Judge — October 13, 1917 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts **Uncle Sam** (personification of the United States) as a soldier in a German spiked helmet (Pickelhaube), standing amid battlefield ruins. He holds a grenade or bomb labeled "NEXT WAR" while declaring "There ain't going to be no core!" The caption's phrase "no core" appears to be a pun or dialectal speech suggesting "no encore"—meaning no repetition of war. The cartoon satirizes post-WWI American attitudes, likely warning against future military conflict or commenting on ongoing war preparations despite public desire for peace. The German military imagery suggests tension with Germany. The cartoon's date and specific historical context remain unclear without additional publication information, but it appears critical of militarism or prophecy about coming conflicts.