Judge, 1917-10-13 · page 3 of 28
Judge — October 13, 1917 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines satirical content with a full-page wartime advertisement. The right side features a propaganda appeal from the American Defense Society urging readers to donate dollars to "jail German spies," reflecting widespread anti-German sentiment during World War I. The ad appeals to patriotism, offering membership in a civilian defense organization with an advisory board including Theodore Roosevelt and other prominent figures. The left side lists Judge's typical humor content—cartoons and articles by contributors like Chesterton Todd and Joe Cone. The specific cartoons aren't visible in this image, but they would have been contemporary satirical commentary. The juxtaposition reveals how American publications merged entertainment with official wartime messaging to mobilize public support and funding for military and domestic security efforts.
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XUM il rh LXE _No. ‘1878 October 13, 1917 cepa oa Now Has the Largest Circulation of any Humorous Publication in America Judge es c oO N T E N T Ss DAVID ROBINSON Cover Design: For Heaven's Sake! - - - Editorials: The Value of a Gift—College Catalogues—Sixes and Sevens - DOUGLAS MALLOCH Drawn by J. CONACHER The Notion Counter - - = The Nervy Steeple Jack - - - The Janitor =~ - - - H.H. CRAIGIE Celia - - - - - - WITTER BYNNER There Ain't Going to be no Core Drawn by RODNEY THOMSON Win Him Over - - - - - Drawn by HENKEL Recipe for Making a Best Seller = - - BENJAMIN DE CASSERES Time, the Old Rip! - - - - STRICKLAND GILLILAN Drawn by R. B. FULLER - Drawn by CALVERT The Cautious Dove = - - - “ The Shade of Captain Kidd The Architect Solves a Social Problem - - - WAYN FLETE Held Up for Speeding —- - Drawn by RODNEY THOMSON, Household Economics - - - - - TED ROBINSON Words of Cheer = - - - - - - WALT MASON ACause of Trouble - - - - - - -H. W. DEE BENJAMIN DE CASSERES J. A. WALDRON The Professional - - - - - 7 JOE CONE The Way of the Successful is Hard - CHESTERTON TODD The Inconceivable - - - z The End of the Honeymoon (Illustration by Fellows) Saving for Them : . 2 = - MAX MERRYMAN Military Terms (Full Page) - - - - Drawn by ZIM Between Curtains - - - - - CYRIL ANDREW War Cartoons from Abroad The Modern Woman: Glances Abroad = - - : 3 Suffrage Facts and Fancies Celluloid Sonnets: - - - - OREOLA W. HASKELL - ANNA CADOGAN ETZ - W. KEE MAXWELL Oversea Humor, With the College Wits, Stories with Smiles, Passing the Mustard, and Verse and Jest by JUDGE'S Humorists. Other Illustrations by J. K. Bryans, Zim, Westmacott, P. L. Crosby, Barks- dale Rogers, Miller, Norman Anthony, Chester L. Garde. "Judge ts printed by the Schweinier Press. TO WIN THIS WAR WE MUST JAIL GERMAN SPIES WILL YOU GIVE A DOLLAR TO HELP PUT THEM ALL IN JAIL? If you can’t go to the trenches, serve at home, and stand by the man at the front. Telegraph, write or bring us reports of German activities in your district. Aid in patriotic work by enrolling and serving as a regular member of the American Defense Society. Only Americans need apply for membership. Our service card will explain how you can serve your country at home. ADVISORY BOARD JOHN GRIER HIBBEN, LL.D., President, Princeton Unicersity HENRY B. JOY, President, Lincoln Highway Association HUDSON MAXIM, Member Naval Adtisory Board HON. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Ex-President of the United Siates HON. DAVID JAYNE HILL, -Ambassedo to Germany HON, ROBERT BACON, Ex-Ambassader to France HON. PERRY BELMONT, Vice-President, Nety League HON. CHARLES 1 BONAPARTE, Ex-Attorny Generel, YOUR DOLLAR IS NEEDED Judge 10-13-17 PIN A DOLLAR BILL TO THIS COUPON AND MAIL TO-DAY Make Checks Payable to ROBERT APPLETON, Treasurer American Defense Society, 303 Fifth Ave., New York Please enroll me as a regular member, and send me the Society’s button, service instruction card, and certificate of membership. NAME Street Address City and State The American Defense Society acknowledges with grateful thanks the Patriotism of the Leslie-Judge Company in contributing this advertising space. You Need Your Country