Antiboche, published from May 1 to August 15, 1915, under editor-in-chief Guy de Pardaillan. Tauzin also wrote a regular column for the paper, headed "Lettre Parisienne."
The first issue included a description of Tauzin's masthead art:
"Les boches expulsés—Dessiné par Tauzin d'un crayon vigoureux et vengeur notre titre contribuera pour une large part au succès de notre feuille. Superbe est la France en costume de travail, la main appuyée sur le glaive qui a combattu pour assurer la paix mondiale, et chassant d'un geste souverain sous un vol d'aigles fuyant à tire d'ailes les boches qui souillaient notre sol comme une odieuse vermine. Nous allons les accompagner chez eux, l'épée dans les reins, et leur faire à Berlin la visite qu'ils n'ont pu nous faire à Paris. La composition de Tauzin complète heureusement notre titre ; elle en fait comprendre toute la signification."
English: "The Boches Expelled—Drawn by Tauzin with a vigorous and vengeful pencil, our title will largely contribute to the success of our paper. Superb is France in working garb, her hand leaning on the sword that fought to ensure world peace, and chasing away with a sovereign gesture, under a flight of eagles, boches who defiled our soil like an odious vermin. We will accompany them home, a sword in their loins, and pay them the visit in Berlin that they failed to make in Paris. Tauzin's composition happily complements our title; it makes its full meaning understood."