Judge — January 16, 1915 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "A Call to Arms" - Judge Magazine, January 16, 1915 This cover illustration by James Montgomery Flagg depicts a elegantly dressed woman in a white dress holding a bouquet, gazing upward with patriotic resolve. The title "A Call to Arms" suggests this is WWI propaganda imagery. Published in early 1915 (before U.S. entry into WWI in April 1917), this likely encourages American military preparedness or support for the Allied cause. The woman—a common symbolic figure for "Liberty" or the nation itself—represents the emotional appeal of patriotic duty. The composition echoes recruitment poster aesthetics that would become iconic during American involvement. Judge magazine, as a satirical publication, may use this image to comment on wartime sentiment, though the specific satirical angle isn't clear from the image alone.